How to Play Midnight Special on Guitar?

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Midnight Special can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D, G7, D7 chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E. For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Midnight Special with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Midnight Special Chords

Chord reference G, C, D, G7, D7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]Well you wake up in the mor[C]nin’, you hear the work bell [G]ring And they march you to the [D]table to see the same old [G]thing Ain’t no food upon the [C]table and no pork up in the [G]pan But you better not com[D]plain boy you get in trouble with the [G]man [G7]

Let the Midnight [C]Special shine a light on [G]me Let the Midnight [D]Special shine a light on [G]me [G7] Let the Midnight [C]Special shine a light on [G]me Let the Midnight [D]Special [D7]shine an ever lovin’ light on [G]me

[G]Yonder come miss [C7]Rosie, how in the world did you [G]know? By the way she wears her [D]apron, and the clothes she [G]wore Umbrella on her [C7]shoulder, piece of paper in her [G]hand She come to see the [D]gov’nor, she wants to free her [G]man [G7]

[G]If you’re ever in [C7]Houston, well, you better do the [G]right You better not [D]gamble, there, you better not [G]fight, at all Or the sheriff will [C7]grab ya and the boys will bring you [G]down The next thing you [D]know, boy, oh! you’re prison [G]bound [G7]

Artist Creedence Clearwater Revival

Album Willy and the Poor Boys

Genres Rock, Classic Rock

Year 1969

Key G

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Midnight Special can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D, G7, D7 chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Midnight Special with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.