Johnny Cash

I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash: piano chords

I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash uses 21 chords in C minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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C minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E B Gbm A D F Gm C G Fm Cm Bb Gb Dbm Abm Db Ab Am7 Em7 Eb Bbm

Chord sheet

E B E B E B Gbm B Gbm E Gbm B E B A E A E D B F Gm C G F C Gm C F Fm Cm Bb F G D C Gb Dbm Abm Dbm Gb Abm Db Ab Gb B Gb G D A E Am7 G D Am7 C Am7 G C G E D Em7 Ab Eb Ab Eb Bbm Eb Ab Gb Db Ab Eb Cm Ab Eb Cm Ab Eb Cm Ab Eb Cm Ab

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Questions

Which chords does I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash use?

Different chords: 21. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash in?

The chords fit C minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is I Walk The Line to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (21), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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