Buddy Holly

Tab by: Aaron Meredith

Tuning 1/2 step down: 
(Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb)

~ = let ring
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend
br= bend & return
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
x = mute string


Verse:  Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------------
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-

e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

e||   
B||   
G||x2 
D||   
A||   
E||   


Verse Fill 1: Guitar 2     Fill 2: Guitar 2
eb|------------------|     |---
Bb|--14h15p14h15p14--|     |--1
Gb|------------------|     |---
Db|----(keyboard-----|     |---
Ab|------------------|     |---
Eb|------------------|     |---

e|--
B|4-
G|--
D|fo
A|--
E|--

e|16----16------| 
B|---14----14~--| 
G|--------------| 
D|r-guitar)-----| 
A|--------------| 
E|--------------| 


Pre-chorus: Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-----------
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6---4-4-4-4-
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4---4-4-4-4-
Eb|---------------------0-2-2-2-2-

e|--|   
B|--|   
G|--|x2 
D|4-|   
A|4-|   
E|2-|   

eb|------------------------------
Bb|------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-
Eb|------------------------------

e|-----|  
B|6-6--|  
G|7-7--|  
D|7-7--|  
A|5-5--|  
E|-----|  

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Pre-chorus: Guitar 2 
eb|--5-5-5-5--4--2-2-2-|    |--5-
Bb|-7-7-7-7-/5-5\-2-2-/|    |-7-7
Gb|--------------------|    |----
Db|--------------------|x2  |----
Ab|--------------------|    |----
Eb|--------------------|    |----

e|5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-| 
B|-7-7-6-6-6-6---| 
G|---------------| 
D|---------------| 
A|---------------| 
E|---------------| 


Chorus: Both Guitars
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-----------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-

e|--|   
B|--|   
G|9-|x2 
D|9-|   
A|7-|   
E|7-|   

eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-----------------7-7-9-9-------
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-

e|--| 
B|--| 
G|--| 
D|7-| 
A|7-| 
E|5-| 

eb|-----------------|-----------
Bb|-----------------|-----------
Gb|-----7-7-9-9-9-9-|-----------
Db|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-----
Ab|-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7--77-
Eb|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5--00-

e|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|77-7-7-7-| 
A|77-7-7-7-| 
E|55-5-5-5-| 


Pre-verse: Guitar 1
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------------
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/6-
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/6-
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-

e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-


Pre-verse: Guitar 2 (keyboard for guitar)
eb|-------2h4-2----------------
Bb|-2-3-2-------2-0---2--2h3-2-
Gb|-----------------2----------
Db|----------------------------
Ab|----------------------------
Eb|----------------------------

e|2h4-2-------| 
B|------2h0---| 
G|----------2-| 
D|------------| 
A|------------| 
E|------------| 



REPEAT VERSE: (w/ Fill 2)

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS:

REPEAT CHORUS: (repeat last part x2)



Bridge:
eb|------------------------------
Bb|---------------x-x------------
Gb|-2-2-2---------x-x----2-4-6-4-
Db|-2-2-2---4---4-x-x--4-2-4-6-4-
Ab|-0-0-0---4---4------4-0-2-4-2-
Eb|-------0-2-0-2------2---------

e|----|   
B|----|   
G|2---|x4 
D|2---|   
A|0---|   
E|--2-|   

Solo: Guitar 1 (REPEAT PRE-CHORUS)


Solo: Guitar 2
eb|------------------------14-14-
Bb|-------------------------x--x-
Gb|-11b-11-9---------------11-11-
Db|----------12-11--12-7~--------
Ab|------------------------------
Eb|------------------------------

e|16-16-17-17-19-19-19-19-x--17--| 
B|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x---x--| 
G|13-13-14-14-16-16-16-16-x--14--| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------| 

eb|--------------------------
Bb|--------------------------
Gb|-------14-------16b-16-14-
Db|-14h16----16p14-----------
Ab|--------------------------
Eb|--------------------------

e|-------------------------| 
B|---------------14b-14----| 
G|------14--------------14-| 
D|14h16----16p14-----------| 
A|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------| 

eb|------------------------17----
Bb|----------------14~~~~-----18-
Gb|-----------14h16--------------
Db|------14h16-------------------
Ab|-14h16------------------------
Eb|------------------------------

e|17-19-19br-17--------------| 
B|---------------18-17~~~\---| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 


Outro: Guitar 1 (REPEAT CHORUS-last 
part x4)


Outro: Guitar 2 (during last part of chorus)
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
Gb|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
Db|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-
Ab|-------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------

e|----------------------|   
B|10-10-10-10-10--9-9---|   
G|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x---|x3 
D|-7--7--7--7--7--6-6---|   
A|----------------------|   
E|----------------------|   


End with: Guitar 1
eb|---------------| 
Bb|---------------| 
Gb|---------------| 
Db|-7-7-7---4---4-| 
Ab|-7-7-7---4---4-| 
Eb|-5-5-5-0-2-0-2-| 


End with: Guitar 2
eb|---------------------| 
Bb|-10-10-10------------| 
Gb|--x--x--x--9-11-9-11-| 
Db|--7--7--7--x--x-x--x-| 
Ab|-----------7--9-7--9-| 
Eb|---------------------|