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John Fogerty Guitar Lesson – Rhythm and Lead – EP201

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In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a John Fogerty inspired lead and rhythm. This was created by pulling together several of Fogerty’s signature licks both from his solo career as well as his days in Creedence Clearwater Revival. You’ll learn both lead and rhythm in his style and this lesson includes the MP3 jam track in 2 tempos as well as the tablature.

Part 1 - John Fogerty Lead Lesson

Part 2 - John Fogerty Rhythm (For Premium)

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  1. JohnStrat says

    I just returned from hearing a local Band perform ‘I heard it through the grapevine’ so that’s a happy coincidence. I used to love the CCR a great band. a great lesson to learn thanks Brian

  6. Bill W2 says

    Thanks Brian ! Great tip re: using Hybrid picking….it’s been difficult to execute exactly the string i want via a pick. Also, a challenge of mine when trying to compose is…how not to cram too many notes in a lick per measure. sometime you may want to enlighten us “rogues” on on that aspect. either way…thx and nice ball cap !! (what’s the logo ?)

  7. sierrabravo says

    Well done. Been wanting to get a Tele for a long time. Another lesson like this is going to cost me over a grand. I can see it now. Wife: Why do you need another guitar? Cause Brian has one? Keep it up. Thanks.

  10. kenny says

    Been waiting for this one Brian. I saw him here in Melbourne a few years ago.he put on a cracking show.still got the voice and backed up by a gun band.With his body of work he would have to be considered amongst the best songwriters of all time, just a natural musician. Everything is on hold until i get this one down.

  12. Raymond P says

    Love the John Fogerty lesson and that Hybrid picking technique is great. It’s a much easier and accurate way for me to find the strings with the 3rd and Ring finger than with the pick. Thanks Brian

  16. Mudshark says

    I guess I am dating myself if I said I spent many a night with my junior high school guitar buddy playing along to “Green River” on my Silvertone guitar.

    Brian, could you please comment on the I-V-IV progression that you based this lesson on? Obvioulsy John is influenced by blues and “southern swamp music”. I would love to hear you expand on Forgorty’s adaptation of the blues form and why CCR version of blues was so popular in the 60’s and 70’s. You elude to the theory but I understand you can’t cover everything in a 20 minute lesson. Thanks for this. – muddy

    • Brian says

      I’m not really sure how to elaborate on it to be honest. The way I come up with these is to listen to several songs – maybe an entire album… in the case of Fogerty, I played a few CCR songs and listened to Blue Moon Swamp. After that I came up with the progression. It’s simple, and probably a rip off of something else – actually if anyone knows this progression in something else I’d be curious to know. Anyway, I just ask myself “what would John Fogerty do?” and the chords just sort of pop out for me. Same is true with the lead. A lot of that lead was things I heard him play in the instrumental “Just Pickin'”. I wish I had more of a scientific answer

    • Walter D says

      Late to the party (as usual), but this is a testament to how many great lessons Brian has archived. Got a pebble in my moccasin for some CCR and did a search of the archives, and here I am. Just a fun lesson to learn and embellish. As to the I – V – VI progression, I always go back to the classic “Key to the Highway” (Google it), it is actually a 8-bar blues (in contrast to the predominant 12-bar blues) but uses the I – V – VI progression.

  17. Nigel E says

    Brian,

    I don’t know how John Fogerty passed me by but I am glad that you introduced him here.I’ ve just spent some time listening to him on Youtube.I do of course remember Bad Moon

    Rising without knowing the name of the singer/guitarist.I look forward to having a go at this.Great stuff.

  18. David C says

    I maybe dating myself also Muddy, but the Beatles did that quite often, I Saw Her Standing There is one off the top of my head. Some music critic at the time gave it some technical term and John said “I don’t know what that means, it just sounded better that way”.

  19. tommc says

    I’m a big Fogerty fan. If you haven’t seen it get the DVD of The Long Road Home concert, get it. I saw him do pretty much the same set at the Houston Rodeo concert a few years back; best concert I’ve seen a long time. Pushing 70 now, but he runs around the stage like a kid, changing guitars almost ever song. Great performer. Thanks for this lesson.

  26. sunburst says

    I enjoyed learning this upstate AP70 acoustic.. home now and going to try as you say using the yamaha amp and tele ,,see if i can get this one tight! ty again and for me more John Fogerty always welcomed!

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