COMMOTION (Bassline) As recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival (From the 1969 Album GREEN RIVER) Words and Music by John Fogerty Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Stu Cook - Bass / 1 step down' Intro Q=128 4/4 Gtr I (1 step down - DGCF) Wx7 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E |------------|-------------|----4--3--2-2-0-|----4--3--2-2-0--|| |------------|-------------|-2--------------|-2---------------|| |------------|-2--1--0-----|----------------|-----------------|| |------------|----------3--|----------------|-----------------|| 1st Verse Q Q Q S S E Q E E Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E |----4--3--2-2-0-|----4-4-3--2-2-0-|----4--3--2-2-0-|----4--3--2-2-0-| |-2--------------|-2---------------|-2--------------|-2--------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| |-3-| Q E S S Q S S E Q E E E Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E |----4-3h4-3--2-2-0-|----4-4-4-3--2-2-0-|----4--3--2-2-0-|----4--3--2-2-0-|| |-2-----------------|-2-----------------|-2--------------|-2--------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Q. Q E E E Q. E E E E E Q. Q E E E Q. E E E E E |-------------0-|--------9-----0-|-------------0-|--------9-----0-|| |------9--9-7---|------9---9-7---|------9--9-7---|------9---9-7---|| |-7-------------|-7--------------|-7-------------|-7--------------|| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|| 2nd Verse Q. Q E E E Q. E E E E E Q. Q E E E Q. E E E E E |-------------0-|--------9-----0-|-------------0-|--------9-----0-| |------9--8-7---|------9---8-7---|------9--8-7---|------9---8-7---| |-7-------------|-7--------------|-7-------------|-7--------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |--------9-----0-|--------9-----0-|--------9-----0-|--------9-----0-|| |------9---8-7---|------9---8-7---|------9---8-7---|------9---8-7---|| |-7--------------|-7--------------|-7--------------|-7--------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Guitar Solo Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q. Q E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |------5--------|------5--------|------5--------|------5--------| |-7--7----7-5---|-7--7----7-5---|-7--7----7-5---|-7-------7-5---| |-------------7-|-------------7-|-------------7-|-------------7-| Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q. Q E E E |---------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| |------5--------|------5--------|-9--8--7--5--|------5--------| |-7-------7-5---|-7-------7-5---|-------------|-7-------7-5---| |-------------7-|-------------7-|-------------|-------------7-| Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|| |------5--------|------5--------|------5--------|| |-7-------7-5---|-7-------7-5---|-7-------7-5-6-|| |-------------7-|-------------7-|---------------|| 3rd Verse Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q S S E Q Q Q E E |----4--3--2-0-|----4--3--2-0-|----4-4-3--2-2-0-|----4--3--2-0--| |-2------------|-2------------|-2---------------|-2-------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| Q E S S Q E E Q Q Q S S E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q S S E |----4-3h4-3--2-0-|----4--3--2-2-0-|----4-4-3--2-0-|----4--3--2-2-0--|| |-2---------------|-2--------------|-2-------------|-2---------------|| |-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Outro Q. E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E 7x |------------------||---------------------|| |------5-(5)-------||o-------5-(5)-------o|| |-7----------7-5-7-||o-7-7---------7-5-7-o|| |------------------||---------------------|| Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q 5x |-----------------||-------------------|| |------6-(6)------||o------6-(6)------o|| |-7----------7-7--||o-7----------7-7--o|| |-----------------||-------------------|| Free time Q=80 TP TP E E Q H W H H +H H |-------------:----------:-----------:-------------*| |-------------:----------:-----------:-------------*| |-7-----------:-7--------:-7----7----:-(7)---------*| |-------------:----------:-----------:-------------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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