Cotton Eye Joe | TAB
As there is no guitar on the original recording, we need to invent something that fits with the context of the song and chords. Here’s an idea you could try for the chorus and verse, notice how the verse is more sparse:
There’s also that vocal melody you may want to play, here it is in TAB:
And then we have the banjo solo, this is not easy!
Be sure to check all intervals over every chord, this is not the Blues… Pay special attention to the last bar as it goes up using the maj7, and down the b7.
Cotton Eye Joe TAB | Related Pages
Cotton Eye Joe | Chords + Lyrics
You can learn how to play Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
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If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye Joe, I’d been married a long time ago…
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Rednex tunes
Rednex debut album, Sex & Violins opened up with their signature song, setting the benchmark for what they were all about: Country crossed with Techno.
Their best tunes include Cotton Eye Joe, The Devil Went Down To Georgia, Old Pop in an Oak, Wish You Were Here, and The Spirit of the Hawk.
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About me | Dan Lundholm
This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm featuring TAB covers Cotton Eye Joe. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.
Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.