Your Cheatin' Heart - Solo Break for Fiddle Lesson

Here's a step-by-step lesson on how to play the fiddle solo on the classic Hank Williams recording of this song. Each line can also function as a fill to follow each vocal phrase. This lesson is part of a series called How to Play On Songs.

First I'll play a mid-tempo version of the whole thing. Then we'll slowly learn it, note by note, building notes into phrases, building phrases into quarters, until we have each part.

Left hand fingerings (TABS):
first quarter: D3-A0-L2-0-D3-1
second quarter: A0-0-D3-L2
third quarter: AL2-L2-3-1
fourth quarter: D3-2-3-A0-G2-3

Just use the tabs to get going, don't rely on it or continue to read it once you've got the tune...

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Alrighty. Play every day, have fun 😀 and thanks for making music 🙏

Now, go fiddle with it...

Jason 🎻