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THAT'LL BE THE DAY 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 B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Electric Guitar (w/ capo 5th fret)' Intro Q=128(8=s8) $ N.C. A (EE7(B7) 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ capo 5th fret) |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H |-------0-----0-----0---|-----2-2-(2)----| |---------0-----0-----0-|-----0-0-(0)----| |---3S4-----3-----2-----|-1-0-2-2-(2)----| |-----------------------|-2-0-1-1-(1)----| |-----------------------|-----2-2-(2)----| |-----------------------|----------------| Chorus D (A) PM------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|------------------| ||--2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| ||------------------|------------------| A (E) D (A) 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--| |-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------------------| 1st & 2nd Verses 1. To Coda A (E) E7(BA)(E) D (A) A (E) PM---------------------------------------| W E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------| |----------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------| |----------|---2-2-1-(1)-------||-----------------|------------------| |-2--------|---1-1-2-(2)-2-----||-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|------------------| |-2--------|---2-2-2-(2)---2-2-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--| |-0--------|-------0-(0)-------||-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| D (A) A (E) D (A) A (E) 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 Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-----------------|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4---| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| Bm(F#m) E7(B7) |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o|| |----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|| |----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|| |----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------------|| Guitar Solo 2. E7(BA)(E) N.C. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------0-0-0-||-0-3-0------------------| |-------------0-0-0-||-0-----3-0--0-0-0-0-----| |---2-2-1-(1)-------||-----------/4-4-4-4s2-0-| |---1-1-2-(2)-------||------------------------| |---2-2-2-(2)-------||------------------------| |-------0-(0)-------||------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---3-0------------------|---3-0------------------| |-----0-3-0--0-0-0-0-----|-----0-3-0--0-0-0-3-3-3-| |-----------/4-4-4-4s2-0-|-----------/4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2----------------------|-2----------------------| |-2----------------------|-2----------------------| |-0----------------------|-0----------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-/4-4-4-/4-4-4-/4-4-4-/4-4---| |-/3-3-3-/3-3-3-/3-3-3-/3-3---| |-/4-4-4-/4-4-4-/4-4-4-/4-4---| |---------------------------0-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| D (A) A (E) 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-----------------|------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--| |-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E7(B7) D7(A7) E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E |---2---2---0-----|---3b3.5--0-(0)-----0-| |---0---0---0-----|---2------0-(0)-0-2-0-| |---------------0-|------------------2---| |-1---1---1---1---|-2--------------------| |-2---2---2---2---|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| D.S. al Coda A (E) E7(B7) |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H |-0-----0-----0-----0---|-0-0-2-2-(2)----|| |-0-------0-----0-----0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)----|| |-1-3s4-----3-----2-----|-1---2-2-(2)----|| |-----------------------|-2---1-1-(1)----|| |-----------------------|-----2-2-(2)----|| |-----------------------|----------------|| Outro & E7(B7) D (A) A (E) E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q E E |-------------0-0-0-||----------------|----0-0-0-0----0-|-0--0-0-0--0-----| |-------------0-0-0-||-2--2-2-2-2-2-1s|=/2-2-2-2-2----0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0---| |---2-2-1-(1)-------||-2--2-2-2-2-2-1s|=/2--------------|-1--1-1-1--1-0h==| |---1-1-2-(2)-------||-2--2-2-2-2-2-1s|=/2--------------|-2--2-2-2--2-2---| |---2-2-2-(2)-------||-0--0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|-----------------| |-------0-(0)-------||----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D (A) A (E) E E E E +E Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E Q E Q E E Q E E |-------0-(0)------|----------------|----0-0-3-(3)-0--0-|-------------0--| |---0-0-------3----|-2--2-2-2-2-2-1s|=/2-2-2----------0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0--| |-1-1-1----------2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-1s|=/2----------------|-1--1-1-1--1----| |---2-2------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-1s|=/2----------------|-2--2-2-2--2----| |------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0---|-------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| A7(E7) E E E E +Q Q +W |-----0-0-(0)--0--|-(0)----*| |-3-2-1-0-(0)--0--|-(0)----*| |-4-3-2-1-(1)--1--|-(1)----*| |--------------0--|-(0)----*| |--------------2--|-(2)----*| |--------------0--|-(0)----*| 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