Chords of: Johnny Cash by: Hank. (C6, Am, Em, C) 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.
“Johnny Cash” by Hank is in C Major and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, Am, Em, C.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → F#7 → Am → C → Em → Am → C → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:25 | 14% |
| Am | 0:25 | 14% |
| C | 0:17 | 9% |
| Am6 | 0:15 | 8% |
| Caug | 0:14 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| D | 0:09 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
Em7 – F#7 – Em – Am – C – Em – Bm7 – G – D – Am – Daug – C – Em – A7 – Em – D6 – Am6 – C – Em – C/D – Bm7 – Am6 – Cmaj7 – D7 – Dmaj7 – Am6 – Cmaj7 – Em6 – Dm6 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – Am6 – Caug – C/E – Bm – C/D – D/A – Am7 – C – G – Em – D6 – C/D – D – Am – Caug – Em7 – C/E – …
