That's the best thing that could be happening. I remember when I was first listening to Gamble Rogers, the folksinger who changed my life. This was back in my University of Georgia days, back when I was a pre-med student with a 12-string guitar. You are my Sunshine is a three chord song. They come before the first beat of the song, the "down beat. " Chord changes: Start in G. Change to C on "happy. " By the way, if you want to hear a funky instrumental version of this song check out the version J. D. Crowe cut with Jimmy Martin.
Because it's good for strumming. And that's not much of an exaggeration! Some history about You are my Sunshine: You are my Sunshine was copy written by Jimmy Davis & Charles Mitchell in 1939. If someone were to ask you how you know when to change, you might say (as so many bluegrass players do), "I don't know. Quite a contrast to "Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling…") I tried to play Gamble's songs on the guitar, but, guess what? 5-string Banjo TAB for You are My Sunshine. Back to G on "love. " You're beginning to understand how to listen and what to listen for, even if you can't articulate what it is you're hearing. If D doesn't sound right, try C. If C doesn't sound right, try D. If neither of those sounds right, go back to G. Maybe there wasn't a change there after all!
SIGN UP FOR BREAKTHROUGH BANJO. You Are My Sunshine – get the tab. How fast you sing these determines how fast the rest of the song goes. Anyhow, in my pre-banjo days, it was the words to the songs that stuck with me. Now, there are "scads and oodadlins" of bluegrass songs that start in G and then go to C. It's a very common change.
What is the Brainjo Method? Change to C again on "know. " If the sounds are the same, likely the chord changes are the same, too. Common Ground, Westminster, MD, July 2-8. BREAKTHROUGH BANJO COURSE.
Most of them had too many chords! But I don't want you to be thinking of that as any kind of rule. If you're having trouble finding and singing the pickup notes they are D, G, and A. If not, you've been slacking! You can play almost all of the bluegrass songs ever written! 10 EASY but AWESOME banjo tabs (free). It just seems like the chord should change there. Then sing the pickup notes and hit your G chord on the word "sun. " First, strum a G chord to get the pitch of the song in your head.
The word "sun" is a B note, open 2nd. Having these songs go through your head day and night seems to be part of the learning process. You'll never know dear, how much I love you. Your friends and family are sure to love this one. But enough about me….