Party Doll tab by Buddy Knox
Guitar Tab
PARTY DOLL
As recorded by Buddy Knox
(From the 1957 Album BUDDY KNOX)
Words and Music by Buddy Knox & Jimmy Bowen
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Don Lanier - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Knox - Acoustic Guitar'
1st & 2nd Verses
Q=176(8=s8)
A E7 A E7
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
W E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------||--5-5-5-----------|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-----------|
|----------||o-5-5-5---5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5---|
|----------||--6-6-6---7-7-7---|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---7-7-7---|
|----------||--7-7-7---6-6-6---|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---6-6-6---|
|----------||o---------7-7-7---|-------------------|---------7-7-7---|
|----------||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
| Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.)
| W Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------||------0-----0-0---|-----0-------0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0---|
|----------||o-----2-----0-0---|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----2-----0-0---|
|----------||------2-----1-1---|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----2-----1-1---|
|----------||------2-----2-2---|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----2-----2-2---|
|----------||o-0---------------|-0--------0--------|-0---------------|
|----------||----------0-------|-------------------|---------0-------|
A E7 A
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-----------|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5--|
|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-6-6-6---7-7-7---|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6--|
|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---6-6-6---|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--|
|-------------------|---------7-7-7---|------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E Q
|-----0-------0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0---|-----0-------0-0--|
|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----2-----0-0---|-----2-------2-2--|
|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----2-----1-1---|-----2-------2-2--|
|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-------2-2--|
|-0--------0--------|-0---------------|-0--------0-------|
|-------------------|---------0-------|------------------|
Chorus
$
A
E E Q H W E E E E E E E E
|-5-----------|----------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-----------|----------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-6-----------|----------||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-7-----------|----------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------|----------||-----------------|
|-------------|----------||-----------------|
|
| E E Q H W Q Q E E E E
|-0-----------|----------||-----0-----0-0-0-|
|-2-----------|----------||-----2-----2-2-2-|
|-2-----------|----------||-----2-----2-2-2-|
|-2-----------|----------||-----2-----2-2-2-|
|-0-----------|----------||-0-------0-------|
|-------------|----------||-----------------|
E7 A
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|
|----------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|----0-----0-0-0-|----0-----0-0-0-|-----0-------0-0-0-|
|----2-----2-2-2-|----0-----0-0-0-|-----2-------2-2-2-|
|----2-----2-2-2-|----1-----1-1-1-|-----2-------2-2-2-|
|----2-----2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|-----2-------2-2-2-|
|-0------0-------|----------------|-0--------0--------|
|----------------|-0------0-------|-------------------|
A7 D E
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5--7-5-5-5-5-5-|-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-|-13-13-13-13-(13)-13-13-13-|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-|-14-14-14-14-(14)-14-14-14-|
|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|----0-----0-0-0-|--------2----------2--2--2-|--------0----------0--0--0-|
|----2-----2-2-2-|--------3----------3--3--3-|--------0----------0--0--0-|
|----2-----0-0-0-|--------2----------2--2--2-|--------1----------1--1--1-|
|----2-----2-2-2-|--0------------0-----------|--------2----------2--2--2-|
|-0------0-------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|---------------------------|--0------------0-----------|
1.
A E A
E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5/---|------------------------|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5----||
|-7-5-5-5-(5)-5-5/---|-12-12-12-12-14-12-12---|-7-5-5-5-(5)-5-5---o||
|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6/---|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6----||
|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7/---|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7----||
|--------------------|------------------------|-------------------o||
|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------||
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----0-------0-0--0-|--------0--------0--0-0-|-----0-------0-0-0--||
|-----2-------2-2--2-|--------0--------0--0-0-|-----2-------2-2-2-o||
|-----2-------2-2--2-|--------1--------1--1-1-|-----2-------2-2-2--||
|-----2-------2-2--2-|--------2--------2--2-2-|-----2-------2-2-2--||
|-0--------0---------|------------------------|-0--------0--------o||
|--------------------|--0-----------0---------|--------------------||
Guitar Solo
2.,D.S.
