Strong melodies stand the test of time. This one is no exception. You Are My Sunshine is a beautiful classic. The melody sounds great by itself and is important for all players to learn. It will serve as a basis for creating fancy variations as you progress on guitar. It is a need to know for everyone. Practice listening as much as playing to develop your ears, and improve your memory. Singing or saying the words in time with the Tunefox player or even while playing will be a great next step to help you really internalize this melody.
Check the guitar tabs for some great licks. These will be great for beginners. Licks are simply short musical ideas. They can stand alone and be reusable or be fancy variations that also include some of the melody of the song you are playing. These licks demonstrate two concepts: Arpeggios and Pentatonic movement. Arpeggio means playing chord notes one at a time. Pentatonic refers to the 5 note pentatonic scale. This scale is one of the most simple and is a great for creating variations and improvising. If you don't know any scales check out the G major scales in the song list.
Check out the fingering suggestions in the guitar tab. While there will usually be different options for what fingers you use to play a passage the ones we've provided are the common ones and give you a good foundation.
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