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Banjo tablatures for You Are My Sunshine

Traditional

Recomended level: Beginner

Tags: #folk music, #medium-tempo, #old time

This bright and happy tune is a blast to play. As with almost any tune, whether you are a beginner or an experienced picker, you should start with the melody. Begin with the key of G. Try to say or sing the lyrics as you play. This helps with your memory and connecting your instinctual musicality to playing your instrument. After learning the melody in G learn it in C. Learning the same melody in two keys is great for your ear, and for your understanding of fretboard layout.



With each of the melody tabs there are enough licks in there to transform the arrangement into a lovely Scruggs or three fingerstyle version of this tune. It helps to see and know the basic melody that these licks spring from. You should sometimes try and accent those melody notes in the licks. This helps those notes to stand out and it can really bring a lot of life to the lick and the tune. Accenting a note means you just pick it a bit harder than the rest.



The Scruggs style arrangement is a bit more challenging, as are the licks. If you are up for it, it's a lot of fun and sounds great. Remember with any of these arrangements you can use the difficulty slider to tailor the arrangement to your current skill level. When you click or tap on a measure and the edit measure pop-up window appears, you can edit the difficulty of an individual measure or lick. Always use and become more familiar with the Tunefox tools to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of your practice.

  • Banjo You Are My Sunshine Melody

    Melody

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      100 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    This simple melody follows the syllables of the song as you would sing them. Pay close attention to the right hand fingerings. Learning to sing the words as you play them can greatly...

    Banjo You Are My Sunshine Melody
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  • Banjo You Are My Sunshine Melody - Key of C

    Melody - Key of C

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      C
    • Tempo
      80 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    This arrangement has the melody played in the key of C. This is where the Carter Family recorded it. The melody follows the syllables of the song as you would sing them. Pay close a...

    Banjo You Are My Sunshine Melody - Key of C
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  • Banjo You Are My Sunshine Scruggs Style

    Scruggs Style

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      G
    • Tempo
      100 bpm
    • Tuning
      gDGBD

    An all-out version of You Are My Sunshine that incorporates Scruggs-style rolling and slurs, and there's even a melodic lick thrown in!

    Banjo You Are My Sunshine Scruggs Style
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Practicing Tips

Our learning resource, 'You Are My Sunshine' offers a comprehensive musical experience through the use of bluegrass banjo tablatures in Melody, Melody - Key of C, Basic Scruggs, and Scruggs Styles. Perfectly suited for beginner players, it caters to keywords like folk music, medium-tempo, and old time.


Make the most of your learning experience by utilizing the features of the Tunefox platform. A seminal asset of Tunefox, the Lick Switcher allows you to add new lick vocabulary, opening up the same song to a host of new interpretations. By allowing changes in licks for individual measures, it broadens your ability to explore a gamut of variations of the song. Simply tap the measure to uncover the secret licks hidden within.


The Arrange slider, another important feature, provides a simple way to customize the difficulty level of your arrangement. An easy slide to the left removes many fill-in notes, showing a basic, core arrangement in the tablature. Sliding to the right reintroduces these notes, filling out the arrangement to reveal the full song.


Use the tempo slider to modify the tempo. Playing along with backing tracks can also invigorate your learning experience. Concentrate on individual measures and repeat them as necessary. The 'Speed Up' function is instrumental in incrementally increasing the playback tempo, an ideal way to transition to higher speeds with comfort and confidence. Start at a speed that suits your comfort zone, and the 'Speed Up' tool will slightly augment the tempo each time you retry the song.


Practicing and learning this song, like any other, requires patience and determination. Regular practice, proper use of the features offered by Tunefox, and a commitment to explore varied interpretations are the keys to mastering 'You Are My Sunshine'. Remember, there's more to a song than just the notes, so explore, experiment and enjoy the journey.