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Trim The Velvet

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 18th 2002 by SPeak.

This tune has been added to 141 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Trim The Velvet
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
~G3B AGFD|GBdB BAFA|~G3B AGFA|defd cAFA|
~G3B ~A3c|BcdB BAFA|~G3B AGFA|defd cAFA||
dgeg dg~g2|dedB cAFA|dgeg dg~g2|defd cAFA|
d3e dBGB|dGBd cAFA|dgeg dg~g2|defd cAFA||
~g3a bgaf|g2ab c'baf|g2af g2af|defd cAFA|
~g3a bgaf|g2ab c'ba2|bg~g2 af~f2|defd cAFA||
BGdG BG~G2|(3BAG dB cAFA|BGdG BG~G2|defd cAFA|
BGdG BG~G2 |DGBd cAFA|~B3G c2ce|defd cAFA||

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Trim The Velvet sheetmusic
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I almost fell over when I didn't find this tune on The Session!
One of my all-time favorites.

# Posted on November 18th 2002 by SPeak

The High C in Trim the Velvet - HELP!!!

I just started learning Trim the Velvet off that Paul Smyth CD. He's not playing a D flute so with a computer program, I was able to change the pitch to match my D flute. It's a lovely setting and the tune is going well for me, except for that high C in the third part. It's the only tune that I play which has that high C so I'm not used to it. (I'm not classically trained on the silver flute so everything is a challenge for me)

Anyone have any tips for getting the high C to sound decent? Does anyone just play the third part in the lower octave? Here's my fingering for this note:

oxo xxo

Maybe there's a way around the high C. Maybe there's a setting out there that avoids the high C totally?? I'm open to any suggestions.

Any help will be greatly appreciated :-)

Joyce

# Posted on June 30th 2004 by JMH

Hi Joyce, if all else fails you could vary it and just play a high A instead of a C.

# Posted on June 30th 2004 by Dow

Easy Substitute?

I know I have to learn this great flute tune someday, but I haven't got sick of a similar but easier tune: The Steampacket: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/690

As for Joyce's question, read this discussion thread: http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/3921

# Posted on December 25th 2005 by slainte

:)

# Posted on May 20th 2007 by dinn2

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