Who'll Stop the Rain (Lead)

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Quick Reference

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Fretboard & Capo

The fretboard is the area of your guitar where you play

Some songs require a capo. A capo is just a clamp which you can place on any fret. This effectively moves

the 'nut' of the guitar, allowing you to play 'open' chords higher up the fretboard. In ActionTab the capo is represented by the black bar on the left.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Space, K	Pause/Play
Home	Rewind
End	Go to End
	Step Forward
	Step Backward
M	Mute/Unmute
F	Fullscreen
H	Toggle Help
S	Save Settings
R	Restore Defaults
O	Toggle Loop
D	Toggle Delay Start
X	Toggle Light Strings
W	Flip Fretboard
C	Fretboard Color
T	Tablature
N	Normal Speed Window
B	Bookmark Position
,	Set Loop Section Start
.	Set Loop Section End
/	Clear Loop Section

Strumming Hand Dots

Fingerpick

Fingertap

Downstroke

Upstroke (Palm muted)

Pinch Harmonic

Color Codes

Applies to both hands

Thumb

1st (index) Finger

2nd Finger

3rd (ring) Finger

4th (little) Finger

Fretboard Hand Dots

Hold finger here

Bend note down

Bend note up

Hammer On

Pull Off

Slide dot this way

Prepare note

Mute note/string

Harmonic

Vibrato

Open string note (no finger)

Song Notes

The lead guitar in this song is nice and pretty simple. Just like the rhythm guitar is good for beginners to start getting some basic guitar skills down, so is the lead here. You may find the hammers and pull offs the hardest to do quickly, but that will come with practice. Remember that with solos a lot of your technique and speed comes with practice and patience. Once you can do it right slowly, it's just a case of building up speed over time.

The lead only plays during certain parts of the song, giving you plenty of time to prepare for each part. We recommend that you learn the lead licks, bit by bit. So, start with the intro and work on that until you can get it up to speed. Only then should you move on to the next lead lick....and do the same.

Even if it seems too difficult, just stick with it and don't give up. If you find you are struggling with anything, go back to something else or a part that you can already play well to help get your confidence back and give it another go.

Don't be too hard on yourself if things seem to take a lot of effort. You need to walk before you run...once your fingers get stronger and faster, little licks like the ones in this song will come easily. Only with practice can you develop your finger strength and control...the first hurdles are always the hardest. Once you can get through them, you'll find you can do other licks much easier!

The song is based around the G major scale and chord, so we say it is in the key of G major. This means that all the lead guitar notes are from the G major scale:

G A B C D E F# G

During the bridge the lead guitar reverts to strumming / muting along with the rhythm guitar. Assuming you can already do the rhythm guitar (shown in the previous ActionTab), you'll have no problems here!

Here are Quick Links so you can jump directly to each lead part:

Intro

Fill 1

Fill 2 (repeats)

Fill 1 (yup it's played again)

Bridge (Join in with the acoustic guitar and end that segment with this little lick)

Fill 3

Outro (essentially the same as the intro)

Have Fun!

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Who'll Stop the Rain (Lead)

By Creedence Clearwater Revival

Who'll Stop the Rain (Lead)

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