WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN (Bassline) As recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival (From the 1970 Album COSMO'S FACTORY) Words and Music by John Fogerty Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Stu Cook - Bass' Intro Q=123 4/4 Gtr I Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------5--4--|-2----2------|-2----2-2--4--| |--------5----|--------------|--------2----|--------------| |-3----3------|-3----3-------|-------------|--------------| 1st Verse Q. E H Q. E E E E E Q. E H Q. E Q Q |-------------|----------------||-------------|--------------| |-------------|----------------||-------------|--------------| |-------------|----------------||--------5----|-----------2--| |-3----3-3----|-3----0-3-0-3-0-||-3----3------|-3----3-3-----| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q Q |--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| |-3----3-3--3--|--------------|--------5----|-----------2--| |--------------|-3----3-3--3--|-3----3------|-3----3-3-----| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E E E E E |--------------|--------------|-------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------|-------------|----------------| |-3----3-3--3--|--------0--2--|-3----3-3----|----------------| |--------------|-3----3-------|-------------|-3----0-3-0-3-0-| Q. E H Q. E E E E E Q. E H Q. E H |-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------| |-3----3-3----|----------------|-3----3-3----|-5----5-5----| |-------------|-3----0-3-0-3-0-|-------------|-------------| 2nd Verse Q. E H Q. E H Q. E E E E E Q. E H |-------------|-------------|----------------||-------------| |-------------|-------------|----------------||-------------| |-------------|-------------|----------------||--------5----| |-0----0-0----|-3----3-3----|-3----0-3-0-3-0-||-3----3------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E |--------------|--------------|----------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|----------------|---------------| |-----------2--|-3----3-3--3--|----------------|--------5--5---| |-3----3-3-----|--------------|-3----0-3-0-3-0-|-3----3------5-| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q |--------------|---------------|----------------|--------------| |--------------|---------------|----------------|--------------| |-2----2-2--2--|-3----3-3--3-5-|--------------2-|-3----3-3--3--| |--------------|---------------|-3----3-3-3-5---|--------------| Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E H |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------| |----------------|-3----2-3-2-3-5-|--------------2-|-3----3-3----| |-3----0-3-0-3-0-|----------------|-3----3-3-3-5---|-------------| Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E E E E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|| |-5----5-5----|-------------|-------------|----------------|| |-------------|-0----0-0----|-3----3-3----|-3----0-3-0-3-0-|| Interlude E E +E E +Q Q +W E E +E E +Q Q +H. Q |-------------------|------------|-------------------|-------------| |-------------------|------------|-------------------|-------------| |-3-3-(3)--------5--|-(5)--------|---------3-(3)-----|----------5--| |---------3-(3)-----|------------|-5-5-(5)--------0--|-(0)---------| 3rd Verse Q. E H Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E H |-------------|----------------||--------------|-------------| |-------------|----------------||--------------|-------------| |--------5----|----------------||--------------|-------------| |-3----3------|-3----0-3-0-3-0-||-3----3-3--3--|-3----3-3----| Q. E Q Q Q. E H Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q |--------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| |--------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| |-3----3-3--3--|-------------|--------5--5---|-2----2-2--2--| |--------------|-3----3-3----|-3----3------5-|--------------| Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E |---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |-3----3-3--3-5-|--------------2-|-3----3-3--3--|----------------| |---------------|-3----3-3-3-5---|--------------|-3----0-3-0-3-0-| Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E H Q. E H |----------------|----------------|-------------|-------------| |----------------|----------------|-------------|-------------| |-3----2-3-2-3-5-|------------0-2-|-3----3-3----|-5----5-5----| |----------------|-3----3-3-3-----|-------------|-------------| Outro W +W Q. E Q Q |----------|------------||---------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------||o--------------| |----------|------------||o--------5-----| |----------|------------||--3----3-------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q 3x |--------------|--------------|---------------|| |--------5--4--|-2----2-------|-2----2-2--4--o|| |--------------|--------2-----|--------------o|| |-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

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Wholl stop the rain