Rave On Tab by Buddy Holly

Rave On tab by Buddy Holly

Guitar Tab

Buddy Holly
"Rave On"
Tabbed by Arrell

The other "Rave On" tab is quite horribly incorrect, so I decided to try throw one up
I've used several sources to piece it up (youtube videos, sheet music previews(!),
so I've reason to believe this tab is reliable.

Where am I unsure (or have improvised a touch), I will point it out so that you can
ignore or work around what I've suggested.

4/4
Intro
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Verse 1
  G
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  C                                   G
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  D                                   G       C         G     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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|-------7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-----------|

Verse 2
  G
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  C                                   G
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  D                                   G       C         G       A   B
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-|

Chorus
  C                                   G
  Q+E   Q+E   E E   E E E E E E E E   Q+E   Q+E   E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--(see note 1)---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5-----7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-----5---------|-----------------|
|-3-----3-----3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-----5-----7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-----3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  D                                   G       C         G       A   B
  Q+E   Q+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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-----7---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-----7-----9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5-----5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-|

Repeat Chorus

Piano solo (repeat Chorus)

Repeat Chorus, and then play this chorus (note the variation at the end):

  C                                   G
  Q+E   Q+E   E E   E E E E E E E E   Q+E   Q+E   E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--(see note 1)---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5-----7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-----5---------|-----------------|
|-3-----3-----3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-----5-----7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-----3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  D                                   G       C         G D
  Q+E   Q+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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-----7---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-----7-----9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5-----5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-3---------------|

Bridge
  G       C         G D               G       C         G 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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--(see note 2)---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------5-5-5-5-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------5-5-5-5-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-3---------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-3---------------|

  G       C         G
  E E E E E E E E   e E Q  H
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|---------5-5-5-5-|-5---------------||
|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5---------------||
|-3-3-3-3---------|-3---------------||

Note 1: I'm not certain about the octaves here, however I figure since they are
accented notes, you might as well add a little harmony to it.

Note 2: Again, octaves for a snazzier sound. Suits the piano as well.

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
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 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

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