Susie Q tab by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
SUSIE Q
THIS IS THE MAIN RIFF THING :
e:-----7-------------------------------------|
B:-----7-------------------------------------|
G:-----7---7-5-------------------------------|
D:---------------------5---------------------|
A:---------------5h7------------5------------|
E:--0-----------------------5h7----5~---0----|
Main riff and intro:
Part 2 of main riff
E----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B----3-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G------2-0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-------------2-0h2--2-----0-------------|--------------------------------|
A----------------------0h2---------------|--------------------------------|
e--0-------------------------3b--0-------|--------------------------------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Song is built something like this:
Rhythm guitar plays Em A C H Em (9Em 2A 1C 1H 3Em)
Play main riff 3 times then the fourth time play part 1 of main riff and
start to sing (let bass player play part 2).
Verses are built something like this:
E----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B----3-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G------2-0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-------------2-0h2----------------------|--------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e--0-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Oh, Susie Q
E----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B----3-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G------2-0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-------------2-0h2----------------------|--------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e--0-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Oh, Susie Q
E----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B----3-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G------2-0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-------------2-0h2----------------------|--------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e--0-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Oh, Susie Q, baby I love you, Suzie Q
2nd verse played same as 1
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk;
I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk, Susie Q.
First solo follows:
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--9b11~-11r9p7---7~--7-9-7-9b11-9b11|-11r9p7---7-9b10-------------------|
D---------------9--------------------|--------9--------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E--------------------12------12------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--12-14-12h14-14b16---14b16----14b16r14-12-14b16-14-12-14-12-14b15-15r14|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--14b15r14-12-------12-14-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15--b15r14-12-14-12-12-7-9|
D--------------12-14-----------------|------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-9b10-9r7---7-9-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-b13r12-11r9-7-9-b11r9r7---|
D----------9-------------------------|---------------------------------9-|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-7-9--9-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12p11p9---------------------------|
D------------------------------------|---------12-9----------------------|
A------------------------------------|--------------12-10--7~------------|*
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Main riff as from start
Verse 3
Well, say that you'll be true, well, say that you'll be true,
Well, say that you'll be true, and never leave me blue, Susie Q.
Verse 4
Well, say that you'll be mine, well, say that you'll be mine,
Well, say that you'll be mine, baby all the time, Susie Q.
2nd solo follows: (add some oohs just for the fun of it)
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-----8----3-------------------8----3------------------------------------|
G--/9---/4---4--2-0---------/9---/4---4--2-0-----------------------------|
D---------------------0h2------------|---------0h2-----------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-----8----3-------------------8----3------------------------------------|
G--/9---/4---4--2-0---------/9---/4---4--2-0-----------------------------|
D-------------------2-0-2------------|-------2-0-2-----------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E--0-/19-0-3-----0-------------------|-0-/19-0-3-----0-------------------|
B------------4/5---5--3--------------|-----------4/5---5--3--------------|
G-----------------------3-4~---------|----------------------3-4~---------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Notice the subtle change here
E--0-/19-0-3-----0-------------------|-0-/19-0-3-----0-------------------|
B------------4/5---5--3--------------|-----------4/5---5--3-4-5~---------|
G-----------------------3-4~---------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Play verse 1 again
Play verse 2 again
Play verse 1 again but scream this time
3rd solo follows:
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|------------------8b9-8b9-8b9------|
G--9b11~--7-9--b11r9-7--b11r9p7---7-7-9-7-9b11-11r9p7--------------------|
D-------------------------------9----|----------------9------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B--9r8-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------9-7h9-7-9-b11r9p7---7h9p7h9p7p7h9p7h9p7--7h9b11r9p7---7-----------|
D------------------------9-----------|---------------------9-------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E------------------------12-----12---|--------------------------------12-|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--/12-14-14-14-14-14b15---14b15---b15r14p12---12-14--b15r14p12-14b15----|
D------------------------------------|-------14--------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E--------12--------------------------|--------------12-12-15-12-17b18----|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--14b15-----14b15-12-14-12-14-12-11-12-14-12-14b15----------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-12--------12-----------------------|-------------------------12------12|
B-12---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-----14b15----14b15r14p12----12-14-14b15r14p12----12----14b15----14b15--|
D--------------------------14--------|----------14----14-----------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Solo goes on some more bars then it fades.. (This is the end of Side A of
the single release).
Susie Q tab
What Is This?
Susie Q by Creedence Clearwater Revival guitar tabs playing instructions.“Susie Q” was originally written by Dale Hawkins and released as a single in 1957. Creedence Clearwater Revival covered “Susie Q” for their self-titled debut album in 1968. The album version was a lengthy 8 minutes + song. The song was split in two for the single release, side A fades out with the guitar solo and is faded in again on side B. “Susie Q” is the only CCR hit that is not written by John Fogerty. We hope you will have fun playing these “Susie Q” guitar tabs, enjoy!
John Fogerty has revealed that the reason why Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Susie Q” version was over 8 minutes was to get it played on a local prog-rock radio station. This song is also the reason that every girl named “Susie” is automatically nicknamed “Susie Q”!
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