Buddy Holly – Lonesome Tears (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Buddy Holly
(Released as a Single in 1958)
Words and Music by Buddy Holly
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Electric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Electric Guitar 2'
Intro 1st & 2nd Verses
Q=132
B7 E C#m
4/4
Gtr I
S S E S S E S S E S S E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||--7---7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|--9----9--9--(9)--9--9--9-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-9---9-9-(9)-9-9-9-|--9----9--9--(9)--9--9--9-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||--9---9-9-(9)-9-9-9-|--9----9--9--(9)--9--9--9-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||--9---9-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-11---11-11-(11)-11-11-11-| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||o-7---7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-11---11-11-(11)-11-11-11-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||--------------------|--9----9--9--(9)--9--9--9-|
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| Gtr II | W E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E |-------------------------||--------------------|--9-------9---------------| |-------------------------||o-9-----9-----9-9-9-|--9-------9-------9--9--9-| |-------------------------||--9-----9-----9-9-9-|--9-------9-------9--9--9-| |-------------------------||--9-----9-----9-9-9-|-----------------11-11-11-| |-------------------------||o-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------|--------------------------| G# A Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-| |-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-| |-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-| |-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-| E C#7 F#7 B7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7--| |-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7--| |-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-|--9--9--9--9-8-8-8-8--| |-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7--| |-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9--| |----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7--| 1. E E°Am E B7 E S S E S S E E E E E Q E E E E E |-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-5---5-5-|-7--7--7-7-7-7----|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-5---5-5-|-9--7--7-7-7-7-7-o|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5---5-5-|-9--8--8-8-8-8-8--|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-7---7-7-|-9--7--7-7-7-7-7--|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7--9--9-9-9-9-9-o|| |---------------5---5-5-|----7--7-7-7-7-7--||
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| Gtr II | E S S E S S E S S E E E Q E E E E E |-----------------------|------------------|| |-----9-----9-----9-----|---/9--7-7-7-7-7-o|| |-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---|---/9--8-8-8-8-8--|| |-----------------------|---/9--9-9-9-9-9--|| |-----------------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------------|------------------|| 2. E A E E7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-7-7--7-7--5-5--5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-9-9--9-9--5-5--5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|| |-9-9--9-9--6-6--6-6-|-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-9-9--9-9--7-7--7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|| |-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-----------5-5--5-5-|-----------------||
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| Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E |-----12---12----9---|-7-----7---7-7---|| |-----14---12---10---|-9-----9---9-9---|| |--------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------|-----------------|| Bridge $ A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5----5-----5----5----5----5-5-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5----5-----5----5----5----5-5-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6----6-----6----6----6----6-6-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7----7-----7----7----7----7-7-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7----7-----7----7----7----7-7-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5----5-----5----5----5----5-5-|
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| Q E E H E S S S S S S S S S S E E |-----------------|-------------------9-0-----------| |-------5---------|--------9-10-12-13---------------| |-------6---------|---9-11----------------12-11-9---| |-----------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------------| E A B7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-7-7-7-7---5-5---5-5-|-7-7-7-7----7----7----7----7------| |-9-9-9-9---5-5---5-5-|-7-7-7-7----9----9----9----9------| |-9-9-9-9---6-6---6-6-|-8-8-8-8----9----9----9----9------| |-9-9-9-9---7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7-7----9----9----9----9------| |-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-|-9-9-9-9----7----7----7----7------| |-----------5-5---5-5-|-7-7-7-7--------------------------|
