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Johnny Cash piano songs
22 songs by Johnny Cash, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as ballad piano, waltz piano and pop piano.
Every Johnny Cash song
- (I Heard That) Lonesome WhistleBb major · 3/4 · I–V7–I–IV
- Ballad Of Ira HayesG major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV
- Dark As A DungeonA major · 3/4 · I–IV–V–I
- Five Feet High And RisingF major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–ii
- Frankie's Man, JohnnyC major · 2/2 · V7–I–IV7–V7
- Give My Love To RoseF major · 2/2 · I–V7–I–V7
- I Came To BelieveG major · 3/4 · I–V–V7–I
- I Walk The LineF major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–ii
- I'm Free From The Chain Gang NowAb major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–IV
- It Was JesusG major · 2/2 · I–V7–I–IV7
- Lead Me, FatherC major · 3/4 · IV–I–IV–I
- Legend Of John Henry's HammerC major · 4/4 · IV–ii–I–vi
- On The Evening TrainC major · 4/4 · I–IV–I–IV
- One Piece At A TimeF major · 2/2 · I–IV–V7–I
- Orange Blossom SpecialC major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–V7
- Tennessee Flat Top BoxBb major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–IV
- The Long Black VeilG major · 2/2 · IV–I–IV–I
- The Night Hank Williams Came To TownE major · 2/2 · IV–I–V7–I
- There You GoBb major · 2/2 · I–IV–I–V
- What Is Truth?F major · 4/4 · II7–V7–I–IV
- When He Reached Down His Hand For MeE major · 3/4 · V7–I–I7–IV
- You're My BabyA major · 4/4 · IV7–I–V7–I
How Johnny Cash is played
Questions about Johnny Cash on piano
What are the easiest Johnny Cash songs to play on piano?
Start with (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle, Ballad Of Ira Hayes and Dark As A Dungeon: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.
What keys are Johnny Cash songs in?
Most often F major, C major and G major.
Which chord progressions do Johnny Cash songs use?
I–IV–I–IV, I–IV–I–ii and IV–I–IV–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.