5-String Bluegrass Banjo Instruction: You Are My Sunshine

[@casperkasparov302]

The Best Banjo Teacher on the Internet.

[@toddhoffman9640]

Thank you so much. My wife sings this to me to tell how much she loves me. She loves my guitar playing so she bought me a banjo. I wanted to learn this to thank her. She loved it! Nice composition!

[@louiswiley6121]

Bill is a fine teacher and he shows the entire tab! I am going to learn to play this thing some with his teachings! Thanks Bill so much.

[@BanjoBumbleBee]

Had my banjo for a couple years now and it has sat and collected dust. But this is the channel and first song I want to learn from :)

[@zackamig4446]

Thank you for this... truly.... my grandmother passed away back in February and this was her favorite song. I bought a banjo about a month ago and every time I practice this song I feel close to her. Truly thank you sir

[@heyburnfrederick2148]

fred heyburn I am 75 and learning wish I had started a long time ago l love the banjo and love to watch you video and it has been a great help many thanks

[@MichaelJonesTN]

I got my first banjo yesterday, figured this will be something good to start with. Thankfully I have some guitar background, now just wish I had spent time fingerpicking :) Thanks! I'm sure my fiancée and cat are going to grow to hate hearing this hahaha. Time to build some muscle memory.

[@herbertturner9991]

Just learning at age 67. Wonderful method and video!!!

[@resources57]

Me too, almost 60 !

[@DanaHillsXC]

@@resources57 me too just turned 60

[@BillMaloy]

DanaHillsXC : Me too. 60 next month. WTH?

[@user-ev4gg8pf4t]

Imagine if you would've started alot earlier you would be like pro level

[@daverobinson8916]

Thanks Bill, for a beginner this is very good. Nice slow pace to start us off.

[@louiswiley6121]

We enjoy it a lot Bill!

[@bobfife9071]

You are a brilliant teacher William. bob uk

[@peterjohnson724]

Thank you Bill. I appreciate the time and effort you put in to help out those of us trying to learn.

[@williamanesbitt]

You should get some folding tip money with this one. :-) Glad you like it.

[@daytoneman]

Thank you Bill, you explain everything in great detail & that’s exactly the way to go!

[@phillipjacobs2452]

Im so happy I found your site! Im 67 retired and starting to play banjo and your lessons are the best I’ve seen! Gonna start with you are my sunshine. Let you know how it comes out. Thanks!

[@kennethharbin6098]

Finally got it down. Fun tune. My mom used to sing the first verse to me, and my wife likes the melody. Thanks for this.

[@joshuabono5951]

You don't know how pissed I am right now and your slowly calming me down as I watch this. You truly deserve an award for actually showing what chord your playing. Every single video for beginner doesn't even show or say what string they hit. They just start playing with their hands in the way every time or they go way too fast. Every single one of them. The fact that you only have 8k views makes me wonder what's wrong with society. This is the BEST video for teaching beginners and I'm 2 minutes in. From me. That really means something. Thank you

[@williamanesbitt]

Glad you're enjoying it and hope you do well.

[@countrookularich4493]

Yes, Bill's lessons are fantastic!!!

[@olddognewhobby1757]

Great video! Easy to follow, even for a beginner.

[@tomschilb7252]

I just started playing Banjo a month ago - really glad I found your channel! It is so much fun to learn and play. Really love the way you break things down and the way you teach. Thanks.

[@daytoneman]

Thank you William for such excellent lessons. I have just taken up learning the banjo & you are the one I always turn to for inspiration. Thank you from the UK.

[@jystdog]

Love your teaching and imho your singing is great with these songs as it really helps with timing and putting it all into perspective. Very generous Thanks!

[@countrookularich4493]

Been waiting for a decent tutorial on this song for a long time. Thank You.

[@Chiefleif91]

Thank you so much

[@danielhaggerty5142]

So glad to see you are only using your pinky to steady your right hand

[@Brentrez]

Thanks Bill, I always learn new ideas watching your videos. Great job 🪕

[@iop5152]

thanks from French backcountry !

[@ronaldmcmillan3914]

Bill i’ve been watching a lot of your videos. They are just great. I love how you teach them, Fantastic. You’re now my my favourite banjo teacher on KZbin. Well done Sir.

[@JohnWaight-tz7cv]

he taught me how to play it. wonderful man.

[@coils1945]

Thank you so much for taking the time to teach us this beautiful tune!!!

[@williamanesbitt]

You're welcome! Glad you're enjoying it.

[@ahlrequin]

Thanks a lot for sharing this for free! Everyone else just start teaching and then send a link so we can pay to learn the rest!! You rock

[@blainesenior9981]

I am thrilled to learn this song. Thank you!

[@bamageek205]

One of my favorites I can all most keep up!

[@saynomore852]

William your lesson is excellent, thank you very much

[@robcreek4503]

Thank you SO much for doing this! I am incredibly excited to learn this and share it with my daughter. I really appreciate you taking my request!

[@dagonundone]

I think this is the first time I followed along with a video and felt fairly confident that I could pick up the song after watching and trying to follow along.

[@TheGhost5600]

Another great lesson..Thanks, Bill.

