Johnny Cash - Ring of fire
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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
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Written by: June Carter/Merle Kilgore
Released in 1963
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Tempo: 207 bpm
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Here’s a way to incorporate the Mariachi theme into the acoustic guitar
accompaniment. Keep strumming but accentuate the single notes:
[Mariachi Theme]
G C G
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E ------|---3--------------|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3--|
B ------|---3--------------|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3--|
G ------|---0--------------|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0--|
D ------|0--0-0--0-0--2----|0---------------|---------------|
A 2-3-4-|----------------3-|----------------|---------------|
E ------|------------------|----------------|3--------------|
G D G
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e |---3---------------|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3--|
B |---3---------------|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3--|
G |---0---------------|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0--|
D |-------------------|----------------|---------------|
A |2--2-2--2-2--3---0-|2---------------|---------------|
E |-------------------|----------------|3--------------|
[Mariachi Theme] for a second guitar
G C G
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e ------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
B 0-1-2-|3--3-3--3-3--5—-1--|3---------------|---------------|
G 0-2-3-|4--4-4--4-4--5—-2--|4---------------|---------------|
D ------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
A ------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
E ------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
G D G
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e |-------------------|----------------|---------------|
B |-------------------|----------------|---------------|
G |4--4-4--4-4--5--2--|4---------------|---------------|
D |5--5-5--5-5--7--4--|5---------------|---------------|
A |-------------------|----------------|---------------|
E |-------------------|----------------|---------------|
[Verse 1] – Pattern [Verse 2] - Pattern
| 4/4 | 4/4 | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | | 4/4 | 4/4 | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| 4/4 | 4/4 | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | | 4/4 | 4/4 | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| 4/4 | 4/4 | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | | 6/4 | 4/4 | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
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[Mariachi Theme]
6/4 4/4 4/4
| G C | G | G |
6/4 4/4 4/4
| G D | G | G |
[Verse 1]
6/4 4/4 4/4
G C | G C | G | G |
Love is a burnin' thing
6/4 4/4 4/4
G D | G D | G | G |
And it makes a fiery ring
6/4 4/4 4/4
G C | G C | G | G |
Bound by wild desire
6/4 4/4 4/4
| G D | G | G |
I fell into a ring of fire
[Chorus] 4/4
DI fell into a Cburnin' ring of Gfire
I went Ddown, down, down, and the Cflames went Ghigher
And it Gburns, burns, burns
The Dring of Gfire, the Dring of Gfire
[Mariachi Theme]
6/4 4/4 4/4
| G C | G | G |
6/4 4/4 4/4
| G D | G | G |
6/4 4/4 4/4
| G C | G | G |
6/4 4/4 4/4
| G D | G | G |
[Chorus] 4/4
DI fell into a Cburnin' ring of Gfire
I went Ddown, down, down, and the Cflames went Ghigher
And it Gburns, burns, burns
The Dring of Gfire, the Dring of Gfire
[Verse 2]
6/4 4/4 4/4
G C | G C | G | G |
The taste of love is sweet
6/4 4/4 4/4
G D | G D | G | G |
When hearts like ours meet
6/4 4/4 6/4 4/4 4/4
| G C | G | G C | G | G |
I fell for you like a child
4/4 4/4
G D | G | G |
Oh, but the fire went wild
[Chorus] 4/4
DI fell into a Cburnin' ring of Gfire
I went Ddown, down, down, and the Cflames went Ghigher
And it Gburns, burns, burns
The Dring of Gfire, the Dring of Gfire
[Chorus] 4/4
DI fell into a Cburnin' ring of Gfire
I went Ddown, down, down, and the Cflames went Ghigher
And it Gburns, burns, burns
The Dring of Gfire, the Dring of Gfire
[Outro]
And it Gburns, burns, burns
The Dring of Gfire, the Dring of Gfire
(repeat and fade:)
The Dring of Gfire, the Dring of Gfire