Buddy Holly Live tab by Weezer

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Performance @ AOL Sessions 2005

Key: AbAb

🎸 Intro:

This sort of intro is played sometimes at lives, with slight variations but this one is kind of the base of
it.
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------------0-------9-----7-----------|
GbGb|-------2-------------2------------6----6---6---6-----6---------| (x4)
DbDb|---4-----4---4---4-----4---4--/-7--------7-------7-----7-------|
Ae|-----4-----4-------4-----4-------------------------------------|
Ee|-2-------------2-----------------------------------------------|

Right after the 1st guitar ends playing the riff for the 2nd time, Brian does this with his keyboard that is
kind of a variation of the normal post-chorus riff.
Guitar 2 (If you don't have a keyboard)       (OPTIONAL)
eb|-------4~~-------4--2~-------4~-4/5-/7-/9~~-| eb|-2-(2)t9-2-(2)t9-2-(2)t9-2--|
Bb majorBb|-2-3-2-----2-3-2-------2-3-2----------------| Bb majorBb|----------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------------------------------| GbGb|----------------------------|
DbDb|--------------------------------------------| DbDb|----------------------------|
AbAb|--------------------------------------------| AbAb|----------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------------------------------| Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|
         Play the e|-2| very softly, almost like a pull-off
In the end, Brian plays FF and C#C# (e|2nd and 9th fret)fast, you can do some tapping but it doesn't sound very
cool.

🎸 Verse 1:
Guitar 1
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
DbDb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
AbAb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| (x2)
Eb MajorEb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

(P.M.---------------------------------------------------------------)
Rivers doesn't play the chord between F#F# and A.

Played once after the 1st time guitar 1 ends the riff above
Guitar 2
eb|----------|
Bb majorBb|-2h3p2h2~-|
GbGb|----------|
DbDb|----------|
AbAb|----------|
Eb MajorEb|----------|

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
Guitar 1:
eb|---------------------------------|   eb|-----------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|   Bb majorBb|-----------------|
GbGb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6---------|   GbGb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
DbDb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|(x2) DbDb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
AbAb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|   AbAb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|   Eb MajorEb|-----------------|
(Slightly less Palm Mute but still there) Palm Mute progressively disappears

Guitar 2:
Eb MajorEb|--5-5-5-5--4--2-2-2-|  |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Bb majorBb|-7-7-7-7-/5-5\-2-2-/|  |-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--|
GbGb|--------------------|  |------------------|
DbDb|--------------------|(x2)|------------------|
AbAb|--------------------|  |------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------|  |------------------|

🎸 Chorus: Both guitars play the same thing.
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|
DbDb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|(x2)
AbAb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Eb MajorEb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|
DbDb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
AbAb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb MajorEb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-|

eb|-----------------|---------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------|---------------------|
GbGb|-----7-7-9-9-9-9-|---------------------|
DbDb|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-|
AbAb|-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb MajorEb|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-|

🎸 Post-Chorus:
Guitar 1
e|-------4v~~2-----------------4v~~2--------|
BB|-2-3-2-------2-0---2v~~2-3-2-------2-0----| The keyboard plays the same thing to accompany the guitar.
G+G|-----------------2---------------------2~-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|

🎸 Verse 2:

Just vocals and drums are played then the other instruments come back.
"Don't you ever fear, I'm always near
 I know that you need help."

Guitar 1
eb|----------|
Bb majorBb|-2h3p2h2~-| The keyboard accompanies the guitar playing the same thing.
GbGb|----------|
DbDb|----------|
AbAb|----------|
Eb MajorEb|----------|

Guitar 1 and 2 don't play anything until pre-chorus, bass starts playing

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
Guitar 1:
eb|---------------------------------|   eb|-----------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|   Bb majorBb|-----------------|
GbGb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6---------|   GbGb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
DbDb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|(x2) DbDb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
AbAb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|   AbAb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|   Eb MajorEb|-----------------|
(Slightly less Palm Mute but still there) Palm Mute disappears faster and at the 2nd time that F#F# is played
it has completely disappeared

Guitar 2:
Eb MajorEb|--5-5-5-5--4--2-2-2-|  |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Bb majorBb|-7-7-7-7-/5-5\-2-2-/|  |-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--|
GbGb|--------------------|  |------------------|
DbDb|--------------------|(x2)|------------------|
AbAb|--------------------|  |------------------|
Eb MajorEb|--------------------|  |------------------|


🎸 Chorus 2:
Both guitars play the same thing.
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|
DbDb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|(x2)
AbAb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Eb MajorEb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|
DbDb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
AbAb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb MajorEb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-|

eb|-----------------|---------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------|---------------------|
GbGb|-----------------|---------------------|
DbDb|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-|
AbAb|-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| (x2
Eb MajorEb|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-|

Bridge Pt. 1:
Both guitars play the same thing.
eb|---------------|---------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------|---------------|
GbGb|---------------|---2-4-6-4-2---|
DbDb|-7-7-7---4---4-|-4-2-4-6-4-2-4-|
AbAb|-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-|-4-0-2-4-2-0-4-|
Eb MajorEb|-5-5-5-0-2-0-2-|-2-----------2-| (x4)

🎸 Solo:
The breakdown is played an octave lower than normal version.
Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-7-7--9-9--10-10-12-12-12~10-|
G+G|-x-x--x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
D MajorD|-4-4--6-6--7--7--9--9--9~~7--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------------------14b15-14----|
GbGb|-------14-------16b18-16-14-------14----------------14-|
DbDb|-14h16----16p14-------------14h16----16p14-------------|
AbAb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
eb|---------------------------------|   eb|-----------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|   Bb majorBb|-----------------|
GbGb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6---------|   GbGb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
DbDb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|(x2) DbDb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
AbAb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|   AbAb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|   Eb MajorEb|-----------------| This until the last section of the solo

eb|-------------------|-17----17-19-19b21r19p17-------|
Bb majorBb|----------------14-|----18-------------------18-17-|
GbGb|-----------14h16---|-------------------------------|
DbDb|------14h16--------|-------------------------------|
AbAb|-14h16-------------|-------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------|-------------------------------|
            At this part, Guitar 2 accompanies Guitar 1

Last 🎸 Chorus:

🎸 Chorus: Both guitars play the same thing.
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|
DbDb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|(x2)
AbAb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Eb MajorEb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------|
DbDb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
AbAb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb MajorEb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-|

eb|-----------------|---------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------|---------------------|
GbGb|-----------------|---------------------|
DbDb|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-|
AbAb|-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| (x3)
Eb MajorEb|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-|

eb|-----------------|---------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------|---------------|
GbGb|-----------------|---------------|
DbDb|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7---------|
AbAb|-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-|
Eb MajorEb|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-0-2-0-2-|


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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| t  Tapping
| b  Bend
| r  Release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute

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