How to Play Up Around The Bend on Guitar?

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend can be played in the key of D using the D, A, A7, G chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Up Around The Bend with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend Chords

Chord reference D, A, A7, G

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D]There’s a place up ahead and I’m going Just as [A]fast as my [A7]feet can [D]fly [D]Come away, come away if you’re going Leave the [A]sinking [A7]ship be[D]hind [G]Come on the [D]rising [A]wind, We’re [G]going up a[D]round the [A]bend Oh

[D]Bring a song and a smile for the banjo Better [A]get while the [A7]getting’s [D]good Hitch a [D]ride to the end of the highway Where the [A]neon’s [A7]turn to [D]wood [G]Come on the [D]rising [A]wind, We’re [G]going up a[D]round the [A]bend Oh

[D]You can ponder perpetual motion, Fix your [D]mind on a [A7]crystal [D]day, [D]Always time for a good conversation, There’s an [A]ear for [A7]what you [D]say [G]Come on the [D]rising [A]wind, We’re [G]going up a[D]round the [A]bend. Yeah Oh

[G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A]

[D]Catch a ride to the end of the highway And we’ll [A]meet by the [A7]big red [D]tree, [D]There’s a place up ahead and I’m going Come a[A]long, come a[A7]long with [D]me [G]Come on the [D]rising [A]wind, We’re [G]going up a[D]round the [A]bend Yeah

[D]Do do do do [A]Do do do [A]do [D]Do do do do [A]Do do do [D]do yeah

Artist Creedence Clearwater Revival

Album Cosmo's Factory

Genres Rock

Year 1970

Key D

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend can be played in the key of D using the D, A, A7, G chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Up Around The Bend with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.