Oh Susanna (strumstick tutorial #5)

A song by Stephen Foster
Lew Dite with his standard strumstick

note: the = sign means slide

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I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
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I'm going to Louisianna, my true love for to see
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It rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry
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The sun so hot I froze to death, Susanna don't you cry.
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Oh susanna, oh don't you cry for me
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I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Lew
• Dite
• standard
• strumstick
• Stephen
• Foster

[WilliamCerf]

WOW!! That was so cool. Lew, you play so many unusual instruments. Do you play the oud? Maybe record a piece on an oud and post it on YouTube for us.

Cheers!

[lewdite]

I do not play the oud (wish I did) but I have a youtube friend who does. He lives in Tuscany, Italy (he is from Connecticut.)

youtube search: billkilpatrick oud

[elvarg72]

wow dude you kick ass

[delboyski]

I like it !

Reminds me of my childhood and listening to the old's george harrison and associates records.

Favorited.

Cheers.

from,

del-boy.

[cjwaywell]

I have never seen a strumstick before it looks great and sounds even better. The frets seems oddly spaced out, some wide some not so wide.

Very interesting and well sung and played.

[kokooo216]

I just saw your post and I want to say thank you for all the songs you posted on youtube. These are songs I haven't heard in a long time and I love those songs until this day.

[davidholness]

Brilliant and educational.

I think some of the old scottish folk songs will be great on the strumsstick.

Take care

david

[jordanthecat]

You come from Montreal with a strumstick on your knee, and I'm really enjoying your music!

[Monklady]

How to make something look easy.... you make the Strumstick sound so good! Hope the finger is improving, it doesn't appear to hinder you in the slightest. Thank you.

[RLewisH]

WOW!!!