Buddy Holly – Rave On (Bass Tab)
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RAVE ON (Bassline)
As recorded by Buddy Holly
(From the 1958 Album BUDDY HOLLY)
Words and Music by Sunny West, Bill Tilghman & Norman Petty
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe B. Mauldin - Upright Bass'
1st & 2nd Verses
Q=158
4/4
Gtr I
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------||------------------|-----------------|
|----------||o-----------------|-----------------|
|----------||o-----------------|-----------------|
|----------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----0-0-1-1-2-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-0---3-0-|-3-3-3-3-0---3-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1.
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|---------3-3-3---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|-----------7-5-7-|-----------7-5-7-|-3-3-3-3-------3-|-(3)----------------||
Chorus
2.
$
E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q. E +H E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------||---------------|-----------------|
|---------3-3-3---|--------------2-2-||-3----3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-------3-|-(3)--3-3-5-5-----||---------------|-----------------|
Q. E +H E E E E E E E E Q. E +H E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-5----5-(5)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3----3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +H E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------5-5-5---|-------------2-2-|-3----3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-------3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-----|---------------|-----------------|
To Coda
Q. E +H E E E E E E E E Q. E +H E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-5----5-(5)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-3----3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------|------------------|
Piano Solo
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +H E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||---------------|-----------------|
|---------3-3-3---|-------------2-2-||-3----3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-------3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-----||---------------|-----------------|
Q. E +H E E E E E E E E Q. E +H E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-5----5-(5)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3----3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------|-----------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------||-------------|-----------------|
|---------5-5-5-5-|-------------2-2--||-------3--3--|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-5-5------||-3--3--------|-3---------------|
Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-------3--3--|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3--3--|
|-3--3--------|-3---------------|-3--3--------|
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-----------------|-------------|------------*|
|-----------------|-------------|------------*|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3--3--|------------*|
|-3---------------|-3--3--------|-3----------*|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
----------------
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