Swanee River - guitar tab, notes and lyrics
"Swanee River" which is also known as "Old Folks at Home" is song by Stephen Foster, the known composer to folk songs such as Beautiful Dreamer, My Old Kentucky Home, Oh, Susanna and Old Black Joe.
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Melody & full accompaniment
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Swanee River guitar tab and notes (pdf)
"Swanee River" ("Old Folks at Home") for guitar with full accompaniment, two versions available (D and F major). Free PDF download with audio playback.
Swanee River guitar accompaniment | Swanee River accompaniment in F major
Swanee River for flute
"Swanee River" for flute in the key of D. Free PDF download with audio playback.
Swanee River flute
Swanee River (only melody)
"Swanee River" standard and tablature notation for guitar.
Tips on how to learn this song
The melody of the song as in the tab above is played in open position and ranges from low D to high E, involving five strings. The most challenging feature is probably the F# notes on the fourth fret, fourth string, which either is accomplished with a stretch with the little finger (recommended) or a small position shift. By observing the 16-bar AABA structure you can get familiar with the melody faster.
Key, time, tuning and tempo
Information about "Swanee River" considering musical key, time signature, tuning and bpm.
Key
The presented version of Swanee River is played in the key of D.
Time signature
The song is played in 4/4 time (counted one, two, three, four for each measure)
Tuning
The song is normally played in standard tuning (EADGBE).
Tempo (BPM)
The tempo in beats per minute is 120 for the presented version.