UCL1 - WEEK 6
"FOLSOM PRISON BLUES"​

FOLSOM PRISON BLUES

This week you will explore the song, "FOLSOM PRISON BLUES", originally written by Johnny Cash in 1953 while stationed in Germany serving in the Air Force. Cash was inspired to pen the song after seeing the Hollywood drama film “Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison.” It was first recorded in 1955 for his debut studio album Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! Even though the song has the word 'Blues' in the title, the style of the song is actually a combination of Folk and Country music, with a train track like rhythm that became one of Cash's signature styles of playing guitar. 

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WARM UP EXERCISES

This week we will be revisiting the Finger gym fret walking exercise at 100BPM and the C major scale at 80BPM.

AUDO PLAY ALONG TRACKS

FOLSOM PRISON BLUES: Chords only @ 140BPM - 180BPM
There are 5 round of the 24 bar pattern starting off at 140BPM and finishing at full speed at 180BPM. 
FOLSOM PRISON BLUES:  Chords & Vox 
Download the full track to help with offline practice. 

VIDEO TUTORIAL - FOLSOM PRISON BLUES. 

This video demonstrates each of the chords, the strumming pattern and a full run through of the chords at varying speeds. 
​We really hope you are enjoying your practice so far! By now you should have received and email with a request to write a review about this course - we sure would appreciate your feedback and time to complete this. 
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