Creedence Clearwater Revival – Proud Mary (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival
(From the 1969 Album BAYOU COUNTRY)
Words and Music by John C. Fogerty
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Stu Cook - Bass'
Intro & Interlude
Q=126
$
4/4
Gtr I
E Q E +E E Q E Q E +E E Q E Q E E E E E
|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
|------7-(7)-7-7--|------7-(7)-7-7--|------7---5---3--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
+E E E E E E Q Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|------------------|-------------|-------------||--------------|
|-(3)-3-3---3------|-------------|-------------||o-------------|
|---------5-----5--|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----||o-5----5-5----|
|------------------|-------------|-------------||--------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q E E Q. E H Q. E Q Q
|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5--5-0-|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5--5--|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
Pre-Chorus
Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q Q. E H
|-------------|---------------|-------------||-------------|
|-------------|---------------|----4--5--6--||-7----7------|
|-5----5-5----|-5----5-5----5-|-5-----------||--------7----|
|-------------|---------------|-------------||-------------|
Chorus
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E E E Q Q. E E Q.
|-------------|-------------|---------------||---------------|
|-7----7------|-9----9------|-9----9--------||---------------|
|--------7----|--------9----|--------9-9-9--||-5----5-5-5----|
|-------------|-------------|---------------||---------------|
Interlude
To Coda
E Q E E Q. Q. E E Q E Q Q Q Q E Q E +E E Q
|---------------|---------------|--------------||-5-5-------------|
|---------------|---------------|----4--5--7--o||------7-(7)-7-7--|
|-5-5--5-5-5----|-5----5-5-5--5-|-5-----------o||-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------||-----------------|
E Q E +E E Q E Q E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q. E H
|-5-5-------------|-5-5------------|------------------|-------------|
|------7-(7)-7-7--|------7---5---3-|-(3)-3-3---3------|-------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------5-----5--|-5----5-5----|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------|
Guitar Solo
Q. E H Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q.
|-------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5----||-5----5-5-5----|-5----5-5-5--0-|-5----5-5-5----|
|-------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q E Q. E Q. E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5----5-5-5--0-|-5----5-5-5----|-5----5-5-5--0-|-5----5-5----5-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q E
|-------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----4--5--6--|-7----7------7-|-7------7---7---|-9----9--------|
|-5-----------|--------7-7----|------7---7---7-|--------9-9--9-|
|-------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E
|---------11-------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-----9-9----9S7---||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---9------------0-||-5----5-5-5----|-5----5-5-5--0-|-5----5-5-5--5-|
|-7----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q Q. E E Q E Q Q Q Q Q. E E Q.
|-------------||---------------|-------------||---------------|
|----4--5--7--||---------------|----4--5--7--||---------------|
|-5-----------||-5----5-5-5--5-|-5-----------||-5----5-5-5----|
|-------------||---------------|-------------||---------------|
Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q Q Q Q Q. E E Q E
|---------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----4--5--7--|---------------|
|-5----5-5-5--0-|-5----5-5-5--5-|-5-----------|-5----5-5-5--5-|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q E Q Q Q Q Q. E E Q.
|---------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----4--5--7--|---------------|
|-5----5-5----0-|-5----5-5-5--5-|-5-----------|-5----5-5-5----|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q Q Q Q
|---------------|---------------|-------------*|
|---------------|---------------|----4--5--7--*|
|-5----5-5-5--0-|-5----5-5-5--5-|-5-----------*|
|---------------|---------------|-------------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths