Re: Folsom Prison Blues 'A' Chord mystery solved

Here is how the strumming goes, and a little thing I added about the difference between studio and Folsom recordings.
As a reply to kneecaps2000's question!
Relates to the "Folsom Prison Blues 'A' Chord mystery solved" video by the great lerb21.

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[oaklandfla2]

Could you explain again starting @ 1:50......Your fingers are covering the strings. Thanks, Oak

[Johi2410]

@oaklandfla2

Sure, A string: 0-1-2, then strum the regular B7 chord, then A string: 2-2-1, E string: 2b - 0

[hto1971]

yea ok you play in the key of a for the solo not

[Johi2410]

@hto1971

Song's in the key of E (or, F, the most times Cash played it).

So you play E (F) - then, on the part I am explaining here you go to A (A#) - back to E (F) and then to B7 (C7). That's the whole solo.

[rhewgill]

tune up before you hit record, brother. helps your credibility.

[Johi2410]

@rhewgill

Ok.

[Johi2410]

@1974Pbass

That is correct, it is done in F on record. Nevertheless, the Tennessee Two tuned their guitars to F, they did NOT use capos in their early years, and due to that, the Sun recording is somewhere in between E and F. On the Folsom recording, you can play in E with your capo on the first fret.

[Johi2410]

@1974Pbass

Sure as can be.

[milfil2000]

Thanks