As a young man, John Fahey recorded this version of Sun's Gonna Shine In My Backdoor, releasing it as part of Blind Joe Death in 1959. While Fahey re-released this song in 1967, with several sections played and fretted quite differently, this is based on the first, scratchier recording.
To obtain a PDF version of the tabs (shown above on this page), there’s but one kind favor that blah asks of you.
It is to sample music that blah148 (this site's builder) made from 2024 to 2025, in large part with inspiration from the players transcribed for this project. Though, having said this, an imposition isn’t meant; if it’s preferred not to listen, that’s okay — the on-site tablature above remains available.
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Tap one of the “Full Recording” buttons below. It’s a recording of this track from the album The Bell It Shines Like Gold (2025).
After that, the “Download PDF” button unlocks.Step 2:Once the text link is selected, click the unlocked version of the button below.