Johnny Cash
SIXTEEN TONS
The song "Sixteen Tons" originally was a working song
The Intro-Riff of the Johnny Cash version of this song is played over an a-blues-scale:
[INTRO-RIFF]e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|h|--4/5-4/5--4/5--4--1-----1-----------------------------------------------------------|g|----------------------2----2--0--1/2-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| / means SLIDE
Just listen to the song once or twice and you easily get the timing.
After the intro-section play the following instrumental part:
[RIFF 1] Ame|---------------|h|---1--1--1--1--|g|---2--2--2--2--| 2 times, D|---2--2--2--2--| then directly into 1st verse [RIFF 2]A|-0-------------|E|-----3--1---0--|
Verse:
[RIFF 2] Ame|-----------------|h|---1---1---1--1--|g|---2---2---2--2--| 2 times (1st & 2nd line of the verses),D|---2---2---2--2--| then, for the 3rd and 4th line play:A|-0-------0-------|E|-----0-------0---|
[RIFF 3] Am Dm Am e|-------------1---1--|-0x-----------| x means MUTE GUITAR (again, listen to the songh|---1---1-----3---3--|-1x-----------| and you'll know what I mean ;-)g|---2---2-----2---2--|-2x-----------|D|---2---2---0--------|--------------|A|-0-------------0----|-0x-----------|E|-----0--------------|--------------|
Chorus:
Ame|---------------|h|---1--1--1--1--|g|---2--2--2--2--| 2 times, then go over to RIFF 3, and after the chorusD|---2--2--2--2--| play the INTRO-RIFF (2x) and back to VerseA|-0-------------|E|-----3--1---0--|
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