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Buddy Holly Tab

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VERSE

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

fill (guitar 2)
eb|----------------|
Bb|-14h15p14h15p14-|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Eb|----------------|

PRECHORUS

Guitar 2:
eb|---------------------------------|    
Bb|---------------------------------|    
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|    
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|(x2)(the third time through
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-|     just keep banging on the
Eb|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|     D chord

Guitar 2: cool little lead part
eb|--5-5-5-5--4--2-2-2-|    |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Bb|-7-7-7-7-/5-5\-2-2-/|    |-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--|
Gb|--------------------|    |------------------|
Db|--------------------|(x2)|------------------|
Ab|--------------------|    |------------------|
Eb|--------------------|    |------------------|

CHORUS

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

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

eb|-----------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----------------|---------------------|
Gb|-----7-7-9-9-9-9-|---------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-|

NEET LITTLE INTERLUDE TYPE THING

guitar 2:
eb|-------2h4-2----------------2h4-2-------|
Bb|-2-3-2-------2-0---2--2h3-2-------2h0---|
Gb|-----------------2--------------------2-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|

second verse, same as the first

ditto on the chorus

BRIDGE

eb|---------------|---------------|
Bb|---------------|---------------|
Gb|---------------|-----4-6-4-----|
Db|-7-7-7---4---4-|-4---4-6-4---4-|
Ab|-7-7-7---4---4-|-4-0-2-4-2-0-4-|
Eb|-5-5-5-0-2-0-2-|-2-----------2-| (a bunch of times)

SOLO

guitar 1... same as prechorus

guitar 2
eb|-----------------------14-14-16-16-17-17-19-19-19-19-x-17-17-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-11b13-11-9------------11-11-13-13-14-14-16-16-16-16-x-14-14-|
Db|------------12-11h12-7---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------14b15-14----|
Gb|-------14-------16b18-16-14-------14----------------14-|
Db|-14h16----16p14-------------14h16----16p14-------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------|-17----17-19-19b21r19p17-------|
Bb|----------------14-|----18-------------------18-17-|
Gb|-----------14h16---|-------------------------------|
Db|------14h16--------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-14h16-------------|--this-is-the-coolest-fill-in--|
Eb|-------------------|----the-history-of-the-world---|

towards the end of the song a little quiet lead part starts and
gradually gets louder, it's basically just these two notes... easy
to figure out...

eb|----|---|
Bb|-10-|-9-|
Gb|----|---|
Db|--7-|-6-|
Ab|----|---|
Eb|----|---|

and then at the very end you play this

eb|--------------------|
Bb|-10-10-10-----------|
Gb|----------9-11-9-11-|
Db|--7--7--7-----------|
Ab|----------7--9-7--9-|
Eb|--------------------|

and then you're done

Buddy Holly Tab

Send "Buddy Holly" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/w/weezer/340125.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture jamie Lead Player	#1 by jamie mordue at Aug 31, 1971 at 5:14 PM EST
	its a fun sing along song...and from what i hear it is just an attempt to sound like a mega pop hit song...and weezer did just what they wanted, and guess what it became? A MEGA POP HIT!

No Picture Jeremy Average	#2 by Jeremy Rees at Jun 20, 1972 at 12:05 AM EST
	I think it's about this dorky guy who likes a girl, who might also be a dork but is still pretty to him, and is approaching her. Maybe she's getting made fun of, and he's trying to protect her or make her feel better. If only Cuomo were as nice as the guys in his songs.

No Picture Dudey Average	#3 by Dudey at Mar 12, 1975 at 1:09 PM EST
	this song gets stuck in my head so easily. especially the chorus..

