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Rave On Tab

by Buddy Holly
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author arrell [a] 1,604. Last edit on Mar 12, 2019
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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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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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|---------5-5-5-5-|-------7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-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---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----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-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-----5-----5-5-|-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---------------|
 
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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