• Song:

    Hey Porter

  • Artist:

    Johnny Cash

  • Album:

    Now Here's Johnny Cash

Hey Porter is played with the low E tuned down a step to a D.  The song is sung in D, 
is a simple boom-chicka rhythm throughout.

D D D D
D D E7 A7
D D D G
G D A7 D

The following is a simple transcription of the guitar break.  Listen to the recording 
the rhythm.  The last finger motion is the E string (D string) bent from 2 to 3 and 
open.

E-----------2-2-2-2-------------------------2-2-2-1-0-0-0-------------------|
B-0-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-0-3-----0-3-3-3-3---------------2-----------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------2---------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-3-3-3-2-3-3-2-0---------0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
A-----------------2-----2-------2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------2^0-------------------------|
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