Buddy Holly - Rock around with ollie vee
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ROCK AROUND WITH OLLIE VEE
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 B E) - 'Sonny Curtis - Electric Guitar'
Intro 1
Q=197(8=s8)
A7
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|-12-----12-12-12-12-12-----|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|-13b14==13-13-13-13-13r----|
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|------------------------|---------------------------|
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D7 D#°
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------------||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---||
|-------------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------||
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Intro 2
AQ Q +E E Q E7E Q E +E Q E AQ E E DE Q E AE E E E +E E Q
|----5--(5)------|-------------------|----5-----------|-5-----------------||
|-----------5----|---5---------5-----|----------7-----|-------5-(5)-5-----||
|----6--------6--|-7-----7-(7)-------|----6-------7---|-----6---------6---||
|-7------7-------|-----6---------6---|-7------7-------|-7--------7--------||
|----------------|-7--------7--------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Chorus
AQ Q +E E Q A7E Q E +E E E +E
||-----5--(5)------|---5-----------------|
||o-----------5----|-------5-(5)-8p5-(5)-|
||-----6--------6--|-----6---------6-----|
||--7------7-------|-7--------7----------|
||o----------------|---------------------|
||-----------------|---------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
D7E Q E E E Q B7E Q E Q E E
|---5-----5---5--|-7------7-------7-----|
|-------7---7----|---10-----10-------10-|
|-----5-------5--|------8------8-(8)----|
|-7-------7------|-9---------9----------|
|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q
AQ Q +E E Q E7E Q E +E Q E AQ E E DE Q E AE E E E +E E Q
|----5--(5)------|-------------------|----5-----------|-5-----------------||
|-----------5----|---5---------5-----|----------7-----|-------5-(5)-5-----||
|----6--------6--|-7-----7-(7)-------|----6-------7---|-----6---------6---||
|-7------7-------|-----6---------6---|-7------7-------|-7--------7--------||
|----------------|-7--------7--------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
1st & 3rd Verses
AQ Q +E E Q A7E Q E +E E E +E
|----5--(5)------|---5-----------------|
|-----------5----|-------5-(5)-8p5-(5)-|
|----6--------6--|-----6---------6-----|
|-7------7-------|-7--------7----------|
|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
D7E Q E E E Q B7E Q E Q E E
|---5-----5---5--|-7------7-------7------|
|-------7---7----|---10-----10-------10--|
|-----5-------5--|------8------8-(8)-----|
|-7-------7------|-9---------9-----------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q
AQ Q +E E Q BQ Q EQ Q AQ E E DE Q E AE E E E +E E Q
|----5--(5)------|----7--------|----5-----------|-5-----------------||
|-----------5----|----7-----5--|----------7-----|-------5-(5)-5-----||
|----6--------6--|----8-----7--|----6-------7---|-----6---------6---||
|-7------7-------|-9--------6--|-7------7-------|-7--------7--------||
|----------------|-------7-----|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
2nd & 4th Verses
AQ Q +E E Q A7E Q E +E E E +E
|----5--(5)------|---5-----------------|
|-----------5----|-------5-(5)-8p5-(5)-|
|----6--------6--|-----6---------6-----|
|-7------7-------|-7--------7----------|
|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
D7E Q E E E Q B7E Q E Q E E
|---5-----5---5--|-7------7-------7------|
|-------7---7----|---10-----10-------10--|
|-----5-------5--|------8------8-(8)-----|
|-7-------7------|-9---------9-----------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q
AQ Q +E E Q BQ Q EQ Q AQ E E DE Q E AE E E E +E E Q
|----5--(5)------|----7--------|----5-----------|-5-----------------||
|-----------5----|----7-----5--|----------7-----|-------5-(5)-5-----||
|----6--------6--|----8-----7--|----6-------7---|-----6---------6---||
|-7------7-------|-9--------6--|-7------7-------|-7--------7--------||
|----------------|-------7-----|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Chorus
A7E E +Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +E E Q B7E Q E Q E E
|---8-(8)--7--5--|-8-7---5-(5)-----|---5---------5----|-7------7-------7------|
|---5-(5)--5--5--|-5-5---5-(5)-----|-------5-(5)------|---10-----10-------10--|
|------6---------|-----------------|-----6---------6--|------8------8-(8)-----|
|-7--------------|-7-7---7-(7)-----|-7--------7-------|-9---------9-----------|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|
Q Q H E E E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q
AQ Q +E E Q E7E Q E +E Q E AQ E E DE Q E AE E E E +E E Q
|----5--(5)------|-------------------|----5-----------|-5-----------------||
|-----------5----|---5---------5-----|----------7-----|-------5-(5)-5-----||
|----6--------6--|-7-----7-(7)-------|----6-------7---|-----6---------6---||
|-7------7-------|-----6---------6---|-7------7-------|-7--------7--------||
|----------------|-7--------7--------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Guitar Solo
1.
