Buddy Holly Bass
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Five-string bass, keeps standard tuning.Was this info helpful?
Tuning: | E A D G |
---|---|
Capo: | no capo |
Author mcclurefsu [a] 115. Last edit on Sep 27, 2019
This tab is for FIVE-STRING bass to take advantage of the extended range
and maintains standard tuning. The original version uses E-flat tuning
on a four-string bass.
[VERSE 1] "What's with these homies..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3-------3-|-------3---------|-------6-------6-|-------6---------|
E|-1-1-1---1-1-1---|-1-1-1---1-1/3-3-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3-------3-|-------3---------|-------6-------6-|-------1-1-1-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1---1-1-1---|-1-1-1---1-1/3-3-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-4-4-4-----------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Pre-Chorus] "Woo-hoo, but you know..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3\----------| x2
E|-----------------|-------1-1-1-1-1-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/|/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------|
[Chorus] "Oo-ee-oo I look just like..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------| x2
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-6-6---------|
E|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|
B|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----4-4-6-6-6-6-|---------------------|
E|-4-4-------------|-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-|
B|-----------------|-------4-4-----------|
s s s s
[INTERLUDE]
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3-------3-|-------3---------|-------6-------6-|-------6-------6-|
E|-1-1-1---1-1-1---|-1-1-1---1-1/3-3-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[VERSE 2] "Don't you ever fear..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3-------3-|-------3---------|-------6-------6-|-------6---------|
E|-1-1-1---1-1-1---|-1-1-1---1-1/3-3-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3-------3-|-------3---------|-------6-------6-|-------1-1-1-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1---1-1-1---|-1-1-1---1-1/3-3-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-4-4-4-----------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Pre-Chorus] "Woo-hoo, but you know..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3\----------| x2
E|-----------------|-------1-1-1-1-1-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/|/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------|
[Chorus] "Oo-ee-oo I look just like..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------| x2
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-6-6---------|
E|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|
B|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----4-4-6-6-6-6-|---------------------|
E|-4-4-------------|-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-|
B|-----------------|-------4-4-----------|
s s s s
[Bridge] "Bang, bang a knock on the door..."
G|-------------------|---------------|
D|-------------------|---------------|
A|-------------------|-------3-------| x4
E|-4-4-4-------------|---4-6---6-4---|
B|-------4-6-4-6-x-x-|-4-----------6-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3\----------| x2
E|-----------------|-------1-1-1-1-1-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| x3
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
[Chorus] "Oo-ee-oo I look just like..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------| x2
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4-4-6-6---------|
E|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|
B|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----4-4-6-6-6-6-|---------------------| x3
E|-4-4-------------|-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-|
B|-----------------|-------4-4-----------|
s s s s
[Outro]
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|-4-4-4---------|
B|-------4-6-4-6-|
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4 comments

It is definitely not on a 5 string bass nor is it in standard tuning, but it's accurate otherwise. 5 stars for 5 strings I guess
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