Thiles Bulgarian Fiddle Tune

**Baron Collins-Hill** · Feb-17-2005, 3:52pm

does anyone know the name of that song thile and marshall play at the end of the woodsongs concert that is in 25/16? does anyone know if there are tabs for it? any help would be great.

**David Horovitz** · Feb-17-2005, 4:08pm

Tabs? Just figure it out by ear.

Seriously, try slowing it down with the Amazing Slow Downer software (a free version is available). It'll take you longer but you'll learn a lot by making the effort.

And no, I don't have tabs or notation for it.

**Andrew DeMarco** · Sep-13-2008, 11:08am

It's called Sedi Donka. Here is some more information on the song:

http://www.evansvillefolkdancers.com...di-donkadn.pdf

**Jim Garber** · Sep-13-2008, 11:32am

I found some abc notation for it and converted it to pdf. I know it is not tab but it might help someone. This looks to be in 7/16 alternating with 11/16. Yikes!

**jefflester** · Sep-13-2008, 3:51pm

Originally Posted by PhishPhan

does anyone know the name of that song thile and marshall play at the end of the woodsongs concert that is in 25/16?

It appears on the "Live Duets" album.

**Ronny** · May-26-2014, 6:47am

Here's the tab http://www.mandolincafe.net/tabledit/Sedi_Donka.tef

**Nick Gellie** · Sep-22-2015, 5:33am

Sedi Donka is actually in 25/16 - been playing it for years.

**Polecat** · Sep-22-2015, 9:56am

Here's a live version:

I'm not sure how useful it is to describe it as in 25/16, it's much more useful to learn to count the tune as Thile describes at the beginning of the video. Notating it in 25/16 would be hell to read - much more sensible the 7/16, 7/16, 11/16 notation that Jim Garber posted.
I play a Bulgarian tune that goes under the generic title of Gankino Horo (stumbling dance); it is nominally notated in 11/8 but until I learned to count it (4/8, 3/8, 4/8 or "chukka chukka chukkachu chukka chukka"), I found it impossible to play at any reasonable tempo.