Oh, Susannah James Taylor
Well I come from Alabama
with my banjo on my knee
and I'm bound for Louisiana,
my own true love for to see.
It did rain all night the day I left,
the weather was bone dry.
The sun was so hot I froze myself,
Suzanne, don't you go on and cry.
I said, oh, Susannah, now,
don't you cry for me,
as I come from Alabama
with this banjo on my knee.
Well I had myself a dream the other night
when everything was still,
I dreamed that I saw my girl Suzanne,
she was comin' around the hill.
Now, the buckwheat cake was in her mouth,
a tear was in her eye.
I said that I come from Dixieland,
Suzanne, don't you break down and cry.
I said, oh, Susannah, now,
don't you cry for me,
as I come from Alabama
with my banjo on my knee.
This song features two guitar tracks. Both in standard tuning.
For the 1st one you must use a capo on the 3rd fret. It is used
the whole song through and it is played in A, matching the other
one in C, for which you don't need the capo. This 2nd one is
played just in the Intro and Outro.
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|------------------------0------| G|-------------------------------|--------------------2-------2--| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[A]
e|------- 0------ 0-H-2-- ----0--|------- ------- ------- -------| B|0-H-2--------------------------|----2-P-0-----------0----------| G|-------------------------------|------------2---------------2--| D|--------2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------| A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------| E|----------------0--------------|----------------0--------------|
[C]
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----0-- ------- -------| B|------------1---------------1--|--------------------1----------| G|-------------------------------|----0-----------------------0--| D|--------2----------------------|--------2---------------2------| A|3-----------------------0------|3------------------------------| E|----------------3--------------|----------------3--------------|
[E]
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|0-H-2-----------2-P-0-------0--|--------------------0----------| G|------------------------2------|----2-------1---------------2--| D|-------------------------------|--------2----------------------| A|0---------------0--------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|0---------------0--------------|
[G]
e|------- ----0-- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|----1---------------1-------0--|----1-------3------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|--------2---------------2------|-------------------------------| A|3------------------------------|--------0-------2--------------| E|----------------3--------------|3-----------------------3------|
[A]
e|------- 0------ 0-H-2-- ----0--|------- ------- ------- -------| B|0-H-2--------------------------|----2-P-0-----------0----------| G|-------------------------------|------------2---------------2--| D|--------2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------| A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------| E|----------------0--------------|----------------0--------------|
[C]
e|------- ----0-- ------- -------|------- ----0-- ------- -------| B|----1---------------1----------|----1---------------1----------| G|----------------------------0--|----------------------------0--| D|--------2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|----------------3--------------|----------------3--------------|
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[E] [A]
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|----0-- ------- 0------ -------| B|0-H-2-------0------------------|----0-----------0-H-2----------| G|--------------------1-------2--|------------2------------------| D|------------------------2------|-------------------------------| A|0------------------------------|0-------0-------0--------------| E|----------------0--------------|-------------------------------|
G C Well I
e|------- ----0-H 1------ -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|----1---------------0-------1--|----------------1--------------| G|-------------------------------|--------0---2------------------| D|--------2---------------0------|----2--------------------------| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|----------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
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[Amaj7] [Bm7] [Dbm7] [F#m7]
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come from Alabama with my
[Amaj7] [F#m7] [Bm7] [E11]
e|------- 0------ ------- -------|------- 2------ ------- 2------| B|--------2---------------2------|--------3---------------3------| G|--------1---------------2------|--------2-----------2----------| D|----2---------------2-------2--|----4--------------------------| A|0------------------------------|2-----------2------------------| E|----------------2--------------|----------------0--------------|
banjo on my knee, And I'm
[Amaj7] [Bm7] [Dbm7] [F#m7]
e|------- --0---- ------- --2----|------- -4----- ------- -------| B|----------2---------------3----|---------5--------------2------| G|----------1---------------2----|---------4--------------2------| D|-----2---------------4---------|-----6--------------2-------2--| A|0---------------2--------------|4------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
bound for Louisiana, my own
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[Bm7] [E11] [Amaj7] [E7sus4]
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true love for to see. It did
