THAT'LL BE THE DAY (Bassline) As recorded by Buddy Holly & The Crickets (From the 1957 Album THE "CHIRPING" CRICKETS) Words and Music by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison & Norman Petty Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Larry Welborn - Double Bass' Intro Chorus Q=128(8=s8) $ 4/4 Gtr I W Q E E +H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |----------|---------------||--------------|------------x-| |----------|----2-2-(2)----||o-0-----4-----|-0-----4------| |----------|---------------||o-------------|--------------| |----------|---------------||--------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-2-----------|-2------------|-------------|--------------| |-------2-----|-------2----x-|-0-----4-----|-0-----4------| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| 1st & 2nd Verses 1. To Coda W E E E E +Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |-2--------|-------2-(2)-----||--------------|-2-----2----x--| |----------|---2-2-----------||-0-----4----x-|---------------| |----------|-----------------||--------------|---------------| |----------|-----------------||--------------|---------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q |--------------|-2------------|--------------|-2------------| |-0-----4----x-|-------2----x-|-0-----4----x-|-------2------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Guitar Solo 2. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E +H Q Q Q E E |-------------|-------1------||-------2-(2)----||-2-------------| |-------1-----|-2--4-----2--o||---2-2----------||-------2----x--| |-2--4-----2--|-------------o||----------------||---------------| |-------------|--------------||----------------||---------------| |-3-| Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-2-----2----x---|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-------2--4--| |----2---------x-|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|-0--4--------| |----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Q. E Q Q H H H H H Q Q |--------2--4--|-2---------|-2---------|------1--4---| |-0----4-------|------2----|------2----|-2-----------| |--------------|-----------|-----------|-------------| |--------------|-----------|-----------|-------------| D.S. al Coda & Q. E Q Q H H Q E E +H E E E E +Q Q |--------2--4--|-2---------|-2-------------||-------2-(2)------|| |-0----4-------|------2----|----4-2-(2)----||---2-2------------|| |--------------|-----------|---------------||------------------|| |--------------|-----------|---------------||------------------|| Outro Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |--------------|------------x-|-2------------| |-0-----4----x-|-0-----4------|-------2----x-| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |-2------------|--------------|------------x-| |-------2----x-|-0-----4----x-|-0-----4------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q +W |-2-----------|-2----2----2--|-(2)----*| |-------2-----|--------------|--------*| |-------------|--------------|--------*| |-------------|--------------|--------*| 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