Chords for How To Play Johnny Cash Ring of Fire (intro only)
Tempo:
124.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
Eb
B
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
[G] Ring of Fire is in the key of G and it's [B] kind of an irregular rhythm so [G] even though it's ostensibly a fairly simple
[Db] [Abm] country strum and sing song we'll go through it bar [Eb] by bar carefully to [B] get the rhythm correct.
We're going to start with the intro which is bars 1 [Ab] to 5 of the tab.
[G]
Now we're coming in on a pickup that [B] only appears right at the very [Eb] beginning of [G] the song.
It's the second string open, [Cm] first fret,
second fret.
[Db]
And it's leading [G] us to the G chord.
Now that bar 2 of your tab is a full G chord for the first time.
[D] Now he [B] consistently throughout this song is playing G with the first and [Ab] second strings at the third fret and you can hear of course
[E] that that climb [Db] up,
open string first, [Eb] open first fret second fret, wants to land on [G] the third fret, a note out of the G chord.
[B] However, having said that you'll find that if [G] you prefer a [A] G chord with the second string open that will work fine [Eb] throughout this song too.
[N] All [Eb] right, so this little pickup is counting.
[C] We're in four beats to the [G] bar 1 and 2 and [B] 3 and 4 and 1 is the arrival [Gm] of the G chord.
At [F] bar 2 while we're playing this, [G] slow down.
[C] [G]
G is down, down, up, up, down.
Go to [C] C, down, down and [G] G, down.
As always [Ab] with strum songs, the tab looks as if it's being [G] very precise about exactly what strings [B] you must be strumming.
Don't worry about that.
You'll [Gb] find it won't matter what strings you [G] strum.
You'll [Eb] get the sense [G] of that mariachi band coming through the [A] [B] voicings of the chord.
[N] [G]
1 and 2 and [C] 3 [G] and 4.
Notice that it's ringing across 2.
[C] [Gm]
Now we get the first of our irregular rhythms.
He goes into a [Eb] standard, well the [C] band goes into a standard [Eb] country pick and strum [G] texture.
But it's only three beats to the bar.
[Eb] So out of the G [Ab] chord we're [D] picking 4 [G] down up,
6 down up, 4 down up.
1 and a 2 and a 3 and a.
Very [B] unusual, but it's part of [A] the sound of Ring of Fire.
[N]
[F] So I'll put it all back together again at the end, but let's jump ahead to [Abm] bar [G] 4.
Now that's exactly the same as [Eb] bar 2 that went G to C to G.
But the C is [B] replaced by [Eb] D7 here.
[G] So on G it's down, down, up, up, down.
D7 [D] down, down, G, [G] down.
Same rhythm.
1 and a 2 and [D] a 3 [G] and 4.
And [Am] that's followed at bar 5 by the 3 beat bar [Abm] again out of the G chord.
[G] 4 down up, 6 down up, 4 down up.
The same as bar 3.
[Eb] So let me play that slowly from the beginning.
[B] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
And now we're into [D] bar 6, which is the beginning of the [N] verse.
Love is a burning
[G] Ring of Fire is in the key of G and it's [B] kind of an irregular rhythm so [G] even though it's ostensibly a fairly simple
[Db] [Abm] country strum and sing song we'll go through it bar [Eb] by bar carefully to [B] get the rhythm correct.
We're going to start with the intro which is bars 1 [Ab] to 5 of the tab.
[G]
Now we're coming in on a pickup that [B] only appears right at the very [Eb] beginning of [G] the song.
It's the second string open, [Cm] first fret,
second fret.
[Db]
And it's leading [G] us to the G chord.
Now that bar 2 of your tab is a full G chord for the first time.
[D] Now he [B] consistently throughout this song is playing G with the first and [Ab] second strings at the third fret and you can hear of course
[E] that that climb [Db] up,
open string first, [Eb] open first fret second fret, wants to land on [G] the third fret, a note out of the G chord.
[B] However, having said that you'll find that if [G] you prefer a [A] G chord with the second string open that will work fine [Eb] throughout this song too.
