This version of Hurt performed by Johnny Cash is a beautiful, simple, powerful rendition of Trent Reznors song.
Simple, sparse guitar picking pattern, a handful of classic open chords and a straight forward structure. A real pleasure to play on guitar.
Key: Am
Time Signature: 4/4
THE SONG
Chords:
The chords for the whole song:
Intro & Verses Picking Patterns (TAB):
The following Tab plays twice for the Intro and 8 times for the Verse
Play 4 down strums on a G chords. This takes you into the Chorus.
Chorus:
The chorus has accent (stronger) strums on each beat but you will hear the guitar catching the up-strums on the 8th notes (the +s). If you can, add these light up-strums in.
Play the following chord sequence twice
Then, play the following chord sequence twice
Ending:
The song ends by repeating the last 4 chords of the chorus with a. single strum on a G chord as the final one.
Song Structure:
INTRO | VERSE 1 | CHORUS | VERSE 2 | CHORUS | REPEATED ENDING
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