Creedence Clearwater Revival – Suzie Q (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
[Main riff and intro]
Part 2 of main riff e|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|----3-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|------2-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-------------2-0h2--2-----0-------------|-----------------------------------| A|----------------------0h2---------------|-----------------------------------| E|--0-------------------------3b--0-------|-----------------------------------|
Song is built something like this:
Rhythm guitar plays Em A C H Em (9Em 2A 1C 1H 3Em)
Play main riff 3 times then the fourth time play part 1 of main riff and
start to sing (let bass player play part 2).
[Verses] are built something like this:
e|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----3-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------2-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------2-0h2----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oh, Susie Q
e|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----3-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------2-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------2-0h2----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oh, Susie Q
e|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----3-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------2-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------2-0h2----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oh, Susie Q, baby I love you, Suzie Q[2nd verse] played same as 1
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk;
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk, Susie Q.
[First solo]
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|--9b11~-11r9p7---7~--7-9-7-9b11-9b11|-11r9p7---7-9b10-------------------| D|---------------9--------------------|--------9--------------------------| A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|--------------------12------12------|-----------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|--12-14-12h14-14b16---14b16----14b16r14-12-14b16-14-12-14-12-14b15-15r14| D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|--14b15r14-12-------12-14-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15--b15r14-12-14-12-12-7-9-| D|--------------12-14-----------------|-------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-9b10-9r7---7-9-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-b13r12-11r9-7-9-b11r9r7---| D|----------9-------------------------|---------------------------------9-| A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-7-9--9-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12p11p9---------------------------| D|------------------------------------|---------12-9----------------------| A|------------------------------------|--------------12-10--7~------------| E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Main riff as from start
[Verse 3]
Well, say that you'll be true, well, say that you'll be true,
Well, say that you'll be true, and never leave me blue, Susie Q.
[Verse 4]
Well, say that you'll be mine, well, say that you'll be mine,
Well, say that you'll be mine, baby all the time, Susie Q.
[2nd solo] (add some oohs just for the fun of it)
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----8----3-------------------8----3------------------------------------|
G|--/9---/4---4--2-0---------/9---/4---4--2-0-----------------------------|
D|---------------------0h2------------|---------0h2-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----8----3-------------------8----3------------------------------------|
G|--/9---/4---4--2-0---------/9---/4---4--2-0-----------------------------|
D|-------------------2-0-2------------|-------2-0-2-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|--0-/19-0-3-----0-------------------|-0-/19-0-3-----0-------------------|
B|------------4/5---5--3--------------|-----------4/5---5--3--------------|
G|-----------------------3-4~---------|----------------------3-4~---------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Notice the subtle change here
e|--0-/19-0-3-----0-------------------|-0-/19-0-3-----0-------------------|
B|------------4/5---5--3--------------|-----------4/5---5--3-4-5~---------|
G|-----------------------3-4~---------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|Play verse 1 again
Play verse 2 again
Play verse 1 again but scream this time
[3rd solo]
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------8b9-8b9-8b9------| G|--9b11~--7-9--b11r9-7--b11r9p7---7-7-9-7-9b11-11r9p7--------------------| D|-------------------------------9----|----------------9------------------| A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|--9r8-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|------9-7h9-7-9-b11r9p7---7h9p7h9p7p7h9p7h9p7--7h9b11r9p7---7-----------| D|------------------------9-----------|---------------------9-------------| A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|------------------------12-----12---|--------------------------------12-| B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|--/12-14-14-14-14-14b15---14b15---b15r14p12---12-14--b15r14p12-14b15----| D|------------------------------------|-------14--------------------------| A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|--------12--------------------------|--------------12-12-15-12-17b18----| B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|--14b15-----14b15-12-14-12-14-12-11-12-14-12-14b15----------------------| D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| e|-12--------12-----------------------|-------------------------12------12| B|-12---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|-----14b15----14b15r14p12----12-14-14b15r14p12----12----14b15----14b15--| D|--------------------------14--------|----------14----14-----------------| A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Solo goes on some mor bars then it fades.. you should be able to figure
the out the last bars...
"Let freedom ring"
"Oh Rock of ages do not crumble love is breathing still"
"Oh Lady Moonshine down, a little people magic if you will"
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
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