Level: 2
Tuning: Standard

"Sugar Magnolia," written by Robert Hunger and Bob Weir, was included in 1970's "American Beauty" album. Probably inspired by a long-time girlfriend of Weir, the song is a favorite among Deadheads. It's often considered two songs, as the "Sunshine Daydream" coda, with a melody and chord progression that are different from the "Sugar Magnolia" part of the tune, became a platform for extended jamming. Like many Dead tunes, the lyrics are full of tips of the hat to folk songs and other cultural references. This key-of-C arrangement has no repeated fingerpicking pattern. There are several sections to the tune, and at times the picking hand strums, plays arpeggios and, occasionally plays a monotone bass. And it all takes place in the first three frets!<