Buddy Holly(Tabs)

	        
Transcribed by  William James   
          
tune: 1/2 step down 
  
{VERSE}  
Play this part twice with Fill 1 after the first time  
  
   F#                G#  A                           FILL 1  
Eb|----------------------------------            Eb|-----------------  
Bb|----------------------------------            Bb|--14h15p14h15p14-  
Gb|----------------------------------            Gb|-----------------  
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-....---/6-6-7-7-7-7..--            Db|-----------------  
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-....---/6-6-7-7-7-7..--            Ab|-----------------  
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-....---/4-4-5-5-5-5..--            Eb|-----------------  
  
  
{PRE-CHORUS}  
(2nd Guit plays distorted power chords indicated above tab)  
  
'Ooo oo...'                                'Ooo oo...'  
  
    D                  C#    F#            D  
Eb|:-------------------------------------:|----------------------------------| 
Bb|:----10--10--10--10----9--------------:|----10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10| 
Gb|:-/11--11--11--11----9---9-11--11--11-:|-/11--11--11--11--10--10--10--10--| 
Db|:----------------------------11--11---:|----------------------------------| 
Ab|:-------------------------------------:|----------------------------------| 
Eb|:-------------------------------------:|----------------------------------| 
 
  
  
{CHORUS}  
(Guitar plays power chords indicated)  
  
A                   D               E  
Oo...ee.oo.. I look just like Buddy holly...  
A                D          E  
Oh oh and you're Mary Tyler Moore  
F#                     D   E        A   
I don't care what they say about us anyway  
A       D    E           A A A e e A A A   
I don't care about that  
  
*(repeat last line on second chorus)  
*(repeat last line on last chorus 4 times)  
*(e = pulloff A power chord on 5th fret to open E string)  
  
  
{FILL 2}  
  
Eb|---------16-14-----------------------16-14--------|  
Bb|-14-15-14-----14-----14--14--14-15-14-----14------|  
Gb|----------------16-14-----------------------16-14-|  
Db|--------------------------------------------------|  
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|  
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|  
  
  
{VERSE 2} - Same as above  
{PRE-CHORUS}  
{CHORUS}  
  
  
{BRIDGE}  
(Play four times)  
  
Eb|------------------------------------|  
Bb|------------------------------------|  
Gb|-2-2-----------xx------2-4-6-4-2----|  
Db|-2-2--2-4---4--xx----4-2-4-6-4-2-4--|  
Ab|-0-0--2-4---4--xx----4-0-2-4-2-0-4--|  
Eb|------0-2-0-2--------2-----------2--|  
  
(xx = String noise, harmonics etc.)  
  
  
{SOLO}  
  
(listen to song for exact number of times for each note)  
Eb|-16-14-12-9/10-5.--14-14--/16-16--/17-17--/19-/19-19-17-17--|  
Bb|--x--x--x-x-x--x.---x--x----x--x----x--x----x---x--x--x--x--|  
Gb|-13-11--9-6/7--2.--11-11--/13-13--/14-14--/16-/16-16-14-14--|  
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|  
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|  
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|  
  
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Bb|----------------------------------------14b16r14------------------14~~-|  
Gb|------14------16b18r16-14--------14-------------14-----------14h16-----|  
Db|-14h16--16p14---------------14h16--16p14----------------14h16----------|  
Ab|---------------------------------------------------14h16---------------|  
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|  
  
  
  
{FILL 3}  
  
Eb|-17--17-19-19b21r19-17------|  
Bb|---18-----------------18-17-|  
Gb|----------------------------|  
Db|----------------------------|  
Ab|----------------------------|  
Eb|----------------------------|  
  
  
{CHORUS}  
  
  
{ENDING}  
  
Eb|-----------------|  
Bb|-----------------|  
Gb|-----------------|  
Db|-7-7-7-----4---4-|  
Ab|-7-7-7-----4---4-|  
Eb|-5-5-5-0-0-2-0-2-|  

	        

Written by Rivers Cuomo