Songbook/Oh, Susanna

=Oh, Susanna=

Stephen Collins Foster (*1826 - †1864) was the most famous songwriter in the USA at the time. Many of his songs are still well-known 150 years after they were written. The song "Oh Susanna" is Stephen Foster's biggest hit.

With tabs

 * 1
 * Icame from Alabama, with my banjo on myknee,
 * I'mgoing to Louisiana, mytrue lovefor tosee;
 * Itrain'd all night the day I left, the weather it wasdry,
 * Thesun so hot, I froze to death, Su-sannadon't youcry.


 * Ref.:
 * O--oh! Susanna, ohdon't you cry forme,
 * I'vecome from Alabama with mybanjoon myknee.


 * 2
 * Ihad a dream the other night when every thing wasstill,
 * Ithought I saw Susanna acomingdown thehill;
 * Thebuck-wheat cake was in her mouth, the tear was in hereye;
 * SaysI, "I'm coming from the South. Oh, Su-sannadon't youcry."


 * 3
 * Isoon will be in New Orleans, and then I'll lookaround,
 * Andwhen I find Susanna, I willfall up-on theground.
 * Andif I do not find her,
 * this darkey'll surelydie,
 * Andwhen I'm dead and buried.
 * Oh, Su-sanna,don't youcry.

After you have completed the fifth lesson, you can also use the D a little later by means of a "quick chord change".


 * Accompanying proposal:



These chords and rhythm have been simplified for beginners. The D major chord is played a little earlier than necessary in the simplified version, which makes the accompaniment easier.

The song sounds better (in my opinion) if you play D major half a bar later. For this you need a quick chord change which is described in lesson 5 of the campfire diploma. The "later" version of the D major chord is marked with an apostrophe.

Solo
There is a solo version of the song for b:de:Gitarre: Melodiepicking - Oh Susanna