I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Since the movie came out I figured some people would hear his music and get
interested so I decided to tab this out for you. This doesn't have the chords
with it but I think this is pretty close to what Johnny Cash plays in his song.
I'm not sure about the part on the 4 fret of the E string and 2 fret of the A
string, let me know if you have a suggestion.

This is NOT the opening, several people have that tabbed really well, this
starts with "I keep a close watch on this heart of mine", check out the into
tabs for the.......intro.

I play this with Capo 1, I think it sounds better, play it open or with a
Capo on fret 1.


e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------2----------------------|
A---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------0---0-4-2-0---2----------|
E-2---2---0---0---2---2---0---0-0-2-4-------------4---4--------|

e-----------------------#--------------------------------------|
B-----------------------#--------------------------------------|
G-----------------------#--------------------------------------|
D-----------------------#--------0---0---0---0-----------------|(continue until verse)
A-0-------2---2-0---0---#0----------0---0---0---0--------------|
E---4-2-0---0-----4----0#--0-2-4-------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------2------------------------|
D---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------0---0-4-2-0---2---0--------|
A-2--2----0---0---2---2---0---0-0-2-4-------------4---4---4-2----|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------2----2----Continue till verse)--|
A---2---2--0---0----0----------0---0----0------------------------|
E-0---0------4----0---0--2--4------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------2--------------------|
D----2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------0---0--4--2--0---2-----|
A--2---2---0---0---2---2---0---0--0-2-4----------------4---4---|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D-0-------------------------------------|
A---4--2----2---2--0-----0----0----0----|(go back to the start till # markers)
E---------0---0-------4----0-----0---0--|


Really not to complicated, I would appreciate any suggestions because
playing back through it I dont think I have it quite right.

Mr. Bones
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
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Tabbed by: Paul Dennis
Email: bluejay_50@hotmail.com

Tuning: Standard (capo 1st fret)

This is my first tab, so I was extra careful. I'm pretty sure it's 100% correct.

[INTRO]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------0---0-0-------2-----------------------------------------|
A|-------0---0-0-2-4---0-----4-2-0---0-0-------2-2-------2-2-2-0-------2---2*|
E|-0-2-4---0-----------------------------4-2-0-----0-2-0---------4-2-0---0*--|

Play the last part of the intro for a while. If you listen to the song, he
repeats the same 2 notes for a while before starting in on the next verse.
I'll use the * sign after the notes to let you know that those are the 2 that
go for a while.

I keep a close...
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------2----------4---4----------------|
A|--2-2---2-----2---2-2---2-----2-------0---0------2---2-2---2-----2-------0*---|
E|0-----2---2-0---0-----2---2-0---0-2-4---0------0---0-----------0---0-2-4--0---|

very very...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------0---0---2---2---------------2---------0*--|
A|0----2---2-0---0---2---2---0---0-2-4---0---0---0-----2---2---2-0---0-0-2-4---0*|
E|-0-0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---------------------0---0---0-------------------|
night is...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-----2---2-0---0-----2---2-0---0-----------0---0-------2---2-0---0--------2*|
A|--0-0---0-----0---0-0---0-----0---0---2---2---0---4-2-0---0-----0---0-4-2-0*-|
E|------------------------------------3---3------------------------------------|
way to keep...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-----------2---2-----------2-------0---0-----2---2--------------2--------------|
A|0-----2---2-0---0-----2---2-0---0-2-4---0---0-0---0---2-0---2---2-0---0-0-------2*|
E|----0---0-----------0---0---------------------------------0---0-----------4-2-0*--|
keep a close
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------1---1-----------1---1-----------------------------1---1----------|
A|--2-2---2-----2---2-2---2-----2-------0---0-----2---2-2---2-----2---2--|
E|0-----------0---0-----------0---0-2-4---0---0-0---0-----------0---0----|



| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Johnny Cash – I walk the line

Whole song (Intro and Verse) from the DVD (Live at Montreux 1994)

Bass TAB by Andreas Bauer, Germany (It sounds like the original)

Duration Legend : Q - quarter; E - 8th;


[Intro]

Q=115
4/4

Gtr I
E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
e|-------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B|-------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
G|-------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D|-------|---------------|-0-----0-0-----|----------------|
A|-------|-0-----0-0-2-4-|----0------4-2-|-0-----0-0------|
E|-0-2-4-|----0----------|---------------|----0------4-2--|


[Intro]

Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------*|
B|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------*|
G|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|--------*|
D|---------------|----1----------|-------------|-------------|--------*|
A|----2--2-------|-2-----2-0-----|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2---*|
E|-0-------0-2-0-|-----------4-2-|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0------*|


[Verse]

Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
B|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
G|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
D|----1-------1-|-------------|----1-------1-|-------------|-------------|
A|-2-----2--2---|----2-----2--|-2-----2--2---|----2-----2--|-0-----0-----|
E|--------------|-0-----0-----|--------------|-0-----0-----|----0-----0--|


Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q
e|-------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
B|-------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
G|-------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
D|-------------|----1-------1-|---------------|-------------|
A|----2-----2--|-2-----2--2---|----2----------|-0-----0-----|
E|-0-----0-----|--------------|-0-----0-0-2-4-|----0-----0--|


Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
e|-------------|--------|---------------|----------------|
B|-------------|--------|---------------|----------------|
G|-------------|--------|---------------|----------------|
D|-------------|--------|---------------|----------------|
A|-0-----0-----|-0------|----2----------|-0-----0-0------|
E|----0-----0--|----4-2-|-0-----0-0-2-4-|----0------4-2--|


Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
e|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|---------------|---------------|-0-----0------|--------------|--------------|
A|----2----------|-0-----0-0-2-4-|----0-----2-4-|-0-----0------|----2-----2-1-|
E|-0-----0-0-2-4-|----0----------|--------------|----0-----4-2-|-0-----0------|


Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|---------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---------------|-------------|-------------|
G|---------------|-------------|-------------|
D|---------------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|
A|-0-----0-0-2-4-|----0-----0--|----0-----0--|
E|----0----------|-------------|-------------|


Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
e|--------|--------------|---------------|
B|--------|--------------|---------------|
G|--------|--------------|---------------|
D|-0------|--------------|-0-----0--0----|
A|----4-2-|-0-----0--2-4-|----0-------2--|
E|--------|----0---------|---------------|


Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
D|--------------|-0-----0------|----2-----2-1-|-0-----0-0-----|-------------|
A|----2-----2-4-|----0-----4-2-|-0-----0------|----0------2-4-|-0-----0-----|
E|-3-----3------|--------------|--------------|---------------|----0-----0--|


Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
e|-------------|--------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
B|-------------|--------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
G|-------------|--------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-------------|--------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|-0-----0-----|-0------|----2-----2-1-|-0-----0------|----2-----4-2--|
E|----0-----0--|----4-2-|-0-----0------|----0-----4-2-|-0-----0-------|


Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q
e|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
B|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
G|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-0-----0------|--------------|-------------|
A|-0-----0-----|----0-----4-2-|-0-----0------|----2-----2--|
E|----0-----0--|--------------|----0-----4-2-|-0-----0-----|


[Outro]

Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
e|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------*|
B|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------*|
G|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------*|
D|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------*|
A|-0-----0------|----2-----4-2-|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0------*|
E|----0-----4-2-|-0-----0------|----0-----0--|----0-----0--|----0---*|



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Song info
I Walk The Line
Johnny Cash
2001
  • Blues
  • Folk, World, & Country
  • Rock
  • Country
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