Buddy Holly - Rave on

RAVE ON As recorded by Buddy Holly (From the 1958 Album BUDDY HOLLY) Words and Music by Sunny West, Bill Tilghman & Norman Petty Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Electric Guitar' 1st & 2nd Verses Q=158 N.C. 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D5 G5 C5 G5 D7 PM--------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| |-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|---------5-5-7---|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-------3-|-(3)----------------|| Chorus 2. $ G5 C5 G5 N.C. C5 PM-----------------------| PM--------------------| E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------||------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------||------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------||------------------|-----------------| |---------5-5-7---|------------------||-5----5-(5)-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-5-5-7-5-3-3-3-5-|-(5)--5-5-0-0-2-2-||-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-------3-|-(3)--3-3---------||------------------|-----------------| G5 D5 PM--------------------| PM--------------------| Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|-7----7-(7)-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-| |-5----5-(5)-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5----5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|-----------------| G5 D5 G5 N.C. C5 PM----------------------| PM--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |---------7-7-7---|-----------------|-5----5-(5)-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-2-2-|-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-------3-|-3-3-3-3---------|------------------|-----------------| To Coda G5 D5 PM--------------------| PM--------------------| Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-7----7-(7)-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7--| |-5----5-(5)-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5----5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|------------------| Piano Solo G5 C5 G5 N.C. C5 PM----------------------| PM--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------| |---------5-5-5---|-----------------||-5----5-(5)-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-2-2-||-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-------3-|-3-3-3-3---------||------------------|-----------------| G5 D5 PM--------------------| PM--------------------| Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|-7----7-(7)-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-| |-5----5-(5)-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5----5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|-----------------| Outro D.S. al Coda & G5 C5 G5 N.C. G5 C5 G5 D7 PM----------------------| 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-| |---------5-5-5-5-|------------------||---------5-5-5---|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-2-2--||-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3----------||-3-3-3-3-------3-|-(3)---------------| G5 C5 G5 D7 G5 C5 G5 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-|-----------------| |---------5-5-5---|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------5-5-5---| |-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-| |-3-3-3-3-------3-|-(3)---------------|-3-3-3-3-------3-| 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