Chords for Toss the Feathers (D) - Trad Irish Fiddle Lesson by Kevin Burke

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_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
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[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] So [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
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[G] _ _ [N] _ _ this is the second version of Toss the Feathers, and it's quite easy to hear that
it's related to the previous version, but it is different.
_ _ I always associate this particular version with the players from around West Clare.
John Kelly, _ _ Bobby Casey, Junior Crean. _
_ _ And again, it's not that I've learned a particular version from _ any one of those players in particular,
but I used to hear them playing at sessions and I'd listen to them and pick out _ little differences
_ _ that made it stand out from the other version.
There are two triplets in the first measure and they're both on the [Ab] offbeat. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So that's the opening bar.
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_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ebm] And then we have the opening [D] bar again.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ And a D, kind of slide up to that D.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ And when I push on the slide, _ when I reach the pitch, I tend to let it die. _
I've mentioned already that I associate this tune with the players [Abm] from around West Clare.
And _ [N]
something I also associate with those same players is longer bow strokes.
_ _ So from the top I tend to let the bow [D] run.
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_ [G] So just two strokes covers all [D] that. _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ And then I slide up to that D and keep the bow going to bring in the E.
[Ab] And if you notice, I _ _ _ don't give the bow any extra push when I change to that E.
It's almost like _ the _ angle of the bow changes but the speed of the bow doesn't.
[G] _ _ It's not as if I'm playing _ [Gbm] _
_ [G] _ [Bm] two separate strokes in the same direction.
It's just one sweeping stroke. _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
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[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _