How to Play You are my Sunshine on the 6 Hole Ocarina

About You are my Sunshine

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You Are My Sunshine was published in 1939 and became a hit for Jimmie Davis, a country singer who later served two terms as governor of Louisiana. His is the name most tied to it, though who actually wrote the song has been argued about for decades. It is now one of the official state songs of Louisiana.

For all its sunny title, the later verses turn quietly heartbroken, which is easy to miss when only the first lines get sung.

On the six-hole ocarina the melody covers a wide stretch and jumps up to a high E on its brightest lines. Those leaps make it a rewarding step up once the simpler tunes feel comfortable.

You are my Sunshine Ocarina Tab

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