Fiddle Tunes Cello - Cold Frosty Morning

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Cold Frosty Morning is a traditional old-time fiddle tune in A dorian mode. (Similar to A minor, but with a raised 6th scale degree, in this case F-sharp instead of F natural). The melody in this fiddle tune definitely has a celtic sound.
This is my fiddle cello which is strung G, D, A, E, instead of C, G, D, A. Playing fiddle tunes on a cello strung this way enables one to play the tunes in their traditional keys and stay in first and second position. Instead of having to shift up and down the fingerboard to play the tune, you can now comfortably play in the lower positions and focus on bringing out the fun, rhythmic bowing style of fiddling.
Want to turn your cello into a chiddle? Helicore, Lasren, Jargar, and Spirocore make E strings for cello. I'm using a D'Adarrio Helicore E string. It's $25.99 on amazon. When you switch the strings out, start by removing the A string first and replacing it with the E string. Don't tune it all the up to pitch right away, but gradually tune it up to roughly a C# (allow it some time to stretch) Then replace the D, and put your A string on where the D string used to be, then move the D string to where the G string was, and finally the G string to where the C string was. I recommend tuning each string about a whole step lower and gradually bringing them up to pitch. Wait to bring the E string up to pitch last, as this string is the most likely to break if brought up to an E too quickly.
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[@donnymcjonny6531]

I love that slight second when you lift the bow 0:33 . Adds so much bounce to the music

[@swytladee]

I love this tune so much

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

A really good foot tapping tune.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

My Cello has Geared Tuners for easier tuning plus it reduces the tension on the E String.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Online Cello Lessons A 5 String Cello with a High E will work too. It's more like a Violoncello Piccolo (as Mario Brunello calls it) or a Tenor Violin but it sings well in tune.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@UC0DPt6rnIKz8mq15YPc7iNg I've used D'addario Helicore G, D, A, E Cello Strings and it worked. I find a 5 String Cello will work better cause Fiddlers love the Low C String, and a 5 String Cello tuned C, G, D, A, E will allow me to play the Fiddle parts down an Octave. I'd read it in Treble Clef sounding an Octave Lower.

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That's often in classical music called a Piccolo Cello tuned G, D, A, E an Octave Below the Violin, here in bluegrass it's called a Chiddle aka Fiddle Cello. This could make it easier for Violinists to learn the Cello via familiar tuning.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Online Cello Lessons I saw you also had a 5 String Cello which works too. Are you playing the Violin part down an octave or are you sight reading?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Online Cello Lessons No more need to restring a 4 String Cello up a Fifth as a Tenor Violin cause I've got a 5 String Cello tuned C, G, D, A, E. The 5 String Cello is beautiful isn't it? I've seen you jam on it and it actually sings well in tune.

[@masonwelty8058]

Does this instrument have a smaller scale? I have smaller hands and this might actually be a solution

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Why not just use a 5 String Cello tuned C, G, D, A, E? It worked in your arrangements of Fiddle tunes you've played w/ your family once & it'll still work too.