Buddy Holly - Thatll be the day
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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