LISTEN TO ME (Bassline) 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) - 'Joe B. Mauldin - Double Bass' [Intro] Q=118 4/4 Gtr I (Upright Bass) 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 G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-7-------7-------|-----9-------9---|-7-------7-------|-----9-------9---| A|-----7-------7---|-7-------7-------|-----7-------7---|-7-------7-------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| [1st & 2nd Verses] 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 G||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D||o-7-------7-------|-----------------|-7-------7-------|-----------------| A||o-----7-------7---|-5---5---7---7---|-----7-------7---|-5---5---7---7---| E||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1. 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Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). ************************************