A
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------||-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------------||-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|---------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------|
|---------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H
|----0----0-0-0-||-0---------------|-0---------------|-0----------------|
|----2----2-2-2-||-2---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------|
|----2----2-2-2-||-2---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------|
|----2----2-2-2-||-2---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------|
|-0-----0-------||-0---------------|-0---------------|-0----------------|
|---------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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
|-------------0-0-0-|-8-7-7-5-(5)-5---0-|-8-7-7-5-(5)-5-----|
|-8-8-8-8-(8)-------|---------------7---|---------------7-0-|
|-6-6-6-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E Q H Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-0-----------------|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----2-------2-2-2-|
|-2-----------------|-----3-------3-3-3-|-----3-------3-3-3-|
|-2-----------------|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----2-------2-2-2-|
|-2-----------------|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|
|-0-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A 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
|-------------------|-----------------0-|-8-7-7-5-(5)-5---0-|
|-8-7-7-5-(5)-5---0-|-8-7-7-5-(5)-5-----|---------------7---|
|---------------6---|---------------6---|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----0-------0-0-0-|-----0-------0-0-0-|-----2-------2-2-2-|
|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----3-------3-3-3-|
|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----2-------2-2-2-|
|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----2-------2-2-2-|-0--------0--------|
|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
To Coda
E A
E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q +E E Q
|-8-7-7-5-(5)-5-----|----------------|----5--(5)-5-5----||
|---------------7---|----------------|----5--(5)-5-5----||
|-------------------|----------------|----6--(6)-6-6----||
|-------------------|----------------|----7--(7)-7-7----||
|-------------------|-4------3---2---|-0----------------||
|-------------------|----------------|------------------||
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----0----------|----0------0-0-0--||
|-----3-------3-3-3-|-----0----------|----2------2-2-2--||
|-----2-------2-2-2-|-----1----------|----2------2-2-2--||
|-0--------0--------|-----2----------|----2------2-2-2--||
|-------------------|----------------|-0------0---------||
|-------------------|-0------0---2---|------------------||
Bridge
A D A E7
E E E E E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-------5-(5)-5-5---|----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-7-----5-(5)-5-5---|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-7-----6-(6)-6-6---|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-----7-(7)-7-7---|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------------|-5-----------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----0-------0--|-----2-------0-0-0-|----0-----0-0-0-|
|-----2-------2--|-----3-------2-2-2-|----0-----0-0-0-|
|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2-2-2-|----1-----1-1-1-|
|-----2-------2--|-0-----------2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|
|-0-------0------|-------0-(0)-------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-0------0-------|
A D
E E E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5---|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5---|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|-7--7-7-7-7-7---|
|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|-6--6-6-6-6-6---|-7--7-7-7-7-7---|
|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7---|-7--7-7-7-7-7---|-7--7-7-7-7-7---|
|-------------------|----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----0-------0-0-0-|----0-----0-0-0-|----2-----2-2-2-|
|-----2-------2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|----3-----3-3-3-|
|-----2-------2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|
|-----2-------2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|-0------0-------|
|-0--------0--------|-0------0-------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
D.S. al Coda
E7 A E7 A
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E +Q Q
|----------------|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5---|----------------|-5--5-5-(5)--------||
|----5-----5-5---|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5---|----5-----5-5---|-5--5-5-(5)--------||
|----7-----7-7---|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6---|----7-----7-7---|-6--6-6-(6)--------||
|----6-----6-6---|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7---|----6-----6-6---|-7--7-7-(7)--------||
|----7-----7-7---|-------------------|----7-----7-7---|-------------------||
|-0------0-------|-------------------|-0------0-------|-------------------||
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|----0-----0-0-0-|-----0-------0-0-0-|----0-----0-0-0-|----0-------0-0-0--||
|----0-----0-0-0-|-----2-------2-2-2-|----0-----0-0-0-|----2-------2-2-2--||
|----1-----1-1-1-|-----2-------2-2-2-|----1-----1-1-1-|----2-------2-2-2--||
|----2-----2-2-2-|-----2-------2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|----2-------2-2-2--||
|----------------|-0--------0--------|----------------|-0-------0---------||
|-0------0-------|-------------------|-0------0-------|-------------------||
Chorus
&
A E7
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-----------------|----------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----0-----0-0-0-|----0-----0-0-0-|----0-----0-0-0-|
|-----2-----2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|----0-----0-0-0-|
|-----2-----2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|----1-----1-1-1-|
|-----2-----2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|
|-0-------0-------|-0------0-------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-0------0-------|
A A7 D
E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5--7-5-5-5-5-5-|-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-11-11-11-11-(11)-11-11-11-|
|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-|
|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----0-------0-0-0-|----0-----0-0-0-|--------2----------2--2--2-|
|-----2-------2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|--------3----------3--3--3-|
|-----2-------2-2-2-|----2-----0-0-0-|--------2----------2--2--2-|
|-----2-------2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-|--0------------0-----------|
|-0--------0--------|-0------0-------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
A E
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E Q
|---------------------------|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5/---|------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-|-7-5-5-5-(5)-5-5/---|-12-12-12-12-14-12-12---|
|-13-13-13-13-(13)-13-13-13-|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6-6/---|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
|-14-14-14-14-(14)-14-14-14-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7/---|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|
|---------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
|--------0----------0--0--0-|-----0-------0-0--0-|--------0--------0--0-0-|
|--------0----------0--0--0-|-----2-------2-2--2-|--------0--------0--0-0-|
|--------1----------1--1--1-|-----2-------2-2--2-|--------1--------1--1-1-|
|--------2----------2--2--2-|-----2-------2-2--2-|--------2--------2--2-2-|
|---------------------------|-0--------0---------|------------------------|
|--0------------0-----------|--------------------|--0-----------0---------|
Outro
A A D A
E E E E +Q Q H H H H 3x
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-------||--------------|----------------||
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-------||o-------------|---------------o||
|-6-6-6-6-(6)-------||--------------|----------------||
|-7-7-7-7-(7)-------||--------------|----------------||
|-------------------||o-7-----9-----|-7-----0-------o||
|-------------------||--------------|----------------||
|
| Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E 3x
|-----0-------0-0-0-||-----0-----2--|----0----0-0-0--||
|-----2-------2-2-2-||o----2-----3--|----2----2-2-2-o||
|-----2-------2-2-2-||-----2-----2--|----2----2-2-2--||
|-----2-------2-2-2-||-----2--0-----|----2----2-2-2--||
|-0--------0--------||o-0-----------|-0-----0-------o||
|-------------------||--------------|----------------||
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 Last updated:
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