Buddy Holly – Thatll Be The Day (Bass Tab)

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THAT'LL BE THE DAY (Bassline) As recorded by Buddy Holly & The Crickets (From the 1957 Album THE "CHIRPING" CRICKETS) Words and Music by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison & Norman Petty Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Larry Welborn - Double Bass' Intro Chorus Q=128(8=s8) $ 4/4 Gtr I W Q E E +H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
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|----------|----2-2-(2)----||o-0-----4-----|-0-----4------|
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  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
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|-------2-----|-------2----x-|-0-----4-----|-0-----4------|
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                               1st & 2nd Verses
            1.
To Coda
  W          E E E E +Q   Q     Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E
|-2--------|-------2-(2)-----||--------------|-2-----2----x--|
|----------|---2-2-----------||-0-----4----x-|---------------|
|----------|-----------------||--------------|---------------|
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  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
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|-0-----4----x-|-------2----x-|-0-----4----x-|-------2------|
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                                                 Guitar Solo
                               2.
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q      E E E E +H        Q  Q  Q  E E
|-------------|-------1------||-------2-(2)----||-2-------------|
|-------1-----|-2--4-----2--o||---2-2----------||-------2----x--|
|-2--4-----2--|-------------o||----------------||---------------|
|-------------|--------------||----------------||---------------|

           |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-2-----2----x---|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-------2--4--|
|----2---------x-|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|-0--4--------|
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  Q.   E Q  Q    H    H      H    H      H    Q  Q
|--------2--4--|-2---------|-2---------|------1--4---|
|-0----4-------|------2----|------2----|-2-----------|
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                            D.S. al Coda   &
  Q.   E Q  Q    H    H      Q  E E +H        E E E E +Q   Q
|--------2--4--|-2---------|-2-------------||-------2-(2)------||
|-0----4-------|------2----|----4-2-(2)----||---2-2------------||
|--------------|-----------|---------------||------------------||
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 Outro
  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E
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|-0-----4----x-|-0-----4------|-------2----x-|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
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  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E
|-2------------|--------------|------------x-|
|-------2----x-|-0-----4----x-|-0-----4------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
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  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E Q  Q    +W
|-2-----------|-2----2----2--|-(2)----*|
|-------2-----|--------------|--------*|
|-------------|--------------|--------*|
|-------------|--------------|--------*|
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 - 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths