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You Are My Sunshine - C Guitar Tabs

The Carter Family

You Are My Sunshine - C Guitar Tablature: One Song, Many Styles

Recomended level: Beginner

Tags: #vocal, #major key

You Are My Sunshine is a standard in the worlds of Folk Music, Bluegrass and beyond. It was first popularized by the Carter Family.


Start with the Melody. Always. Learn the basic chord progression as well. Those are the two most important and foundational elements of a song. After getting a handle of the melody and chords you might want to check out the Rhythm arrangement to get a firmer grasp on how to play basic Bluegrass style backup for this tune.


When learning to play leads there are several options here. Many of them are similar to, or precisely based upon, the arrangements Tunefox has for You Are My Sunshine in the key of G. It's worth checking those out to see how the same notes layout on the guitar fretboard in multiple keys!.


Learn how to play You Are My Sunshine - C on Guitar with this selection of tablatures:

  • Guitar You Are My Sunshine - C Melody

    Melody

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      C
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    Learning the same melody in multiple keys really helps you grow as a guitarist. If you've already learned You Are My Sunshine in G, then learning it in C will be a good next step. P...

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  • Guitar You Are My Sunshine - C Rhythm

    Rhythm

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      C
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    Learn to play basic rhythm for You Are My Sunshine on guitar. Check out the licks to add in walks and other interesting vocabulary for your rhythm guitar.

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  • Guitar You Are My Sunshine - C Chromatic

    Chromatic

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      C
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    Here's a really cool chromatic arrangement of You Are My Sunshine in the key of C. There are some repeating shapes that will be used on C and F chords. Realizing the same "lick shap...

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  • Guitar You Are My Sunshine - C Bluegrass

    Bluegrass

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      C
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    This nifty arrangement of You Are My Sunshine for guitar uses a combination of pentatonic lead-in runs and arpeggios.

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  • Guitar You Are My Sunshine - C Crosspicking

    Crosspicking

    • Difficulty
    • Key
      C
    • Tempo
      60 bpm
    • Tuning
      EADGBE

    This cool crosspicking arrangement of You Are My Sunshine for guitar features a repeating pattern that will give your pick hand some excellent practice for the crosspicking techniqu...

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  • Guitar You Are My Sunshine - C Carter Style

    Carter Style

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

    It's good to learn songs in multiple keys to expand your knowledge of the guitar fretboard. The key of C is very common in the Carter style. If you've already learned Wildwood Flowe...

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