Chords for Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash - Guitar Lesson

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Hi, I'm Bobby crispy this video is part of my guitar lesson series
So today, I'll show how to play Folsom prison blues by Johnny Cash
_ So I'll play the riffs then I'll show how to play note for note using tabs
_ _ Okay before we start
The guitar is tuned up a [F] little bit
_ _ _ Little bit higher than standard, so here's my e
_ _ Tune my guitar which is of course to the original recording? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ These riffs you may want to pick up back _ _ _ _ _ like that near the bridge
It's a little bit of delay on the app _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ Okay, so here's [C] the intro _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Okay, [G] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ so that's the _ fifth string _ [C] second fret fit three times _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
you
fourth string first fret twice _ back to the [Db] fifth string [C] second fret _ _ top string [Ab] second fret bend up
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
Okay, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ here's the picking part for the first.
I'll play it first _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ [N] you
Okay, so
_ _ _ Just a top [F] string open
_ _ _ fifth string second fret
You do that nine times?
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_ Nine times it is [Dm] top string open [F] twice second _ _ _ [G] fret _ [A] fourth fret
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fifth [Bb] string open
_ Top [F] turnover _ [Bb] do that four times _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ It's _ back to e top string open _ a string second fret _ [G] you do that four [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [N] times _ _ _ _
_ _ fifth string second [C] fret _
_ _ _ [E] fourth string first fret _
[A] for [C] her
_ _ That's _
[N] _ _ back to the e.
Which is the top string open _ fifth string second [C] fret _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ Okay, _ _ _ _ here the chords in the song e _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ B7
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Okay, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ the chords the verse are e _ _ e
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7
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_ _ Okay
Okay, and if you want you can play the the picking part _ _ _ [B] and the chords at the same time like [F] this
So _ _ _ _ we do that
so you pick the bass notes _ _ _ _ and
In between you play the chords like this _
So _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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you can do that if you want? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ now _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Okay, I'll play it first.
I'll show how to play so let's even get this first time
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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
[Db] _ Okay, _ just watch this has above play slowly you _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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play that part twice, _ _ and it's _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ four times _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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For _ _ _ _ _ your picking when you do that _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ you
Then it's e chord palm strings
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_ [F] four _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [F] times
_ [Fm] around _ _
[F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] the [C] B7 _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Db] you
Okay, _ _ and now the song structure
_ It starts off with the intro
_ the verse play twice solo _ the verse _ solo
_ _ Verse and it ends with an intro
_ _ Okay, _ that's a lesson.
I hope it's been helpful and thanks for watching
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