Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival | Guitar Lesson

[@MrRontac]

I and graduated HS in ‘75 .. CCR has always been in my ear .. thanks brother for the lessons , you are a great instructor 💯💯💯

[@crappocrappoproductions-ak9403]

Blown away by the deceptively simple riffs that I’ve never seen demonstrated. Thank you !

[@SwollenPickle77]

Most of the "deceptively" simple riffs make often the greatest songs ^^

[@jeffreyhall76]

It’s great that you’re covering all these classics thank you. You KZbin guitar teachers are doing us all a great service

[@tach409]

Fantastic!!! Love the CCR lessons...

[@acuduncan]

Man, I've been lurking here for a while. Whenever I'm learning a tune I first check to see if you have a lesson on it. Great stuff! Your efforts are very much appreciated!!

[@Dan-zq5wt]

My favorite CCR song! John Fogerty is a damn good player!

[@IsisMusic]

You really nail all these classic songs. I´m learning a lot. Thanks

[@brian16164]

Best tutorial on this song. No one else seems to know about both tunings. Finaly someone got it right. Well done my friend. Love your channel.

[@sterlingmcvay2469]

Yet, Another I really want to work on and play Live!! Love CCR and John Fogerty!! His Show, " The Long Road Home " DVD is Must have for any True Fan. The Band he put Together is Stellar!!!!

[@1rwjwith]

I think John used that black LES PAUL for all the tuned down stuff…in That era for sure, I believe the RICK was in standard for the other songs ..Green River, Bayou etc…I played this many times in bands and I got a Whammy pedal with a tune down/up capability so I didn’t have to tune down! Used it in other tunes too.Great job thanks!

[@listairgin]

Brilliant lesson, as always from Twelve Foot Chain. Thank you so much once again. 🌌🌅🌠🕊👌🏻

[@shakeyblues5128]

Nice work 12 Ft, always love CCR. I wore out the Double LP Album Chronicle: 20 Greatest hits back in 1979 ♪♫♪♫

[@12footchain]

Thaats what I learned CCR on, that chronicle album, though it was on cassette in the 80s. That is a must have

[@chesterproudfoot9864]

Really good lesson. Great to mention the tone settings. Also, a lot of people have missed John's tunings which makes a huge difference for people trying to replicate the sound. Bad Moon Rising is nothing like the popular tabs people can find. Thanks for this!

[@johnkelly8614]

Fantastic! btw, you have a GREAT background behind you ;-) Sweet!

[@michaelschlefstein7360]

Dude, always great to catch up on your videos! JF from my watching him live usually played a Rick and his Bro played a Gibson 335 or 345. Great lesson! Thanks!

[@fabientissier1218]

Oh yes, Ive learnt something new. Thank you so much for that lesson!

[@BlackieTimex]

This was awesome! Exhausted is my absolute favorite song by the FooFighters!

[@markdesod561]

My Favorite CCR song!! Thanx, Doug!!

[@danreid6712]

It ain't me ! Rock on brutha !!

[@sirwinston2368]

So what's it like to have 68.4k subscribers? Almost 70,000 people pay attention to you. Sounds cool to me. Don't mess up 12-ft chain!! We're watching. 😎

[@dr.miguelitoloveless9478]

Fogerty is a master of guitar mind-pranking regarding chords and tuning. I've been trying figure out his guitar parts for decades and never got it right.

[@wildaboutnature7006]

Another great lesson! I love the new tuning! Thank you!!!!

[@Sperrythings]

Thanks for the content my friend! Just covered this song after watching your video. Finally CCR sounds like it should! Keep up the good work!

[@robertshirley3422]

Great lesson. I realize that the majority of CCR fans want your tutorial to be songs such as this song; and it's a good song, don't get me wrong. However, I believe Fogertys best guitar work is the d3but album and Bayou Country. They are just raw and less commercial, with much more intense playing. For example, I Put A Spell On You, Susie Q, Born on The Bayou are my favorite CCR tunes. Hopefully, someday you can give those a try??

[@12footchain]

For sure will

[@filteredjc4653]

More CCR, great choice

[@thebombu]

In a word Excellent. It Rocks!!!!!!

[@wooferdevlin3571]

Great lesson!! I like you taking time to explain the down tuning, really helps to get a handle on the disconnect - I'm playing A but sounds like G. Also, I set up up my D tuning and use heavier strings, also top wrap LPs creating more tension, helps tuning stability. Great tune, John doing lead while singing is bonkers. Ü ♫

[@rhinomechanics8423]

always great my brother

[@rhinomechanics8423]

I always tell people " 12 Foot chain"

[@andrewcheshire1063]

Loads of good tips here. Thanks.

