Okay this is a pretty easy one, but lots of fun to play and it sounds great with a band.
Tabbed By: Nicholas C.,
Bass for Spherical: www.tekcities.com/sphericalband
Intro:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
A|-3-3-3----------|-3-3-3----3-3-3-|-----------3----|-5-5---5-5------||
E|--------5-5-3---|-------5-------5|-3-1-1-0h1------|-----5----------||
Verse Lick 1: (This is what the actual line is)
G|----------------||
D|----------------||
A|-5-5---5-5---5--|| Repeat Throughout the verse
E|-----5-----5----||
Verse Lick 2: (This makes it sound remotely interesting)
G|----------------|-------5-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-5--------|----------------||
D|----------------|-4-5/7---------7|---------7-5-3--|----------------||
A|-5-5---5-5---5--|----------------|----------------|-3-5------------||
E|-----5-----5----|----------------|----------------|----------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/creedence_clearwater_revival/proud_mary_btab_ver_3.html ]
Pre-Chorus Lick 1: (Two notes this time. This is actually what he plays
also this part is during the big wheels keep on turning part.)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|---4-5-7-7---7-7|-8-8-9---9------|----------------||
A|-5---------7----|-------9--------|-----5-7-9-5----||
E|----------------|----------------|-5/7------------||
Pre-Chorus Lick 2: (This is what i like to play)
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|----------------|----------------|-7-5---7---5-7--|----------------||
A|-5-5---5-5-3---3|---3-5----------|-----7---7------|---------5-5-0h5||
E|-----5-------5--|-5-----5-5-5-5--|----------------|-7-7-0h7--------||
G|----------------||
D|----------------||
A|-----5-7-9-5----||
E|-5/7------------||
Chorus:
G|----------------||
D|----------------||
A|-5-5---5-5---5--||
E|-----5-----5----||
Play the verse licks over the solos and of course the rest of the
verses. Okay so e-mail me at GuitarMan2737@aim with questions or
comments.-The Bass Dude