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Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater Revival · Beginner path

Plan2 setsEach~5 minKeyDCapoNo capoTuningStandard (E A D G B E)Year1969

Your chords

Your home base here. Keep it light and bouncy, this song moves fast.

Three fingers tucked on the second fret, second string. Don't bump the high E too hard.

Ring and middle fingers do the work. The quick D-to-G change is the whole song, so drill it slow first.

Your 5-minute plan

Tick each step as you finish it. No screens needed, just you and the guitar.

1Tune up & learn the chords5 min

First, tune up. Then build these shapes: D, A, G. Clean and ringing, no switching yet.

Press your fingertips just behind the fret wire.

Strum slowly and check every string rings.

Form each shape, lift off, reform it. A few reps each.

2Lock the switches5 min

Connect the shapes before you strum: D to A, then A to G. Back and forth, slow and smooth. This is the whole song mechanically.

Switch slow enough that there's no buzz or pause.

Find the finger that barely moves between shapes and keep it anchored.

Count out loud: hold for four, switch on the next one.

★ Take it home

A song you can play is a song you've played a hundred times. So loop these sets, hum along, and let it become second nature.

Awesome work. Bad Moon Rising is locked in. Go find a campfire and be the one who knows the song.

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