Creedence Clearwater Revival Guitar Tabs

Returning to the studio that spring, the band recorded what some critics feel is their finest album, Cosmo's Factory. The title derived from the name that had been bestowed upon their various rehearsal facilities over the years, and came from Doug Clifford, whose longtime nickname was "Cosmo" due to his keen interest in all things cosmic. The album boasted the Top 10 hits Up Around the Bend and Lookin' Out My Back Door, plus several highly popular B-sides and non-singles tracks, including Run Through the Jungle, Long As I Can See the Light and their eleven-minute cover version of I Heard It Through the Grapevine. The LP settled in at #1 on the Pop charts and also reached #11 on the Soul chart.
Creedence Clearwater Revival had seven No. 2 singles, more than any other act that never topped the national chart. The band had #1 singles in countries other than the United States.

The Cosmo's Factory sessions had seen the stirrings of tensions within the foursome, but there would be no open dissension between them until the recording of their next LP, Pendulum, which was released in time for Christmas in 1970. Now the other three members of the group, particularly Tom Fogerty, wanted more of a say in both the musical and business decisions of the band. John resisted, feeling that opening up every decision to a democratic process would lead to arguments, delays, bruised egos, and ultimately a diluting of the group's essence.

Pendulum was another success, spawning a Top 10 hit in Have You Ever Seen the Rain?. But now no amount of success could defuse the differences between the Fogerty brothers. In February 1971, with Pendulum still high on the charts, Tom Fogerty left Creedence Clearwater Revival and launched a relatively successful solo career. Opting not to replace him, CCR continued as a trio.