[N] All [Eb] right, so this little pickup is counting.
[C] We're in four beats to the [G] bar 1 and 2 and [B] 3 and 4 and 1 is the arrival [Gm] of the G chord.
At [F] bar 2 while we're playing this, [G] slow down.
[C] [G]
G is down, down, up, up, down.
Go to [C] C, down, down and [G] G, down.
As always [Ab] with strum songs, the tab looks as if it's being [G] very precise about exactly what strings [B] you must be strumming.
Don't worry about that.
You'll [Gb] find it won't matter what strings you [G] strum.
You'll [Eb] get the sense [G] of that mariachi band coming through the [A] [B] voicings of the chord.
[N] [G]
1 and 2 and [C] 3 [G] and 4.
Notice that it's ringing across 2.
[C] [Gm]
Now we get the first of our irregular rhythms.
He goes into a [Eb] standard, well the [C] band goes into a standard [Eb] country pick and strum [G] texture.
But it's only three beats to the bar.
[Eb] So out of the G [Ab] chord we're [D] picking 4 [G] down up,
6 down up, 4 down up.
1 and a 2 and a 3 and a.
Very [B] unusual, but it's part of [A] the sound of Ring of Fire.
[N]
[F] So I'll put it all back together again at the end, but let's jump ahead to [Abm] bar [G] 4.
Now that's exactly the same as [Eb] bar 2 that went G to C to G.
But the C is [B] replaced by [Eb] D7 here.
[G] So on G it's down, down, up, up, down.
D7 [D] down, down, G, [G] down.
Same rhythm.
1 and a 2 and [D] a 3 [G] and 4.
And [Am] that's followed at bar 5 by the 3 beat bar [Abm] again out of the G chord.
[G] 4 down up, 6 down up, 4 down up.
The same as bar 3.
[Eb] So let me play that slowly from the beginning.
[B] [G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
And now we're into [D] bar 6, which is the beginning of the [N] verse.
Love is a burning
Key:
G
Eb
B
C
D
G
Eb
B
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Ring of Fire is in the key of G and it's [B] kind of an irregular rhythm so [G] even though it's ostensibly a fairly simple
[Db] _ [Abm] country strum and sing song we'll go through it bar [Eb] by bar carefully to [B] get the rhythm correct.
We're going to start with the intro which is bars 1 [Ab] to 5 of the tab.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now we're coming in on a pickup that [B] only appears right at the very [Eb] beginning of [G] the song.
It's the second string open, [Cm] first fret,
second fret.
[Db] _ _
_ _ And it's leading [G] us to the G chord.
Now that bar 2 of your tab is a full G chord for the first time.
[D] Now he [B] consistently throughout this song is playing G with the first and [Ab] second strings at the third fret and you can hear of course
[E] that that climb [Db] up,
_ _ open string first, [Eb] open first fret second fret, wants to land on [G] the third fret, a note out of the G chord.
[B] However, having said that you'll find that if [G] you prefer a [A] G chord with the second string open that will work fine [Eb] throughout this song too.
[N] All _ _ _ [Eb] right, so this little pickup is counting.
[C] We're in four beats to the [G] bar 1 and 2 and [B] 3 and 4 and 1 is the arrival [Gm] of the G chord.
At [F] bar 2 while we're playing this, [G] slow down. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ G is down, down, up, up, down.
Go to [C] C, down, down and [G] G, down.
As _ _ always [Ab] with strum songs, the tab looks as if it's being [G] very precise about exactly what strings [B] you must be strumming.
Don't worry about that.
You'll [Gb] find it won't matter what strings you [G] strum.
You'll [Eb] get the sense [G] of that mariachi band coming through the [A] [B] voicings of the chord.
[N] _ _ _ [G] _
1 and 2 _ and [C] 3 [G] and 4.
_ Notice that it's ringing across 2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now we get the first of our irregular rhythms.
He goes into a [Eb] standard, well the [C] band goes into a standard [Eb] country pick and strum [G] texture.
_ _ _ But it's only three beats to the bar.
