Arrangement courtesy of C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply, intended for playing on American Canjo Company™ brand one-string canjos with dulcimer-style fretting, with fret numberings as shown below. The open unfretted string is notated as “0″.
Red River Valley
A classic song from the American West, conjuring up images of lonesome cowboys on the prairies and love lost.
3 4 5 5 4 3 4 3 1 3 From this valley they say you are going. 0 3 5 3 5 8 6 5 4 We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile, 8 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 8 6 For they say you are taking the sunshine 1 1 0 3 5 4 5 4 3 That has brightened our pathway a while.
To learn more about this classic American song, check out this Wikipedia article.
Arrangement by Ben Baker Copyright 2017 by C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply