Buddy Holly

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-|