FORTUNATE SON (Bassline) As recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival (From the 1969 Album WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS) Words and Music by John Fogerty Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Stu Cook - Bass' Intro Q=130 4/4 Gtr I 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 1st Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |------------------|-----------------||--------------|---------------| |------------------|-----------------||--------------|---------------| |-3-3-3-3-3--------|-----------------||--------------|---------------| |-----------0-1-2--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-3--3--3-3-3--|-3--3--3-3-3---| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |-3--3--3-3-3--|-3--3--3-3-3--|-3--3--3-3-3--| D.S. al Coda Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|| |-3--3--3-3-3--|-3--3--3-3-3--|-3--3--3-3-3--|| Outro & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-| |-----------0-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-*| |-----------0-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------*| 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