Fortunate Son tab by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Tabs (Ver. 2)

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Intermediate

Fingerstyle Arrangement

Intro:

 E MajorE            D MajorD            A7A7        E MajorE
e|------4--------4-----4-|-------2--------2-----2-|-----------------|------------------------|
BB|---5--5--------5-----5-|----3--3--------3-----3-|---2--2-----2---2|------0-0---------------|
G+G|------4----------------|-------2----------------|------0-----0---0|----1---1-------1-------|
D MajorD|-6----6----6------6----|-4-----4----4------4----|------2----------|--------2-------2--5p2--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|------------------------|--0---0---0---0--|--------2-------2-------| Play 2x
E MajorE|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------|--0-----0---0---0-------|

Verse:

 E MajorE     D MajorD         A7A7      E MajorE
e|--0-0-0--|-------2--2-2-0-0|---3-0-0-0--|---0-----0----|
BB|--0-0---3|-----3----3---3--|---2-2-----3|-2---2-2---2--|
G+G|--1-1----|---2------2---2--|-----0------|-1-----1------|
D MajorD|---------|-0---------------|------------|-2-----2------|
A augmentedA|---------|-----------------|-0----------|-2-----2------| Play 2x
E MajorE|-0-------|-----------------|------------|-0-----0------|


Chorus:

 E MajorE       BB        A7A7    E MajorE
e|---0-0----0-0-|-----2-2-3-2-2-|-----3--0|---0-----0----|
BB|---0-0--3---0-|-----4-4-----4-|---2----2|-----2-----2--|
G+G|---1-1------1-|-----4-4-----4-|--------0|--------------|
D MajorD|------------2-|---------------|--------2|--------------|
A augmentedA|------------2-|-2-----------2-|-0------0|--------------| Play 2x
E MajorE|-0------------|---------------|---------|-0-----0------|


Solo:

e|-------------------------|
BB|--3-----2----------------|
G+G|--4-----3----------------|
D MajorD|----------2-----2/---4---|
A augmentedA|----------4-----4/---6---| Play 2x
E MajorE|-------------------------|

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| x  Dead note
| g  Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| >  Accented note
| t  Tapping
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| s  Slap
| P  Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N  Tremolo

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