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I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Chords

by Johnny Cash
KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays362

I Heard That Lonesome Whistle by Johnny Cash is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed 
  			Intro & Solo 
           A      E            A       (Then song continues...) 
e|----------00-----00-----------00-----| 
B|----------22-----00-----------22-----| 
G|----------22-----11-----------22-----| 
D|-------2--22-----22-----------22-----| 
A|---00-4---00-432-22-0-4-0-2-0-00----0| 
E|-----------------00-------------02-4-|

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante