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Johnny Cash Songs

Johnny Cash
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In these seven guitar lessons, Mike Olekshy will teach you "Folsom Prison Blues," by Johnny Cash. Mike will provide an overview of the song, and talk about the gear and different tones. The acoustic boom-chick part will be next, followed by the electric boom-chick part. Mike will then dish out that sweet solo for us. Next comes the play-along performance, and then we'll end with a jam along where you take over.

Published: 08/29/2012 Upgrade

In this song tutorial, J.D. Jarell will lead you through the country classic "Help Me Make It Through The Night" as made famous by Johnny Cash. You'll learn the opening riff, the chord progressions of the verses and choruses, about the fills between the vocals, the boom-chick rhythms, and then have both acoustic and electric play alongs to cap it all off.

Published: 05/01/2010 Upgrade

Here in this set of song lessons, Anders Mouridsen will break down the classic country song "Tennessee Flat Top Box", written and recorded by Johnny Cash. Anders will dig into the gear and tone a bit, then teach the intro riff. Next we'll look at the acoustic rhythm guitar, then segue into the electric. You'll learn the riff that is played after every verse, then some of the variations in the song. We'll "flat-top" it off with a full performance.

Published: 12/14/2011 Upgrade

In this set of lessons, Anders Mouridsen will teach you one of the many country hits from Johnny Cash, "I Got Stripes". Anders will discuss the gear and tones you need for this song, then delve into the voicings and strumming and all the acoustic parts. Anders will then dig into the electric parts for the verse and chorus, and look at the key modulation. We'll bring it to a close with a look at the slowed-down ending, and a final song performance and a jam along.

Published: 02/23/2012 Upgrade

In this series of country song lessons, Ben Lindholm will teach you "I Walk The Line" by Johnny Cash. Ben will introduce the song to you, then talk about the tuning, tones, and time, and give you some tips on learning the song. There's a twist on a "snare" drum that Ben will show you before he launches into the intro riff. Next up are the five verses in a row, and we'll finish up with a performance play along and a jam along where you take over.

Published: 07/26/2012 Upgrade

In this set of lessons Mike Olekshy will teach you "I've Been Everywhere", as recorded by Johnny Cash. After introducing the song, Mike will lay out the free-time chords and strumming in the song's intro. Then we'll launch into the chorus of the tune at tempo, learning the chords and strumming rhythm. Next up is the verse, followed by the final chorus outro. We'll end with a play along performance, then you'll take over in the jam along.

Published: 06/05/2013 Upgrade

In this series of country lessons, Henrik Linde will teach "San Quentin", as made famous by Johnny Cash. Henrik will introduce the song and go over the gear and tones, then show you the acoustic and electric intro parts. The verse parts are next, followed by the interlude and the outro, all on both guitars. We'll do full and single guitar performances, then you'll take over in the jam along.

Published: 10/23/2013 Upgrade

in this song tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach "The Man Comes Around", by Johnny Cash. A song introduction and the gear and tone will start things off, then Henrik will dissect the two acoustic parts in the intro and verses. That leads into the "hook" guitar parts, then we're on to the chorus. Henrik will break down the C section parts before he does the song ending, then we'll do full and single guitar play alongs and a jam along.

Published: 02/27/2014 Upgrade

In this tutorial, Henrik Linde will teach "Flesh and Blood", by Johnny Cash. After a song introduction and the gear and tone, we'll learn the acoustic and electric rhythm parts for the intro. We'll head to the verse section next, followed by the chorus; then detail the rhythms under the solo. We'll learn the short but sweet acoustic solo, then the final "rubato" verse before doing full and single guitar play alongs, then a jam along.

Published: 04/23/2014 Upgrade

In this set of lessons, Hunter Perrin will teach "Get Rhythm", by Johnny Cash. We'll start with a song overview and the gear and tone, then get into the chorus acoustic and electric parts. Next is the verse rhythms, then the acoustic part under the solo; we'll take on the second chorus before we learn the solo. The verse and chorus parts for both guitars towards the end of the song all come next, then we'll do full and single guitar performances and a jam along to conclude.

Published: 10/02/2014 Upgrade

"Delia's gone" as made famous by Johnny Cash is a classic country tune and an American murder ballad. It has a perfect example of how "boom-chick" strumming can establish the groove. We are going to break down the song down in detail, using a capo, the chords & rhythm, boom-chick strumming technique, the rockabilly clean guitar, and the gear that it takes to get the tone.

Published: 05/07/2014 Upgrade

Caren will show you how to get the signature country sound with a strumming pattern. You'll also learn to use a capo and an option to add bass notes for a solo performance.

Published: 06/08/2015 Upgrade

Play the You Are My Sunshine chords in this guitar lesson from Caren Armstrong. Caren will show you how to take three chords and a capo and play this tune. There will be a very easy strumming version, then she takes it up a notch to learn to weave the melody in while keeping the rhythmic pulse going at the same time. Also included are You Are My Sunshine lyrics so you can play and sing the song as well.

Published: 11/17/2015 Upgrade

Caren will show you all the parts of this uptempo country classic played on acoustic guitar featuring some boom-chick strumming and modulations.

Published: 01/26/2016 Upgrade

Caren will show you the chords, the boom-chuck technique and the alternating bass motion used to play the acoustic guitar part to this classic country tune.

Published: 02/18/2016 Upgrade

Mike will show you the 2 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is a clean electric guitar that gives the tune its bounce. Guitar 2 is an acoustic guitar with a capo on the 1st fret that strums to establish the groove.

Published: 05/09/2016 Upgrade

Mike will show you the 2 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is a clean electric guitar that gives the tune its bounce. Guitar 2 is an acoustic guitar with a capo on the 1st fret that strums to establish the groove.

Published: 04/28/2016 Upgrade

Caren will show you the 4 chords of the song along with the Boom Chuck/chick strumming pattern that make this song fly down the tracks!

Published: 06/13/2016 Upgrade

Mike will show you the 2 guitar layers in this song. Guitar 1 is a clean electric guitar that gives the tune its bounce. Guitar 2 is an acoustic guitar that strums to keep a steady groove. A capo is placed on the 2nd fret of the acoustic to play this song.

Published: 08/22/2016 Upgrade

Caren will show you this easy song that uses 4 basic chord shapes in the key of C Major and a capo on the first fret. Good left hand form is required to make the right hand sound good! For the beginner, this will be a great opportunity to work on chords in the key of C major, including F and G7.

Published: 04/27/2017 Upgrade

Caren will show you that this song is essentially a 5 chord medium tempo country song. We're going to learn the boom chuck strumming pattern on acoustic guitar. Feel free to check out the GT country course get help get you up to speed on that skill! We're going to use a capo on the 5th fret to play in F major but using C major open chord shapes (C, AM, F, D7, G7).

Published: 05/04/2017 Upgrade

Any acoustic guitar is suitable to play this tune. This song uses open chords, cut time, a boom chick strumming approach, and dynamics.

Published: 06/03/2022 Upgrade