
I’m choosing not to play with a capo to keep things simple and accessible. Randy Scruggs played the acoustic guitar solos on it. Released in November 1987 as the album's third single, it was also the third of four consecutive number-one country hits from that album, 4 peaking in February 1988. If you want to play along with Johnny Cash’s version, use the chords I show you with a capo on the 3rd fret. Cash's daughter Rosanne Cash recorded a cover version of 'Tennessee Flat Top Box' in 1987 on her album King's Record Shop. My full play-along cover Capo to play along with Johnny Cash 14:36 Riff extras: how its played in song’s intro In a little cabere In a south texas boarder town Sat a boy and his guitar And the people came from all around And all the girls From there to Austin Were.11:01 Riff extras: how to transition back to verse.

Enjoy! Make sure you put a capo on 3 if you want to play along with Cash’s album version.

In this video I’ll teach you how to play “Tennessee Flat Top Box” by Johnny Cash, including a tutorial for the intro tab, the chords needed, strumming patterns used, and more! This is one of the funnest Cash songs to play, in my opinion – it combines simple verse chords & strumming with a complicated (but approachable) riff heard in the intro and interlude. For the current month's code, upgrade to premium or log in. Song Notes Premium includes a 50% discount code you can use when buying any of my licensed song sheets.
