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I Put a Spell on You

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Tab
4.5(42)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Notice: Fogerty plays chords in open position and the rhythm guitar plays

the barre ones. I have tabbed it the other way around, ie the lead guitar

plays the barre ones below.

strum

e|----------------7~------------------|-------------7~--------------------|
B|----------------8~------------------|-------------8~--------------------|
G|----------------9~------------------|-------------9~--------------------|
D|----------------9~------------------|-------------9~--------------------|
A|--2-------------7~------------------|-2-----------7~--------------------|
E|----3-2-0--3------------------------|---3-2-0--3------------------------|

(staccato chords downstrum with a steady beat for the rhythm guitar)

(Lead guitar strums chords slowly inbetween lyrics and plays like below)

Verse

Em

I put a spell on you

(When going from Em to Am play this)

e|---7----------5~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---8----------5~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---9----------7~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---9----------7~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---7---7--10--5~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Am Em

Because you're mine.

(After mine play the following)

e|--7-------------7-------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--8-------------8-------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--9-------------9-------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--9---9--9---9--9-------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--7--10--7--10--7-------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Am

You better stop the things that you're doin'.

(Right after doin' comes..)

e|------------5~----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------5~----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------5~----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------7~----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----7---7---7~----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----5---9---5~----------------------|-----------------------------------|

Am

I said "Watch out!

B7

I ain't lyin', yeah!

Em

I ain't gonna take none of your

(after your)

e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---9---9--9-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---7--10--7-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Em

Foolin' around;

(after around)

e|---7----------5~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---8----------5~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---9----------7~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---9----------7~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---7---7--10--5~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Am

I ain't gonna take none of your

B7

Puttin' me down;

Em

I put a spell on you

e|---7----------7~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---8---------10~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---9----------8~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---9----------9~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---7---7--10--9~--------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------7~--------------------|-----------------------------------|

Em Am B7

Because you're mine. All right!

Here goes the solo

e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11-9b11r9r7-9b11r9r7--9b11r9---|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------8--------8---slow---|
A|----------5/7-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--0-3-5-7---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|--------------------------12-------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-------12-12-12-12b13-12b13-12b13-12b14----------12-14-14-14b15---14b15-|
D|-8-8/14-----------------------------|--14-12-14-14----------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-------------------12--------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--14b15-15r14r12---12-14-12----12-14|-14b15-14b15-14b15---14b15-slow----|
D|----------------14----------14------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------12-12-----12-12---------|
G|--15r14r12---12-14-12-12h14r12-14b15r14-12-14b15-----14b15------14b15---|
D|----------14------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------12------12-|--------------12-------------------|
B|-12-12-------12-12-15b16---15b11----15r12h15-15b16----------------------|
G|-------14b15------------------------|----------------14b15-14b15-14b15--|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-14b15-14b15-14b15-b15r14r12---12-14-14b15-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14|
D|-----------------------------14-----|-------fast------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-14b15-14b15-14b15r14r12---12-14-12-|--------------12-14-14b15r14-------|
D|------------------------14----------14r12-14-14-14----------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------12-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------13---13----------------------------|
G|-12h14r12---12-14-14b15r14r12---12-----12---12-----12-------------------|
D|---------14------------------14----triad d shape-14---14---14-----------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------15--15-12-14~---|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-------12-14b5-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15-14b15----|
D|-12-14------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-14b15---9b11r9-8-8/9--let ring to b7 chord-----|
D|-------------------------------9----|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Here follows a part where the open chords are strummed as fast as possible

The chords? Oh, yeah it's B7 - C - Fmaj7 - D - G - B7 - Em

then the solo continues

after B7 chord

e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--2b3r2/9--9b11r9-9b11r9-9b11r9-9b11r9-9b11r9--9b11r9-slow sometimes----|
D|---------feeedback yeah-------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-12b14--12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14r12-------------12b14-12b14-12b14r12-----|
D|-----------------------------------14-12-14-14----------------------14--|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------12--12--12--|16---16--16--19--19--19--22--22--22|
G|-12b14r12---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------14-12-14-12/13--13--13--/16--16---16-/19--19--19-/22--22--22--|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Go back strumming Em barre fast here then comes Am barre fast and a C

barre chord is slided up to 3 - 4 times, then follows

e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-9b11-9b11r9r7-7h9--7---------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------9---7--9r7h9-8-7-9-7--|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------10-7---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Here's another part with chords B7 - C - Fmaj7 - D - G - B7 - Em strummed

fast.

After the solo repeat verse 1 and follow up with the strumming part above.

"Let freedom ring"

"Oh Rock of ages do not crumble love is breathing still"

"Oh Lady Moonshine down, a little people magic if you will"

This tab was created with the help of an Amiga computer and the sampling

software Audiomaster IV, under the menu effects/duration/pitch the

frequency and the pitch can be doubled, thus enabling the program to play

back the sample at half the speed but with the original pitch.

e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

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| h Hammer-on

| r Release

| b Bend

| / Slide up

| ~ Vibrato

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