Red River Valley (key D) GUITAR LESSON play-along with chords and lyrics I am playing a key D major Lee Osaka Tombo mouth organ. For version in C major: https://youtu.be/b8WBlZS93ds For version in G major: https://youtu.be/JsfJiP8i6wM My strum pattern: 1 2 3 4 D D DuDu where: 1 is downstroke on the top strings of the chord 2 is a faster downstroke on all strings of the chord. Counts 3 and 4 are down up - with less emphasis on the up strokes. Red River Valley" is a folk song and cowboy music standard of controversial origins that has gone by different names with varying lyrics—e.g., "Cowboy Love Song", "Bright Sherman Valley", "Bright Laurel Valley", "In the Bright Mohawk Valley", and "Bright Little Valley"—depending on where it has been sung. Recorded by numerous artistes - Gene Autry recorded the song for the 1936 film ‘Red River Valley’. He re-recorded the song with the Cass County Boys for the 1946 film ‘Sioux City Sue’ Autry's recording later appeared on various Autry compilations, including Gene Autry's Western Classics and The Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946.