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| E E E S S E S S E E Q E S S S S S S S S S S |---7-7---------------|----------------------------------| |---9-9---7-----9-7---|-----------------9----------------| |-------9---9-9-----9-|------------9-11---11p9-----------| |---------------------|-------9-11-------------11p9h11---| |---------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------------| A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5--5----5-----5----5-5-5-5-|-5-5----5-----5----5----5----5-5-| |-5--5----5-----5----5-5-5-5-|-5-5----5-----5----5----5----5-5-| |-6--6----6-----6----6-6-6-6-|-6-6----6-----6----6----6----6-6-| |-7--7----7-----7----7-7-7-7-|-7-7----7-----7----7----7----7-7-| |-7--7----7-----7----7-7-7-7-|-7-7----7-----7----7----7----7-7-| |-5--5----5-----5----5-5-5-5-|-5-5----5-----5----5----5----5-5-|
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| E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S S S S E E |--------------------9-------|---------------------0-----------| |--------------10h12---------|--------9h10-12s14---------------| |-9-12s11p9h11---------------|---9h11----------------12s11-9---| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| To Coda F#7 B7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7-7----7--7-7-7-7-7-|| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|-7-7----7--7-7-7-7-7-|| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-8-8----8--8-8-8-8-8-|| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|-7-7----7--7-7-7-7-7-|| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9-9----9--9-9-9-9-9-|| |--------------------------|-7-7----7--7-7-7-7-7-||
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| W E S S +E E E E Q |--------------------------|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2---|| |--------------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------|| 3rd Verse E C#m Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-7---7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|--9----9--9--(9)--9--9--9-| |-9---9-9-(9)-9-9-9-|--9----9--9--(9)--9--9--9-| |-9---9-9-(9)-9-9-9-|--9----9--9--(9)--9--9--9-| |-9---9-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-11---11-11-(11)-11-11-11-| |-7---7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-11---11-11-(11)-11-11-11-| |-------------------|--9----9--9--(9)--9--9--9-|
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| E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E |-------------------|--9-------9---------------| |-9-----9-----9-9-9-|--9-------9-------9--9--9-| |-9-----9-----9-9-9-|--9-------9-------9--9--9-| |-9-----9-----9-9-9-|-----------------11-11-11-| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| G#m A Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-(5)-5--5----5-----| |-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-(5)-5--5----5-----| |-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-(6)-6--6----6-----| |-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-7--7-7-(7)-7--7----7-----| |-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-7--7-7-(7)-7--7----7-----| |-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-(5)-5--5----5-----|
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| W H Q E E E |------------------|----------------------12--| |------------------|--------------12-14-------| |------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------| E C#7 F#7 B7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--7------7--7-7--9--9--9--9-|---9---9--9--9-7-7--7-7-| |--9------9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|--11--11-11-11-7-7--7-7-| |--9------9--9-9-10-10-10-10-|---9---9--9--9-8-8--8-8-| |--9------9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|--11--11-11-11-7-7--7-7-| |--7------7--7-7-11-11-11-11-|---9---9--9--9-9-9--9-9-| |-----------------9--9--9--9-|---------------7-7--7-7-|
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| E +Q E E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-14b16-(14)-----------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------9-9------| |--------------------8s=9----|---------------9-9------| |-------------------------11-|-(11)--------------11-9-| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| E E°Am E B7 E E E E E E E E E E E E +H |-7--7-7-7-0-5-5-5-|--7-7-7-7-(7)----|| |-9--9-9-9-8-5-5-5-|--9-7-7-7-(7)----|| |-9--9-9-9-9-5-5-5-|--9-8-8-8-(8)----|| |-9--9-9-9-8-7-7-7-|--9-7-7-7-(7)----|| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-9-9-9-(9)----|| |------------5-5-5-|----7-7-7-(7)----||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E +H |------------------|----7-7-7-(7)----|| |------------------|-/9-9-9-9-(9)----|| |---/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-/9--------------|| |------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|-----------------|| Guitar Solo E C#m E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---7-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-| |---9-9--9--9-9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-| |---9-9--9--9-9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-| |---9-9--9--9-9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-| |---7-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-|-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-| |------------------------|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E H |-------12-12------12----|-12----12-12\-------------| |-/12---12-12---12-12-12-|-14----14-14\-------------| |-/13-----------13----13-|-13----13-13\-------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| G# A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|--5-5--5--5-5--5--5--5--| |---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|--5-5--5--5-5--5--5--5--| |---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--6-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--| |---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|--7-7--7--7-7--7--7--7--| |---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|--7-7--7--7-7--7--7--7--| |---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|--5-5--5--5-5--5--5--5--|
