Oh Susannah Chords
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This song is best played by plucking the chords. Thumb on the bass strings and first, second and third fingers on the third, second and first strings and then sprinkling in some fingerpicking of the chords.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Capo: | no capo |
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[Chords]
D D/C# Em A
e|-2------2------0----0-|
B|-3------3------0----2-|
G|-2------2------0----2-|
D|-0------0------2----2-|
A|--------4------2----0-|
E|----------------------|
[Intro]
(Pluck entire chord at once)
Dmaj7 Asus4 Dmaj7 Asus4
[Verse 1]
(Pluck the entire chord at once, these are progressions)
Dmaj7 Em F#maj7 Bm
Well I come from Alabama with
Em Asus4 A
My banjo on my knee
Dmaj7 Em F#maj7
And I'm bound for Louisiana
Bm Em Asus4 Dmaj7 Asus4
My own true love for to see
Dmaj7 Em F#maj7 Bm
It did rain all night the day I left
Em Asus4 A
The weather was bone dry
Dmaj7 Em F# Bm Em
The sun was so hot I froze myself, Suzanne
Asus4 Dmaj7
Don't you go on and cry
[Chorus]
(Tap the top of the guitar "Bah da da da da)
(Fingerpick the chord progression)
G G/F# Em
I said, oh! Susannah,
(Pluck these last two chords)
D D/C# Em A
Don't you cry for me
(Pluck the chords for the rest of the chorus)
Dmaj7 Em F#m
Well I come from Alabama with
Bm Em Asus4 Dmaj7 Asus4
This banjo on my knee
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7 Em F#maj7 Bm
Well I had myself a dream the other night
Em Asus4 A
When everything was still
Dmaj7 Em F#maj7 Bm
I dreamed that I saw my girl Suzanne
Em Asus4 Dmaj7 Asus4
She was coming around the hill
Dmaj7 Em F#maj7 Bm
Now, the buckwheat cake was in her mouth
Em Asus4 A
A tear was in her eye
Dmaj7 Em F#maj7 Bm
I said, that I come from Dixie Land, Suzanne
Em Asus4 Dmaj7 Asus4
Don't you break down and cry
[Chorus]
(Tap the top of the guitar "Bah da da da da)
(Fingerpick the chord progression)
G G/F# Em
I said, oh! Susannah,
(Pluck these last two chords)
D D/C# Em A
Don't you cry for me
(Pluck the chords for the rest of the chorus)
Dmaj7 Em F#m
Well I come from Alabama with
Bm Em Asus4 Dmaj7 Asus4
This banjo on my knee
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Oh Susannah – James Taylor
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