Susie Q.

Words & Music:

John Fogarty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

 

INTRO: [1st measure is also the verse vamp over chords]

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

B----3----------------------------|----3--------------------------------------|

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

D------------2-0h2--2-----0-------|------------------0--2---2---2------0--0---|

A---------------------0h2---------|---------------------------------2---------|

E--0------------------------3b—0--|-0--------------------------------------3b-|

 

          Em

Oh, Susie Q.; oh, Susie Q.;

          A                C    B     E

Oh, Susie Q., baby, I love you, Suzie Q.

 

I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk;

I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk, Susie Q.

 

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO:  [over verse chords]

 

Well, say that you'll be true.  Well, say that you'll be true.

Well, say that you'll be true and never leave me blue, Susie Q.

 

Well, say that you'll be mine.  Well, say that you'll be mine.

Well, say that you'll be mine, baby, all the time, Susie Q.

 

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO:  [over verse chords]

 

Oh, Susie Q.; oh, Susie Q.;

Oh, Susie Q., baby, I love you, Suzie Q.

 

I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk;

I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk, Susie Q.

 

Oh, Susie Q.; oh, Susie Q.;

Oh, Susie Q., baby, I love you, Suzie Q.

 

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO:  [over verse chords and out - can end on Em]

 


Solo & riff tabs "von Marco":

First solo follows:

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

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

G--9b11~-11r9p7---7~--7-9-7-9b11-9b11|-11r9p7---7-9b10-----------|

D---------------9--------------------|--------9------------------|

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

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

 

E--------------------12------12------|-----------------------------------|

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

G--12-14-12h14-14b16---14b16----14b16r14-12-14b16-14-12-14-12-14b15-15r14|

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

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

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

 

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

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

G--14b15r14-12-------12-14-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15--b15r14-12-14-12-12-7-9-|

D--------------12-14-----------------|-------------------------------------|

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

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

 

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

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

G-9b10-9r7---7-9-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-b13r12-11r9-7-9-b11r9r7---|

D----------9-------------------------|---------------------------------9-|

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

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

 

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

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

G-7-9--9-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12p11p9---------------------------|

D------------------------------------|---------12-9----------------------|

A------------------------------------|--------------12-10--7~------------|

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

 

 

2nd solo follows: (add some oohs just for the fun of it)

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

B-----8----3-------------------8----3------------------------------------|

G--/9---/4---4--2-0---------/9---/4---4--2-0-----------------------------|

D---------------------0h2------------|---------0h2-----------------------|

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

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

 

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

B-----8----3-------------------8----3------------------------------------|

G--/9---/4---4--2-0---------/9---/4---4--2-0-----------------------------|

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

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

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

 

E--0-/19-0-3-----0-------------------|-0-/19-0-3-----0-------------------|

B------------4/5---5--3--------------|-----------4/5---5--3--------------|

G-----------------------3-4~---------|----------------------3-4~---------|

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

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

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

                                             Notice the subtle change here

E--0-/19-0-3-----0-------------------|-0-/19-0-3-----0-------------------|

B------------4/5---5--3--------------|-----------4/5---5--3-4-5~---------|

G-----------------------3-4~---------|-----------------------------------|

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

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

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

 

 


3rd solo follows:

 

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

B------------------------------------|------------------8b9-8b9-8b9------|

G--9b11~--7-9--b11r9-7--b11r9p7---7-7-9-7-9b11-11r9p7--------------------|

D-------------------------------9----|----------------9------------------|

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

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

 

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

B--9r8-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G------9-7h9-7-9-b11r9p7---7h9p7h9p7p7h9p7h9p7--7h9b11r9p7---7-----------|

D------------------------9-----------|---------------------9-------------|

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

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

 

E------------------------12-----12---|--------------------------------12-|

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

G--/12-14-14-14-14-14b15---14b15---b15r14p12---12-14--b15r14p12-14b15----|

D------------------------------------|-------14--------------------------|

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

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

 

E--------12--------------------------|--------------12-12-15-12-17b18----|

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

G--14b15-----14b15-12-14-12-14-12-11-12-14-12-14b15----------------------|

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

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

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

 

E-12--------12-----------------------|-------------------------12------12|

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

G-----14b15----14b15r14p12----12-14-14b15r14p12----12----14b15----14b15--|

D--------------------------14--------|----------14----14-----------------|

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

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

 

[fade out solo from here...]

 





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