e|0------ ------- 2------ -------|4------ ------- ------- -------| B|2---------------3--------------|5---------------2--------------| G|1---------------2--------------|4---------------2--------------| D|2---------------4--------------|6---------------2--------------| A|0---------------2--------------|4------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
rain all night the day I left, the
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weather was bone dry. The
e|0------ ------- 2------ -------|4------ ------- ------- -------| B|2---------------3--------------|5---------------2--------------| G|1---------------2--------------|4---------------2--------------| D|2---------------4--------------|6---------------2--------------| A|0---------------2--------------|4------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
sun was so hot I froze myself, Su
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e|------- ------- ------- -------|0------ 2------ 0------ -------| B|2---------------0-------0------|2-------0-------2--------------| G|2---------------1-------1------|1-------2-------1--------------| D|4---------------0-------0------|2-------0-------2--------------| A|2------------------------------|0---------------0--------------| E|------------0------------------|--------0----------------------|
zanne, don't you go on and cry I said
[Dmaj7] [Bm7] [Eadd9sus4] [Amaj7] [F#m7]
e|------- 2------ ------- -------|------- 0------ ------- -------| B|-----2--------------3----------|--------2---------------2------| G|---2--------------2--------2---|----1-------------------2------| D|0---------0-----4--------4---4-|--------------------2-------2--| A|-------------2-----------------|0------------------------------| E|-----------------------0-------|----------------2--------------|
oh, Susannah, now, don't you cry for me,
[Bb7] [E11]
e|------- 2------ ------- 2------| B|--------3---------------3------| G|----2---------------2----------| D|----------------2-----------2--| A|2-----------2------------------| E|-------------------------------|
as I
[Amaj7] [Bm7] [Dbm7] [F#m7]
e|------- 0------ ------- 2------|------- 4------ ------- -------| B|--------2---------------3------|--------5---------------2------| G|----1-------1-------2-------2--|----4-------------------2------| D|-------------------------------|--------------------2-------2--| A|0---------------2--------------|4-----------4------------------| E|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
come from Alabama with this
[Bm7] [E11] [Amaj7] [E7sus4] [Amaj7]
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banjo on my knee.
[E7sus4]
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Well I
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had myself a dream the other night when
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everything was still, I
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dreamed I saw my girl Suzanne, she was comin'
that
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around the hill. Now, the buck..
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....wheat cake was in her mouth, a
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tear was in her eye. I
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said I come from Dixieland, Suzanne
that
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don't you break down and cry. I said,
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oh, Susannah, now, don't you cry for me,
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e|------- 2------ ------- 2------| B|--------3---------------3------| G|----2---------------2----------| D|----------------2--------------| A|2-----------2------------------| E|-------------------------------|
'cause I
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come from Alabama with my
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banjo on my knee.
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|------------------------0------| G|-------------------------------|--------------------2-------2--| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|------- 0------ 0-H-2-- ----0--|------- ------- ------- -------| B|0-H-2--------------------------|----2-P-0-----------0----------| G|-------------------------------|------------2---------------2--| D|--------2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------| A|0------------------------------|0------------------------------| E|----------------0--------------|----------------0--------------| e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ----0-- ------- -------| B|--------------------1----------|----1---------------1----------| G|------------0---------------0--|----------------------------0--| D|--------2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|----------------3--------------|----------------3--------------|
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e|------- 0------ ------- -------|----0-- ------- 0------ -------| B|0-H-2-------0------------------|----0-----------0-H-2----------| G|--------------------1-------2--|------------2------------------| D|------------------------2------|-------------------------------| A|0------------------------------|0-------0-------0--------------| E|----------------0--------------|-------------------------------| e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|----1---------------0----------|----------------1--------------| G|------------0---------------0--|--------0---2------------------| D|--------2---------------0------|----2--------------------------| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|----------------3--------------|-------------------------------|
B Bend
R Release
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
. Play note like a dot in standard notation
^ Ties two notes together
(. Pause
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