RING OF FIRE – Guitar Lesson
Some Internet lists rate this classic the #1 country song of all time. Whatever … it is undeniably a great tune! Here's your Ring of Fire guitar lesson!
The Johnny Cash strumming pattern is essentially: one down … followed by a quick down/up … then down/up/down/up.
This pattern works throughout the song.
C F C
Love Is A Burning Thing
C F C
And It Makes A Fiery Ring
C F C
Bound By Wild Desire
C G C
I Fell Into A Ring Of Fire
CHORUS
G F C
I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
G
I Went Down, Down, Down
F C
And The Flames Went Higher
And It Burns, Burns, Burns
F C
The Ring Of Fire
G C
The Ring Of Fire
The Taste Of Love Is Sweet
When Hearts Like Ours Meet
I Fell For You Like A Child
Ohh, But The Fire Went Wild
And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire
CHORUS
{ 6 comments… read them below or add one }
Thank you for being so attentive, hope I can get to playing it
Bob Romeo
You are very welcome Bob … it’s a nice easy version and there are two approaches to playing the song so should be very doable!
Hey Jackson, Thanks for all the great tutorials you do. Amy chance of getting a lesson on "Into The Mystic" by Van Morrison? My favorite Morrison song.
Kevin
That is a great song Kevin … I’ve added it to my list on songmentor.com
Hey Jackson,
Just wondering how you do that lovely "train track" type sound with the C chord? What type of strumming pattern do you use? If you could let us know whenever you get a chance it would be great. Thanks Jackson.
Tom
…. pretty much a continuous up/down strum Tom…. the muting is the key.