Almost Saturday Night John Fogerty
Transcribed by Wayne MacIntyre (waymac_007@yahoo.com) from
John Fogerty's second solo album, “John Fogerty” 1975.
I have arranged this in the key Fogerty uses on this album. It is in the key of D.
later he records this song in C. Fogerty uses multitracking to achieve the drone. I
the drone in this rendition. I do this by leaving the bottom E string open (1st
It’s a good version offering a full bodied sound, especially when you are the only person
the song!
Drop both your E strings to D.
Note: the underscore line indicates a slide (ex: 5__7, Slide from fret 5 to 7)
Intro: (read left to right across the page before going to next line)
INTR0
D|0----0--0-0---0-0----0-0----0-----| B|8__7-7__8-9---3—5__7-7-5__7-7-----| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| D|0----0--0-0---0-0----0----0---| B|8__7-7__8-9---3—8__7-5__3-7---| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| D|0----0--0-0---0-0----0-0----0---| B|8__7-7__8-9---3—5__7-7-5__7-7---| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| D|0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------0-| B|3-3-2-2-0-0---3—3---------------------3-| G|--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2-| D|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-| A|----------------------4-4-2-2-0-------0-| D|---------------------------------2-4--0-|
SOLO
D|0----0--0-0---0-0----0-0----0--| B|8__7-7__8-9---3—5__7-7-5__7-7--| G|-------------------------------| D|0----0----0---0-0----0-0----0--| A|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| D|0----0--0-0---0-0----0----0-0--| B|8__7-7__8-9---3—8__7-5__3-0-3--| G|-------------------------------| D|0----0----0---0-0----0----0-0--| A|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| D|0----0--0-0---0-0----0-0----0--| B|8__7-7__8-9---3—5__7-7-5__7-7--| G|-------------------------------| D|0----0----0---0-0----0-0----0--| A|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| D|0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------0--| B|3-3-2-2-0-0---3—3---3---3---3---3----0--| G|--------------2-2---0---0---0---3----0--| D|------------------4---4-2-4---4-2--4----| A|-------------------------------------5--| D|-------------------------------------5--|
CHORD CHART FOR THIS SONG
Chord D
D|-0--|
B|-3--|
G|-2--|
D|-0--|
A|-0--|
D|-0--|
Chord G
D|-0--|
B|-0--|
G|-0--|
D|-0--|
A|-5--|
D|-5--|
Chord Bm7
D|-0--|
B|-3--|
G|-4--|
D|-4--|
A|-2--|
D|-X--|
Chord F#m
D|-7--|
B|-7--|
G|-6--|
D|-4--|
A|-4--|
D|-4--|
Chord A
D|-2--|
B|-2--|
G|-2--|
D|-2--|
A|-0--|
D|-X--|
Chord C
D|-0--|
B|-1--|
G|-0--|
D|-2--|
A|-3--|
D|-X--|
Chord Em
D|-0--|
B|-0--|
G|-0--|
D|-2--|
A|-2--|
D|-2--|
PLAY INTRO HERE
[D]Outside my w[G]indow, [D]I can hear the r[G]adio,
And I kn[D]ow that motor wa[Bm]gon’s getting ready to [F#m]fly,
Cause it's [A]almost Saturday n[D]ight.
[D]Bye bye, tomo[G]rrow, J[D]ody's gone to the ro[G]deo,
And you [D]know some good old [Bm]boys are ready to [F#m]ride
Cause it's a[A]lmost Saturday [G]night.
[G]Gonna push the clouds [D]away, let the music have it's [G]way
Let it s[Em]teal my heart [D]away, and you k[A]now I'm-a-goin'
[D]Outside the ring[G]ing, t[D]he night train is [G]bringin' me home
When I he[D]ar that locomo[Bm]tion get ready to [F#m]fly
Cause it's a[A]lmost Saturday [D]night.
SOLO (see tab above)
[G]Gonna push the clouds [D]away, let the music have it's[C] way
Let it s[G]teal my heart a[Em]way, and you [A]know I'm-a-goin'
[D]Outside the ring[G]ing, [D]the night train is [G]bringin' me home
When I h[D]ear that loco[Bm]motion get ready to [F#m]fly
Cause it's a[A]lmost Saturday [D]night.
End with first half of Intro
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