Oh! Susannahby James Taylor
Genre:jazz
Level:intermediate
Instrument:acoustic guitar
Lesson Plan
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James Taylor included his fingerpicking/jazz version of Stephen Foster's early American folk tune Oh Susannah on his 1970 album Sweet Baby James. The arrangement opens with a Travis style fingerpicking version of the melody, then follows with some jazzy chords accompanying his free-form vocal.
This lesson covers all of it but some familiarly with arpeggio patterns will be helpful.