A D7 D#°
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 E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2----2-2-2-2-2-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-3b4==3-3-3-3-3r----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
AQ Q +E E Q E7E Q E +E Q E AQ E E DE Q E AE E E E +E E Q
|----5--(5)------|-------------------|----5-----------|-5-----------------|
|-----------5----|---5---------5-----|----------7-----|-------5-(5)-5-----|
|----6--------6--|-7-----7-(7)-------|----6-------7---|-----6---------6---|
|-7------7-------|-----6---------6---|-7------7-------|-7--------7--------|
|----------------|-7--------7--------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
A A7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|-12-----12-12-12-12-12-----|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|-13b14==13-13-13-13-13r----|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
D7 D#°
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
AQ Q +E E Q E7E Q E +E Q E AQ E E DE Q E AE E E E +E E Q
|----5--(5)------|-------------------|----5-----------|-5------------------||
|-----------5----|---5---------5-----|----------7-----|-------5-(5)-5-----o||
|----6--------6--|-7-----7-(7)-------|----6-------7---|-----6---------6----||
|-7------7-------|-----6---------6---|-7------7-------|-7--------7---------||
|----------------|-7--------7--------|----------------|-------------------o||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Interlude
2.
A A7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|-12-----12-12-12-12-12-----|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|-13b14==13-13-13-13-13r----|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
D7 D#°
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
AQ Q +E E Q E7E Q E +E Q E AQ E E DE Q E AE E E E +E E Q
|----5--(5)------|-------------------|----5-----------|-5-----------------||
|-----------5----|---5---------5-----|----------7-----|-------5-(5)-5-----||
|----6--------6--|-7-----7-(7)-------|----6-------7---|-----6---------6---||
|-7------7-------|-----6---------6---|-7------7-------|-7--------7--------||
|----------------|-7--------7--------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Out-Chorus
AQ Q +E E Q A7E Q E +E E E +E D7E Q E E E Q
|----5--(5)------|---5-----------------|---5-----5---5--|
|-----------5----|-------5-(5)-8p5-(5)-|-------7---7----|
|----6--------6--|-----6---------6-----|-----5-------5--|
|-7------7-------|-7--------7----------|-7-------7------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
B7E Q E Q E E AQ Q +E E Q E7E Q E +E Q E
|-7------7-------7-----|----5--(5)------|-------------------|
|---10-----10-------10-|-----------5----|---5---------5-----|
|------8------8-(8)----|----6--------6--|-7-----7-(7)-------|
|-9---------9----------|-7------7-------|-----6---------6---|
|----------------------|----------------|-7--------7--------|
|----------------------|----------------|-------------------|
Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
AQ E E DE Q E AE E E E H +W
|----5-----------|-5-------5----|-(5)----*|
|----------7-----|---5-----5----|-(5)----*|
|----6-------7---|-----5h6-6----|-(6)----*|
|-7------7-------|-7-------7----|-(7)----*|
|----------------|--------------|--------*|
|----------------|--------------|--------*|
Q Q Q Q Q H.
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