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Old Mill Wheel<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

“Millers Reel” is another traditional North American fiddle tune. I can’t say that I’m all that familiar with it. On the other hand, it does seem to have a familiar sound to it. It tends to to be one of those melodies that I may recognize, … or perhaps it just sounds similar to another tune that I’ve heard before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Either way, I enjoyed working on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tune has a shared popularity in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the United States. However, it tends to be another one of those ‘melodies with muddied roots’. As a result, it has been called ‘traditional American’ and ‘traditional Irish’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some will dispute the origin of “Millers Reel”, but popular opinion tends to lean toward American roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chords for Millers Reel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are always an number of different shapes to explore for each chord, but here a few to get you started. However, a couple of them might take some practice, but this tune is good for that! There are a lot of quick chord changes throughout the melody to keep the left had moving.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chord suggestions for Millers Reel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Tune<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As with any tune, this melody can remain a simple version of the traditional, or get more complicated and intricate. Also like many tunes, you can definitely notice a different ‘flavor’ between the North American versions and those from Ireland and Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My version sticks fairly close to the traditional. It’s set here in 4\/4 time and played in the key of A Major. It has a typical A-A-B-B format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n