it's the Stepp-credited version Rayna Gellert does on her CD of the same title. T:Ways of the World, tuning: GDAE or ADAE also (like "Hawks and Eagles") may be best in the "old-timey" D-tuning (ADAE).Īs many already know, here's a good place to do the conversion:Ĭ:Trad Appalachian Fiddle Tune, best tuning: ADAEī/2dz/8B/d/B/A/B/ | B/A/d/A/B/d/A | f/d/e/ | \Ī3/2B/AB/A/ | z/F/E/E/DA/A/ | B/dB/d/2B/A/B/B/8 | \ That version is more odd, doesn't have a straightforward rhythm for dancing - one of those quirky mountain tunes that's made for listening, a sort of "showpiece."īut this version of "Ways. Lately I've been listening to the version Rayna Gellert plays on her CD of the same name - I believe it might be the version made famous by William Stepp.
The second one, "Ways Of The World," is one of two different versions I've discovered. Maybe I can clean it up a bit more as I get more familiar with ABC.
This is a really good tune for practicing the old-time bowing rhythms. After various conversions from MIDI to notation to ABC, there might be the odd extra rest or stutter in a couple of places in "Hawks and Eagles," but I think (especially in context with the rest of the tune) there shouldn't be too much of a problem with this one.
Here's two of my favorite old-time fiddle tunes in ABC format.
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