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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Suzie Q

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Artist:Creedence Clearwater Revival
Song:Suzie Q
Tabber: Roger Olofsson (raggen@hem1.passagen.se)
CD:Chronicle
(Actually it's not a CD, it's an old record, playable on a grammophone *grin*)

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 follows:
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 follows: (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 follows:

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...
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