Sun Gonna Shine In My Backdoor Someday Blues

by John Fahey
Transcribed by Malcom Kirton, from the 1967 edition of Takoma C1002

Standard tuning, key of F#

Transcription: stanza 1

NOTE: This tune sounds more complicated than it actually is. The trickiest bit
is the moving bass played on the sixth string of the F# chords. This can be
fingered with the index, though it would make measures 33 to 40 difficult. I
find it simpler to fret the F# note using the thumb hooked over the top of the
fretboard.

BASIC CHORDS:
Em7 Em7 F#

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|-----3------3-------2--------2---------|---------------------------------------|
|-----0------0-------3--------3---------|---3------3-------3-------3------------|
|-----2------0-------4--------4---------|---4------4-------0-------0------------|
|---------------------------------------|---4------4-------4-------4------------|
|-----0------3-------2--------0---------|---2------0-------2-------0------------|

D B A

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|-----2--------2------2--------2--------|----7--------4------2------------------|
|-----3--------3------3--------3--------|----7--------4------2------------------|
|-----4--------4------4--------4--------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----0--------0------0------------------|
|-----2--------0------2--------0--------|---------------------------------------|

Verse 1
2
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|---3-----------------------------------|----3---------------------3------------|
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|------------2-------------------2------|------------2-------------------2------|
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|---0------------------0----------------|----0---------------0------------------|

4
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|-------3-------------------3-----------|----------------3----------------------|
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|-------------2-------------------2-----|-----------2---------------------2-----|
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|--0--------------------0---------------|----0-----------------0----------------|

6
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|-------3-------------------3-----------|----------------3----------------------|
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|--------------0------------------0-----|-----------0---------------------0-----|
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|---3-------------------3---------------|----3-----------------3----------------|
8
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|-------------2-------------------2-----|-------------2-----------------2-------|
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|--0--------------------0---------------|----0------------------0---------------|

10
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|--------------0------------------0-----|-----------0---------------------0-----|
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|---3-------------------3---------------|----3-----------------3----------------|

12
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|------------2--------------------2-----|------------2------------------0-------|
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|---0-----------------0-----------------|----0--------------------0-------------|

14
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|----------------2-----------------2----|----------------2----------------------|
|------3-----------------3--------------|------3-----------------3--------------|
|------------4------------------4-------|------------4------------------4-------|
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|---2-----------------0-----------------|---2-----------------0-----------------|

16 roll
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|---2--------------------2--------------|---2--------------------2--------------|
|-----------------------3---------------|---3-----------------------------------|
|------------4------------------4-------|-------------4-----------------4-------|
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|---2----------------0------------------|---2---------------0-------------------|

18
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|----------------2----------------------|---2-----------------2-----------------|
|------3-----------------3--------------|---------------------3-----------------|
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|---2-----------------0-----------------|---2-----------------0-----------------|

20
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|---2-----------------0-----------------|---2-----------------0-----------------|
22 T 1 T 2 T 1 T 2 T 1 T 2 T 1 T 2
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|------3---------------------------3----|----------------3-----------------3----|
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|-------------4-----------------4-------|-------------4-----------------4-------|
|---2-----------------0-----------------|--2-------------------0----------------|

24
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|----------------3-----------------3----|----------------3----------------------|
|-------4-----------------4-------------|-------4-----------------4-------------|
|-------------4-----------------4-------|-------------4-----------------4-------|
|----2----------------0-----------------|----2----------------0-----------------|

26
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|-------0-----------------0-------------|-------0-----------------0-------------|
|-------------4-----------------4-------|-------------4-----------------4-------|
|----2----------------0-----------------|----2----------------0-----------------|

28
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|-------0---------0----------------0----|----------------0------------------0---|
|--------------4----------------4-------|-------------4-----------------4-------|
|----2----------------0-----------------|----2----------------0-----------------|

30
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|-------------3----------3--------------|---3------------3-------------3--------|
|------0---------0------------------0---|------0-------------------0-------0----|
|-------------4-----------------4-------|-------------4----------------4--------|
|----2----------------0-----------------|---2------------------0----------------|

32
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|-----3-----------------3---------------|---3----------------3---------3--------|
|-------------0-------------------------|------------0--------------------------|
|----------4----------------4-----------|--------4------------------4-----------|
|--2----------------0-------------------|---2--------------0--------------------|

34
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|----------4----------------4-----------|----------4-----------------4----------|
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36
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|---2--------------0--------------------|----2-----------------0----------------|

38
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|----------2----------2-----------------|-------------2-------------------2-----|
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|---------4-----------------4-----------|----------4-----------------4----------|
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|---2--------------0--------------------|---2---------------0-------------------|

40
slide
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|---------------------2-----------------|----------------2----------------------|
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|----------4----------------4-----------|------------4------------------4-/-12--|
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|---2--------------0--------------------|----2-----------------0----------------|

42
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|----10---------------12----------------|----13--------------12-----------------|
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|------------12---------------12--------|------------12--------------12---------|
|----0-----------------0----------------|----0----------------0-----------------|
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44
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|-----7----------------9----------------|----10---------------9-----------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------9-----------------9--------|------------9---------------9----------|
|-----0----------------0----------------|-----0---------------0-----------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

46
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|-----5----------------7----------------|-----8----------------7----------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------7------------------7------|-------------7------------------7------|
|-----0----------------0----------------|-----0----------------0----------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

48
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|-----8----------------7----------------|-----8----------------7-------5--------|
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|--------------7---------------7--------|--------------7---------------7--------|
|-----0----------------0----------------|-----0----------------0----------------|
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