Up Around The Bend Chords & Tabs
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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
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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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