Fortunate Son Chords & Tabs

by Creedence Clearwater Revival

[Content]
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FORTUNATE SON - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
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Tabbed by: Jeff McLeod
Email: nofriends@earthlink.net

[Intro]
Enter after 2 bars of bass and drums.
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B|-----8~~---------|-----6~~---------|-----5~~---------|-----3~~------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| x2
D|-7/9-------------|-5/7-------------|-3h5-------------|-3h5----------------|
A                                                                            
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------6b-3-----|

[Verse 1]
The rhythm guy plays all 8th notes, just muting the chords to make the rhythm.
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B                                                                            
G|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|-----------------| x2
D|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5---|-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5---|-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|
E|-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-0-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-1-x-|-----------------|-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|

[Chorus 1]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B                                                                            
G|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|-----------------| x2
D|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|-7-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|
E|-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|-5-5-x-5-x-x-5-x-|-----------------|-3-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-|

[Interlude]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|/6---------------|-5-----------5-\-|-1---------------|-1/3-------------|
G|/7---------------|-6-----------6-\-|-2---------------|-2/4-------------| x2
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[Chorus 3]
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| h  Hammer-on
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| x  Mute note
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