Tennessee Waltz: Fiddle Lesson by Casey Willis

We hope you enjoy this performance and lesson sample from Casey. To see tons of other Old-time, Bluegrass, and Contest-Style fiddle lessons from Casey Willis, head here: www.fiddlevideo.com/category/....
Tennessee Waltz is a classic fiddle tune generally played out of the key of D. This is a great beginner-level fiddle tune. The advanced tutorial to this tune also adds some nice ornamentation and some fairly easy double stops, so once you have the basic melody down, make sure to check that out! Versions of this tune are played in contests and jams in styles ranging from Bluegrass, Texas-Style and Old-Time.
The full lesson includes sheet music, guitar backup tracks, multiple instructional videos, A/B video looping, video speed controls, and MP3 audio downloads.

[@yuriqueen3822]

I played this for my grandfather's funeral in July and now I can't listen to it without crying but this was beautiful.

[@centref0lds1]

I'm really sorry for your loss. I hope the best for you and your family.

[@jacksonsimmons2620]

Jesus loves you!!! God bless

[@BobJones-ey1xm]

Better not listen to it until some time passes

[@markfitzsimons9733]

A lovely tune to send him off with.

[@williampaulrussell8342]

Yuri Queen Bach vivaldi

[@RoachasBJJ]

Mate I loved listening to this your just how I want to play

[@jessicasmith2216]

tu getting back into playing ur tutorials r just wonderful

[@dmswan3172]

This is so beautiful and played with such feeling. Inspires me to want to learn this wonderful tune!

[@brookslouise2877]

i listened many versions ... yours is the best one for me

[@shmoopadnos5699]

so beautifully rendered

[@berniedonaghy4204]

absolutely love this. Thank you 😊

[@forbiddenforest5327]

thank you so much. I'm tingling all over and inspired me to keep fiddling after lockdown - high five from Lake District England

[@LadyNesrin97]

This little smile on your face when you Play ☺️ Very nice! Good lesson

[@gwynethsharps363]

Your fiddle has such a sweet and beautiful tone. I love it xxx

[@bobbylong1695]

Awesome job, great lesson

[@Batmantrainschocolatemilk]

They played us like a damn fiddle!

[@centref0lds1]

Beautifully played, thank you.

[@timmyv795]

That was absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much and god bless you

[@cheryls.2601]

Beautiful music 🎼🎼🎼

[@davidlindgren7605]

That is completely masterful, Casey! I love the double stops and also how you added those little bits of note variation to the basic tune. If I could play it that well, I'd be I'd play it every day until I got sick of it! hahaha, could that happen? :)

[@Fiddlevideocom]

Edwin Barker Hi, Edwin. Glad you like it, sir. It's a timeless tune, for sure. Keep fiddling!!!

[@brettchaffe638]

Beautiful

[@petromic1947]

Thanks for the clear simple demo. Love to see more . Would you have Spanish Eyes Tutorial. One of the best tutors I have seen

[@RexEdwards]

I was showing my 7 year old violin player a Tennessee Waltz video and found yours. Wow!! She loved it and was grinning. She plays classical but I am hopeful she will turn to fiddle style. Hey a dad can try. Outstanding job. Prettiest version I have ever heard.

[@Fiddlevideocom]

Good for you, Rex! Thanks, and we'll pass your comment along to Casey.

[@lnielsenful]

Awesome.

[@JustFiddler]

beautiful

[@irondawson]

It is a sweet piece!

[@Fiddlevideocom]

You bet, Stev. One of my favorites.

[@rosaluzalvareznunez3006]

me encanta maestro le contare que con usted he estado aprendiendo mucho soy hondureña de padre español vivo en Honduras y me siento feliz porque nunca antes tuve oportunidad ahora toco guitarra en una rondalla y espero aprender a ejecutar el violin gracias a usted rosa luz alvarez

[@TranceNotes]

You, Sir, are brilliant! I just love your stylish embellishments and such on this tune. I'll be subscribing to your tuition site when I progress a little more beyond total basics. I'm mainly into bluegrass and other old-time American styles (despite being a born-and-bred Limey)! Please keep the bluegrass fiddle lessons coming!

[@Fiddlevideocom]

TranceNotes Thanks, sir!!! Will do.

