Ccr - Green River guitar tab
9 Nov 92 20:11 PST
via UUCP; Mon, 09 Nov 92 14:47:13 EST
for jamesb@nevada.edu
Subject: Green River Tablature/CCR
Green River -- As recorded by Credence Clearwater Revival
Found in Oct '91 "Guitar for the Practicing Musician"
N.C. E
e:------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------
B:------/3--3--3--3-------|--/3--3--3--3--------------|-----------------
G:------/4--4--4--4-------|--/4--4--4--4--4/2---0-----|-----------------
D:--------------------2---|--------------------------0H2--2-----0-----2-
A:-2----------------------|---------------------------|-----0H2---------
E:-0-----0-----0------0---|---0-----0-------0---------|-----------3B----
1/4
E E E
Rhy. Fig. 1
e:------------------------|---------------------------|-
B:------------------------|-----/3--3--3--3-----------|-
G:------------------------|-----/4--4--4--4-----------|-
D:-----2-------0-----2----|---------------------------|-
A:--------0H2-------------|--2------------------------|-
E:--0------------3B-------|--0------------------------|-
1/4
Well,
E E E
(End Rhy Fig. 1)
e:------------------------|---------------------------|------------------
B:--/3--3--3--3-----------|---------------------------|------------------
G:--/4--4--4--4--4/2--0--0H1--------------------------|------------------
D:-----------------------0H2---2--------0-------2-----|-----2-----0----2-
A:------------------------|-------0H2-----------------|-------0H2--------
E:------------------------|----------------3B---------|--0----------3B---
1/4 1/4
(W/ Rhy Fig. 1: 2 1/2 times)
E
take me back down where cool water flows ya'll
e:--------------------------------------------0------------------
B:--------------------------------------------0------------------
G:----------------------------------------2B---------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------
1/2
e:-----------------|----------------------------------------------
B:-----/3-3-3--3---|--/3--3--3--3---------------------------------
G:-----/4-4-4--4---|--/4--4--4--4--2--0---------------------------
D:----2------------|----------------------------------------------
A:-----------------|----------------------------------------------
E:-----------------|----------------------------------------------
Ah, let me remember things I love, now.
e:---------------------------------------0-----------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------------
G:------------------------------------2B-------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------
1/2
e:-----------------|----------------------------------------------
B:--/3--3--3--3----|--/3--3--3--3---------------------------------
G:--/4--4--4--4----|--/4--4--4--4---2---0-------------------------
D:-----------------|----------------------------------------------
A:-----------------|----------------------------------------------
E:-----------------|----------------------------------------------
Stoppin' at the log where cat fish bite.
e:---------------------------------------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------------3--0------------------
G:-----------------------------------------1-------0-------------
D:-----------------------------------------2---------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------
C (Rhy. Fig. 2)
Walkin' along the river road at night,
e:-------0----------X------------0-------------------------------
B:-------1----------X--1---------1----1--------------------------
G:-------0----0--------0---------0----0--------------------------
D:------------2-----------------------2--------------------------
A:--3---------3-----------------------3--------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------
A
barefoot girl dancin' in the moonlight
e:---------------------------------------------------------------
B:-------2------2----2----2--------------------------------------
G:-------2--2---2----2----2--------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:--0-------------------------0--0--1--2-------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------
E (End Rhy. Fig. 2)
e:----------0---------------------------0------------------------
B:-------3--3--3--3-------3--3--3--3----0------------------------
G:-------1-----1--1-------1--1--1--1-----------------------------
D:---------------------------2-----------------------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------------------
E:--0------------------------------------------------------------
2nd Verse: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 (2 1/2 times)
E
I can hear the bull-frog callin' me, how!
E
Wondrin' if my rope's still hangin to the tree.
E
Love to kick my feet way down to shallow water, ah
C (w/ Rhy. Fig. 2) A
shoe-fly, dragonfly get back to mother. Pick up a flat rock
A E
skip it 'cross Green a-River.
(I'm not going to post the solo at this time, but it comes in here.)
3rd Verse: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2 (2 1/2 times)
E
Up to Cody's camp I spent my days -- ya'll
E
with flat-car riders an' crosstie walkers
E C
Old Cody Junior took me over, said, "You're gonna find the world
C A E
is smolderin', and if you get a-lost, come on home to Green a-River."
Here's a neat mini-fill/solo part that you'll recognize:
e:--------------0-------------------
B:--3/5~~~~~------3-----------------
G:-------------------4--2-----------
D:-------------------------5B---2---
A:----------------------------------
E:----------------------------------
1/2
Any additions, corrections, flames, comments, or interpretations can be
mailed to cgc@tiamat.umd.umich.edu or crowe@umdsun2.umd.umich.edu
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