Up Around The Bend

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UP AROUND THE BEND - Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Tabbed by: Terry Long

Email: mrmaestro1 'at' gmail.com

This is my interpretation of how to play the song. I don't guarantee that this tab is

correct, but it sounds almost exactly like the real song to me and I think it's a lot more

than other tabs of this song.

Time Signature: 4/4

INTRO

D

Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E

e||-----------------10~~~~--------------|----------------10~~~~--------------|

B||.-----------------------10------10---|-----------------------10------10---|

G||-----------9/11-------------11-------|----------9/11-------------11-------|

D||----0--------------------------------|---0--------------------------------|

A||.------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

E||-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

A D

Q E Q E E E Q E Q E E E

e|----------------5~~~~~----------------|---------------10~~~~~-------------||

B|-----------------------5-------5------|----------------------10------10--.||

G|----------4/6--------------6----------|---------9/11-------------11-------|| x2

D|--------------------------------------|---0-------------------------------||

A|---0----------------------------------|----------------------------------.||

E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||

VERSE 1

D

E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

B|---------------3--------------3---|---(3)----------3------3-------3--------|

G|-------2-h-4---2------2-h-4---2---|---(2)---2-h-4--2----------4---2--------|

D|---0------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

There's a place up ahead and I'm go - in'

A D

E E E Q Q E E E E Q E S S E

e|----------------------------------|------------------------2-------2-------|

B|----------------2------2------2---|---(2)---2-p-0---3------3-------3-------|

G|-------2-h-4----2------2------2---|---(2)---2--(2)--2----------2h4---------|

D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

A|---0------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Just as fast as my feet can fly

D

E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

B|---------------3--------------3---|---(3)----------3------3-------3--------|

G|-------2-h-4----------2-h-4-------|--------2-h-4--------------4---2--------|

D|---0------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Come a - way come a - way if you're goin'

A D

E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E

e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

B|----------------2------2------2---|---(2)---2-p-0----3------3---3---3------|

G|-------2-h-4----2------2------2---|---(2)---2--(2)---2------2---2---2------|

D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

A|---0------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Leave the sink - in' ships be - hind

CHORUS - The 'A' chord written here is how it sounds during the solo. During the actual

the 'A' is always played as 8 eighth-notes in each measure, with the top 'e' (open)

sometimes played with it and sometimes not.

G D A

Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E

e|----3-------3-------2-------2-------|--------------------------------------|

B|----0-------0-------3-------3-------|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|

G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|

D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------|----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|

A|----2-------2-----------------------|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|

E|----3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------------|

Come on the ris - in' wind We're

G D A

Q Q Q Q Q E Q E E E

e|----3-------3-------2-------2-------|----------------0-------0-------------|

B|----0-------0-------3-------3-------|----2-------2---2-------2---2---2-----|

G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------|----2-------2---2-------2---2---2-----|

D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------|----2-------2---2-------2---2---2-----|

A|----2-------2-----------------------|----0-------0---0-------0---0---0-----|

E|----3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------------|

goin' up a - round the bend Ooh!

(3-4th time:"Yeah!")

A

E E E E E E E E

e|-----------------------------0---0----|

B|---(2)---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|

G|---(2)---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|

D|---(2)---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|

A|---(0)---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----|

E|--------------------------------------|

VERSE 2 - Same as VERSE 1

Bring a song and a smile for the banjo

Better get while the gettin's good

Hitch a ride to the end of the highway

Where the neons turn to wood

CHORUS

VERSE 3 - Same as VERSE 1

You can ponder perpetual motion,

Fix your mind on a crystal day,

Always time for a good conversation,

There's an ear for what you say.

CHORUS

BRIDGE - Same as INTRO

SOLO - 2nd guitar plays CHORUS underneath SOLO

Q E E Q S S E Q E E E E E E

e|------------------------------------|-------------------0------------------|

B|----------------3---5b7----5h3------|--------------------------------------|

G|----0------2/4-----------------4----|----2------4-b-6--(6)--pb6-b-4---2----|

D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Q E E Q S S E Q E E E E E E

e|------------------------------------|-------------------0------------------|

B|----------------3---5b7----5h3------|--------------------------------------|

G|----0------2/4-----------------4----|----2------4-b-6--(6)--pb6-b-4---2----|

D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Ooh!

Q Q S S E Q

e|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|----4b6----4b6----4b6b4---2---------|

D|------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|

VERSE 4 - Same as VERSE 1 plus the 4 measures below played overtop VERSE 1 starting in

4

Catch a ride to the end of the highway

And we'll meet by the big red tree,

There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'

Come along, come along with me.

(2nd guitar)

(Q) (Q) (E) E S S E W

e|------------------------12b14--12p10------|---10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|

B|-------------------------------------12---|--------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

...big red tree There's a place up ahead

(Q) (Q) (E) E S S E W

e|------------------------12b14--12p10------|--------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------12---|---10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|

G|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

and I'm go - in' Come along, come along...

CHORUS

OUTRO - Repeat continuously and fade away - 2nd guitar plays VERSE 1 underneath

D

(E) E E Q E E E E E E Q E (Q)

e||----------------5~~~-----------5~~~|--(5)----------5~~~-------------------|

B||.-------6-h-7----------6-h-7-------|-------6-h-7----------7---------------|

G||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

D||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

A||.----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

E||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Do do doo do

(E) E E Q E E E E E (E) H (E)

e|-----------------5~~~-----------5~~~|--(5)--------------------------------||

B|---------6-h-7----------6-h-7-------|-------7----------------------------.||

G|------------------------------------|-----------------7~~~----------------||

D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||

A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------.||

E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||

Do do doo do

| / slide up

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| b bend

| pb pre-bend

| ~ vibrato

| (#) Tied note

Rhythms:

| S = 16th note

| E = 8th note

| Q = Quarter note

| H = Half note

| W = Whole note

| ( ) = Rest

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