Buddy Holly – Words Of Love (Bass Tab)

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WORDS OF LOVE (Bassline) As recorded by Buddy Holly (From the 1958 Album BUDDY HOLLY) Words and Music by Buddy Holly Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe B. Mauldin - Upright Bass' Intro & Interlude Q=128 $ 4/4 Gtr I Wx7 H E E E E

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   1st - 4th Verses
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                                     To Coda
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
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 Guitar Solo
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E E Q  E
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|--------7-----|-5----5-7-7-----|--------7----7-|-5------7-7--7--|
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                                                D.S. al Coda
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E E E   W          +H     E E E E
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 Outro
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  Q.   E Q  Q      Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q   3x
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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 - 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