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FORTUNATE SON - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
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Tabbed by: Jeff McLeod
Email: nofriends@earthlink.net
This is what I know the song as and how I see it from one of their live
performance.
Tuning: Regular
Intro: Enter after 2 bars of bass and drums.
e|-----------------------------0~~---------------------------------------|
B|--------8~~--------6~~----------------3~~------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|2x
D|---7/9--------5/7-------3h5------3h5-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------3b4--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------0------------------------|
Verse: The rythm guy plays all 8th notes just muting them chord to make the rythm.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-------------------|2x
D|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-----3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x---5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x---5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-----3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x---3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x---5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|
E|-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-0---1-1-x-1-x-x-1-x---------------------3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|
Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7-7-x-7-x-x-7-x---5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-------------------|2x
D|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x---5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x---5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x---5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x---5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x---3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x---5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|
E|-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x---------------------------------------3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|
2nd Verse
2nd Chorus
Interlude:
e|------------------------|
B|---/6--5--51--1--1/3---|
G|---/7--6--62--2--2/4---| 2x
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|--=000000000000000000---| Muted by the thumb.
May not be the correct # but you get the idea
3rd Verse
3rd Chorus
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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