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Mandolin tablatures for Oh Susanna

Traditional

Recomended level: Beginner

Tags: #folk music, #vocal song, #medium-tempo

This is a classic American folk melody with 3 arrangements to check out. The tune is in A major, so knowing that scale well will help you more easily navigate any of these arrangements.


If you are a beginner, start with the simple arrangement and adjust the slider to the easiest level. Also, if you have trouble keep adjusting the tempo slider until it's at a speed you can handle it.


If you play the simple arrangement at it's highest difficulty, or the intermediate arrangement, you'll notice some 16th notes. These come twice as fast so don't feel bad if you need to adjust the tempo slider even further. Remember to use the focus feature to loop and practice problematic measures.


The Bluegrass version uses various slurs such as slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs. These help to create a unique sound but can be challenging. Sometimes you'll need to pause the player and repeatedly practice these specific movements.

  • Mandolin Oh Susanna  Simple

    Simple

    Oh Susanna is a popular American traditional melody. If you are a beginner player, make sure to use the green difficulty slider to adjust this tune to your skill level. We alw...

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  • Mandolin Oh Susanna  Jam

    Jam

    In this arrangement of Oh Susanna, you’ll start to see the fiddle style reveal itself. Remember that memorizing the basic melody will help you with awareness when learning a more adv...

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  • Mandolin Oh Susanna  Bluegrass

    Bluegrass

    This arrangement of Oh Susanna features longer melodies lines based largely on the A major scale. Practice tip: Before learning the song, review the A major scale. This will help you...

    Mandolin Oh Susanna  Bluegrass
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