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You Are My Sunshine

Learn the arrangement, follow the rhythm visually, and move between chords, sheet music, and alternate instruments for You Are My Sunshine.

200 BPM 2:47 F Major 7 tracks 2746 notes

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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

Read the song by harmony, melody, rhythm, and section behavior.

200 BPM

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Song profile
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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo200 BPM
Duration2:47
Tracks7
Notes2746
Key / ScaleF Major
Pitch rangeF1 (29) - C#6 (85)
Range span56 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
CFGCFGABbGm(add9)/BbAb
00:00 - 00:41
Early middle
D7D7/F#Dm7Gdim/C#Am/CAdim/CEdimGm11C7sus2Gm9
00:41 - 01:23
Late middle
Bb/FBbmaj9/FC7sus2FCsus4FGmFF#m(add9)/AA
01:23 - 02:05
Ending
Ab6C7sus2Bbm(add9)Cm7/EbAbEbsus4Ebm/F#D/F#FmFm(add9)/Ab
02:05 - 02:47

Description & Musical Analysis

You Are My Sunshine, a classic American song written by Jimmy Davis and Charles Mitchell, is now available to learn on various instruments.

How to Play & Trivia

Start with a C major chord on piano or guitar to begin playing this catchy tune.

Available Instruments: Piano (Grand, Upright, Electric), Synthesizer, Organ, Guitar, 12-String Guitar, Viola Caipira, Ukulele, Bass (4 and 5 strings), Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Kalimba, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Recorder, Flute, Ocarina, Saxophone, Clarinet, and Trumpet.

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
F Major
Pitch Range
F1 (29) - C#6 (85)
Total Notes
2746

Note Distribution

C
531 19.3%
C#
139 5.1%
D
590 21.5%
Eb
144 5.2%
E
73 2.7%
F
358 13.0%
F#
27 1.0%
G
134 4.9%
Ab
210 7.6%
A
249 9.1%
Bb
240 8.7%
B
51 1.9%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Tenor Saxophoneacoustic grand piano198
B♭ Trumpetacoustic grand piano410
B♭ Trumpetacoustic grand piano225
Tromboneacoustic grand piano431
Tromboneacoustic grand piano293
Sousaphoneacoustic grand piano564
Drumsetacoustic grand piano625