[Eb] So out of the G [Ab] chord we're [D] picking 4 [G] down up,
_ _ 6 down up, 4 down up.
_ 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a. _ _
Very [B] unusual, but it's part of [A] the sound of Ring of Fire.
[N] _ _
[F] So I'll put it all back together again at the end, but let's jump ahead to [Abm] bar [G] 4. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now that's exactly the same as [Eb] bar 2 that went G to C to G.
_ But the C is [B] replaced by [Eb] D7 here.
[G] So on G it's down, down, up, up, down.
D7 [D] down, down, G, [G] _ down.
Same rhythm.
_ 1 and a 2 and [D] a 3 _ [G] and 4.
_ _ _ _ And [Am] that's followed at bar 5 by the 3 beat bar [Abm] again out of the G chord.
[G] 4 down up, 6 down up, 4 down up.
The same as bar 3. _
_ _ [Eb] So let me play that slowly from the beginning.
[B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And now we're into [D] bar 6, which is the beginning of the [N] verse. _ _ _
Love is a burning_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Ring of Fire is in the key of G and it's [B] kind of an irregular rhythm so [G] even though it's ostensibly a fairly simple
[Db] _ [Abm] country strum and sing song we'll go through it bar [Eb] by bar carefully to [B] get the rhythm correct.
We're going to start with the intro which is bars 1 [Ab] to 5 of the tab.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now we're coming in on a pickup that [B] only appears right at the very [Eb] beginning of [G] the song.
It's the second string open, [Cm] first fret,
second fret.
[Db] _ _
_ _ And it's leading [G] us to the G chord.
Now that bar 2 of your tab is a full G chord for the first time.
[D] Now he [B] consistently throughout this song is playing G with the first and [Ab] second strings at the third fret and you can hear of course
[E] that that climb [Db] up,
_ _ open string first, [Eb] open first fret second fret, wants to land on [G] the third fret, a note out of the G chord.
[B] However, having said that you'll find that if [G] you prefer a [A] G chord with the second string open that will work fine [Eb] throughout this song too.
[N] All _ _ _ [Eb] right, so this little pickup is counting.
[C] We're in four beats to the [G] bar 1 and 2 and [B] 3 and 4 and 1 is the arrival [Gm] of the G chord.
At [F] bar 2 while we're playing this, [G] slow down. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ G is down, down, up, up, down.
Go to [C] C, down, down and [G] G, down.
As _ _ always [Ab] with strum songs, the tab looks as if it's being [G] very precise about exactly what strings [B] you must be strumming.
Don't worry about that.
You'll [Gb] find it won't matter what strings you [G] strum.
You'll [Eb] get the sense [G] of that mariachi band coming through the [A] [B] voicings of the chord.
[N] _ _ _ [G] _
1 and 2 _ and [C] 3 [G] and 4.
_ Notice that it's ringing across 2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now we get the first of our irregular rhythms.
He goes into a [Eb] standard, well the [C] band goes into a standard [Eb] country pick and strum [G] texture.
_ _ _ But it's only three beats to the bar.
[Eb] So out of the G [Ab] chord we're [D] picking 4 [G] down up,
_ _ 6 down up, 4 down up.
_ 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a. _ _
Very [B] unusual, but it's part of [A] the sound of Ring of Fire.
[N] _ _
[F] So I'll put it all back together again at the end, but let's jump ahead to [Abm] bar [G] 4. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now that's exactly the same as [Eb] bar 2 that went G to C to G.
_ But the C is [B] replaced by [Eb] D7 here.
[G] So on G it's down, down, up, up, down.
D7 [D] down, down, G, [G] _ down.
Same rhythm.
_ 1 and a 2 and [D] a 3 _ [G] and 4.
_ _ _ _ And [Am] that's followed at bar 5 by the 3 beat bar [Abm] again out of the G chord.
[G] 4 down up, 6 down up, 4 down up.
The same as bar 3. _
_ _ [Eb] So let me play that slowly from the beginning.
[B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And now we're into [D] bar 6, which is the beginning of the [N] verse. _ _ _
Love is a burning_ _ _