Chords for Smash the Window-St Anne's Reel, James Hill
Tempo:
104.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I play a couple of tunes from Nova Scotia.
I do get a little bit homesick when I'm on the road,
and playing these tunes is one way to, I don't know, feel closer to home.
The first one's a good wholesome jig called Smash the Window.
And the second one is probably the most famous Canadian fiddle tune.
It's St.
Anne's Reel.
So here we go.
Both tunes that are very easy to play on the fiddle.
That's all I'll say about that.
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[E]
[D]
[A] [E]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D] [F#] [A]
[D] [B]
Tricky little bit, that one.
I've been really interested lately in how the Cape Bretoners
and how the Quebecois fiddlers use their feet when they play.
It's not just this kind of basic old foot-tapping thing.
They really turn it into another instrument.
It took me about six months to get comfortable with this much.
They go like this.
[G]
[G] I know that doesn't [G#] look like much, but you try it.
[A#m] Go ahead.
There's more to it than you think.
Okay, now stop.
[F#] [Gm] Of course, getting that going is one thing,
but it's doing all this at the same time.
That's the tricky part.
Actually, they used to say, I'm sure you've heard this,
that the old fiddlers who could do the feet and the fiddle at the same time
had made a deal with the devil.
I guess that was sort of the explanation for everything.
But the deal with the devil,
because there's no way that you could possibly be good enough
to do both these things at the same time.
Well, it wasn't a [A] deal with the devil.
My theory is [N] men, because it was primarily men fiddling,
men are just uniquely suited to this type of work.
Because we have two brains.
I'll let you
Okay.
[D]
I'll give it a whirl here.
Like rubbing your belly and tapping your head, only a lot harder.
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[N] All right, thank you.
Thanks very much.
I do get a little bit homesick when I'm on the road,
and playing these tunes is one way to, I don't know, feel closer to home.
The first one's a good wholesome jig called Smash the Window.
And the second one is probably the most famous Canadian fiddle tune.
It's St.
Anne's Reel.
So here we go.
Both tunes that are very easy to play on the fiddle.
That's all I'll say about that.
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[E]
[D]
[A] [E]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D] [F#] [A]
[D] [B]
Tricky little bit, that one.
I've been really interested lately in how the Cape Bretoners
and how the Quebecois fiddlers use their feet when they play.
It's not just this kind of basic old foot-tapping thing.
They really turn it into another instrument.
It took me about six months to get comfortable with this much.
They go like this.
[G]
[G] I know that doesn't [G#] look like much, but you try it.
[A#m] Go ahead.
There's more to it than you think.
Okay, now stop.
[F#] [Gm] Of course, getting that going is one thing,
but it's doing all this at the same time.
That's the tricky part.
Actually, they used to say, I'm sure you've heard this,
that the old fiddlers who could do the feet and the fiddle at the same time
had made a deal with the devil.
I guess that was sort of the explanation for everything.
But the deal with the devil,
because there's no way that you could possibly be good enough
to do both these things at the same time.
Well, it wasn't a [A] deal with the devil.
My theory is [N] men, because it was primarily men fiddling,
men are just uniquely suited to this type of work.
Because we have two brains.
I'll let you
Okay.
[D]
I'll give it a whirl here.
Like rubbing your belly and tapping your head, only a lot harder.
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
[N] All right, thank you.
Thanks very much.
Key:
D
G
A
E
F#
D
G
A
I play a couple of tunes from Nova Scotia.
_ I do get a little bit homesick when I'm on the road,
and playing these tunes is one way to, _ I don't know, feel closer to home. _
The first one's a good wholesome jig called Smash the Window.
_ _ _ And the second one is probably the most famous Canadian fiddle tune.
It's St.
Anne's Reel.
So here we go.
Both tunes that are very easy to play on the fiddle. _ _
That's all I'll say about that. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Tricky little bit, that one.
_ _ _ I've been really interested lately in _ how the _ Cape Bretoners
and how the Quebecois fiddlers use their feet when they play. _
It's not just this kind of basic old foot-tapping thing.
They really turn it into another instrument.
_ It took me about six months to get comfortable with this much.
They go like this.
[G] _ _ _ _
[G] I know that doesn't [G#] look like much, but you try it.
[A#m] Go ahead.
There's more to it than you think.
_ _ Okay, now stop.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Gm] Of course, getting that going is one thing,
but it's doing all this at the same time.
That's the tricky part.
Actually, they used to say, I'm sure you've heard this,
that the old fiddlers _ _ who could do the feet and the fiddle at the same time
had made a deal with the devil.
_ I guess that was sort of the explanation for everything.
_ But the deal with the devil,
because there's no way that you could possibly be good enough
to do both these things at the same time.
Well, it _ wasn't a [A] deal with the devil.
My theory is [N] men, because it was primarily men fiddling,
_ men are just uniquely suited to this type of work. _ _ _ _
Because we have two brains.
_ _ _ _ I'll let _ you_ _ _ _ _ _
Okay.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ I'll give it a whirl here. _
Like rubbing your belly and tapping your head, only a lot harder. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] All right, thank you. _ _
_ Thanks very much. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I do get a little bit homesick when I'm on the road,
and playing these tunes is one way to, _ I don't know, feel closer to home. _
The first one's a good wholesome jig called Smash the Window.
_ _ _ And the second one is probably the most famous Canadian fiddle tune.
It's St.
Anne's Reel.
So here we go.
Both tunes that are very easy to play on the fiddle. _ _
That's all I'll say about that. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Tricky little bit, that one.
_ _ _ I've been really interested lately in _ how the _ Cape Bretoners
and how the Quebecois fiddlers use their feet when they play. _
It's not just this kind of basic old foot-tapping thing.
They really turn it into another instrument.
_ It took me about six months to get comfortable with this much.
They go like this.
[G] _ _ _ _
[G] I know that doesn't [G#] look like much, but you try it.
[A#m] Go ahead.
There's more to it than you think.
_ _ Okay, now stop.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Gm] Of course, getting that going is one thing,
but it's doing all this at the same time.
That's the tricky part.
Actually, they used to say, I'm sure you've heard this,
that the old fiddlers _ _ who could do the feet and the fiddle at the same time
had made a deal with the devil.
_ I guess that was sort of the explanation for everything.
_ But the deal with the devil,
because there's no way that you could possibly be good enough
to do both these things at the same time.
Well, it _ wasn't a [A] deal with the devil.
My theory is [N] men, because it was primarily men fiddling,
_ men are just uniquely suited to this type of work. _ _ _ _
Because we have two brains.
_ _ _ _ I'll let _ you_ _ _ _ _ _
Okay.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ I'll give it a whirl here. _
Like rubbing your belly and tapping your head, only a lot harder. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] All right, thank you. _ _
_ Thanks very much. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _