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Liberty<\/strong> is another classic fiddle tune. You’ve probably heard it. It’s a fairly popular tune at jam sessions<\/strong> and one that is often included in beginner books for almost every bluegrass instrument. Therefore, it’s one of those tunes that you probably want to learn.<\/p>\n

I’ve heard this fiddle tune played in a few different keys. I’ve found the key of D\u00a0<\/strong>to be very common, so that’s what you’ll find on this page. Since there’s nothing too tricky in this arrangement, you should find it easy to learn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Listen to the tune “Liberty”<\/strong> for mandolin:<\/p>\n

Liberty<\/h3>\n
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Mandolin tab for the Bluegrass tune “Liberty”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Beginnings
\n<\/strong>I learned this tune many years ago on guitar and banjo, and although I’ve seen it sometimes called “Liberty Hornpipe”,<\/strong> I’ve never discovered it under any other name. I always just thought of it as an old American civil war tune<\/strong>. However, when I decided to put it on the website I thought I might take a quick look into the history. I found that, like many old tunes, it’s true origin has become somewhat muddy over the years.<\/p>\n

The tune’s birthplace varies, depending on where you get your info. Some say it came from Ireland and was at one time called “The Tipsy Parson”<\/strong>, which of course is very possible – many Irish and Scottish tunes<\/strong> have made their way to America. Elsewhere, I’ve read that Liberty was originally a French Canadian<\/strong> fiddle tune called “Reel De Ti-Jean”<\/strong>. I found nothing on who might have written the tune.<\/p>\n

Of course, that’s nothing unusual. There are thousands of tunes out there that have lost most of their history, and we play them every day. Liberty is just one of them.<\/p>\n

Wherever it came from, it eventually made its way to America where it is recognized by, or in the repertoire of, most North American fiddlers and musicians.<\/p>\n

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