🎸 More Popular CCR Guitar Songs to Learn on Guitar

 These songs defined the Southern rock sound of the late '60s and early '70s, blending swampy rhythms with powerful storytelling.

Whether you’re strumming through “Up Around The Bend” or locking into the groove of “Down On The Corner,” these arrangements focus on rhythm accuracy, chord progressions, and lead fills that capture that unmistakable CCR vibe.

Each lesson comes with a full lesson, demo and downloadable chord sheet, and the option to dive deeper with the full tutorial.

Before You Accuse Me appears as a gritty blues track on the band's commercial peak, the 1970 album Cosmo's Factory. It was not released as a single, functioning instead as a deep cut that showcased the group's reverence for R&B roots.

The song was originally written and recorded by rock pioneer Bo Diddley in 1957. While CCR’s rendition is a faithful electric tribute, the song gained further fame decades later when Eric Clapton released an acoustic version.

For Creedence, it served as a clear signal that despite their pop success, they remained dedicated students of American blues history.

Cotton Fields is a high-energy folk cover found on the 1969 album Willy and the Poor Boys.

Written by the legendary bluesman Lead Belly, the song was a standard long before CCR touched it. While it was not promoted as a main single in the United States, it became a surprise international smash, famously hitting number 1 on the music charts in Mexico.

The recording features a unique countrified arrangement that highlights the band’s ability to modernize traditional folk music, utilizing a distinct rhythmic drive that separates it from The Beach Boys' more polished version of the same era.

Hello Mary Lou appears on the band's final studio album, Mardi Gras, released in 1972.

Included as a single, it managed to chart but failed to break the Top 40 in the US, reflecting the band's waning momentum.

The song is a cover of the Gene Pitney-penned hit made famous by Ricky Nelson in 1961. Unlike much of the Mardi Gras album, which controversially featured Doug Clifford and Stu Cook on vocals, this track features John Fogerty singing lead, offering fans one of the few moments on the record that captured the classic, driving Creedence sound.

Hey Tonight charted in three countries when it was released as a single in 1971 from the Pendulum album.

It hit #1 in Belgium and Denmark and #9 in Australia and was written by John Fogerty. Hey Tonight reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1971.

The song's upbeat tempo and infectious energy make it a fan favorite. It is often performed live and is known for its catchy chorus and memorable guitar riff.

I Heard It Through The Grapevine of course is an older Marvin Gaye song from the 1960s but was covered by CCR for their 1970s album Cosmos Factory.

The track is over 11 minutes in length in this version from Creedence and they went ahead a released a single of the song three years later in 1973. It hit #10 in the Netherlands.

I Put A Spell On You was released on several albums. The first was in 1968 from the Creedence Clearwater Revival album and never cracked the top 40. The track was not written by John Fogerty  but instead by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, which was a hit for him.

A re-release in 1972 fared better with the song reaching #12 and #3. The final release was in 1990 but the song only charted in The Netherlands at #64

CCR's rendition of "I Put a Spell on You" showcases John Fogerty's powerful vocals and the band's ability to infuse their own style into a classic blues-rock song.

Long As I Can See The Light was mainly a B-side to Looking Out My Back Door but still managed to reach #20 in the UK and went to #1 in Norway.

The song hails from the 1970 album Cosmos Factory and featured John Fogerty playing electric piano and sax on the track which was written by John Fogerty

Although it was not released as a single, the song has become a beloved track in CCR's discography.

Ramble Tamble is a popular CCR song but was never released as a single.

It appears on the Cosmos Factory album of 1970 and was written by John Fogerty.

While it wasn't released as a single, "Ramble Tamble" is an album track that showcases CCR's ability to explore extended instrumental sections and display their prowess as a rock band.

Someday Never Comes serves as a poignant highlight on the 1972 album Mardi Gras. Released as a single, it reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the band's final entry into the American Top 40.

The song is deeply personal; John Fogerty wrote it about his divorce and the disintegration of the band, using the lyrics to explore the loss of childhood innocence.

It stands as a sad, autobiographical farewell, as the group officially announced their breakup shortly after the song helped close out their recording career, making the title painfully prophetic.

Travelling Band was written by John Fogerty and was included on the 1970 album "Cosmos Factory" and was written by John Fogerty.

The song peaked at #2 in the US and #8 in the UK.

Travelin Band" peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970 and reached #8 in the UK.

It became one of CCR's biggest hits and a concert staple.