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The Chabrette - for an Open Fingering

In this article I will try to show, that for this (magnificent) French bagpipe, the chabrette¹, rediscovered and now widely played in the Limousin region; there can be, there shouldbe, it would be good to have, it would be the devil if there were not (delete as appropriate) a standard fingering and a tablature that shows that fingering. Can you imagine playing an instrument without having the instruction manual available?...