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Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Song: \\"Fortunate Son\\"
Album: Willy & The Poor Boys
submitted by Nekromonicon

I did not transcribe this, I am simply submitting it from a magazine. It Was Transcribed by Patrick Mabry

Notation Guide:
~: let ring
^: bend
^^: Full bend
pm.....: palm mute where underlined
/: slide up
: slide down
// or \\\\: slower slide
(All Fills are at The Bottom)

Intro: Guitar 1 w/bright, slightly dirty tone
E|-----------5~------------3~------------2~------------0~---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4/6-----------2/4-----------0h2-----------0h2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------3^--0----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3w/ Fuzz Tone
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------7~-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7~----------------------5~----------------------5~----------------------7~-----------------------------------|
E|---5~----------------------3~----------------------5~----------------------5~-----------------------------------|
 |                                                                                                                |
 |                                                                                                                |
 |While Guitar 2 (clean) plays Rythim 1                                                                           |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4---4----4----4--------2---2----2----2----2----5---5----5----5----5----4---4----4----4----4------------------|
D|---5---5----5----5--------3---3----3----3----3----5---5----5----5----5----5---5----5----5----5------------------|
A|---5---5----5----5--------3---3----3----3----3----3---3----3----3----3----5---5----5----5----5------------------|
E|---3---3----3----3--------1---1----1----1----1----3---3----3----3----3----3---3----3----3----3------------------|


Guitar 3 plays this while Guitar 2 plays rythim 1:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------7~------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7~---------------------5~----------------------5~----------------------5~------------------------------------|
E|---5~---------------------3~----------------------5~----------------------3~------------------------------------|
                                                                           |Guitar 1 plays Fill 2 first time
                                                                           |Guitar 1 plays Fill 1 2nd & 3rd times


Guitar 3:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------9~----------------------7~------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7~---------------------7~----------------------5~----------------------7~------------------------------------|
E|---5~---------------------0~----------------------5~----------------------5~------------------------------------|
 |                          |Guitar 1 plays fill 3 1st time                                                       |
 |                          |Guitar 1 plays fill 5 2nd & 3rd times                                                |
 |While Guitar 2 Plays Rythim 2                                                                                   |
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4---4----4---4--4------7---7----7---7--7-------5---5----5---5--5---5---4---4---4---4----4---4----------------|
D|---5---5----5---5--5------7---7----7---7--7-------5---5----5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5----5---5----------------|
A|---5---5----5---5--5--5---5---5----5---5--5-------3---3----3---3--3---3---5---5---5---5----5---5----------------|
E|---3---3----3---3--3--3---5---5----5---5--5----0--3---3----3---3--3---3---3---3---3---3----3---3----------------|

Guitar 3:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------9~----------------------7~------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7~---------------------7~----------------------5~----------------------7~------------------------------------|
E|---5~---------------------7~----------------------5~----------------------5~------------------------------------|
                           |Guitar 1 plays fill 4 1st time
                           |Guitar 1 plays fill 6 2nd time
                           |Guitar 1 plays fill 5 3rd time

Guitar 1 (Doubled)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/8~--------------------/7~---------------------7------/3----------------3/to-5~------------------------------|
G|--/9~--------------------/8~---------------------8------/4----------------4/to-6~------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |Guitar 2 plays fill 7
    |Guitar 3 plays fill 8 second time

OUTRO CHORUS(2:00) Guitar 1 (guitar 2 plays rythim 2)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7~----------------------------5~-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5~--------------------5~----------------------------3~------------------5~-----------------------------------|
E|---3~--------------------5~----------------------------3~------------------3~-----------------------------------|
                           |Guitar 1 plays fill 9 1st time
                           |Guitar 2 plays fill 11 2nd time


FILLS.............................................................................................................
Fill 1 (0:24, 1:00, 1:44)                    Fill 2 (0:31, 0:53, 1:56)
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5---2~-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5---2~---------2---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5----------4-------------------------|-----------2----0----2-------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------3^---0----------|---3---0------------------3^---0---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 3 (0:35)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3~----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------4^^----2----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2~-------0--0-3/4~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------3^-----0--0--3^-------0~-----------------------------------|
E|--0--0--3^~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 4 (0:44)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3~----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------4^^----2----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2~-------0--3//4~-----------------------4^-----4--2---------2--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------3^-------0----------------------------------|
E|--0--0--3^~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 5 (1:04, 1:47, 1:55)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3~----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------4^^----2---------4^----4^--2--------2-----------------------------------|
D|-------------2~-------0--3//4~-----------------------------------------/4---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------0----------------------------0------------------------------|
E|--0--0--3^------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 6 (1:11)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------3~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------4^---2----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2~------------0---3///4~-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------3^-------0-------------------------------------|
E|--0---0---3^~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 7 (1:16)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5~-----------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3~-----------------------|
Slight Palm Mute.....................................................|


Fill 8 (1:24)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7--------------|
A|---0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Long Rings

Fill 9 (2:01)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------3~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------4^^~---2-------2--------2-------2-----------------------------------|
D|----------------2~-------0--3///4~--------------------2h4------2h4-----2h4-----4--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
E|--0---0---3^~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 10 (2:07)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------3~--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2------2-------------------------------------------4^--2--------2------2----------------------2---------|
D|-----------/4-------4---------2-------2------0--3/4~--------------2--/4----/4-----4---------------/4------------|
A|---0-----------------------------/4-------4------------------------------------------3^--0--------------------4-|
E|------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 11 (2:09)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------3~------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4^^---2------4^^~-2-----2------------------------2-------------------------|
D|-------------2~------0--3///4-----------------4-----------4-----------------------/4----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------------------4----------|
E|--0--0--3^~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Thats all, please Rate