The Banjo Song Chords by The Big Three

Tempo:
136.25 bpm
Chords used:

Am

D

G

E

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Banjo Song chords
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[Am]
[D]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [D] Well, [Am] I [D] come from [Am] Alabama [D] [Am] with a [D] banjo [Am] on my knee.
[D] Well, I'm hitching a ride to [Am] that old [D] Mississippi, [Am] got a little [E] woman waiting for [D] me.
Oh, Susanna, [G]
[Dm] [G] don't you [Am] cry for [D] me.
[Am] [D] [F] Cause I'm going to Louisiana [E] with a [Am] banjo on my knee.
[D]
[Am] [D] Well, [Am] now it [D] rains so [Am] hard, the [D] [Am] [D] wind's a [Am] terrible [D] storm.
So [Am] I'm hitting on [D] a [Am] dead old muddy river, but it's time to keep me from harm.
[C] Oh, [Dm] Susanna, [G]
[Dm] [G] don't you [A] cry [D] for [Am] me.
[D] [F] Cause I'm going to Louisiana [E] with a banjo [Am] on my knee.
[D]
[Am] Well, [D] [Am] [D]
[Am] now it is the morning, [D]
[Am] [D] and it won't [Am] be long.
[D]
[Am] [D] I wake up a little sleepy, you're gonna find me.
Oh, Susanna, [G]
[Dm] [G] don't you [Am] cry for [D] me.
Cause [F] I'm going to Louisiana [E] with a banjo [Am] on my knee.
[D] You [F] know I'm going to Louisiana [E] with a banjo [F]
on [A] my [Am]
knee.
Key:Β Β 
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
E
2311
F
134211111
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
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Learn the basic chords of The Big Three - The Banjo Song chords, with this master sequence: Am, D and Am. Kick off your practice at a gentle 68 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 136 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D# Major.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] Well, [Am] I [D] come from [Am] Alabama [D] _ [Am] with a [D] banjo [Am] on my knee.
[D] _ Well, I'm hitching a ride to [Am] that old [D] Mississippi, [Am] got a little [E] woman waiting for [D] me.
Oh, _ Susanna, [G] _ _
[Dm] _ [G] don't you [Am] cry for [D] me.
[Am] _ _ [D] [F] Cause I'm going to Louisiana [E] with a _ [Am] banjo on my knee.
[D] _
[Am] _ _ [D] Well, [Am] now it [D] rains so [Am] hard, the _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ [D] wind's a [Am] terrible [D] storm.
So [Am] I'm hitting on [D] a [Am] dead old muddy river, but it's time to keep me from harm.
[C] Oh, _ [Dm] Susanna, [G] _ _
[Dm] _ [G] don't you [A] cry _ [D] for [Am] me.
[D] _ [F] Cause I'm going to Louisiana [E] with a banjo [Am] on my knee.
[D] _
[Am] Well, [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] now it is the morning, [D] _ _
[Am] _ [D] and it won't [Am] be long.
[D] _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ I wake up a little sleepy, _ you're gonna find me. _ _
_ _ Oh, Susanna, [G] _ _
[Dm] _ [G] don't you [Am] cry for [D] me.
_ Cause [F] I'm going to Louisiana [E] with a banjo [Am] on my knee. _ _
_ [D] You [F] know I'm going to Louisiana [E] with a _ banjo _ [F] _ _
_ on [A] my _ _ _ [Am]
knee. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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