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                               FOLSOM PRISON BLUES
                           As recorded by Johnny Cash
               (From the 1955 Album WITH HIS HOT AND BLUE GUITAR)

Words and Music by Johnny Cash
Arranged by Volcom4137
Transcribed by Volcom4137

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Capo 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Capo 1'

 Intro
  Q=110
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-1--1--------|
|--------2-2-2-|-------2-----|
|--------------|----------3--|


                                                        $
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S     E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-||----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-||o---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-||----1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-||----2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-||o---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------||--0-----------0-----------|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--|
|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1--|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0------------|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----|
|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1----|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2----|
|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2----|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0--------------|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|
|-2-----------2-----------|-2-----------2-----------|
|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|


  1.
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----||
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----o||
|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-----||
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----||
|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2----o||
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0---------------||


  2.
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S  E S  S  E S S E S S
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0----0--0----0-0---0-0-|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0----0--0----0-0---0-0-|
|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1----1--1----1-1---1-1-|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2----2--2----2-2---2-2-|
|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2--2-2--2----2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0--------------0-----------|
|
| Gtr II
| H           Q     E E     E E    E S  E.   Q     E
|-------------------------|---7---10-7-10----7---------|
|---------------------8---|-9----------------------8---|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|


  E S S  E S  S   E    S  S E S S
|---0-0----0--0--------0--0---0-0--|
|---0-0----0--0--------0--0---0-0--|
|---1-1----1--1--------1--1---1-1--|
|---2-2----2--2--------2--2---2-2--|
|---2-2--2-2--2--------2--2-2-2-2--|
|-0---------------0----------------|
|
| E E    E S  S  +E   +Q      E
|---7---10-7-10-(10)-(10)----------|
|-9---------------------------8----|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


  E S S  E S  S  E S S E S S   E S S  E S  S   E  S S E S S
|---0-0----0--0----0-0---0-0-|---0-0----0--0------0-0---0-0-|
|---0-0----0--0----0-0---0-0-|---0-0----0--0------0-0---0-0-|
|---1-1----1--1----1-1---1-1-|---1-1----1--1------1-1---1-1-|
|---2-2----2--2----2-2---2-2-|---2-2----2--2------2-2---2-2-|
|---2-2--2-2--2----2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2--2-2--2------2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--------------0-----------|-0---------------0------------|
|
| E E    E S  E.   Q     E     E E    E S  S  +E  E   E E
|---7---10-7-10----7---------|---7---10-7-10-(10)-7---------|
|-9----------------------8---|-9----------------------9-----|
|----------------------------|--------------------------9---|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|


  E S S E   S S E S S E   S S   E S S  E    S S E  S S E   S S
|---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----0-0-|---0-0-------0-0----0-0-----0-0-|
|---2-2-----2-2---2-2-----2-2-|---2-2-------2-2----2-2-----2-2-|
|---2-2-----2-2---2-2-----2-2-|---2-2-------2-2----2-2-----2-2-|
|---2-2-----2-2---2-2-----2-2-|---2-2-------2-2----2-2-----2-2-|
|-0-------------0-------------|-0---------------0--------------|
|-------0-------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|
|
| E S E   S E   E S E   S E     E S S +S  S E   E  S E   S E
|-----5---5-5-------5---0-----|-----5-(5)-0----------9---0-----|
|-----2---2-2-------2-----0---|---5---------0-----10-----------|
|---2-------------2-----------|-6---------------9----------0---|
|---2-------------2-----------|--------------------------------|
|-0-------------0-------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|


  E S S E   S S E S S E   S S   E S S E   S S E S S E   S S
|---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----0-0-|---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----0-0-|
|---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----0-0-|---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----0-0-|
|---1-1-----1-1---1-1-----1-1-|---1-1-----1-1---1-1-----1-1-|
|---2-2-----2-2---2-2-----2-2-|---2-2-----2-2---2-2-----2-2-|
|---2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|---2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|
|-0-------------0-------------|-0-------------0-------------|
|
| E S E   S E   E S E   S E     E S E   S E   E S E   S E
|---------0-------------0-----|---------0---------0---0-----|
|---0-0-----0-----0-0-----0---|---0-0-----0-----0-0---0-----|
|---1-1-----------1-1---------|---1-1-----------1-1-----1---|
|---2-2-----------2-2---------|---2-2-----------2-----------|
|---2-2-----------2-2---------|---2-2-----------2-----------|
|-0-------------0-------------|-0-------------0-------------|


  E S S E   S S E S S E   S S   E S S E S S E S S E    S  S
|---2-2-----2-2---2-2-----2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2------2--2-|
|---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0------0--0-|
|---2-2-----2-2---2-2-----2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2------2--2-|
|---1-1-----1-1---1-1-----1-1-|---1-1---1-1---1-1------1--1-|
|-2-------------2-------------|-2-----------2---------------|
|-------2-------------2-------|-------2-----------2---------|
|
| E S E   S E   E S E   S E     E E   E E   E E   E   +E
|-----2---2-2-------2---2-2---|-----------------------------|
|---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---|-----------------------------|
|---2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2---|---2-----2-------------------|
|---1-------------1-----------|---1-----1-----0-------------|
|-2-------------2-------------|-2-----2-----1---------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------2b3r(2)---|


                                                D.S.
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--|
|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1--|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0------------|
|
| PM--------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S   W
|-----------0-----------0-|--------------------------|
|-----0---0-------0---0---|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---2-----------2---------|--------------------------|
|-------2-----------2-----|--------------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------|--------------------------|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--|
|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1--|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0------------|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----|
|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1----|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2----|
|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2----|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0--------------|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|
|-2-----------2-----------|-2-----------2-----------|
|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----*|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----*|
|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1----*|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2----*|
|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2----*|
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0--------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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