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OH, BOY! (Bassline) As recorded by Buddy Holly & The Crickets (From the 1957 Album THE "CHIRPING" CRICKETS) Words and Music by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman & Norman Petty Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe B. Mauldin - Upright Bass' 1st & 4th Verses Q=196(8=s8) $ 4/4 Gtr I W Q Q H Q Q H Q Q Q Q |----------||------------|------------|-------------| |----------||-7----------|-7----------|-7-----7-----| |----------||------------|------------|-------------| |----------||------------|------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----7-----|-------7-----|-------7-----|-7------------| |----------7--|-5-----------|-5-----------|-------7------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-------------|-------------|-7------------| |-------7-----|-7-----7-----|-5-----5-----|-------5------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| 2nd, 3rd & 5th Verses $$ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||--------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------||o-7-----------|-7-----------|-7------------| |----7--7--7--||o-------7-----|-------7-----|-------7------| |-------------||--------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----7-----|-------7-----|-------7-----|-7------------| |----------7--|-5-----------|-5-----------|-------7------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| 1. To Dbl. Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-------------|-------------|-7------------| |-------7-----|-7-----7-----|-5-----5-----|-------5------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------||-------------|-------------|-7------------| |-------------||-7-----------|-7-----------|-------7------| |----5--5--5--||-------7-----|-------7-----|--------------| To Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------7-----|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----|-7-----7------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| 2. Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-7-----------|-------------|| |------------o||-------------|-7-----------|| |-7----------o||-------5-----|----7--7--7--|| |-------------||-------------|-------------|| Interlude Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------| |-------7-----|-------7-----|-------7-----| |-------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-------7-----|-------7-----|-7------------| |-------7-----|-5-----------|-5-----------|-------7------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7-----------|-------------|-------------|-7------------| |-------7-----|-7-----7-----|-5-----5-----|-------7------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| D.S. D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda && Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q E E H |-------------||------------||-------------|-------------*| |-7-----------||-7----------||-7-----------|-7----7------*| |----7--7--7--||------------||-------5-----|-------------*| |-------------||------------||-------------|-------------*| 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