I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
A great example of alternating bass notes with short bass runs and subtle key changing. Including unusual amounts of bars and a few bars of 2/4 time (marked in brackets)
In the original recording of the song, there is a key change between each of the five verses, and Cash hums the new root note before singing each verse. The final verse, a reprise of the first, is sung almost a full octave lower than the first verse, from D down to E.
Intro -
A / D / A / E / B7 / E / E / E / E / (E)
Verse 1 -
B7 / E / B7 / E / A / E / B7 / E / A / A / A / A
Verse 2 -
E / A / E / A / D / A / E / D / D / D / D
Verse 3 -
A / D / A / D / G / D / A / D / A / A / A / A / (A)
Verse 4 -
E / A / E / A / D / A / E / A / E / E / E / E / (E)
Verse 5 -
B7 / E / B7 / E / A / E / B7 / E / E / E / E / E
In the original recording of the song, there is a key change between each of the five verses, and Cash hums the new root note before singing each verse. The final verse, a reprise of the first, is sung almost a full octave lower than the first verse, from D down to E.
Intro -
A / D / A / E / B7 / E / E / E / E / (E)
Verse 1 -
B7 / E / B7 / E / A / E / B7 / E / A / A / A / A
Verse 2 -
E / A / E / A / D / A / E / D / D / D / D
Verse 3 -
A / D / A / D / G / D / A / D / A / A / A / A / (A)
Verse 4 -
E / A / E / A / D / A / E / A / E / E / E / E / (E)
Verse 5 -
B7 / E / B7 / E / A / E / B7 / E / E / E / E / E
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