Here are some good fiddle tunes for beginners.
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Sheet music:
The Fiddler's Fakebook (1983) p. 22
Information about this tune at The Fiddler's Companion.
Also known as: Bile 'Em Cabbage Down, Bile Them Cabbage Down, Boil Them Cabbage Down
Sheet music:
Information about this tune at The Fiddler's Companion.
Composer: Stephen Foster
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Audio recording of 'Camptown Races': just fiddle, medium tempo
Sheet music:
Information about this tune at Wikipedia.
Sheet music:
Smoke In Your Eyes (3rd edition) p. 132
Composer: Franz Gruber music, Joseph Mohr lyrics
Sheet music:
Information about this tune at Wikipedia.
Audio recording of 'Silent Night': fiddle and guitar
Sheet music:
Information about this tune at Wikipedia.
Audio recording of 'Soldier's Joy': regular version, fiddle and guitar
Also known as: Showshoe Reel, Snowshoes
Sheet music:
The Fiddler's Fakebook (1983) p. 262
Fiddle Tunes I Learned at the Tractor Tavern (Millennium Edition) p. 143
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Audio recording of 'Spotted Pony': fiddle and guitar, slowish
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Audio recording of 'Yankee Doodle': fiddle only, slowish