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LONESOME TEARS (Bassline) As recorded by Buddy Holly (Released as a Single in 1958) Words and Music by Buddy Holly Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe B. Mauldin - Upright Bass' Intro 1st & 2nd Verses Q=132 4/4 Gtr I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |-------------||---------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------||o--------------|--------------|-6-----6-------| |-------------||o-7-----7------|-4-----4----4-|------------7--| |-7--7--7--7--||-------------7-|--------------|---------------| 1. Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |-7-----7------|-------------|-------9-----|-------7----7--| |------------6-|-7-----------|-9-----------|-7-------------| |--------------|-------9-----|-------------|---------------| Bridge 2. $ E E Q Q Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E |---------------||--------------|--------------||------------------| |--------------o||----7--6-4----|--------------||-7----------------| |-7------------o||-7------------|-7--7--7--7---||-----9---7---9----| |-----7--7--7---||--------------|--------------||------------------| 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 E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7---------------|---------7---7---|-9---9-----------|-7---------------| |-----9---7---9---|-7---7-----------|---------7---7---|----9---7---9----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 3rd Verse To Coda Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E |----------------|------------------|-----------------||--------------| |-7--------------|------------------|-9---9---9---9---||--------------| |----9---7---9---|-9---9---9---9----|-----------------||-7-----7------| |----------------|------------------|-----------------||------------7-| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-6-----6------|-7-----7------|--------------| |-4-----4----4-|------------7-|------------6-|-7------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-------9------| Guitar Solo Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q H Q Q Q E E |-------------|--------------|-------------||---------------| |-------9-----|-------7----7-|-------------||---------------| |-9-----------|-7------------|-7-----------||-7-----7-------| |-------------|--------------|-----7--7----||------------7--| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-6-----6------|-7-----7------|--------------| |-4-----4----4-|------------7-|------------6-|-7------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-------9------| D.S. al Coda & Q Q Q 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 |-------------|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|| |-------9-----|---------7---7---|-----------------||-9---9---9---9----|| |-9-----------|-7---7-----------|-7---7---7---7---||------------------|| |-------------|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|| Outro Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|-6-----6------|-7-----7-------| |-7-----7------|-4-----4----4-|------------7-|------------6--| |------------7-|--------------|--------------|---------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E Q E Q Q H +W |-------------|-------------|---------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|-------9-----|----------7----|----7-------|--------*| |-7-----------|-9-----------|-7---7--7----7-|-7-----7----|-(7)----*| |-------9-----|-------------|---------------|------------|--------*| 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