[@alipainting]

Hi TranceNotes, I saw your comment on Tennessee Waltz, and I too am a born a bread limey who started with Bluegrass. Hope you are progressing nicely. I found that switching to Celtic sessions for a while, helped me tremendously over going to bluegrass sessions. It's way more playing time and a whole lot more fun. Now I'm back to learning American tunes for fiddle competitions and looking for square dancing to play for. Cheers, Ali

[@sapega18]

awesome

[@JustFiddler]

i love it. greetings from indonesia

[@Fiddlevideocom]

+Rio Herwindo Thanks, Rio.

[@kennethgeiser4948]

Perfect

[@tingmju63]

Good.

[@pranomnop8589]

nice

[@MasterChiefSpartan117]

Mp3 for this song? 0:17-2:21

[@archivestorage7119]

drive.google.com/file/d/11IwSJEFzWP2MRW1CwLxi-7YDreLVuDXp/view?usp=sharing

[@MasterChiefSpartan117]

@@archivestorage7119 Thank you!

[@wjcox4337]

brings back memreys . hope I can play like that

[@raptorrival4308]

Where can we get the sheet music of the cover

[@margueritebeliveau6720]

That's beautiful ! Thank you ! I play violon since 1 year and i want to know were can i find this version of tennesse waltz ? Thank you and sorry for my bad english ;)

[@Fiddlevideocom]

Hi, Marguerite. Check out www.fiddlevideo.com for the lesson. Peace!

[@BobJones-ey1xm]

I don't think your English is bad. Y do u think it is?

[@sherrie6706]

I love your music I have been learning but cant seem to get the correct sound , could you please give me a suggestion on the type of strings to buy to get this sound.thank you for you time

[@caitlinphipps1995]

sherrie adam different kind of wood make different sound. That could be it. I have a reddish color fiddle and it makes a different sound than this.

[@MrRick-md7wm]

how do I sign in?

[@the1andonlycw]

Fantastic! What kind of pickup is that?

[@Fiddlevideocom]

Chris Wright Hi Chris. I have a L.R. Baggs peizo in the bridge combined with a custom condenser mic made by Joe Mills. Signal is sent using a tip/ring/sleeve stereo jack. Although, for this recording, I'm mixing the Mills condenser signal with a Sure SM-81 located about 2 feet away. Hope that helps, sir. Take care!

[@annellehunt4816]

Crazy great stuff! Just starting the violin/fiddle and it's UGLY.

[@oncleben5885]

Be patient. Very very ... ;) when the sound is ugly it's most of the time a question of bow speed and bow pressure. Generaly two much pressure and not enough speed. Just 3 or 4 years of practice.

[@marie-linebelanger5827]

🙂🎻

[@romeojoellapaz9118]

please send me the violin music sheet of this song

[@lijian1982]

very good sound and playing！ can u tell me what pickup u r using in the vedio？we here the violin sound just come from that pick up or some eles mic？thank u very much if answer me！

[@Fiddlevideocom]

Thanks. The fiddle audio was generated using a combination of a condenser mic suspended over the F-hole and a Sure SM-81 condenser mic placed about 2 feet away. Joe Mills in Nashville made the mic around 20 years ago. I don't know if he's still making them, but there are a number of good mountable condenser mic options on the market these days. The verb was on the Mills mic. Cheers!

[@rileycoyote211]

Are those dominant thomastik stings?.. the cloth winding on the peg coil looks purple, but the strings, while having a deep warm sound, srill have a bright, crisp sound..

[@rileycoyote211]

No..i see some red...

[@Fiddlevideocom]

Leonard Oaks hi there. The E is a wound Thomastik Dominant...#129 or #130. I've found that the wound E helps to prevent whistling/squeaking. The rest are Prim medium gauge.

[@rileycoyote211]

Thanks!!!! Your fiddling sounds awesome....i love this tune..especially with lots of double stops ...

[@crackerjack3762]

I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz When an old friend I happened to see I introduced her to my loved one And while they were dancing My friend stole my sweetheart from me I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz Now I know just how much I have lost Yes, I lost my little darling the night they were playing The beautiful Tennessee Waltz

[@teresanicholl5433]

you commented this on another version of this song

[@kdonovan3129]

Wonderfully skilled players but I could never charge to teach music. It discourages everyone else who wasn't fortunate enough to learn in school or have any support in playing.

[@fransiskusiwansetiawan5227]

horeee