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JAMES TAYLOR - OH, SUSANNAH (Stephen Foster ) From SWEET
BABY JAMES album. Released 1970.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
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--------------|
(.
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--------------|-------------------------------|
(.
Amaj7 Bm7 Dbm7 F#m7
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--------------|
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
(.
Bm7 E11 Amaj7 E7sus4
e|------- 2------ ------- 2------|----0-- ------- 0------ -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|----2-----------0--------------|
G|--------2-----------2----------|----1-----------2--------------|
D|----4-----------2--------------|----2-----------0--------------|
A|2------------------------------|0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------0--------------|
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
(.
e|----0-- ------- ------- -------|------- ----2-- 5------ -------|
B|----2-------------------2------|--------3---------------3------|
G|----1-------------------2------|----2---------------2----------|
D|----2---------------2----------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|2------------------------------|
E|----------------2--------------|----------------0-----------0--|
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
(.
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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/james_taylor/oh_susannah_tab.html ]
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
e|------- 2------ ------- 2------|0------ ------- ------- ----0--|
B|--------3---------------3------|2-----------0---------------2--|
G|----2---------------2----------|1-----------2---------------1--|
D|-------------------------------|------------0------------------|
A|2-----------2------------------|0---------------------------0--|
E|----------------0-----------0--|------------0------------------|
banjo on my knee.
E7sus4
e|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|----0--------------------------|
G|----2--------------------------|
D|----0--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|----0--------------------------|
Well I
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------------------|
had myself a dream the other night when
e|0------ ------- ------- -------|----2-- ------- 5---P-- 2------|
B|2----------2-------------------|----3-----------3--------------|
G|1----------2-------------------|----2-----------2--------------|
D|2----------2-------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0------------------------------|----2--------------------------|
E|-----------2-------------------|------------0------------------|
everything was still, I
e|0------ ----2-- ------- ----4--|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|2-----------3---------------5--|------------2---------------2--|
G|1-----------2---------------4--|------------2---------------2--|
D|2-----------4---------------6--|------------2---------------4--|
A|0-----------2---------------4--|----------------------------2--|
E|-------------------------------|------------2------------------|
dreamed I saw my girl Suzanne, she was comin'
that
e|------- ------- ------- ----0--|----2-- ----0-- ------- ----0--|
B|----------------0-------0---2--|----0-------2---------------2--|
G|----------------1-------1---1--|----2-------1---------------1--|
D|----------------0-------0---2--|----2-------2---------------2--|
A|----------------------------0--|------------0---------------0--|
E|------------0-------0----------|----0--------------------------|
around the hill. Now, the buck..
e|------- ----2-- ------- 4------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------3-----------5------|------------2------------------|
G|------------2-----------4------|------------2------------------|
D|------------4-----------6------|------------2------------------|
A|------------2-----------4------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------2------------------|
....wheat cake was in her mouth, a
e|0------ ------- ------- -------|----2-- ------- 5---P-- 2------|
B|2-----------2------------------|----3-----------3--------------|
G|1-----------2------------------|----2-----------2--------------|
D|2-----------2------------------|-------------------------------|
A|0---------------------------2--|----2--------------------------|
E|------------2------------------|------------0------------------|
tear was in her eye. I
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------------------|
said I come from Dixieland, Suzanne
that
e|2------ ----2-- ------- -------|0---2-- ----0-- ------- -------|
B|3-----------3------------------|2---0-------2------------------|
G|2-----------2------------------|1---2-------1------------------|
D|4-----------2------------------|2---2-------2------------------|
A|2------------------------------|0-----------0------------------|
E|------------0------------------|----0--------------------------|
don't you break down and cry. I said,
e|------- 2------ -----2- -----2-|------- 0------ ------- -------|
B|-----2-------------3-----------|--------2---------------2------|
G|---2-----------------------2---|----1-------1-----------2------|
D|0---------0--------------------|--------------------2-------2--|
A|----------------2--------------|0------------------------------|
E|------------------------0------|----------------2--------------|
oh, Susannah, now, don't you cry for me,
(.
e|------- 2------ ------- 2------|
B|--------3---------------3------|
G|----2---------------2----------|
D|----------------2--------------|
A|2-----------2------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
'cause I
e|------- 0------ ------- 2------|------- 4------ ------- -------|
B|--------2---------------3------|--------5---------------2------|
G|----1---------------2----------|----4-------------------2------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------2-------2--|
A|0---------------2--------------|4------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------2--------------|
come from Alabama with my
(.
e|------- 2------ ------- 2------|------- 0------ ------- 0------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------2----------------------|
G|----2---------------2----------|----1-----------2--------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------0----------|
A|2-----------2------------------|0-----------0------------------|
E|----------------0-----------0--|----------------0--------------|
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--------------|
(.
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
