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You Are My Sunshine
Johnny Cash
Unearthed
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Tabbed by: Connor O.
Tuning: Standard
Pretty complicated twist on an American standard. The verses and chorus are
rather straightforward. The strumming pattern is pretty easy, and leaves room
for improvisation with the bass-line. For example, I came up with a descending
bass-line that you can see below. Intro and solo are more complex.
There are two guitars playing during the intro and the solo. It's impossible
to hear the backing so I just tabbed the lead guitar. The backing sounds like
it's just playing in a lower octave. There may be some discrepancies, but I
doubt it. Before judging any mistakes you may hear in them, you better make
sure you're listening real close, and with better software than me. If you
seriously think you can tab it all out yourself at normal speed, all I can
say is good luck to you.
Comment with ideas/corrections.Please rate my tab.
General strumming pattern:
e|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|B|---2-2---2-2---0-0---0-0---| G|---2-2---2-2---1-1---1-1---| d = down strokeD|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---| u = up strokeA|-0-0-0---0-0-2-2-2---2-2---|E|-------0-----------0-------| d u d u d u d u
Descending bass-line I came up
with, shown below is a excerpt
of it being played in Verse 1:
held you in my armse|---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---0-0---0-0---|B|---2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---2-2---2-2---| G|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---| D|---2-2---2-2-0-0-0-4-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0---2-2---2-2---| A|-0-0-0---0-0-------------------------4-0-0---0-0---|E|-------0-----------------------------------0-------|
awoke dear was mistakene|---0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---0-0---0-0---|B|---2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---2-2---2-2---| G|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---| D|---2-2---2-2-0-0-0-4-0-0-4-0-0-2-0-0---2-2---2-2---| A|-0-0-0---0-0-------------------------4-0-0-0-0-0---|E|-------0-------------------------------------------|
e|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|B|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---0-0---0-0---| G|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---1-1---1-1---| D|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---| A|-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-2-2-2---2-2---|E|-------0-----------0-----------0-------|
Key:
where # represents a fret number
#h# - hammer
#p# - pull
/ \ - slides, up and down respectively.
#b# - bend from normal note up to achieve bended note.
#r# - release bend from bended note to normal note.
#pb - pre bend, bend up a step and then play note and release
Intro:
0:02
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------2-3---5/7-7-----5-----3-----2----------2--|G|---2-4-4/6-6---6-4-4/6-2-2---2-2h4-----------------------------------2-------|D|-2---------------------------------------------7\5---6\4---4\2-----2----2----|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
0:15
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---0-1-2---3---5/7-7-----7-----5-3------------------------2-----0------2-----|G|-2-------2-------------------------4/6~\4-2---2-4/6-6---2----------------2---|D|---------------5/7---7-7---7/5-4-2-2------------------2-----2----------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
0:27
A
D A
The other night dear as I lay sleeping I dreamed I held you in my arms
D A E A
But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken so I bowed my head and I cried
Chorus:
0:51
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away
Solo:
1:16
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------2-3---5/7-7-----5-----3-----2---2-------2-|G|---2-4-4/6-6---6-4-6-2---2---2-2h4-----------------------------------2---2---|D|-2---------------------------------------------7\5---6\4---4-----------2-----|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:28
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---0-1-2---3---5/7-7-----7-----5-----3---------------------------------------|G|-2-------2-------------------------2---4/6~\4-2---2-4/6-6---6-6h7-4---4/6-2--|D|---------------5/7---7-7---7-5-----------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
1:40
I'll always loved you and made you happy And nothing else could between
But now you've left me to love another You've shattered all of my dreams
Chorus:
2:04
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray
You'll never know dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away
