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Buddy Holly Live Tab by Weezer

Buddy Holly Live tab by Weezer

Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Performance @ AOL Sessions 2005

Key: Ab

🎸 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|-------------------------------------0-------9-----7-----------|
Gb|-------2-------------2------------6----6---6---6-----6---------|  (x4)
Db|---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|-2-3-2-----2-3-2-------2-3-2----------------|  Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|  Gb|----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|  Db|----------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|  Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|  Eb|----------------------------|
                 Play the e|-2| very softly, almost like a pull-off
In the end, Brian plays F and 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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-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-|
Ab|-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|-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# and A.

Played once after the 1st time guitar 1 ends the riff above
Guitar 2
eb|----------|
Bb|-2h3p2h2~-|
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|----------|
Eb|----------|


🎸 Pre-Chorus:
Guitar 1:
eb|---------------------------------|     eb|-----------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|     Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6---------|     Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|(x2) Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|     Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|     Eb|-----------------|
(Slightly less Palm Mute but still there) Palm Mute progressively disappears

Guitar 2:
Eb|--5-5-5-5--4--2-2-2-|    |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Bb|-7-7-7-7-/5-5\-2-2-/|    |-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--|
Gb|--------------------|    |------------------|
Db|--------------------|(x2)|------------------|
Ab|--------------------|    |------------------|
Eb|--------------------|    |------------------|

🎸 Chorus:  Both guitars play the same thing.
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|(x2)
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-|

eb|-----------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----------------|---------------------|
Gb|-----7-7-9-9-9-9-|---------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-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--------|
B|-2-3-2-------2-0---2v~~2-3-2-------2-0----| The keyboard plays the same thing to accompany the guitar.
G|-----------------2---------------------2~-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

🎸 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|-2h3p2h2~-| The keyboard accompanies the guitar playing the same thing.
Gb|----------|
Db|----------|
Ab|----------|
Eb|----------|

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

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

Guitar 2:
Eb|--5-5-5-5--4--2-2-2-|    |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Bb|-7-7-7-7-/5-5\-2-2-/|    |-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--|
Gb|--------------------|    |------------------|
Db|--------------------|(x2)|------------------|
Ab|--------------------|    |------------------|
Eb|--------------------|    |------------------|


🎸 Chorus 2:
Both guitars play the same thing.
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|(x2)
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-|

eb|-----------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----------------|---------------------|
Gb|-----------------|---------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| (x2
Eb|-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|---------------|---------------|
Gb|---------------|---2-4-6-4-2---|
Db|-7-7-7---4---4-|-4-2-4-6-4-2-4-|
Ab|-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-|-4-0-2-4-2-0-4-|
Eb|-5-5-5-0-2-0-2-|-2-----------2-|  (x4)

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

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------14b15-14----|
Gb|-------14-------16b18-16-14-------14----------------14-|
Db|-14h16----16p14-------------14h16----16p14-------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
eb|---------------------------------|     eb|-----------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|     Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6---------|     Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|(x2) Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|     Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|     Eb|-----------------| This until the last section of the solo

eb|-------------------|-17----17-19-19b21r19p17-------|
Bb|----------------14-|----18-------------------18-17-|
Gb|-----------14h16---|-------------------------------|
Db|------14h16--------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-14h16-------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------|-------------------------------|
                       At this part, Guitar 2 accompanies Guitar 1

Last 🎸 Chorus:

🎸 Chorus:  Both guitars play the same thing.
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|(x2)
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-|

eb|-----------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----------------|---------------------|
Gb|-----------------|---------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| (x3)
Eb|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-|

eb|-----------------|---------------|
Bb|-----------------|---------------|
Gb|-----------------|---------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7---------|
Ab|-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-|
Eb|-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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