Sunny Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the jazz song Sunny from Bobby Hebb on guitar.

Sunny with chords

Each part is played in the same way.

We will therefore only look at part 1.

Part 1 of the song

Here are the chords you will be using in part 1 and in the whole song :

chords sunny

When you master those, you can follow the next framework to play part 1 and, following the lyrics, other parts :

Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.

sunny lyrics
Tab text
Am6 Gm
Sunny
C9 F7M Bm11 E7
Yesterday my life was filled with rain
Am6 Gm
Sunny
C9 F7M Bm11 E7
You smiled at me and really eased the pain
Am6
The dark days are gone
Gm C9
And the bright days are here
F7M Dm9/F
My Sunny one shines so sincere
Bm11 E7
Sunny one so true
Am6
I love you

Sunny video with tab

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Sunny lyrics

The jazz song Sunny is composed of four parts.

The structure of the lyrics is simple:

Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4.

Part 1

Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain
Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain.
The dark days are gone and the bright days are here,
My Sunny one shines so sincere.
Sunny one so true, I love you

Part 2

Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain
Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain.
The dark days are gone and the bright days are here,
My Sunny one shines so sincere.
Sunny one so true, I love you

Part 3

Sunny, thank you for the truth you let me see
Sunny, thank you for the facts from a to c.
My life was torn like a windblown sand,
And the rock was formed when you held my hand.
Sunny one so true, I love you.

Part 4

Sunny, thank you for the smile upon your face. 
Sunny, thank you for the gleam that shows its grace. You’re my spark of nature’s fire, 
You’re my sweet complete desire. 
Sunny one so true, I love you. 

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Easy jazz score for beginners

The following score is a “home-made” easy score for beginners that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations.

This summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the jazz song Sunny de Bobby Hebb sung by Bonney M on guitar.