GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL TUTORIAL Chords

Today is a good day because we're gonna play some Cridden's Clearwater Revival.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] Notice I'm using my thumb and I'm not using my index finger and the reason for that is
if I use my index finger then I have to move back and forth.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Em] It's a bit of a hassle.
If I use my
thumb I can just keep my index finger in place.
It's easier and more [F] efficient.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ Then all you gotta
do is just play that riff four times in a row.
_ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] Then you play the same thing twice only now you
start on the [Bb] A string.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
Notice here I do use my index finger back and forth because using the
thumb on the A string [Gb] that's way too difficult.
So here you're gonna have to move back [Bb] and forth. _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] Back [F] to the E string, [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ third fret A string and then finish it up.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] Let's see if you can play the whole
riff.
Grab your guitar.
Here we go.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ Now after the intro, after the main riff, we get the verse and we hear
John Fogerty singing the lyrics.
But after each line that he sings he plays a fantastic lick.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
Let's see what he does.
The first lick is simply a bend with [Bb] two fingers, ring finger and little
finger on the 15th fret.
A slight bend and release _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] like that.
And then finish with, _
_ [Ab] _ _ let's say [B] together _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ pretty [Bb] much a Chuck Berry type of a lick.
Make sure to play it quite loud and raunchy.
_ [Fm] _ You can even do a bit of vibrato at the end if you want.
_ _ _ Then we get the next line which is
_ sure like to [D] ball. _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ Beautiful lick here.
Here we have a bend on the 16th fret B string and I'm
gonna use two fingers for a bit of extra strength and bend up [G] one whole [D] note _ _ all the way up to the
18th fret.
Then move on to the top string 13th fret. _
So together.
_ _ _ You can also by the way play
two strings together for an extra raunchy sound. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ Beautiful.
And then finish with a pull-off [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ and a
bit of vibrato at the end.
Together.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ And those are the two licks that he's playing during the
entire verse.
Let's play that verse in a slow tempo together.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] It's important to know that you don't need to play it note for note like on the record.
If you just
get a general feel of the things he's doing that's perfectly fine.
Let's have a closer look.
He starts with the bend on the B string again.
_ _ _ _ _ He just keeps repeating that over and over again
until he does an even more outrageous bend.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Beautiful.
When you do the bend it's not just
the top string.
_ [Ab] _
A little bit of the B string in there as well which makes it even more [Bb] raunchy.
_ [C] _ _ _
Oh my god.
_ _ _ [F] And there's a very nice little rhythmic pattern.
_ Downward bend.
A release.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Bb] So very nasty.
Make sure to use two fingers.
You need lots of strength to be able to do it.
_ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ And he continues on with a very Chuck Berry type of lick once again. _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] End of the solo. _
_ _ _ _ He repeats
the same melody and _ _ [C] finally ends with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ quite slow.
Here we [F] go.
_ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
Brilliant guitar playing by John Fogerty.
It starts very simple in the intro.
Gets a bit
more difficult in the verse.
And the guitar solo of course is the most difficult.
Let's see if we
play it together.
You can find the tabs as always on my Patreon site.
Grab your guitar. _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _