Suzie q Chords
Suzie q by Creedence Clearwater Revival is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, A and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Main riff and intro:
Part 2 of main riff
E----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B----3-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------2-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-------------2-0h2--2-----0-------------|-----------------------------------|
A----------------------0h2---------------|-----------------------------------|
e--0-------------------------3b--0-------|-----------------------------------|
Song is built something like this:
Rhythm guitar plays Em A C H Em (9Em 2A 1C 1H 3Em)
Play main riff 3 times then the fourth time play part 1 of main riff and
start to sing (let bass player play part 2).
Verses are built something like this:
E----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B----3-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------2-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-------------2-0h2----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e--0-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oh, Susie Q
E----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B----3-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------2-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-------------2-0h2----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e--0-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oh, Susie Q
E----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B----3-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------2-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D-------------2-0h2----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e--0-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oh, Susie Q, baby I ....
2nd verse played same as 1
I like the way you walk, I ....
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------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Main riff as from start
Verse 3
Well, say that you'll be true, well, say ...
Verse 4
Well, say that you'll be mine, well, say ....
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------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Play verse 1 again
Play verse 2 again
Play verse 1 again but scream this time
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------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Solo goes on some mor bars then it fades.. you should be able to figure
the out the last bars...