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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising Chords

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ChordsC, G, F, C7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D keys to play this song with easier chords.

CIseetheGbadFmoonCrising,
CIseeGtroubleFontheCway
CIseeGearthquakesandClightning,
CIseeGbadFtimesCtodayC7
FDon’tgoaroundtonight,
Wellit’sCboundtotakeyourlife
GThere’saFbadmoonontheCrise
CIhearGhurricanesCblowing,
CIknowtheGendisFcomingCsoon
CIfearGriversFoverflowing,
CIheartheGvoiceofFrageandCruinC7
FDon’tgoaroundtonight,
Wellit’sCboundtotakeyourlife
GThere’saFbadmoonontheCrise
CHopeyouGgotyourFthingsCtogether,
ChopeyouareGquiteFpreparedtoCdie
CLookslikewe’reGinforFnastyCweather,
COneeyeisGtakenFforanCeyeC7
FDon’tgoaroundtonight,wellit’sCboundtotakeyourlife
GThere’saFbadmoonontheCriseC7
FDon’tgoaroundtonight,
Wellit’sCboundtotakeyourlife
GThere’saFbadmoonontheCrise
GThere’saFbadmoonontheCrise
GThere’saFbadmoonontheCrise
CGC
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ArtistCreedence Clearwater Revival
AlbumGreen River
GenresRock, Classic Rock
Year1969
KeyC
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Bad Moon Rising on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Bad Moon Rising uses these transitions most often: F → C (22), C → G (19), and G → F (18). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Switching from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.

C to G

2. G → F chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

Switching from G to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.

G to F

3. F → C chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.

F to C

4. C → C7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to C7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

C to C7

5. C7 → F chord transition

Here's how to move from C7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

Bad Moon Rising chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Bad Moon Rising.

  • Bad Moon Rising includes 68 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Bad Moon Rising contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Bad Moon Rising connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → C7: 2%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
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