Buddy Holly – Listen To Me (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by Buddy Holly
(From the 1958 Album BUDDY HOLLY)
Words and Music by Charles Hardin & Norman Petty
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=118
A E
4/4
Gtr I
E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E
|----0----0----0----0-|-0--0------0-------| |----------------5----|------0--0---------| |-----------6---------|-------------7-6-4-| |------7--------------|-------------------| |-7-------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E |----0----0----0----0-|-0--0------0-------|| |----------------5----|------0--0---------|| |-----------6---------|-------------7-6-4-|| |------7--------------|-------------------|| |-7-------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses A D E A D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-| ||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| ||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1. A D E A D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E E E E E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|----0----0----0----0-|-------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|----------------5----|-------7-5--------o|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-----------6---------|-----7-----7-6-4---|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|------7--------------|---7---------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-7-------------------|-5----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|| Bridge 2. $ A D A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q |-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-7--7-7-----9--|-10-10-10-10-12--10---| |-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-9--9-9-9--10--|-12-12-12-12-14--12---| |-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||--------9------|----------------------| |-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||---------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||---------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||---------------|----------------------| A D A E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |--9--9--9----10----10----|--9--9-----9--9--9--9-| |-10-10-10-10----10----10-|-10----10-10-10-10-10-| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q |-7--7------9--|-10--10-10-12--10---| |-9--9--9--10--|-12--12-12-14--12---| |-------9------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| D E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E |-10--10--10--10--|-----------12----12----|| |-10--10--10--10--|-12--14-12-14-12-14-12-|| |-----------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------------|| 3rd & 4th Verses A D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| To Coda A D E A D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| A D E E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E E E E E |----0----0----0----0-|-----5-------4---|| |----------------5----|---7---7---5---5-|| |-----------6---------|-7-------4-------|| |------7--------------|-----------------|| |-7-------------------|-----------------|| |---------------------|-----------------|| Interlude A D E E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E E E E E |----0----0----0----0-|------------------| |----------------5----|-------7-5--------| |-----------6---------|-----7-----7-6-4--| |------7--------------|-7-7--------------| |-7-------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| A D E E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E E E E E |----0----0----0----0-|-----------------| |----------------5----|-------7-5-------| |-----------6---------|-----7-----7-6-4-| |------7--------------|-7-7-------------| |-7-------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| A D E E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E E E E E |----0----0----0----0-|------------------| |----------------5----|-------7-5--------| |-----------6---------|-----7-----7-6-4--| |------7--------------|-7-7--------------| |-7-------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| A D E E. S E. S E. S E. S E S S E E E S S E E |----0----0----0----0-|---5---5-5---7---7-7-|| |---------------------|-----7-5-------9-9---|| |-----------6----9----|-7-----7---9-----9---|| |------7--------------|---------------------|| |-7-------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| Guitar Solo A D E E. S E. S E. S Q E E +S S E E E E E |-----9--9--12-12--9--9--|------------10----12-11-10----| |-10----10-----10----10--|----10-(10)----10----------12-| |------------------------|-11---------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------| A E. S E. S E. S Q |-----9--9--12-12--9--9--| |-10----10-----10----10--| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| D E A E E +S S E E E E E E. S E. S E. S Q |------------10----12-11-10----|-----9--9--12-12--9--9--| |----10-(10)----10----------12-|-10----10-----10----10--| |-11---------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| D E E E +S S E E E E E |------------10----12-11-10----| |----10-(10)----10----------12-| |-11---------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| D.S. al Coda A D A E. S E E E. S E E E. S E. S E. S E E |-------0--------10-10-10-|-----9--9--9--9--9--9------|| |-10------10-10-----10-10-|-10----10----10----10-10\--|| |-----9-------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| Outro & B E A B A Q. E Q E E E S S E E E S S E E Q E E E E Q |-10-----9-7---9-10-|--9--9--9--9--9-10-10-10-10-10-|--9---9--9--9------*| |-12----10-9--10-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10------*| |-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------*| |-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------*| |-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------*| |-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------*|
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