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Don't Come Back Knocking - Buddy Holly
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Buddy Holly
Don't Come Back Knocking (1955)
(Buddy Holly/Sue Parrish)
Now on: "Down the Line - Rarities [CD 1]"
This is what I could figure out. The chords are of course not always plain
major chords, sometimes you have to add the 7 or 6. The solos are not
exactly what Holly plays but it's at least close. I can't really make up my
mind whether the guitar on the recording is finger-picked or not. In this
case some notes add themselves naturally to the main line I tabbed below.
Even though there are some imperfections here and there, I'm especially
dissatisfied with bar 10 of SOLO 1. I hear two notes played simultaneously
there but I can't figure out how to play them. Must be some special
Rockabilly voicing that I just don't know. Do you? Comments and corrections
are highly welcome!
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F
Well, when you went away and left me all alone
F
While you played around, I waited at home
Bb F
Don't come back knockin' at my heart's closed door
C Bb F
Or I won't be home, don't call and knock no more
F
You had all my heart, was your very own
F
You weren't satisfied, now I'll go on alone
Bb F
Don't come back knockin' at my heart's closed door
C Bb F
Or I won't be home, don't call and knock no more
SOLO 1
F
e|/13131313131313-|/13131313131313-|1613------------|----------------|
B|/13131313131313-|/13131313131313-|1313--1513------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|------1513--15--|13--------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------------15--|1315--13--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--15--1315--13--|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------15--13--|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/buddy-holly/259261.html ]
Bb F
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----9-----------|9-----9---------|----6-----------|6-----6---------|
G|----------6-----|--6-------6-----|----------8-----|--8-------------|
D|------------8---|----8-------8---|------------7---|----7-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|8---------------|----------------|
E|6---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C Bb F
e|----------------|----------------|1-------------1-|------1---------|
B|------9---9-----|--------9-8-----|----------1-----|--4-------------|
G|--9-------------|--4/5---7-7-----|------1h2-------|----------------|
D|----8-------8---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|8---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F
Well, I found that you're a rover and it's made me blue
F
Like a talent scout you want a love that's new
Bb F
Don't come back knockin' at my heart's closed door
C Bb F
Or I won't be home, don't call and knock no more
SOLO 2
F
e|----13----------|13--------------|13--------------|----------------|
B|--------1613----|--16--13--------|----16--13------|------13--------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------14--13|--14------14----|
D|----------------|-----------15---|----------------|------------15--|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb F
e|----6-----------|--6-------------|----1-----------|1-----1---------|
B|----------6-----|9-----9---6-----|----1-------4---|--4-------------|
G|------------7---|------------7-1h|2---------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C Bb F
e|--8-------8-----|--8---6---------|----13----------|13----13--------|
B|----8-11--------|--------9-6-----|----------16----|--16------------|
G|9-------9-------|7-----------7---|------------14--|----14----------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|13--------------|--------13------|
F
Well, pity those with hearts so empty and cold
F
To never know true love, a treasure to hold
Bb F
Don't come back knockin' at my heart's closed door
C Bb F
Or I won't be home, don't call and knock no more
