Buddy Holly Tab

Artist: Weezer
Title: Buddy Holly
Album: Weezer [1994]
Tabbed By: Justin Macdonald, tigergaze@hotmail.com
 
This song isn't very hard to play, but the solo can be tricky.
 
 
[Verse]
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 
[Fill] (Guitar 2)
Eb|----------------|
Bb|-14h15p14h15p14-|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Eb|----------------|
 
[Pre-chorus]
Guitar 1:
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6---------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-|(x2) (the third time through
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|      just keep banging on the
Eb|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|      D chord)
 
Guitar 2: cool little lead part
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]
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
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|-----------------7-7-9-9---------|
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-|
 
[NEAT LITTLE INTERLUDE TYPE THING]
Guitar 2:
Eb|-------2h4-2----------------2h4-2-------|
Bb|-2-3-2-------2-0---2--2h3-2-------2p0---|
Gb|-----------------2--------------------2-|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 2]
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 
[Chorus]
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|
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|-----------------7-7-9-9---------|
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-|
 
[Bridge]
Eb|---------------|---------------|
Bb|---------------|---------------|
Gb|---------------|-----4-6-4-----|
Db|-7-7-7---4---4-|-4---4-6-4---4-|
Ab|-7-7-7---4---4-|-4-0-2-4-2-0-4-|
Eb|-5-5-5-0-2-0-2-|-2-----------2-| (a bunch of times)
 
[Solo]
Guitar 1... same as pre-chorus
Guitar 2
Eb|-----------------------14-14-16-16-17-17-19-19-19-19-x-17-17-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-11b13-11-9------------11-11-13-13-14-14-16-16-16-16-x-14-14-|
Db|------------12-11h12-7---------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------14b15-14----|
Gb|-------14-------16b18-16-14-------14----------------14-|
Db|-14h16----16p14-------------14h16----16p14-------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|-------------------|-17----17-19-19b21r19p17-------|
Bb|----------------14-|----18-------------------18-17-|
Gb|-----------14h16---|-------------------------------|
Db|------14h16--------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-14h16-------------|--this-is-the-coolest-fill-in--|
Eb|-------------------|----the-history-of-the-world---|
 
Towards the end of the song a little quiet lead part starts and
gradually gets louder, it's basically just these two notes... easy
to figure out...
 
Eb|----|---|
Bb|-10-|-9-|
Gb|----|---|
Db|--7-|-6-|
Ab|----|---|
Eb|----|---|
 
And then at the very end you play this
Eb|--------------------|
Bb|-10-10-10-----------|
Gb|----------9-11-9-11-|
Db|--7--7--7-----------|
Ab|----------7--9-7--9-|
Eb|--------------------|
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| r  Release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
 
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