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You Are My Sunshine: Tune Tutorial

November 10, 2014 by Josh 8 Comments

Level 1 Arrangement

Level 2 Arrangement

Filed Under: month one

Comments

  1. Dennis Scanlin says

    April 11, 2015 at 10:36 pm

    Josh, When you accompany your singing in these songs are you using the standard bum ditty, where you hit a single note followed by brush/thumb or or you just strumming twice and then following with a thumb? I am enjoying learning how to play the banjo. Thanks for all these great lessons and examples.

    Reply
    • Josh says

      April 12, 2015 at 11:38 am

      Hey Dennis – I’d typically utilize the standard bum ditty for a basic accompaniment pattern. Thanks for the question!

      Reply
  2. Dave.Dimelow says

    February 12, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    Hello Josh
    In the first note of the third measure of You Are My Sunshine, the tab shows the open third string in the level 1 version, but the open fourth string in the level 2 version. I think the third string sounds better. Which one is correct? Or is the answer to that the correct one for me is the one I like better?
    Great course and materials; thanks Josh.

    Reply
  3. puccino55@hotmail.com says

    October 3, 2016 at 12:11 am

    Most people have probably already figured this out, but in measure 3 of the level 2 arrangement you could play the third fret of the third string instead of the second fret of the third string (as written). I think this is the note in the original tune and, anyways, gives it a kind of bluesy feel.

    (In the level 1 arrangement tab this would happen in the second measure.)

    It’s actually kind of fun, playing around with that note, and working it with the second string one fret down and doing a harmony progression down the keyboard, if you know what I mean — Cap

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  4. Athelstan says

    September 20, 2018 at 12:17 pm

    Hi there!
    Having trouble stretching the middle finger on the 2nd string for the Partial D chord. I find it easier using the ring finger, and the pinkie for the note on the 4th string. Is this a bad habit to get into and should I persevere with the tab as written?
    Thanks
    Phil

    Reply
    • Josh says

      September 23, 2018 at 11:55 am

      Nope, the ring and pinkie are perfectly fine there, too. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Athelstan says

    September 23, 2018 at 5:06 pm

    Thanks, Josh!

    Reply
  6. Heydaye says

    September 18, 2019 at 7:22 pm

    Josh really enjoying going threw the course , I’m still working on Level l, I don’t think I will ever get to performance speed, I am doing a couple of songs at Moderate speed . It takes me 20 minutes to calm down before I can actually
    start practicing . Im 82 years old which means nothing I have a hard time with
    2/4 time I have to count it in 4/4 time. Still having a hard time making a C Chord
    so I Hold my finger up from 4th string and put it down when I need that in the song. Hoping I can improve with practice.

    Reply

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