How to Play Ring of Fire on Guitar?

Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Ring of Fire with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire Chords

Chord reference G, C, D

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]Love is a [C]burning [G]thing And it makes a [C]fiery [G]ring [G]Bound by [C]wild de[G]sire [G]I fell into a [C]ring of [G]fire

[D]I fell in to a [C]burning ring of [G]fire I went [D]down, down, down And the [C]flames went [G]higher

And it [G]burns, [G]burns, [G]burns The [C]ring of [G]fire, the [C] ring of [G]fire

[G]The taste of [C]love is [G]sweet When [G]hearts like [C]ours [G]meet I [G]fell for you [C]like a [G]child [G]Oh but the [C]fire went [G]wild

[D]I fell in to a [C]burning ring of [G]fire I went [D]down, down, down And the [C]flames went [G]higher

And it [G]burns, [G]burns, [G]burns The [C]ring of [G]fire, the [C]ring of [G]fire

[G]The taste of [C]love is [G]sweet When [G]hearts like [C]ours [G]meet I [G]fell for you [C]like a [G]child [G]Oh but the [C]fire went [G]wild

[D]I fell in to a [C]burning ring of [G]fire I went [D]down, down, down And the [C]flames went [G]higher

And it [G]burns, [G]burns, [G]burns The [C]ring of [G]fire, the [C]ring of [G]fire And it [G]burns, [G]burns, [G]burns The [C]ring of [G]fire, the [C]ring of [G]fire

Artist Johnny Cash

Album Classic Cash: Hall of Fame Series

Genres Country, Country Rock, Rock, Rock and roll, Classic Rock

Year 1988

Key G

Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Ring of Fire with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.