Buddy Holly
"Rave On"
Tabbed by Arrell
The other "Rave On" tab is quite horribly incorrect, so I decided to try throw one up
I've used several sources to piece it up (youtube videos, sheet music previews(!),
so I've reason to believe this tab is reliable.
Where am I unsure (or have improvised a touch), I will point it out so that you can
ignore or work around what I've suggested.
4/4
Intro
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Verse 1
G
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
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|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C G
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
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|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
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D G C G D
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
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|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|-------7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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Verse 2
G
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
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|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C G
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
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|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D G C G A B
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
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|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-|
Chorus
C G
Q+E Q+E E E E E E E E E E E Q+E Q+E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-----5---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5-----7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-----5---------|-----------------|
|-3-----3-----3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-----5-----7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-----3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/buddy-holly/178602.html ]
D G C G A B
Q+E Q+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
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|-7-----7---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-----7-----9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5-----5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-|
Repeat Chorus
Piano solo (repeat Chorus)
Repeat Chorus, and then play this chorus (note the variation at the end):
C G
Q+E Q+E E E E E E E E E E E Q+E Q+E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--(see note 1)---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5-----7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5-----5---------|-----------------|
|-3-----3-----3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-----5-----7-7-|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-----3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D G C G D
Q+E Q+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
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|-7-----7---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-----7-----9-9-|-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-----5-----5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|---5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-3---------------|
Bridge
G C G D G C G D
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
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|-----------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------5-5-5-5-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------5-5-5-5-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-3---------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-3---------------|
G C G
E E E E E E E E e E Q H
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|---------5-5-5-5-|-5---------------||
|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5---------------||
|-3-3-3-3---------|-3---------------||
Note 1: I'm not certain about the octaves here, however I figure since they are
accented notes, you might as well add a little harmony to it.
Note 2: Again, octaves for a snazzier sound. Suits the piano as well.
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
