Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
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Tuning: Standard, 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 Them
G
1 2
E ------|---3-
B ------|---3-
G ------|---0-
D ------|0--0-
A 2-3-4-|-----
E ------|-----
e]
C
3 4 5 6
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
0--0-0--2----|
-----------3-|
-------------|
G
1 2 3 4
----3-----3-3-
----3-----3-3-
----0-----0-0-
0-------------
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--------------
1 2 3
--|----3-----3
--|----3-----3
--|----0-----0
--|-----------
--|-----------
--|3----------
4
-3--|
-3--|
-0--|
----|
----|
----|
G
1 2 3 4
e |---3-------
B |---3-------
G |---0-------
D |-----------
A |2--2-2--2-2
E |-----------
D G
5 6 1 2
--------|----3
--------|----3
--------|----0
--------|-----
--3---0-|2----
--------|-----
3 4 1
-----3-3---|--
-----3-3---|--
-----0-0---|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|3-
2 3 4
--3-----3-3--|
--3-----3-3--|
--0-----0-0--|
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[Mariachi Them
G
1 2
e ------|-----
B 0-1-2-|3--3-
G 0-2-3-|4--4-
D ------|-----
A ------|-----
E ------|-----
e] for a secon
C
3 4 5 6
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3--3-3--5—-1--
4--4-4--5—-2--
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d guitar
G
1 2 3 4
|-------------
|3------------
|4------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
1 2 3
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
4
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
G
1 2 3 4
e |-----------
B |-----------
G |4--4-4--4-4
D |5--5-5--5-5
A |-----------
E |-----------
D G
5 6 1 2
--------|-----
--------|-----
--5--2--|4----
--7--4--|5----
--------|-----
--------|-----
3 4 1
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
-----------|--
2 3 4
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[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
| |
6/4 4/4
| |
4/4
| | | |
[Verse 1]
6/4 4/4 4/4
Love is a burn
| | | |
in' thing
6/4 4/4 4/4
And it makes a
| | | |
fiery ring
6/4 4/4 4/4
Bound by wild
| | | |
desire
6/4 4/4 4/4
|
I fell into
| | |
a ring of fire
[Chorus] 4/4
I fell into a
burnin' ring o
f fire
I went down, d
own, down, and
the flames we
nt higher
And it burns,
burns, burns
The ring of fi
re, the ring o
f fire
[Mariachi Theme]
6/4 4/4 4/4
| |
6/4 4/4
| |
4/4
| | | |
6/4 4/4 4/4
| |
6/4 4/4
| |
4/4
| | | |
[Chorus] 4/4
I fell into a
burnin' ring o
f fire
I went down, d
own, down, and
the flames we
nt higher
And it burns,
burns, burns
The ring of fi
re, the ring o
f fire
[Verse 2]
6/4 4/4 4/4
The taste of l
| | | |
ove is sweet
6/4 4/4 4/4
When hearts li
| | | |
ke ours meet
6/4 4/4 6/4 4/4 4/4
|
I fell for y
|
ou like a chil
| | | |
d
4/4 4/4
Oh, but the fi
| | |
re went wild
[Chorus] 4/4
I fell into a
burnin' ring o
f fire
I went down, d
own, down, and
the flames we
nt higher
And it burns,
burns, burns
The ring of fi
re, the ring o
f fire
[Chorus] 4/4
I fell into a
burnin' ring o
f fire
I went down, d
own, down, and
the flames we
nt higher
And it burns,
burns, burns
The ring of fi
re, the ring o
f fire
[Outro]
And it burns,
burns, burns
The ring of fi
re, the ring o
f fire
(repeat and fade:)
The ring of fi
re, the ring o
f fire