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Ring of Fire

Johnny Cash · Beginner path

Plan2 setsEach~5 minKeyGCapoNo capoTuningStandard (E A D G B E)Year1963

Your chords

Your home base here — let those open strings ring out nice and full.

Tuck your ring finger up to the third fret of the A string and keep that high E open.

Make a little triangle shape and keep your strums to the top four strings.

Your 5-minute plan

Tick each step as you finish it. No screens needed, just you and the guitar.

1Tune up & learn the chords5 min

First, tune up. Then build these shapes: G, C, D. Clean and ringing, no switching yet.

Press your fingertips just behind the fret wire.

Strum slowly and check every string rings.

Form each shape, lift off, reform it. A few reps each.

2Lock the switches5 min

Connect the shapes before you strum: G to C, then C to D. Back and forth, slow and smooth. This is the whole song mechanically.

Switch slow enough that there's no buzz or pause.

Find the finger that barely moves between shapes and keep it anchored.

Count out loud: hold for four, switch on the next one.

★ Take it home

The hard part is behind you. From here it's repetition, so play the full song once a day and let your hands remember what your head already knows.

Proud of you. You learned Ring of Fire. Time to play it for someone who'll smile when they hear it.

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