Hi mate
sorry I had not been clear enough. With 1/2, it means to play the chord for an 1/2 of measure (aka two beats) and with 1/4 to play the chord for 1/4 of measure (aka one beat)
cheers
Matteo
Just fixing up the formatting that somehow got buggered up from jonnyt's original posting.
BAD MOON RISING - Creedence Clearwater Revival
STRUM PATTERN:
D = VV AV
A = VV (no high E/1)
G = VV
D = pluck the A/5 string then strum V VA VAVAVA
INTRO: D A G D (one time - strum pattern same as verse)
VERSE 1:
[D]I SEE A [A]BAD [G]MOON A [D]RISING
[D]I SEE [A]TROUBLE [G]ON THE [D]WAY
[D]I SEE [A]EARTH [G]QUAKES AND [D]LIGHTNING
[D]I SEE [A]BAD [G]TIMES TO[D]DAY
CHORUS: (* = single strum)
[G]DON'T GO 'ROUND TONIGHT, WELL IT'S [D]BOUND TO TAKE YOUR LIFE
[A*]THERE'S [A*]A [G]BAD MOON ON THE [D]RISE
VERSE 2:
[D]I HEAR [A]HURRI[G]CANES A [D]BLOWIN'
[D]I KNOW THE [A]END IS [G]COMIN' [D]SOON
[D]I FEEL [A]RIVERS [G]OVER [D]FLOWING
[D]I HEAR THE [A]VOICE OF [G]RAGE AND [D]RUIN
CHORUS
SOLO: a verse & full chorus w/o vocals, final A & G played: VV VAV
VERSE 3:
[D]HOPE YOU [A]GOT YOUR [G]THINGS TO[D]GETHER
[D]HOPE YOU ARE [A]QUITE PRE[G]PARED TO [D]DIE
[D]LOOKS LIKE WE'RE [A]IN FOR [G]NASTY [D]WEATHER
[D]ONE EYE IS [A]TAKEN [G]FOR AN [D]EYE
CHORUS 2X
NOW YOU'RE READY FOR...
"BATHROOM ON THE RIGHT" by Jonny T & CCR
VERSE 1:
I FEEL SOME BAD FOOD A RISING
I FEEL TROUBLE ON THE WAY
I FEEL RUMBLING IN MY STOMACH
I FEEL REAL BAD TODAY
CHROUS:
I SHOULDN'T HAVE COME 'ROUND TONITE, I JUST LOST MY APPETITE
WHERE'S THE BATHROOM? *ON THE RIGHT!*
(audience participation)
VERSE 2:
I HEAR MY COOKIES A BLOWIN'
I KNOW THE REAR-END'S COMIN' SOON
I FEEL MY SHORTS OVER FLOWING
I FEEL HU-MILI-ATION TOO
CHORUS
SOLO
VERSE 3:
HOPE YOU GOT YOUR S#*T TOGETHER
HOPE YOU ARE QUITE PREPARED TO DIE
IF YOU WALK IN TO THAT BATHROOM
YOUR EYES WILL WATER AND YOU'LL DIE
CHORUS 2X
I wrapped a newspaper ’round my head
So I looked like I was deep
hello all
with my band we used to play the song like this:
verse
first measure of D chord: D/D/u/du
measure of G and A: two simple downstrums each chord
then two measures of D chord: D/D/u/du/D/du/u/du
chorus
just D/du/u/du for each chord
cheers
Matteo