X: 0
T: The Left-Handed Fiddler
T: 8x32R
C: Howard Lasnik (1997)
N: Dedicated to Barbara McOwen, a right  handed  fiddler  whose  playing
N: inspires  so many dancers (and with thanks to Sally Dee for giving me
N: so much encouragement).
P: Note: 16-bar tunes
M: C|
K:


X: 1
P: the Left-Handed Fiddler
C: J.S.Skinner
N: H&C p.95, Battlefield's version p.31, Hunter 240)
N: This is Skinner's version; most people seem to play a different final ending.
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: A
d \
| "A"cAce {g}a2ed | cAEA "E7"GB-Bd | "A"cAce ae"D"fd | "E7"ecdB "A"cAA ||
yd \
| "A"cAce {g}a2ed | cAEA "E7"GB-BG | "A"AcBd cedf | "E7"ecdB "A"cAA :|
|: g \
| "A"~a2Aa caAa | caAa "E7"BcdB | "A"~a2Aa caAa | "E7"BcdB "A"cAA ||
yg \
| "A"~a2Aa caAa | caAa "E7"BcdB | "A"~AEcA "Bm"dBec | "E7"fdge "A"{g}aAA :|


X: 2
P: the Left-Handed Fiddler
C: J.S.Skinner
N: H&C p.95, Battlefield's version p.31, Hunter 240)
N: This has the commonly-played final ending, which is different from Skinner's.
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: A
d \
| "A"cAce {g}a2ed | cAEA "E7"GB-Bd | "A"cAce ae"D"fd | "E7"ecdB "A"cAA ||
yd \
| "A"cAce {g}a2ed | cAEA "E7"GB-BG | "A"Ac"E"Bd "A"ce"D"df | "E7"ecdB "A"cAA :|
|: g \
| "A"~a2Aa caAa | caAa "E7"BcdB | "A"~a2Aa caAa | "E7"BcdB "A"cAA ||
yg \
| "A"~a2Aa caAa | caAa "E7"BcdB | "A"cA"E"dB "A"eagf | "E7"ecdB "A"cAA :|


X: 3
P: the Left-Handed Fiddler
C: J.S.Skinner
N: H&C p.95, Battlefield's version p.31, Hunter 240)
N: This has the commonly-played final ending, with Skinner's original ending as the final coda.
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: A
"A"[|]d \
| "A"cAce {g}a2ed | cAEA "E7"GB-Bd |\
"A"cAce "D"aefd | "E7"ecdB "A"cAAd |\
"A"cAce {g}a2ed | cAEA "E7"GB-BG |
"A"Ac"E"Bd "A"ce"D"df | "E7"ecdB "A"cAA \
"B"|[| g |\
"A"~a2Aa caAa | caAa "E7"BcdB |\
"A"~a2Aa caAa | "E7"BcdB "A"cAAg |
"A"~a2Aa caAa | caAa "E7"BcdB |\
[1 "A"cA"E"dB "A"eagf | "E7"ecdB "A"cAA :|\
[2 "A"~AEcA "Bm"dBec | "E7"fdge "A"{g}aAA |]
%%text The 2nd ending is Skinner's; most people play only the 1st ending.