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Building A Traditional Tune Repertoire Angeline The Baker: (Key of D)

The tune "Angeline The Baker" uses only two chords, D and G, and is a beginner-friendly tune that can be played at various tempos. Basic techniques for playing include using downstrokes for quarter notes and down-up strokes for paired eighth notes, with some measures containing syncopated rhythms. Variations include adding or replacing notes, playing open string chord voicings for fullness of sound, and optionally adding lyrics that tell the story of a middle-aged woman named Angeline who makes her own choices.

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Building A Traditional Tune Repertoire Angeline The Baker: (Key of D)

The tune "Angeline The Baker" uses only two chords, D and G, and is a beginner-friendly tune that can be played at various tempos. Basic techniques for playing include using downstrokes for quarter notes and down-up strokes for paired eighth notes, with some measures containing syncopated rhythms. Variations include adding or replacing notes, playing open string chord voicings for fullness of sound, and optionally adding lyrics that tell the story of a middle-aged woman named Angeline who makes her own choices.

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Building a Traditional Tune Repertoire

by Wendy Anthony

Angeline The Baker


(Key of D)

The Tune:
This traditional Appalachian fiddle tune, sometimes just called Angeline, is popular with beginner (and more advanced) Bluegrass players, as well as in Old-Time jams. This tune is not to be confused with Stephen Foster's song Angelina Baker, written in 1850, with a different melody & lyrics about a slave's love who was sold away.

Listen to the Angeline The Baker MIDI, with intro & open string, chord note voicing (Variation 2): 120 & 160 bpm

Techniques:

Overview of Tune: The main transcript is a simplified version of the tune, and is an easy, popular tune for beginners. This tune can be played at many different tempos, & though the simple version can also be played easily at quicker speeds, it sounds quite beautiful played slowly and clearly. Variation 2, with open string chord note voicing, gives a full, richer sound. Chords: This tune only uses 2 chords: the D (I) chord is used most often, changing to a G (IV) chord in the 4th measure of both Parts A & B. Measures 7 & 15 contain a quick chord change from D on the first beat, followed by G on the third beat, before returning to D at the beginning of the next measure. Pick Strokes: Pick all 1/4 notes with Downstrokes & all paired 1/8 notes with Down/Upstrokes. Note that as this tune contains many 1/4 notes, most of the pick strokes are played as Downstrokes. Measures 1, 5 & 6 (also 8, 9, 13, 17 & 18, in Variation 2) have a syncopated rhythm, produced by playing a dotted 1/4 note (the equivalent timing of 3 - 1/8 notes) with a Downstroke, followed by an 1/8 note, played with an Upstroke.

Variations:
1. Add/Replace Notes: For variety, add extra open string notes (Measure-1); use hammer-ons (M-1&2); repeat notes to produce different rhythm (M-4); replace 1/4 notes with 1/8 notes (M-11); change 1/4 notes to 1/8 notes & add syncopated rhythm (M-13).

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Open String, Chord Voicing: Play open strings to include chord note voicings, creating a rich, full sound.

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Lyrics: Lyrics have been a recent addition, and can vary, depending on the source. They are about a middle aged woman who makes her own choices in life. I've included some popular verses. Chorus: Angeline the Baker, Angeline the Baker Angeline, Angeline, won't you please be mine? Verses: The first time I saw Angeline, was at the county fair Her daddy chased me halfway home, and told me to stay there. Angeline the Baker, her age is forty-three I give her candy by the peck, but she won't marry me. Angelina Baker, Angeline I know Wish Id married Angeline, twenty years ago.

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