Creedence Clearwater Revival – Up Around The Bend (Guitar Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Terry Long Email: mrmaestro1 'at' gmail.com This is my interpretation of how to play the song. I don't guarantee that this tab is correct, but it sounds almost exactly like the real song to me and I think it's a lot more than other tabs of this song. Time Signature: 4/4

[Intro]
       D
       Q      E     Q      E   E   E        Q      E     Q      E   E   E
e||-----------------10~~~~--------------|----------------10~~~~--------------|
B||.-----------------------10------10---|-----------------------10------10---|
G||-----------9/11-------------11-------|----------9/11-------------11-------|
D||----0--------------------------------|---0--------------------------------|
A||.------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

     A                                      D
     Q      E     Q      E   E   E          Q     E     Q      E   E   E
e|----------------5~~~~~----------------|---------------10~~~~~-------------||
B|-----------------------5-------5------|----------------------10------10--.||
G|----------4/6--------------6----------|---------9/11-------------11-------||  x2
D|--------------------------------------|---0-------------------------------||
A|---0----------------------------------|----------------------------------.||
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||

[Verse 1]
     D
     E   E   E   Q      E   E   E        E   E   E   Q      E   E   E
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------------3--------------3---|---(3)----------3------3-------3--------|
G|-------2-h-4---2------2-h-4---2---|---(2)---2-h-4--2----------4---2--------|
D|---0------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
      There's a place   up  ahead            and I'm go  -  in'

     A                                                D
     E   E   E    Q      Q      E        E    E   E   Q      E   S S E
e|----------------------------------|------------------------2-------2-------|
B|----------------2------2------2---|---(2)---2-p-0---3------3-------3-------|
G|-------2-h-4----2------2------2---|---(2)---2--(2)--2----------2h4---------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---0------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
        Just as   fast   as my  feet          can     fly

     D
     E   E   E   Q      E   E   E        E   E   E   Q      E   E   E
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------------3--------------3---|---(3)----------3------3-------3--------|
G|-------2-h-4----------2-h-4-------|--------2-h-4--------------4---2--------|
D|---0------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
        Come a - way   come a - way        if you're goin'

     A                                                 D
     E   E   E    Q      Q      E        E    E   E    Q      E   E   E
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------2------2------2---|---(2)---2-p-0----3------3---3---3------|
G|-------2-h-4----2------2------2---|---(2)---2--(2)---2------2---2---2------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---0------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
       Leave the  sink - in'   ships          be   -   hind

CHORUS - The 'A' chord written here is how it sounds during the solo. During the actual the 'A' is always played as 8 eighth-notes in each measure, with the top 'e' (open) sometimes played with it and sometimes not.

      G               D                    A
      Q       Q       Q       Q            E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
e|----3-------3-------2-------2-------|--------------------------------------|
B|----0-------0-------3-------3-------|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
A|----2-------2-----------------------|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
E|----3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
      Come on   the   ris  -  in' wind                                 We're

      G               D                    A
      Q       Q       Q       Q            Q       E   Q       E   E   E
e|----3-------3-------2-------2-------|----------------0-------0-------------|
B|----0-------0-------3-------3-------|----2-------2---2-------2---2---2-----|
G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------|----2-------2---2-------2---2---2-----|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------|----2-------2---2-------2---2---2-----|
A|----2-------2-----------------------|----0-------0---0-------0---0---0-----|
E|----3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
      goin' up    a - round   the bend                                 Ooh!
                                                          (3-4th time:"Yeah!")

      A
      E    E   E   E   E   E   E   E
e|-----------------------------0---0----|
B|---(2)---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
G|---(2)---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
D|---(2)---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
A|---(0)---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|
E|--------------------------------------|

VERSE 2 - Same as VERSE 1 Bring a song and a smile for the banjo Better get while the gettin's good Hitch a ride to the end of the highway Where the neons turn to wood [Chorus] VERSE 3 - Same as VERSE 1 You can ponder perpetual motion, Fix your mind on a crystal day, Always time for a good conversation, There's an ear for what you say. [Chorus] BRIDGE - Same as INTRO SOLO - 2nd guitar plays CHORUS underneath SOLO

      Q      E    E   Q      S S E         Q      E   E   E     E   E   E
e|------------------------------------|-------------------0------------------|
B|----------------3---5b7----5h3------|--------------------------------------|
G|----0------2/4-----------------4----|----2------4-b-6--(6)--pb6-b-4---2----|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

      Q      E    E   Q      S S E         Q      E   E   E     E   E   E
e|------------------------------------|-------------------0------------------|
B|----------------3---5b7----5h3------|--------------------------------------|
G|----0------2/4-----------------4----|----2------4-b-6--(6)--pb6-b-4---2----|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
                                                                        Ooh!

      Q      Q      S S E   Q
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----4b6----4b6----4b6b4---2---------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

VERSE 4 - Same as VERSE 1 plus the 4 measures below played overtop VERSE 1 starting in 4 Catch a ride to the end of the highway And we'll meet by the big red tree, There's a place up ahead and I'm goin' Come along, come along with me.

(2nd guitar)
    (Q)     (Q)     (E)   E      S  S  E        W
e|------------------------12b14--12p10------|---10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
B|-------------------------------------12---|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  ...big red     tree                              There's a place up ahead

    (Q)     (Q)     (E)   E      S  S  E        W
e|------------------------12b14--12p10------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------12---|---10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
G|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        and I'm  go  -   in'                       Come along,  come along...

[Chorus] OUTRO - Repeat continuously and fade away - 2nd guitar plays VERSE 1 underneath

      D
     (E)   E   E   Q      E   E   E       E   E   E   Q      E   (Q)
e||----------------5~~~-----------5~~~|--(5)----------5~~~-------------------|
B||.-------6-h-7----------6-h-7-------|-------6-h-7----------7---------------|
G||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A||.----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
                                  Do          do      doo    do

     (E)   E   E   Q      E   E   E       E   E   (E)   H            (E)
e|-----------------5~~~-----------5~~~|--(5)--------------------------------||
B|---------6-h-7----------6-h-7-------|-------7----------------------------.||
G|------------------------------------|-----------------7~~~----------------||
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------.||
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
                                  Do          do        doo    do