No Picture Goat Average	#4 by Goat Screwer at Dec 16, 1975 at 4:25 PM EST
	This sound sounds be me to be about devotion and willingness to defend a best friend (girlfriend?) of his. "What's with these homies, dissin' my girl Why do they gotta front What did we ever do to these guysi That made them so violent " --sounds to me like his friend is facing some sort of descrimination. The "homeies" are dissing on her, even though they never did anything to them. "Woo-hoo, but you know I'm yours Woo-hoo, and I know you're mine Woo-hoo, and that's for all time " --statement of devotion: I'm yours, always, no matter what. "Woo-ee-oo I look just like Buddy Holly Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moorei I don't care what they say about us anyway I don't care 'bout that " --all I get about this part is the "I don't care what they say about us anyway", which is obvious in meaning. "Don't you ever fear, I'm always there I know that you need help Your tongue is twisted, your eyes are slit You need a guardian " --for some reason, this always conjures up the image of perhaps someone of asian decent for me, that is facing perhaps descriminiation. He's saying: "You need a guardian, and I am it, because of these characteristics (twisted tounge, slite eyes..)" "Bang! Bang a knock on the door another big bang and your down on the floor " --I always picture an intruder, knocking on the door. The third bang could be the door coming down, or a shot being fired. Perhaps a hate crime in progress? "Oh no! what do I do? Don't look know but I lost my shoe I can't run and I can't kick " --for some reason, they can't leave. I think lost shoes must be a metaphor, but I'm not sure for what. Anyway, something is keeping them from running... "What's a matter babe are you feelin' sick? what's a matter, what's a matter, what's a matter you? What's a matter babe, are you feelin' blue? oh-oh!" --sick could be hit by a bullet, or perhaps otherwise injured by the intruders. perhaps it's simply a physical reaction to the strong emotions brought by that type of crime. Anyway, it's a grim inturp, I know, but seems to make sense to me. It's also hopeful in that someone could be that devoted to someone. Suggestions? --Grish

No Picture Jimmy Lead Player	#5 by Jimmy Chezz at Jun 26, 1978 at 5:56 PM EST
	I don't really think this song has any true secret meaning. I think it's about a relationship (platonic or romantic) between a woman and a man, and the man just continues to defend it (and her) no matter what other people say. It's just a fun song. And as for "don't look now, but I lost my shoe", I don't think that's has a meaning, it's just a crazy line.

No Picture Master Shaïtan Wanna Be	#6 by Master Shaïtan at Apr 23, 1989 at 4:03 AM EST
	This song is great. The video made it cool to dress in tight pants. OK, most people would disagree, but it's getting to the stage of being cool.

No Picture isaac Average	#7 by isaac fritsch at Jun 30, 1991 at 6:50 PM EST
	this song basically means, oooeeooo im a goofy bastard. oo ur a hot chick, and everybody else is like what the hell

No Picture Dan Average	#8 by Dan Flores at Aug 9, 1996 at 6:27 AM EST
	I didn't know what relationship Buddy Holly and Mary Tyler Moore had. So I looked it up: The Crickets wrote and performed the theme song used for The Mary Tyler Moore Show for seven seasons.

No Picture James Average	#9 by James Newsome at Oct 24, 2001 at 2:39 PM EST
	Rivers said "It's about a particular girl I knew... It's about my commitment to her... our relationship... and, er, my willingness to defend her. It's very platonic. Not a romantic thing at all." I assume that this girl may or may not have looked like Mary Tyler Moore.

No Picture Chris n00b!	#10 by Chris Goodwin at May 9, 2006 at 11:41 PM EST
	that end part truly is the coolest fill in the world and forever shall be.. sweet job

No Picture Guitar Man Lead Player	#11 by Guitar Man at Aug 18, 2006 at 9:22 AM EST
	i think it's more like not caring about what anyone else thinks of them..just to themselves together.

No Picture sebastian Average	#12 by sebastian daalmeijer at Oct 25, 2006 at 8:11 PM EST
	Fab song. Incredible video.

No Picture chris Average	#13 by chris ovari at Dec 22, 2006 at 8:53 AM EST
	one of the few songs i'm quite happy to sit mindlessly and smile to... even if it has a hidden grim meaning, the 'don't look now but i lost my shoe' just makes me laugh n i dunnos why... :o) x~X~x

No Picture The REAL Godfat Average	#14 by The REAL Godfather at Dec 29, 2006 at 6:01 AM EST
	it's just a fun song, they play it so fun live, and it's just happy :)

No Picture Aaron Average	#15 by Aaron Doyle at Jan 28, 2007 at 12:41 PM EST
	i know. the video is great. and this song is really good. and buddy holly is awesome, because he founded emo. LONG LIVE EMO. =]

No Picture bethan Average	#16 by bethan jones at Apr 3, 2007 at 5:27 PM EST
	ohmigod i forgot about this song! i have to get it now.