Buddy Holly – Peggy Sue (Guitar Tab)

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As recorded by Buddy Holly (From the 1958 Album BUDDY HOLLY) Words and Music by Buddy Holly Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Fender Stratocaster' Intro Q=158 A D A E A D A E 4/4 Gtr I 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

|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-||
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
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   1st, 2nd & 3rd Verses
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    A                 D                 A       D         A
    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
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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  D                                   A       D         A
  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
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
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 Chorus
                                                        1.
                                               To Coda
  E                 D                 A       D          A       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
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-o||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
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                    Bridge
  2.
                  $$
  A       E          A
  E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
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  F                 A
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|

  D                                   A       D         A
  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
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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                                                            D.S. al Coda
                                                            D.S. al Coda
  E                 D                 A       D         A       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
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
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                    Guitar Solo
  &
  A       E          A
  E E E E E E E E    E E E E +E  E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-||-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2---|
|-----------------||-------------------|
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  D                   A     D     A     D
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E S S E S S E S S
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-------2-2-2-------2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------|-2-2-2-------2-2-2-----|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|

    A     D     A         D
  E S S E S S E S S E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|-2-------2-2-2-------0-|-2--2--2-2-0-2-|
|-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2---|-3--3--3-3-0-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2--2--2-2-0-2-|
|---2-2-2-------2-2-2---|---------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|

                     A         D
  +E  Q  E E E E E   E S S E E E S S E E
|-(2)-2--0-2-0-2-0-|-----------2-2-2-2---|
|-(3)-3--0-3-0-3-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3-0-|
|-(2)-2--0-2---2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---|
|------------------|-2-2-2-2-------------|
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  A                 E                 D                A       D
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|---------------0-|-0---------0---0-|-2---2-2-2-2-2--|---------2-2-2-0--|
|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|-0---------0-2-0-|-3---3-3-3-3-3--|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0--|
|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|-1-----------2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2---2-2-2----|
|-2---2---2---2---|---2-2-2-2-------|-0-0-0-0--------|-2-2-2------------|
|-----------------|---2-2-2-2-------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---0-0-0-0-------|----------------|------------------|

                                                          Out-Chorus
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda&&
  A       E           A                 D                  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
|-------0-------0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2---1-1-1----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2---2-2-2----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
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  A                 D                                   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
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
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  A                 E                 D                 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
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
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  A                 E
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|

  D                 A       D         A
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E e H
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2------*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2------*|
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 <n> - 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 ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths --------------------------------------------------------------------------------