Folsom Prison Blues Solo Tab

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	1st fret

Author TakamineEF [a] 78.

5 contributors total, last edit on May 24, 2021

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Capo 1st fret
 
e|-----7-10--7-10--7-------7-10--7-10--------7-10--7-10--7-------7-10--7-10--7-----|
B|-8h9-----------------8h9---------------8h9-----------------8h9---------------9---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------9-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-5---5----9---------0-0---------2--2----------------------------|
B|-2-2--5-5--10-10----0-0---------0--0----------------------------|
G|-2-2--6-6--9----9---1-1---------2--2----------------------------|
D|--------------------2-2---------1--1----------------------------|
A|--------------------2-2-0-1-2---2--2-2-2-1----------------------|
E|--------------------0-0--------------------2b-0-----------------|
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
 
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played okay till I got to the second part at 5 22 22. How the heck do you stretch your fingers that far?

you use two fingers for that you place finger 1 on 22 and your pink on 5

Sounds great capo 1 puts you i. Johnny’s key