Buddy Holly - Listen to me
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LISTEN TO ME
As recorded by Buddy Holly
(From the 1958 Album BUDDY HOLLY)
Words and Music by Charles Hardin & Norman Petty
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=118
A E
4/4
Gtr I
E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E
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E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E
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1st & 2nd Verses
A D E A 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 E
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||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
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1.
AE E E E E E E E DE E E E EE E E E AE. S E. S E. S E. S DE E E E EE E E E
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|----0----0----0----0-|-------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|----------------5----|-------7-5--------o||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-----------6---------|-----7-----7-6-4---||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|------7--------------|---7---------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-------------------|-5----------------o||
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Bridge
2.
$
AE E E E DE E E E AE E E E E E E E EQ E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-7--7-7-----9--|-10-10-10-10-12--10---|
|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-9--9-9-9--10--|-12-12-12-12-14--12---|
|-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||--------9------|----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||---------------|----------------------|
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|-----------------|-----------------||---------------|----------------------|
A D A
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|--9--9--9----10----10----|--9--9-----9--9--9--9-|
|-10-10-10-10----10----10-|-10----10-10-10-10-10-|
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|-------------------------|----------------------|
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EQ Q Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-7--7------9--|-10--10-10-12--10---|
|-9--9--9--10--|-12--12-12-14--12---|
|-------9------|--------------------|
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|--------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|
D Q Q Q Q E Q E E E E E E
|-10--10--10--10--|-----------12----12----||
|-10--10--10--10--|-12--14-12-14-12-14-12-||
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3rd & 4th Verses
A D E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
To Coda
A D E A 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 E
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
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|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
AE. S E. S E. S E. S DE E E E EE E E E
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|----------------5----|---7---7---5---5-||
|-----------6---------|-7-------4-------||
|------7--------------|-----------------||
|-7-------------------|-----------------||
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Interlude
AE. S E. S E. S E. S DE E E E EE E E E
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|------7--------------|-7-7--------------|
|-7-------------------|------------------|
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AE. S E. S E. S E. S DE E E E EE E E E
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|----------------5----|-------7-5-------|
|-----------6---------|-----7-----7-6-4-|
|------7--------------|-7-7-------------|
|-7-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
AE. S E. S E. S E. S DE E E E EE E E E
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|----------------5----|-------7-5--------|
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|------7--------------|-7-7--------------|
|-7-------------------|------------------|
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AE. S E. S E. S E. S DE S S E E EE S S E E
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|---------------------|-----7-5-------9-9---||
|-----------6----9----|-7-----7---9-----9---||
|------7--------------|---------------------||
|-7-------------------|---------------------||
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Guitar Solo
A E. S E. S E. S Q D E E +S S E E E E E E
|-----9--9--12-12--9--9--|------------10----12-11-10----|
|-10----10-----10----10--|----10-(10)----10----------12-|
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A E. S E. S E. S Q
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D E E +S S E E E E E E A E. S E. S E. S Q
|------------10----12-11-10----|-----9--9--12-12--9--9--|
|----10-(10)----10----------12-|-10----10-----10----10--|
|-11---------------------------|------------------------|
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D E
E E +S S E E E E E
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|----10-(10)----10----------12-|
|-11---------------------------|
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D.S. al Coda
A E. S E E D E. S E E A E. S E. S E. S E E
|-------0--------10-10-10-|-----9--9--9--9--9--9------||
|-10------10-10-----10-10-|-10----10----10----10-10\--||
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Outro
&
B Q. E EQ E E A E S S E E B E S S E E A Q E E E E Q
|-10-----9-7---9-10-|--9--9--9--9--9-10-10-10-10-10-|--9---9--9--9------*|
|-12----10-9--10-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10------*|
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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 16ths