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UP AROUND THE BEND
As recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival
(From the 1970 Album COSMO'S FACTORY)
Words and Music by John C. Fogerty
Transcribed by Slowhand
x x 0D 2 3 2 x 0 2A 2 2 0 3 2 0G 0 0 3
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Fogerty - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Tom Fogerty - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'John Fogerty - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Moderately Q=126
D
4/4
Gtr I
Q a E E +E E E E Q a E E +E E E E
||----------10-(10)----------|---------10-(10)----------|
||o-----------------10----10-|-----------------10----10-|
||-----9s11------------11----|----9s11------------11----|
||--0------------------------|-0------------------------|
||o--------------------------|--------------------------|
||---------------------------|--------------------------|
W W
AQ a E E +E E E E DQ a E E +E E E E
|--------5-(5)-------|---------10-(10)-------------||
|--------------5---5-|-----------------10----10---o||
|----4s6---------6---|----9s11------------11-------||
|--------------------|-0---------------------------||
|-0------------------|----------------------------o||
|--------------------|-----------------------------||
W W
1st Verse
DGtr II A D
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 +Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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 S S E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-----------------|-------------------2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-------3-(3)-3-----3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-4p2-2-|
|-----------------|-------------0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-(0)-0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D A D
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 +Q 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 E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-----------------|-------2-(2)-2-2-2--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|-------3-(3)-3-3-3--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--||
|-----------------|-------------0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-(0)-0-0-0--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
Chorus
G D A G D A
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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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
|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|---------3-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-4-5-4-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-2-2-2-2---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|------------------||
2nd, 3rd & 4th Verses
$
A D A
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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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
|-----------------||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|------------------|
|-----------------||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||------------------|-------------0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||o-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------||------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A D
E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E +E E S S E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------3-(3)--3-------------3-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)--2------4p==2--2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-0-(0)--0---------------|-------------------|
|-0-0-0------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H E E +S S E H. Q
|-------------12b14r(12)-10----|-10----------------|
|---------------------------12-|-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
A
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
|-2-2-2-2-2--2---------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--3---------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2--2------4------2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-------------------0------0-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|----------------------------|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|
| H E E +S S E H. Q
|-----------12b14r(12)-10----|--------------------|
|-------------------------12-|-10-----------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
Chorus
To Coda
A D G D A G D
E E E E +Q 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 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
|-------2-(2)-2-2-2-||---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|------------------|
|-------3-(3)-3-3-3-||---------3-3-3-3-|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-||-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-0-(0)-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-4-5-4-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-------------||-2-2-2-2---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2----------|
|-------------------||-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3----------|
Interlude
A D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H. E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q a E E +E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||-||-----------10-(10)----------|
|-----------------|-----------------o||-||o------------------10----10-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-||------9s11------------11----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-||--0-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||-||o---------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------||-||----------------------------|
W
A D
+H. E E +H. E E
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
Q a E E +E E E E Q a E E +E E E E
|-----------10-(10)----------|----------5-(5)-------|
|-------------------10----10-|----------------5---5-|
|------9s11------------11----|------4s6---------6---|
|--0-------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|--0-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
W W
Guitar Solo
G D
+H. E E +E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
Q a E E +E E E E Q a E E E +E S S E
|-----------10-(10)-----------||-----------------------------|
|-------------------10----10-o||----------3-5b7==(5)r-5p3----|
|------9s11------------11-----||--0---2s4-----------------4--|
|--0--------------------------||-----------------------------|
|----------------------------o||-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
W
A G D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E +E E Q a E E E +E S S E
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------5----------|---------3-5b7==(5)r-5p3---|
|-2---4b6====(4)-4r(4)-2-|-0---2s4-----------------4-|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E +E E Q Q E +E Q
|------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------5----------|--------------------------||
|-2---4b6====(4)-4r(4)-2-|-4b6---4b6---4b6r(4)-2----||
|------------------------|--------------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------------||
Outro
&
A D
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 E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||--------5-(5)-----5-|
|-----------------|-----------------||o---6h7-------6h7---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||--------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||--------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||o-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||--------------------|
D A D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E +E Q E +H 3x
|-(5)-----5-(5)-------|-------5-(5)-----5-|-(5)-----------------||
|-----6h7-------7-----|---6h7-------6h7---|-----7--------------o||
|---------------------|-------------------|---------7-(7)-------||
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------o||
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------||
Duration Legend
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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