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Huckleberry Hornpipe is a three-parter written by Oklahoma fiddler Byron Berline. In my opinion, it is one of the most interesting fiddle tunes - old or modern.
I started out doing the fiddle part almost note-for-note on the mandolin, but this is what it has changed to on the guitar. I'm sure I've been influenced by the Dan Crary and Clarence White versions. Even if you do it very fast, it should still be kind of bouncy. There are two variations for each of the three parts, but a part from Version 1 could be played in Version 2, and vice versa.
I've added the left hand fingering below the staff to keep out of the way of the chords and other notations.
Capo on 2 - Medium fast
Version 1
Pick-up measure
N/C
| | | |
|-------------0-2-|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
0 1
Part A-1
G(A) p3p C(D)
1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | |
|-3-0-----0-------|-------------3-2-|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----3-0---3-0---|-----------------|---1-----1-------|-----------------|
|*--------------2-|-420---2-0-------|-----0-2---2-0---|---0-------------|
|*----------------|-----4-----------|---------------1-|h2---2-0-----4-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 310 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 1
_1________________
D7(E7) G(A)
5 | | | | 6 | | | | 7 | | | | 8 | | | |
|-----------------|-5---3---2-3-2-0-|---2-0-----------|-------------0-2-|
|---------------3-|-----------------|-3-----3-1-0---0-|-----------------|
|-------0-2-4-5---|-----------------|-------------2---|-0-------0------*|
|-0-2-4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0----------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
0 1 3 0 1 3 3 1 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
_2________________
G(A)
16| | | |
|-------------3-2-|
|-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|
|-----0-----------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
0 0 0 3 2
Part B-1
C(D) G(A) D7(E7) G(A)
17| | | | 18 | | | | 19 | | | | 20 | | | |
|-0-------0-2-3-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-2-|
|---1---1---------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----0-1-3-------|
|*----0-----------|---4---4-----4---|-------0-2-5-4-2-|-0-2-------------|
|*----------------|-----5-----------|-0-2-4-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 4 3 2 0 2 0 1 3 3 2
_1________________
C(D) G(A) D7(E7) G(A)
21| | | | 22 | | | | 23 | | | | 24 | | | |
|-0-------0-2-3-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-2-|
|---1---1---------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----0-----------|
|-----0-----------|---4---4-----2---|-------0-2-5-4-2-|-0-------0------*|
|-----------------|-----5-----------|-0-2-4-----------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 3 2
_2________________
D7(C7) G(A)
32| | | |
|-----------------|
|-----0-----------|
|-0-------0-------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-------------0-2-|
0 0 0 0 2
Part C-1
G(A) C(D)
1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1---|-----------------|
|*----------------|-0-2-3-4-2-0-----|---------0-----0-|-2-0-------------|
|*----------0-2-0-|-------------2-0-|---0-1-2---------|-----1-2-----4-2-|
|-----0-1-2-------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------3-------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 3 3 1
_1________________
D7(E7) G(A)
5 | | | | 6 | | | | 7 | | | | 8 | | | |
|-----------------|-5---3---2-3-2-0-|---2-0-----------|-----------------|
|---------------3-|-----------------|-3-----3-1-0---0-|-----------------|
|-------0-2-4-5---|-----------------|-------------2---|-0-------0------*|
|-0-2-4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0----------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-2-|
0 1 3 0 1 3 3 1 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
_2________________
G(A)
16| | | |
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|
|-----0-----------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
0 0 0 3 2
Version 2
Pick-up measure
N/C
| | | |
|-------------0-2-|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
0 1
Part A-2
G(A) p3p p3p C(D) h3_ h3_
1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | |
|-3-0-------------|-------------3-2-|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----0-1-310-0---|-----------------|---1-------------|-----------------|
|*--------------2-|-420---2-0-------|---------0-----0-|-2-0---0---------|
|*----------------|-----4-----------|-------------12--|-----12------4-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
3 0 0 1 310 0 1 310 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 120 2 0 120 3 3 1
_1________________
D7(E7) h3p h3p G(A)
5 | | | | 6 | | | | 7 | | | | 8 | | | |
|-----------------|-5---353-232-2p0-|---2-0-----------|-------------0-2-|
|---------------3-|-----------------|-3-----3-1p0---0-|-----------------|
|-------0-2-4-5---|-----------------|-------------2---|-0-------0------*|
|-0-2-4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0----------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
0 1 3 0 1 3 3 1 4 131 121 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
_2________________
G(A)
16| | | |
|-------------3-2-|
|-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|
|-----0-----------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
0 0 0 3 2
Part B-2
C(D) G(A) D7(E7) G(A)
17| | | | 18 | | | | 19 | | | | 20 | | | |
|-0-------0-2-3-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-2-|
|---1---1---------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----0-1-2-3-----|
|*----0-----------|---4---4-----4---|-------0-2-5-4p2-|-0h2-------------|
|*----------------|-----5-----------|-0-2-4-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 4 3 2 0 2 0 1 2 3 3 2
_1________________
C(D) G(A) D7(E7) G(A)
21| | | | 22 | | | | 23 | | | | 24 | | | |
|-0-------0-2-3p0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-2-|
|---1---1---------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----0-----------|
|-----0-----------|---4---4-----2---|-------0-2-5-4p2-|-0-------0------*|
|-----------------|-----5-----------|-0-2-4-----------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 3 2
_2________________
D7(C7) G(A)
32| | | |
|-----------------|
|-----0-----------|
|-0-------0-------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-------------0-2-|
0 0 0 0 2
Part C-2
G(A)h3s h3s C(D)
1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | |
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------8---|-----------------|
|-----------------|---3-------------|---------------8-|10-8---8---------|
|*------------0-2-|/4---4-3-2-0-----|---------0-0-----|-----9-----------|
|*--------012-----|-------------2-0-|---0-1-2---------|---------10--4-2-|
|-----012---------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
2 011 011 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 3 3 1
_1________________
D7(E7) h3p h3p G(A)
5 | | | | 6 | | | | 7 | | | | 8 | | | |
|-----------------|-5---353-232-2p0-|---2-0-----------|-------------0-2-|
|---------------3-|-----------------|-3-----3-1p0---0-|-----------------|
|-------0-2-4-5---|-----------------|-------------2---|-0-------0------*|
|-0-2-4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0----------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
0 1 3 0 1 3 3 1 4 131 121 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
_2________________
G(A)
16| | | |
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|
|-----0-----------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
0 0 0 3 2
====================
== TABLATURE KEY ==
====================
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----0h2--- Hammer-on
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----2p0--- Pull-off
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----1/2--- Slide up
h3p Triplet with hammer-on and pull-off
----353---
p3p Triplet with two pull-offs
----310---
h3_ Triplet with hammer-on and picked note
------0---
----12----
h3s Triplet with hammer-on and slide
----012---
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