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| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |-/11\---11\---11\---11\---|-12------12---------12--| |-/13\---13\---13\---13\---|-14---14-14---12-14-----| |--------------------------|------14----------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| E C#7 F#7 B7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--7----------7--7--7----------9--9--9----------9-|--9--9----------9--9--7----------7--7--7-| |--9----------9--9--9----------9--9--9----------9-|-11-11---------11-11--7----------7--7--7-| |--9----------9--9--9---------10-10-10---------10-|--9--9----------9--9--8----------8--8--8-| |--9----------9--9--9----------9--9--9----------9-|-11-11---------11-11--7----------7--7--7-| |--7----------7--7--7---------11-11-11---------11-|--9--9----------9--9--9----------9--9--9-| |------------------------------9--9--9----------9-|----------------------7----------7--7--7-|
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| S +S E E S +S E E S +S E E S +S E E S +S E E E |-14b15-(14)-14-12-14b15-(14)-14-12-14b15-(14)-14-|-12-14b15-(14)-14-12-14b15-(14)-14-12----| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------14-| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda E E7 A Am E E7 S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S |--7-7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5-----7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|| |--9-9--9--9--9--9--5--5--5-----9-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|| |--9-9--9--9--7--7--6--5--5-----9-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|| |--9-9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7-----9-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|| |--7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|| |-------------------5--5--5-------|-----------------------------------||
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| E S S E E E E S S E E E Q Q S S E |-12------------------------------|-14--------------------------------|| |------12-12-12-12-12----12-14-15-|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------13----------|------------------------7-6-5------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| Outro & B7 E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E |--7--7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7-||-7---7---7-(7)--7--7--7-| |--7--7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7-||-9---9---9-(9)--9--9--9-| |--8--8--8-----8--8-----8--8----8-||-9---9---9-(9)--9--9--9-| |--7--7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7-||-9---9---9-(9)--9--9--9-| |--9--9--9-----9--9-----9--9----9-||-7---7---7-(7)--7--7--7-| |--7--7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7-||------------------------|
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| E E S S E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------||------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-9-||-----------12-----14-12-| |---------------------------------||-9---9-/13-----13-------| |---------------------------------||------------------------| |---------------------------------||------------------------| |---------------------------------||------------------------| C#m G#7 Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |--9----9--9--(9)--9--9-----9---|-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-| |--9----9--9--(9)--9--9-----9---|-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-| |--9----9--9--(9)--9--9-----9---|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-| |-11---11-11-(11)-11-11----11---|-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-| |-11---11-11-(11)-11-11----11---|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-| |--9----9--9--(9)--9--9-----9---|-4--4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|
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| E E E E Q E E E W |---------------------9---------|------------------| |-----------------------12----9-|------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------| |-11---11-----------------------|------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------| A E C#7 F#7 B7 Q 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-|-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-| |-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-| |-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-|--9--9--9--9-8-8-8-8-| |-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-| |-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-| |-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7-| E E°Am E A E Q Q E E E E E E Q H +W |-7---7---0-5-5-7-|-7-7-5---7----|--(7)----*| |-9---9---8-5-5-9-|-9-9-5---9----|--(9)----*| |-9---9---9-5-5-9-|-9-9-6---9----|--(9)----*| |-9---9---8-7-7-9-|-9-9-7---9----|--(9)----*| |-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---7----|--(7)----*| |-----------5-5---|-----5--------|---------*|
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| Gtr II | E E E E E E E E H H +W |-0---4---3---2---|--------12----|-(12)----*| |-----------------|---------9----|--(9)----*| |-1---4---3---2---|--------11----|-(11)----*| |-----------------|--------12----|-(12)----*| |-----------------|--------------|---------*| |-----------------|--------------|---------*|
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