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I Walk the Line

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Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar (1957)countryTop 5%2:50SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: A# majorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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95%5 tracks · 3,254 notes · F major · 104 BPM· 2:50Recommended
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Intro
Bridge
1. Verse
Chorus
Bridge
2. Verse
Chorus
Bridge
3. Verse
Chorus
Bridge
4. Verse
Chorus
Bridge
5. Verse
Chorus
Outro
Outro
Outro
Lead Vocals
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
93%8 tracks · 4,796 notes · D major · 110 BPM· 1:58partial
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Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1
Electric bass (finger)
Electric guitar (muted)
Electric guitar (clean)
Acoustic guitar (steel) 2
Acoustic guitar (steel) 3
Acoustic guitar (steel) 4
Standard drum kit
90%9 tracks · 4,799 notes · D major · 110 BPM· 1:58partial
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I Walk The Line
Guitar 1
Bass
Muted Guitar 1
Muted Guitar 2
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Acoustic guitar (steel)
Drums
Percussion
20%1 tracks · 34 notes · A major · 120 BPM· 0:17partialintro
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Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —5 tracks · 2:50

About this song

I Walk the Line by Johnny Cash is in A# major, 4/4 time. This 5-track arrangement runs 2:50 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Acoustic bass, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, and an outro. 4 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.

GuitarAdvanced
8.8 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.91 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.69 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
1.21 notes/sec

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Intro
Bridge
Verse
Outro

Song structure

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0:001:002:002:50
Intro0:02Bridge0:14Verse 10:24Chorus0:38Bridge0:43Verse 20:52Chorus1:06Bridge1:10Verse 31:20Chorus1:33Bridge1:38Verse 41:48Chorus2:02Bridge2:07Verse 52:17Chorus2:31Outro2:36Outro2:40Outro2:45

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C2C3C4C5E2D4

E2 – D4 · 22 semitones (~1.8 octaves)

About the key of A# major

A# major is the 21st most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are A♯, D♯, and F.

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I Walk the Line appears on the soundtrack of Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns: The Soundtrack, I Walk the Line: Original Soundtrack Recording, My Best Friend's Birthday, Perdita Durango - Original Soundtrack.