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ROCK AROUND WITH OLLIE VEE (Bassline) As recorded by Buddy Holly (From the 1958 Album THAT'LL BE THE DAY ) Words and Music by Sonny Curtis Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Don Guess - Upright Bass' Intro 1 Q=197(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I W W W Q Q Q Q |----------|----------|----------|-------------|| |-7--------|-7--------|----------|-------------|| |----------|----------|-5--------|-6--6--6--6--|| |----------|----------|----------|-------------|| Intro 2 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-7--5--4--3--|-2--4--5--6--|-7--5-----4--|-7--5-----4---|| |-------------|-------------|-------7-----|-------7------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| Chorus Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|-4--------4--| ||o-7--5-----4--|-7--7--5--2--|-------7-----|-------4-----| ||o-------7-----|-------------|-5-----------|-------------| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-7-----------|----4--5--6--|-7-----------|-7--5-----4---|| |----4--5--6--|-7-----------|-------7-----|-------7------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| 1st & 3rd Verses Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-4------------| |-7--5-----4--|-7--5-----4--|----4--7--4--|-------4------| |-------7-----|-------7-----|-5-----------|----6-----6---| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-7-----4-----|-9-----------|-7--5-----4--|-7--5-----4---|| |----7-----7--|-------7-----|-------7-----|-------7------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| 2nd & 4th Verses Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-4------------| |-7--5-----4--|-7--5-----4--|----4--7--4--|-------4------| |-------7-----|-------7-----|-5-----------|----6-----6---| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-7-----4-----|-------------|-7--5-----4--|-7-----5--7---|| |----7-----7--|-9-----7-----|-------7-----|----7---------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| Chorus Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----4--5--4--|----4--5--7--|----4--5-----|-5--4--4--3---| |-7-----------|-7-----------|-7--------7--|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-7--7--4--3--|-2--2--4--6--|-7--7-----4--|-7--7-----4---|| |-------------|-------------|-------7-----|-------7------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| Guitar Solo 1. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------4--|-5--4--------|----------4--|-5--4---------| |----4--7-----|-------5--4--|----4--7-----|-------5--4---| |-7-----------|-------------|-5-----------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7--7--5--4--|-2--2--4--6--|-7--5-----4--|-7--5-----4---| |-------------|-------------|-------7-----|-------7------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|----------4--|-5--4--4------| |-7-----4--6--|-7--6--5-----|----4--7-----|----------7---| |----7--------|----------7--|-5-----------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| |-7--7--5--4--|-2--2--4--6--|-7--5-----4--|-7--7-----4---o|| |-------------|-------------|-------7-----|-------7------o|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| Interlude 2. W W W Q Q Q Q |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |-7--------|-7--------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|-5--------|-6--6--6--6---| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| |-7--7--5--4--|-2--2--4--6--|-7--5-----4--|-7--5-----4---|| |-------------|-------------|-------7-----|-------7------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| Out-Chorus Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-4------------| |-7--5-----4--|-7--7--5-----|-------7-----|-------4------| |-------7-----|----------7--|-5-----------|----------6---| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H +W |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|--------*| |-7--7--5--4--|-------4--6--|-7-----4--6--|-7-----7----|-(7)----*| |-------------|-7--7--------|----7--------|----7-------|--------*| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|--------*| 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