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:03 - 00:03M4.1 - M4.2C
00:04M4.3F
00:04M4.4G
00:08 - 00:08M8.1 - M8.2C
00:09M8.3F
00:09M8.4G
00:09 - 00:10M9.1 - M9.4A
00:10M10.1Bb
00:11M10.2Gm(add9)/Bb
00:11M10.3Ab
00:11M10.4A
00:12M11.1F
00:12M11.2Csus4
00:12M11.3E
00:12M11.4Eb
00:13M12.1Ebsus2
00:13M12.2F
00:13M12.3G
00:14M12.4A
00:14M13.1Bb
00:14M13.2Bm(add9)/D
00:15 - 00:15M13.3 - M14.2D
00:16M14.3Csus2
00:16M14.4Bb
00:16 - 00:17M15.1 - M15.3A
00:18 - 00:18M16.1 - M16.2F
00:18M16.3G
00:18M16.4A
00:19M17.1Bb
00:19M17.2Bm(add9)/D
00:19 - 00:20M17.3 - M18.2D
00:21M18.3C
00:21M18.4Bb
00:21M19.1Gsus2/A
00:21M19.2A
00:22M19.3E
00:22M19.4Cm(add9)/Eb
00:22M20.1D
00:23M20.3F
00:23M20.4G
00:24 - 00:24M21.1 - M21.3A
00:24M21.4Bb
00:25 - 00:25M22.1 - M22.2G
00:25M22.3Gsus2/A
00:26M22.4Fsus2
00:26M23.1F
00:26 - 00:27M23.2 - M23.3Gm7/F
00:27M23.4Bbm9/C
00:27M24.1F
00:27M24.2C
00:28M24.3F
00:28M24.4G
00:28M25.1F
00:29M25.2F/A
00:29M25.3Fmaj7/A
00:29M25.4Fadd9/A
00:30M26.1F
00:30M26.2F/A
00:30M26.3A7sus2
00:30M26.4F/C
00:31M27.1F
00:31M27.2F/A
00:31M27.3Fm7/Eb
00:32M27.4F/A
00:32M28.1Dm
00:32M28.2F
00:33M28.3Cm7
00:33M28.4Adim/Eb
00:33M29.1Bb
00:33M29.2C#6
00:34M29.3Bb/F
00:34M29.4Dm11/F
00:34M30.1Bb
00:35M30.2C#6/F
00:35M30.3Dm9
00:35M30.4Gm7
00:36M31.1Bbmaj7/F
00:36M31.2Bbmaj7/A
00:36M31.3Am
00:36M31.4C7sus2
00:37 - 00:37M32.1 - M32.2F
00:37M32.3A7sus2
00:38M32.4Am(add9)/C
00:38M33.1Bb
00:38M33.2Bbm/C#
00:39M33.3D7sus2
00:39M33.4Bb
00:39M34.1Bdim7
00:39M34.2Abdim
00:40M34.3Abdim/D
00:40M34.4Bdim7
00:40M35.1Am/C
00:41M35.2Dm7/C
00:41M35.3Bm11/C#
00:41M35.4Bbm6/C#
00:42M36.1D7
00:42M36.2D7/F#
00:42M36.3Dm7
00:42M36.4Gdim/C#
00:43M37.1Am/C
00:43M37.2Adim/C
00:43M37.3Edim
00:44M37.4Gm11
00:44M38.1C7sus2
00:44M38.2Gm9
00:45M38.3Gdim7
00:45M38.4C6
00:45 - 00:46M39.2 - M39.3F7sus2
00:46M39.4Caug
00:46M40.1F
00:47M40.2Csus4
00:47M40.3F
00:47M40.4Gm
00:48M41.1F
00:48 - 00:48M41.2 - M41.4Am
00:49M42.1F
00:49M42.2Am
00:49M42.3Gm(add9)/A
00:50M42.4Am/C
00:50M43.1F
00:50M43.2G7sus4/D
00:51M43.3Fm7/C
00:51M43.4F/C
00:51M44.1Dm
00:51M44.2F
00:52M44.3C7sus2
00:52M44.4Am
00:52 - 00:53M45.1 - M45.2Bb
00:53M45.3Dm(add9)
00:53M45.4G7sus2/D
00:54M46.1Bb
00:54M46.2DmMaj7
00:54M46.3Dm9
00:54M46.4Gm
00:55M47.1F
00:55 - 00:56M47.2 - M47.4Am
00:56 - 00:56M48.1 - M48.2F
00:57M48.3Gm(add9)/A
00:57M48.4Am(add9)/C
00:57 - 00:57M49.1 - M49.2Bb
00:58M49.3Bb/D
00:58M49.4Bb/F
00:58M50.1Bdim7/Ab
00:59M50.2Ddim
00:59M50.3D7sus2
00:59M50.4BmMaj7
01:00M51.1Cdim7/A
01:00M51.2F7/A
01:00M51.3C#aug
01:00M51.4Eb9/F
01:01 - 01:01M52.1 - M52.2D
01:01M52.3Dm
01:02M52.4Gdim/C#
01:02M53.1Am/C
01:02M53.2Adim
01:03M53.3Am
01:03M53.4Gm
01:03M54.1Gm/Bb
01:03 - 01:04M54.2 - M54.3Gm
01:04M54.4Am/C
01:05M55.2Bb/F
01:05M55.3Bbmaj9/F
01:05M55.4C7sus2
01:06M56.1F
01:06M56.2Csus4
01:06M56.3F
01:06M56.4Gm
01:07M57.1F
01:07 - 01:08M57.2 - M57.4Am
01:08M58.1F
01:08M58.2Am
01:09M58.3Gm(add9)/A
01:09M58.4Am/C
01:09M59.1F
01:09M59.2G7sus4/D
01:10M59.3Fm7/C
01:10M59.4F/C
01:10M60.1Dm
01:11M60.2F
01:11M60.3C7sus2
01:11M60.4Am
01:12 - 01:12M61.1 - M61.2Bb
01:12M61.3Dm(add9)
01:12M61.4G7sus2/D
01:13M62.1Bb
01:13M62.2DmMaj7
01:13M62.3Dm9
01:14M62.4Gm
01:14M63.1F
01:14 - 01:15M63.2 - M63.4Am
01:15 - 01:15M64.1 - M64.2F
01:16M64.3Gm(add9)/A
01:16M64.4Am(add9)/C
01:16 - 01:17M65.1 - M65.2Bb
01:17M65.3Bb/D
01:17M65.4Bb/F
01:18M66.1Bdim7/Ab
01:18M66.2Ddim
01:18M66.3D7sus2
01:18M66.4BmMaj7
01:19M67.1Cdim7/A
01:19M67.2F7/A
01:19M67.3C#aug
01:20M67.4Eb9/F
01:20 - 01:20M68.1 - M68.2D
01:21M68.3Dm
01:21M68.4Gdim/C#
01:21M69.1Am/C
01:21M69.2Adim
01:22M69.3Am
01:22M69.4Gm
01:22M70.1Gm/Bb
01:23 - 01:23M70.2 - M70.3Gm
01:23M70.4Am/C
01:24M71.2Bb/F
01:24M71.3Bbmaj9/F
01:24M71.4C7sus2
01:25M72.1F
01:25M72.2Csus4
01:25M72.3F

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