Buddy Holly - Lonesome tears

LONESOME TEARS As recorded by Buddy Holly (Released as a Single in 1958) Words and Music by Buddy Holly Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Electric Guitar 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Electric Guitar 2' Intro 1st & 2nd Verses Q=132 B7 E C#m 4/4 Gtr I S S E S S E S S E S S E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||--7---7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|--9----9--9--(9)--9--9--9-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-9---9-9-(9)-9-9-9-|--9----9--9--(9)--9--9--9-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||--9---9-9-(9)-9-9-9-|--9----9--9--(9)--9--9--9-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||--9---9-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-11---11-11-(11)-11-11-11-| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||o-7---7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-11---11-11-(11)-11-11-11-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||--------------------|--9----9--9--(9)--9--9--9-| | | Gtr II | W E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E |-------------------------||--------------------|--9-------9---------------| |-------------------------||o-9-----9-----9-9-9-|--9-------9-------9--9--9-| |-------------------------||--9-----9-----9-9-9-|--9-------9-------9--9--9-| |-------------------------||--9-----9-----9-9-9-|-----------------11-11-11-| |-------------------------||o-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------||--------------------|--------------------------| E C#7 F#7 B7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7--| |-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7--| |-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-|--9--9--9--9-8-8-8-8--| |-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7--| |-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9--| |----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7--| 1. E E°Am E B7 E S S E S S E E E E E Q E E E E E |-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-5---5-5-|-7--7--7-7-7-7----|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-5---5-5-|-9--7--7-7-7-7-7-o|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5---5-5-|-9--8--8-8-8-8-8--|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-7---7-7-|-9--7--7-7-7-7-7--|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7--9--9-9-9-9-9-o|| |---------------5---5-5-|----7--7-7-7-7-7--|| | | Gtr II | E S S E S S E S S E E E Q E E E E E |-----------------------|------------------|| |-----9-----9-----9-----|---/9--7-7-7-7-7-o|| |-9-9---9-9---9-9---9---|---/9--8-8-8-8-8--|| |-----------------------|---/9--9-9-9-9-9--|| |-----------------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------------|------------------|| 2. E A E E7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-7-7--7-7--5-5--5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-9-9--9-9--5-5--5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|| |-9-9--9-9--6-6--6-6-|-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-9-9--9-9--7-7--7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|| |-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-----------5-5--5-5-|-----------------|| | | Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E |-----12---12----9---|-7-----7---7-7---|| |-----14---12---10---|-9-----9---9-9---|| |--------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------|-----------------|| Bridge $ A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5----5-----5----5----5----5-5-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5----5-----5----5----5----5-5-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6----6-----6----6----6----6-6-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7----7-----7----7----7----7-7-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7----7-----7----7----7----7-7-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5----5-----5----5----5----5-5-| | | Q E E H E S S S S S S S S S S E E |-----------------|-------------------9-0-----------| |-------5---------|--------9-10-12-13---------------| |-------6---------|---9-11----------------12-11-9---| |-----------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------------| E A B7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-7-7-7-7---5-5---5-5-|-7-7-7-7----7----7----7----7------| |-9-9-9-9---5-5---5-5-|-7-7-7-7----9----9----9----9------| |-9-9-9-9---6-6---6-6-|-8-8-8-8----9----9----9----9------| |-9-9-9-9---7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7-7----9----9----9----9------| |-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-|-9-9-9-9----7----7----7----7------| |-----------5-5---5-5-|-7-7-7-7--------------------------| | | E E E S S E S S E E Q E S S S S S S S S S S |---7-7---------------|----------------------------------| |---9-9---7-----9-7---|-----------------9----------------| |-------9---9-9-----9-|------------9-11---11p9-----------| |---------------------|-------9-11-------------11p9h11---| |---------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------------| A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5--5----5-----5----5-5-5-5-|-5-5----5-----5----5----5----5-5-| |-5--5----5-----5----5-5-5-5-|-5-5----5-----5----5----5----5-5-| |-6--6----6-----6----6-6-6-6-|-6-6----6-----6----6----6----6-6-| |-7--7----7-----7----7-7-7-7-|-7-7----7-----7----7----7----7-7-| |-7--7----7-----7----7-7-7-7-|-7-7----7-----7----7----7----7-7-| |-5--5----5-----5----5-5-5-5-|-5-5----5-----5----5----5----5-5-| | | E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S S S S E E |--------------------9-------|---------------------0-----------| |--------------10h12---------|--------9h10-12s14---------------| |-9-12s11p9h11---------------|---9h11----------------12s11-9---| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------| To Coda F#7 B7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7-7----7--7-7-7-7-7-|| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|-7-7----7--7-7-7-7-7-|| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-8-8----8--8-8-8-8-8-|| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|-7-7----7--7-7-7-7-7-|| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9-9----9--9-9-9-9-9-|| |--------------------------|-7-7----7--7-7-7-7-7-|| | | W E S S +E E E E Q |--------------------------|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2---|| |--------------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------|| 3rd Verse | | E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E |-------------------|--9-------9---------------| |-9-----9-----9-9-9-|--9-------9-------9--9--9-| |-9-----9-----9-9-9-|--9-------9-------9--9--9-| |-9-----9-----9-9-9-|-----------------11-11-11-| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| | | |---3---| | W