CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Johnny Cash, chord by chord.

Chords of: Johnny Cash by: Đorđe. (B, D6, E, Em) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Johnny Cash”

“Johnny Cash” by Đorđe is in E Minor and runs at about 73 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 65 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, D6, E, Em.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → C/E → E → C/E → Am → Em → E → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:2319%
D60:2218%
Em0:1412%
C60:1411%
G60:065%
B70:054%
B0:054%
C/E0:054%

Chord progression, in order

E – C/E – E – C/E – Am – E – Em – E – C6 – Emaj7 – A6 – G – E – Em – A7 – D6 – G – C6 – G6 – B7 – G6 – E – Em – D6 – G6 – C6 – Gmaj7 – A7 – F#7 – A7 – Em – D6 – Cmaj7 – C6 – Gmaj7 – B7 – G – E – Em – D6 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – E – A7 – Em – D6 – G – C6 – …