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PEGGY SUE
As recorded by Buddy Holly
(From the 1958 Album BUDDY HOLLY)
Words and Music by Buddy Holly, Norman Petty & Jerry Allison
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Niki Sullivan - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro 1st - 3rd Verses
Q=151
$
A D A E A
4/4
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------2-2-2-2-|---------0-0-0-0--||-||------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-o||-||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--||-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-o||-||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||------------------|---------0-0-0-0--||-||------------------|
D A D 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
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A D A 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
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
To Coda
D A D A 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
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------2-2-2-2-|---------0-0-0-0---||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1---||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---||
|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--o||
|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0---||
Bridge
$$
A F A
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
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------|
D A D A
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
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------2-2-2-2-|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D.S. al Coda
D.S. al Coda
E D A D A 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
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------2-2-2-2-|---------0-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0--||
Guitar Solo
&
AGtr I D
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3---|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2---|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2---|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0---|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0---|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
AE E E DS S E AS S E DS S E AS S E DS S E AS S E E
|-------2-2-2-------2-2-|-2-------2-2-2-------0---|
|-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-|-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-0---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
|-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-----|
|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-----|---0-0-0-------0-0-0-----|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
DE E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E AE S S E e DE S S E E AE E E E E E E E
|-2---2---2-2-0-2-|---2--0-2---2---|-----------2-2-2-2---|---------------0--|
|-3---3---3-3-0-3-|---3--0-3-0-3-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3---|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----|
|-2---2---2-2-0-2-|---2--0-2-0-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----|
|-0---0---0-0---0-|---0----0---0---|-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---|-2---2---2---2----|
|-----------------|----------------|-0-0-0-0-------------|-0---0---0---0----|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
ES S E E E E E AE E DE E E E S S E E E AE E E E DE E E E AE E E E EE E E E
|-------------0---0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------2-2-2-0-|-------0-------0--||
|---------------2---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-2-2-2-x-3-3-3---|-2-2-2------------||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1---2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2---|-2-2-2---1-1-1----||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-x-0-0-0---|-2-2-2---2-2-2----||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|-------------------|-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0---2-2-2----||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-------------------|-----------------|---------0-0-0----||
4th Verse
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AGtrs I, II D A D A
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
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|---------2-2-2-2-|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D A D A
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
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------2-2-2-2-|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E D A D A
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
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------2-2-2-2-|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E D A D A
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 H
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------2-2-2---|--------------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-|-2-2-2-2------*|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2------*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2------*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-------0-|-0-0-0-0------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|--------------*|
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