# 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.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Gbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Dbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [Abm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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