[@peterhughes8699]

Great job thanks :) Using a Digitech Drop pedal saves the re-tuning and they sound great :)

[@12footchain]

Nice

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Tom used a Guild Starfire IV through a Kustom amp. Those Kustoms grit up at about 2/3 full volume. For this track, John used a Les Paul Custom tuned down a whole tone and through his Kustom K-200-A4. You can see his fret positions on the _Ed Sullivan Show_ footage. Two things: for the lead guitar chords, G-F-C-G, the 'F' chord is played as a barre at third fret--but thumb over neck for 'F' bass and fingers fretting C-F-A-C-F; and the 'interlude' riff is played hybrid with pick and fingers.

[@redhed9776]

impressive arsenal hanging on the wall.😎

[@paulcaruthers9647]

Great lesson, also you're making me want a fender bassman lol!

[@AdolfPerez-d6r]

Thanks again for all the music video 😎

[@josec.ondiviela9358]

Thank you very much, great job

[@oddshot60]

Can you do Everybody Get Together by The Youngbloods? I think we all could stand a little PEACE right now.

[@12footchain]

Good idea

[@johndodson4527]

Cool channel as always.

[@hpelisr]

John use's that tuning on several songs. It's a great sound when used with standard combined.

[@bkee62]

Another great video. Would you please do a lesson on the Rolling Stones "Dead Flowers" and CCRs "Fortunate Son" because they sound almost the same to me now. I never noticed in the past 45 years.

[@rrrayrrray]

Thank you!

[@Reedc16]

You gotta do Johnny B Goode by chuck berry it’s a awesome tune

[@stevepope5484]

Really great lesson Only/id prefer colored lights over clear. Please. Sorry Mother?

[@stevepope5484]

Sound s real fine.....

[@charleskinsey2141]

These were some of the most important songs in my young life . I play this one but felt it was thin without that tuning trick . It's a bit much to ask but that lead on heard it through the grapevine ? I have a lot of it down and can wing it but could really benefit from your input .

[@rollingwolf.N8.22]

I learmt this from your other video 3 years ago, the one that starts with A bar chord.

[@rollingwolf.N8.22]

John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Vietnam Tribute (w/ Bob Dylan! Please, someone has to know what song hes playing at the start. The intro jam track bit

[@bennettmichaels4309]

Cheers...

[@tomasivy5929]

Could you do fried neck bones and home fries by Santana I think it’s one of the best Santana covers I’ve never seen anyone do it would be amazing would even donate and support thanks.

[@waynegram8907]

John Forgerty mostly used D standard tuning in most CCR songs? I always thought he used E standard Tuning. I wonder if Clapton used Eb standing tuning or D standing tuning to get that woman tone in cream?

[@12footchain]

Don't think most, but many for sure. Proud Mary, bad moon, lodi, grapevine, others

[@rumboamarte1758]

when I play my guitar over the original recording song, my guitar its seems to be out of tune´, may be the original song was recording in another frecuency diferent than 440 hz?

[@1wiesehoefer1]

Great 😊

[@kjking3087]

wonder how many other songs could have been improved with a different tuning

[@Glen-ib3fy]

Keep on Chooglin'

[@stevepope5484]

Strings rings? The lower tone? The rhythm guitar has to be tuned down .too?

[@12footchain]

No I don't think the rhythm guitar is tuned down. Tom Fogerty played in Standard I'm pretty sure, and John did the down tuned thing on a bunch of songs and the combined sound of the two of them is a big part of the CCR sound for me

[@stevepope5484]

Thanks Brother

[@draganilic7734]

So we play in A all the way😊

[@jinfrank9311]

do i have to retune the guitar ...

[@robdavidson993]

Less talk, more music. Burl Ives.

[@Guitarplayer724]

Some people appreciate the talk.

[@tysonquock7688]

I use open G

[@bobmarkee6859]

I thought the song was slightly off in pitch also?

[@12footchain]

Yes I think it's slightly flat if I remember. Barely

[@officialfanofrichiebricker8324]

This guy looks so familiar to Me. Were you on a tv show building cars or something?

[@12footchain]

Nope

[@nickdonalds0546]

That C bare chord aint easy for me. Im not a fortunate one who can play that particular chord lol

[@pauldbrown1010]

So John, with his standard drop tuning, invented the "negative capo" 😋. So here he's got a negative capo on the 2nd fret. Or a normal capo on the -2 fret. 😂. I hate capos! 😅😅

[@12footchain]

Negative capo, love it. Capo to -2 power.

[@stevepope5484]

75 ?? We were too young? Then ?

[@edgardosoriano4864]

Ah too much talkies.

[@gunsnguitars77]

Thanks!

[@12footchain]

Thank you!