Buddy Holly – Its So Easy (Bass Tab)
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IT'S SO EASY! (Bassline)
As recorded by Buddy Holly & The Crickets
(From the 1959 Album THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY)
Words and Music by Buddy Holly & Norman Petty
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe B. Mauldin - Contrabass'
Chorus
Q=136
4/4
Gtr I
W H H Q. E +H H H Q. E +H
|----------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------||
|----------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------||
|----------|------7----|-5----7-(7)----|------5----|-7-------------||
|----------|-5---------|---------------|-5---------|------5-(5)----||
Interlude
H H Q. E +H H H Q. E +H
|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------||
|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------||
|------7----|-5----7-(7)----|------5----|-7-------------||
|-5---------|---------------|-5---------|------5-(5)----||
1st & 2nd Verses
$
H H Q. E +H H H Q. E +H
|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------||
|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------||
|------7----|-5----7-(7)----|------5----|-7-------------||
|-5---------|---------------|-5---------|------5-(5)----||
Pre-Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------------|--------------|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4---|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------------|--------------||
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----6--9--6--|-7--5--4------||
|-------------|-------------|-7-----------|----------7---||
Chorus
To Coda
H H Q. E +H H H Q. E +H
|-----------|---------------|-----------|----------------||
|-----------|---------------|-----------|----------------||
|------7----|-5----7-(7)----|------5----|-7--------------||
|-5---------|---------------|-5---------|------5-(5)-----||
Interlude
H H Q. E +H H H Q. E +H
|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------||
|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------||
|------7----|-5----7-(7)----|------5----|-7-------------||
|-5---------|---------------|-5---------|------5-(5)----||
Guitar Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------------|--------------|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4---|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------||
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------------|------------||
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----6--9--6--|-7----------||
|-------------|-------------|-7-----------|------------||
Chorus
D.S. al Coda
H H Q. E +H H H Q. E H
|-----------|---------------|-----------|--------------||
|-----------|---------------|-----------|--------------||
|------7----|-5----7-(7)----|------5----|-7------------||
|-5---------|---------------|-5---------|------5-5-----||
Interlude
&
H H Q. E +H H H Q. E H
|-----------|---------------|-----------|-------------||
|-----------|---------------|-----------|-------------||
|------7----|-5----7-(7)----|------5----|-7-----------||
|-5---------|---------------|-5---------|------5-5----||
Pre-Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------------|--------------|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4---|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------------|--------------||
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----6--9--6--|-7--5--4------||
|-------------|-------------|-7-----------|----------7---||
Out-Chorus
H H Q. E +H H H Q. E +Q. E
|-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------------*|
|-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------------*|
|------7----|-5----7-(7)----|------5----|-7---------------*|
|-5---------|---------------|-5---------|------5-(5)------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
It's so easy to fall in love, it's so easy to fall in love
People tell me love is for fools, so here I go breaking all of the rules
It seems so easy (Seems so easy, seems so easy), so doggone easy (Doggone easy, doggone easy)
It seems so easy (Seems so easy, seems so easy, seems so easy)
Well, where you're concerned my heart has learned
It's so easy to fall in love, it's so easy to fall in love
It's so easy to fall in love, it's so easy to fall in love
Look into your heart and see what your love book has set apart for me
It seems so easy (Seems so easy, seems so easy), so doggone easy (Doggone easy, doggone easy)
It seems so easy (Seems so easy, seems so easy, seems so easy)
Well, where you're concerned my heart has learned
It's so easy to fall in love, it's so easy to fall in love
Well it's so easy (It's so easy, it's so easy), so doggone easy (Doggone easy, doggone easy)
It seems so easy (Seems so easy, seems so easy, seems so easy)
Well, where you're concerned my heart has learned
It's so easy to fall in love, it's so easy to fall in love