[@vinettablow330]

Thank you so much I was spending a ton of money on banjo lessons online and not feeling like I was getting anywhere and I am learning so much by watching your video lessons. I am seriously thinking about doing skype lessons in the future. You rock

[@williamanesbitt]

Hey Vinetta you can find my online schedule here -- www.williamanesbitt.com/music-lessons.htm -- I have other slots that aren't listed that I use for skyping. Just fire me off an email and we can set something up whenever you're ready.

[@koosbleeker5880]

This is a lesson , Thanks a lot for this good tutorial. It's a great fun to play with.

[@joshallen8696]

Mm 0

[@jakerowsell8752]

Cool, my first day of banjo and I can sloppily play it and sing along! Well, at least one verse.

[@calebpainter5288]

Learned this song in just under 1 hour tonight, Thank you for the video very easy to follow along. Love your whole channel! Cheers - C

[@andylishman7986]

Brilliant that just how I want to play it

[@OnlySethDavis]

I enjoyed this video on the 5 string banjo

[@twright789]

I am trying to integrate the melody with the complex rolling melody. Your singing really helps! This lesson may be my Rosetta Stone due to your singing.

[@twright789]

I absolutely got the melody line buries with Jed. I can play Jed but with You Are My Sunshine lesson I believe I can track the melody line of Jed!

[@paulmcmillan1998]

learned this arrangement this week,love this song and teaching was top notch....would love to hear you play and teach classic banjo song ....pony express..noticed u are using metal thumb pick in latest oh brother lesson..I think it gives the sound more edge..cheers bill...

[@williamanesbitt]

I don't think I know Pony Express... I"ll look into it. The thumbpick is a Blue Chip that was gifted to me. I love it. Metal band and the blade is whatever polymer they use for their flatpicks, of which I have a couple.

[@JonathanBoies]

many thanks

[@janhunt9114]

12.26 pm Hi love this tune is there a way to print out the tabs - I’m a beginner and bit slow in following the tabs on screen - great teaching - I’m from Cumbria UK

[@jiribednar1930]

Thank you

[@nicholasr82]

Enjoyed it?? It was brilliant thank you.

[@Wootangtw]

Thanks buddy...

[@tommyscarrott4701]

12:50

[@alangoodwin4555]

Hey man ....you know what .....you are sumpen else brother ... haha huhuhu.. Thank you for taking some time away from days and in your efforts to help me and others better understand in learning,,...,,.,,novice or experienced...... Oh by the way......as far as your singing goes.... like you said .....ya haaa.

[@alangoodwin4555]

Eyes jest goin on wicha about your singin ...

[@kevernepointon4033]

great lesson thank you so much United Kingdom

[@ktomne1]

What is your 5th string tuned to?

[@lucapooth1779]

Should be standard G for banjo

[@alangoodwin4555]

Hi Mr Nesbitt. Could you or do you mind showing me us how you play with your added notes in tab the chordal version of You are My Sunshine . This is my favorite song of all time . Although i don’t really believe or I have doubt that Jimmy Davis and Mitchell actually wrote this song and the real truth is we really don’t know . Anyway I love this song and have been singing ,playing or doing something with this song. for a very very long time . As early as the age of four years old I suppose . I remember momma and grandmother rockin my younger sisters to sleep when they were hard to sleep . Also when I was really young it would be hotter than blue blazes in Bama and momma and grandmother and family would sing this song while in the kitchen canning peas and beans in fruit jars . I have fond memories of this song growing up and was the first song I learned on the harmonica . God I was like 6 years old then . I’m old ...ha ha ha thank you I would like to hear a reply from you though either way ..... your the best man .....

[@logancommers4427]

is there just a tab for this?? love the vid, but need the whole thing togwther

[@Mohmyblues]

Muy agradable su forma de dar clase tiene algún audio libro o solo por Skype ?

[@williamanesbitt]

Only Skype, no books, sorry.

[@Chiefleif91]

Play along starts at 12:47

[@malcyjb]

Hello Bill, all really great and half way through Sunshine.... if I could humbly ask or suggest something, is it possible to add the lyrics to the PDF, to begin with its reasonably easy to keep track of where the lyrics start or stop for a roll but some of the long drawn out parts I get lost..... I guess your a busy man but just a thought.... Many thanks for all of this, my daughter is well impressed with the stuff I've learnt off your site so far... me too.... haha.

[@joellapaz5251]

William, what strings do you use in your Banjo? steel or nylon?

[@sophmia1]

Is there a way to access the tab for this?

[@vdog22100]

Do you know Jim Nesbitt?

[@alangoodwin4555]

Ya know . Umm I’ve been playing Banjo About 10 years altogether now . And uuuhh at times months will go by . Some months more than others and the dust woulda need some knockin off. And a banjo just so happens to one a those things that is practiced. Or A better word used I like is maintenance playing. I forget things sometimes and we all do . Thanks for helping in some things forgetting.

[@JoseloGomezEA20101944]

Beautiful lesson of You Are my Sunshine!!!,...and Dear friend, if you promise not to laugh you can see in youtube ..."Banjo JL, with my new "Deering Calico", (My 3th Deering). Jimmy Brown and Wreck of Old 97", ...God Bless You and thanks for your time, JL.

[@Chiefleif91]

5:57

[@jpatj0829]

Your missing the keys before 5 2 1. So I'm missing them. Before the quarter

[@matthewholder7721]

I enjoy these videos but the tab is wonky. Include the entire verse/riff. It makes it harder having individual measures on screen

[@drayhines4326]

11:28

[@kittycreations4708]

You take to long on the one part