H Q E E E |------------------|----------------------12--| |------------------|--------------12-14-------| |------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------| |------------------|--------------------------| E C#7 F#7 B7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--7------7--7-7--9--9--9--9-|---9---9--9--9-7-7--7-7-| |--9------9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|--11--11-11-11-7-7--7-7-| |--9------9--9-9-10-10-10-10-|---9---9--9--9-8-8--8-8-| |--9------9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|--11--11-11-11-7-7--7-7-| |--7------7--7-7-11-11-11-11-|---9---9--9--9-9-9--9-9-| |-----------------9--9--9--9-|---------------7-7--7-7-| | | E +Q E E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-14b16-(14)-----------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------9-9------| |--------------------8s=9----|---------------9-9------| |-------------------------11-|-(11)--------------11-9-| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| E E°Am E B7 E E E E E E E E E E E E +H |-7--7-7-7-0-5-5-5-|--7-7-7-7-(7)----|| |-9--9-9-9-8-5-5-5-|--9-7-7-7-(7)----|| |-9--9-9-9-9-5-5-5-|--9-8-8-8-(8)----|| |-9--9-9-9-8-7-7-7-|--9-7-7-7-(7)----|| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-9-9-9-(9)----|| |------------5-5-5-|----7-7-7-(7)----|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E +H |------------------|----7-7-7-(7)----|| |------------------|-/9-9-9-9-(9)----|| |---/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-/9--------------|| |------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|-----------------|| Guitar Solo E C#m E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---7-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-| |---9-9--9--9-9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-| |---9-9--9--9-9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-| |---9-9--9--9-9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-| |---7-7--7--7-7--7--7--7-|-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-| |------------------------|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E H |-------12-12------12----|-12----12-12\-------------| |-/12---12-12---12-12-12-|-14----14-14\-------------| |-/13-----------13----13-|-13----13-13\-------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| G# A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|--5-5--5--5-5--5--5--5--| |---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|--5-5--5--5-5--5--5--5--| |---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--6-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--| |---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|--7-7--7--7-7--7--7--7--| |---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|--7-7--7--7-7--7--7--7--| |---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|--5-5--5--5-5--5--5--5--| | | Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |-/11\---11\---11\---11\---|-12------12---------12--| |-/13\---13\---13\---13\---|-14---14-14---12-14-----| |--------------------------|------14----------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| E C#7 F#7 B7 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--7----------7--7--7----------9--9--9----------9-|--9--9----------9--9--7----------7--7--7-| |--9----------9--9--9----------9--9--9----------9-|-11-11---------11-11--7----------7--7--7-| |--9----------9--9--9---------10-10-10---------10-|--9--9----------9--9--8----------8--8--8-| |--9----------9--9--9----------9--9--9----------9-|-11-11---------11-11--7----------7--7--7-| |--7----------7--7--7---------11-11-11---------11-|--9--9----------9--9--9----------9--9--9-| |------------------------------9--9--9----------9-|----------------------7----------7--7--7-| | | S +S E E S +S E E S +S E E S +S E E S +S E E E |-14b15-(14)-14-12-14b15-(14)-14-12-14b15-(14)-14-|-12-14b15-(14)-14-12-14b15-(14)-14-12----| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------14-| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda | | E S S E E E E S S E E E Q Q S S E |-12------------------------------|-14--------------------------------|| |------12-12-12-12-12----12-14-15-|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------13----------|------------------------7-6-5------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| Outro & B7 E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E |--7--7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7-||-7---7---7-(7)--7--7--7-| |--7--7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7-||-9---9---9-(9)--9--9--9-| |--8--8--8-----8--8-----8--8----8-||-9---9---9-(9)--9--9--9-| |--7--7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7-||-9---9---9-(9)--9--9--9-| |--9--9--9-----9--9-----9--9----9-||-7---7---7-(7)--7--7--7-| |--7--7--7-----7--7-----7--7----7-||------------------------| | | E E S S E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------||------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-9-||-----------12-----14-12-| |---------------------------------||-9---9-/13-----13-------| |---------------------------------||------------------------| |---------------------------------||------------------------| |---------------------------------||------------------------| | | |---3---| | E E E E Q E E E W |---------------------9---------|------------------| |-----------------------12----9-|------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------| |-11---11-----------------------|------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------| A E C#7 F#7 B7 Q 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-|-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-| |-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-| |-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-|--9--9--9--9-8-8-8-8-| |-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-| |-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-| |-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7-| E E°Am E A E Q Q E E E E E E Q H +W |-7---7---0-5-5-7-|-7-7-5---7----|--(7)----*| |-9---9---8-5-5-9-|-9-9-5---9----|--(9)----*| |-9---9---9-5-5-9-|-9-9-6---9----|--(9)----*| |-9---9---8-7-7-9-|-9-9-7---9----|--(9)----*| |-7---7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---7----|--(7)----*| |-----------5-5---|-----5--------|---------*| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E H H +W |-0---4---3---2---|--------12----|-(12)----*| |-----------------|---------9----|--(9)----*| |-1---4---3---2---|--------11----|-(11)----*| |-----------------|--------12----|-(12)----*| |-----------------|--------------|---------*| |-----------------|--------------|---------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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