Cotton Eyed Joe

Hello GMC!

This is the famous folk song called "Cotton Eyed Joe".
I have prepared this easy version for beginners with two variations of the theme. You will play solo and guitar accompaniment with chords.

The accompaniment is playing only three chords: G, C, D.
As you can see in the video, for the chords I put the palm of my right hand on all the strings.
This allows me to get a full power sound for the accompaniment.

Perform the song very slowly at first, then gradually increase the speed until you master the technique.

Contents :

Cotton Eyed Joe: melody - video parts 1-5
Accompaniment - video parts 6-9

Gear used :

Acoustic guitar: Taylor 410 CE
Strings: Elixir Polyweb .012-.052

Onboard Fishman Prefix Plus - right channel
Mini mic Audio Technica Pro 70 - left channel
USB audio interface - Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
Key : G Major

Tuning : Standard

Tempo : 120 bpm

Chord progression :

GC/GC/G/x2

G/G/C/D/x2