Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 52 minutes ago

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Here is a tutorial for how to play the Irish tune, "Drowsy Maggie" on the fiddle! =)

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Demonstration: 00:15
A Part: 00:40
A Part Run-through: 08:50
B Part: 9:42
B Part Run-Through: 16:05
Entire Tune Slowly: 17:17
Tempo 1: 19:35
Tempo 2: 20:56
Tempo 3: 21:55
Ornaments: 22:25

Drowsy Maggie is a popular and upbeat fiddle tune. I hope this tutorial helps you learn how to play the tune! It's definitely a tune that is often taken to the races and played very fast, so I encourage everyone to try to practice it up to a faster tempo. If you are finding it difficult to scoot between all the "E's" in the tune, just know that it's perfectly fine to play the "main notes" instead. That is why I try to point them out for people. The E's are mainly drone/chord notes. They add a cool Irish-vibe to the tune, but they don't carry the melody, so it's okay to leave them out. The instruments playing chords have those drone note tones covered. ^^

I hope this tutorial helps you learn the tune, and happy fiddling! =)

~Katy