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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rock Around with Ollie Vee - Buddy Holly --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Buddy Holly Rock Around with Ollie Vee (1957) (Sonny Curtis) Now bonus track on CD: "Buddy Holly" (originally released in 1958) and on: "Memorial Collection [Disc 1]" A real gem! The lead guitar is arguably played by Sonny Curtis (http://notfadeaway.dk/buddyholly/that.pdf) with Holly being listed as second guitarist but, I must admit, I don't hear another guitar anywhere. It's not easy to pin down what is played (and sung!), either. Use this tab as a basic suggestion, add variations and adapt it to your own Rockabilly style. Have fun! In the second bar of the opening lick, the "c" (INTRO 1 and 2: B-String, 13th fret / SOLO: A-string, 3rd fret) has to be bent just a little, making it higher than "c" without really reaching the "c#", though. In the second half of the parts I mostly hear single notes. Some of the high notes are struck very hard creating a slapping effect. I usually play a picking pattern there. I put these notes in brackets because they are not really there but are still close to the feel of the original. When playing a pattern it must be percussive with the 2 and the 4 dampened hard to get the beat going without actually producing a tone. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO 1 A A(7) D B7 e|9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|121212121212----|----------------|----------------| B|10101010101010--|131313131313----|1010101010101010|10101010101010--| G|----------------|b-b-b-b-b-b-----|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A E7 A6 A e|----5-----------|--0-------0-----|----5-----------|5---------------| B|----------7-----|-(0)--3--(0)----|----5-----7-----|----------------| G|----------------|-----(1)--------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|5---------------|0---------------|5-----------5---|----------------| SOLO A A(7) D B7 e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-----|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|3-3-3-3-3-3-----|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6---| E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|b-b-b-b-b-b-b---|----------------|----------------| A E7 A6 A6 e|----5-----------|--0-------0-----|----5-----------|5-----5---------| B|----------7-----|------3---------|----------7-----|--7-------------| G|---(6)-----(6)--|---(1)-----(1)--|---(6)-----(6)--|----6-----------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|(5)----(5)------|(0)----(0)------|(5)-----(5)-----|5---------------| INTRO 2 A A(7) D B7 e|9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|121212121212----|----------------|----------------| B|10101010101010--|131313131313----|1010101010101010|10101010101010--| G|----------------|b-b-b-b-b-b-----|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A E7 A A e|----5-----------|----------------|----5-----------|5---------------| B|----------7-----|--5-------5-----|---(5)----7-----|5---------------| G|----6-------6---|7-----7---------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----7-------7---|----------------|----------------| E|5-------5-------|0-------0-------|5-----------5---|----------------| | b Bend --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO 1
Well, we're gonna Arock to the rhythm and the blues tonight DRock - cause everything gonna Bbe alright Cause toAnight we're gonna Erock to the rhythm and the Ablues
Well, AI got a little gal called Ollie Vee Ollie DVee come from Memphis, BMemphis Tennessee And Atonight we're gonna Erock-a-rock around With Ollie AVee - Ollie Ollie Vee
Ollie AVee says she gonna do me right tonight I'm gonna Dwear my blue suede Bshoes tonight And toAnight we're gonna Erock-a-rock around With Ollie AVee - Ollie Ollie Vee
Well, we're gonna Arock to the rhythm and the blues tonight DRock - cause everything gonna Bbe alright Cause toAnight we're gonna Erock to the rhythm and the Ablues
SOLO INTRO 1
Well, we're gonna Arock to the rhythm and the blues tonight DRock - cause everything gonna Bbe alright Cause toAnight we're gonna Erock to the rhythm and the Ablues
I'm gonna Ashout, laugh, holler and giggle tonight I'm gonna Dshake it just a little in the Bmiddle of the night Cause toAnight we're gonna Erock-a-rock around With Ollie AVee - Ollie Ollie Vee
Well, I Athink Mr Cop'll call me tonight And Dtry to put a stop to Bme tonight Cause toAnight we're gonna Erock-a-rock around With Ollie AVee - Ollie Ollie Ollie
Well, we're gonna Arock to the rhythm and the blues tonight DRock - cause everything gonna Bbe alright Cause toAnight we're gonna Erock to the rhythm and the Ablues
INTRO 2
Well, we're gonna Arock to the rhythm and the blues tonight DRock - cause everything gonna Bbe alright Cause toAnight we're gonna Erock to the rhythm and the Ablues