How to play Creedence Clearwater Revival
Who'll Stop the Rain Intro
Creedence Clearwater Revival wrote a ton of great songs, the song Who'll Stop the Rain comes from their album Cosmo's Factory.
Intro for Lead Guitar
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E|--------3--| B|--0--------| G|-----0-----| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------| X 5 |
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This is real easy, simply play this part five times. Now, just playing that part isn't going to be to fun unless you have someone to play the chords that should be played behind this riff. That's shown below. |
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Intro for Rhythm Guitar
| Tab | Video |
E|--3--|--2--|--0--| B|--0--|--3--|--0--| G|--0--|--2--|--0--| D|--0--|--0--|--2--| A|--2--|--0--|--2--| E|--3--|--0--|--0--| |--G--|--D--|--Em-| |
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The chords show above are not played as they are displayed. It's not quite easy to count how many G chords and Em chords are being played, I think it might be 9 each but I'm not exactly sure. Therefore, it's a lot easier to listen to the song and play the D chord transition every two lead parts. This part is not complicated but does have a little trick with the timing of the transition. It is played with an up and down motion; however, there is some palm muting that occurs during this up and down motion. This kind of technique sort of divides up the sound, so it's not a constant up and down sound. |
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