Buddy Holly – Rock Around With Ollie Vee (Guitar Solo Tab)
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Written by: Sonny Curtis
Now bonus track on CD: "Buddy Holly" (originally released in 1958)
and on: "Memorial Collection [Disc 1]"
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
A real gem! The lead guitar is arguably played by Sonny Curtis
(http://notfadeaway.dk/buddyholly/that.pdf) with Holly being listed as
second guitarist but, I must admit, I don't hear another guitar anywhere.
It's not easy to pin down what is played (and sung!), either. Use this tab
as a basic suggestion, add variations and adapt it to your own Rockabilly
style. Have fun!
In the second bar of the opening lick, the "c" (INTRO 1 and 2: B-String,
13th fret / SOLO: A-string, 3rd fret) has to be bent just a little, making
it higher than "c" without really reaching the "c#", though.
In the second half of the parts I mostly hear single notes. Some of the high
notes are struck very hard creating a slapping effect. I usually play
a picking pattern there. I put these notes in brackets because they are not
really there but are still close to the feel of the original. When playing a
pattern it must be percussive with the 2 and the 4 dampened hard to get the
beat going without actually producing a tone.
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[Intro 1] A A(7) D B7 e|9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|121212121212----|----------------|----------------| B|10101010101010--|131313131313----|1010101010101010|10101010101010--| G|----------------|b-b-b-b-b-b-----|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A E7 A6 A e|----5-----------|--0-------0-----|----5-----------|5---------------| B|----------7-----|-(0)--3--(0)----|----5-----7-----|----------------| G|----------------|-----(1)--------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|5---------------|0---------------|5-----------5---|----------------| [Solo] A A(7) D B7 e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-----|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|3-3-3-3-3-3-----|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6---| E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|b-b-b-b-b-b-b---|----------------|----------------| A E7 A6 A6 e|----5-----------|--0-------0-----|----5-----------|5-----5---------| B|----------7-----|------3---------|----------7-----|--7-------------| G|---(6)-----(6)--|---(1)-----(1)--|---(6)-----(6)--|----6-----------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|(5)----(5)------|(0)----(0)------|(5)-----(5)-----|5---------------| [Intro 2] A A(7) D B7 e|9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|121212121212----|----------------|----------------| B|10101010101010--|131313131313----|1010101010101010|10101010101010--| G|----------------|b-b-b-b-b-b-----|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A E7 A A e|----5-----------|----------------|----5-----------|5---------------| B|----------7-----|--5-------5-----|---(5)----7-----|5---------------| G|----6-------6---|7-----7---------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----7-------7---|----------------|----------------| E|5-------5-------|0-------0-------|5-----------5---|----------------|
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[Intro 1]
[Chorus]
A
Well, we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight
D B
Rock - cause everything gonna be alright
A E A
Cause tonight we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues
[Verse 1]
A
Well, I got a little gal called Ollie Vee
D B
Ollie Vee come from Memphis, Memphis Tennessee
A E
And tonight we're gonna rock-a-rock around
A
With Ollie Vee - Ollie Ollie Vee
[Verse 2]
A
Ollie Vee says she gonna do me right tonight
D B
I'm gonna wear my blue suede shoes tonight
A E
And tonight we're gonna rock-a-rock around
A
With Ollie Vee - Ollie Ollie Vee
[Chorus]
A
Well, we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight
D B
Rock - cause everything gonna be alright
A E A
Cause tonight we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues
[Solo]
[Intro 1]
[Chorus]
A
Well, we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight
D B
Rock - cause everything gonna be alright
A E A
Cause tonight we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues
[Verse 3]
A
I'm gonna shout, laugh, holler and giggle tonight
D B
I'm gonna shake it just a little in the middle of the night
A E
Cause tonight we're gonna rock-a-rock around
A
With Ollie Vee - Ollie Ollie Vee
[Verse 4]
A
Well, I think Mr Cop will be denied
D B
If he tries to put a stop to me tonight
A E
Cause tonight we're gonna rock-a-rock around
A
With Ollie Vee - Ollie Ollie Ollie
[Chorus]
A
Well, we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight
D B
Rock - cause everything gonna be alright
A E A
Cause tonight we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues
[Intro 2]
[Chorus]
A
Well, we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight
D B
Rock - cause everything gonna be alright
A E A
Cause tonight we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues