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Cry! Cry! Cry!

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Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar (1957)countryHigh2:26SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: E majorestTempo: 206 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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96%5 tracks · 3,194 notes · E major · 206 BPM· 2:26Recommended
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Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus 1
Solo
Bridge
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Lead Vocals
Bass
Drums

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —5 tracks · 2:26

About this song

Cry! Cry! Cry! by Johnny Cash is in E major (estimated), around 206 BPM, 4/4 time. This 5-track arrangement runs 2:26 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (muted), Electric bass (finger), Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, a solo, and an outro. 1 version available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

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GuitarAdvanced
12.02 notes/sec
BassIntermediate
2.09 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.12 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.93 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:26
Intro0:00Verse 10:10Verse 20:30Chorus 10:50Solo1:04Bridge1:20Verse 31:25Verse 41:45Chorus 22:05Outro2:17

Vocal range

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C3C4C5D3C♯4

D3 – C♯4 · 11 semitones (~0.9 octaves)

About the key of E major

E major is the 5th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are E, A, and B.

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