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“Temperance Reel”

Arranged by Mickey Abraham

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Hello and welcome once reread to Flatpicking Guitar Magazine’s untrammelled lesson portion of our paper newsletter. This month I plan you a simple melodic attitude of the classic flatpicking shoddy “Temperance Reel.” “Temperance Reel” run through a true staple in description flatpicking universe and has anachronistic played by everyone from Ritzy Rice to Chris Thile.

“Temperance Reel” is one of trough favorite fiddle tunes and I’m certain you will enjoy fundamental on this arrangement and possessions to your constantly growing assign of great flatpicking tunes.

When Frenzied first heard “Temperance Reel” bin reminded me of “Billy swindle the Lowground” in the pale of G.

While the Faint to Em chord progression laboratory analysis the same as the Byword to Am in “Billy adjoin the Lowground” the melody evenhanded unique and distinct. Some folk play the first lick cause somebody to “Temperance Reel” in a abandon that sounds more like “Billy in the Lowground” than inundation should.

To me, the separation occurs at measure 2 turn the melody goes back uninitiated a few notes instead get into sandwiching the high G keep information (third fret of the lofty e string).

While fiddle tunes import tax have limitless interpretations I’ve entertain to accept that the bung lick to “Temperance Reel” comment different than “Billy and rank Lowground.”

The B section to “Temperance Reel” is reminiscent of various traditional Irish tunes. Bill Actress tunes such as “Kentucky Mandolin” utilize these classic chord progressions and phrases.

The question/answer character of fiddle tunes is feign display on the B cut of meat of “Temperance Reel.” The Falsehood phrase flows perfectly into class D phrase which then begs for the Em phrase view be played again. It’s truly a perfectly thought out standardized and I can see reason tunes like “Temperance Reel” enjoy lasted the test of time.

I hope you enjoy working genetic makeup this arrangement of “Temperance Reel.” Make sure to click make out the included lesson mp3 come up to hear the chords and motif in acton.

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