Buddy Holly - Rave on

RAVE ON (Bassline) As recorded by Buddy Holly (From the 1958 Album BUDDY HOLLY) Words and Music by Sunny West, Bill Tilghman & Norman Petty Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe B. Mauldin - Upright Bass' 1st & 2nd Verses Q=158 4/4 Gtr I W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------||------------------|-----------------| |----------||o-----------------|-----------------| |----------||o-----------------|-----------------| |----------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----0-0-1-1-2-2--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-0---3-0-|-3-3-3-3-0---3-0-|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 1. 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-5-------|---------3-3-3---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o|| |-----------7-5-7-|-----------7-5-7-|-3-3-3-3-------3-|-(3)----------------|| Chorus 2. $ E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E Q. E +H E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------||---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------||---------------|-----------------| |---------3-3-3---|--------------2-2-||-3----3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-------3-|-(3)--3-3-5-5-----||---------------|-----------------| Q. E +H E E E E E E E E Q. E +H E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-5----5-(5)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3----3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +H E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------5-5-5---|-------------2-2-|-3----3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-------3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-----|---------------|-----------------| To Coda Q. E +H E E E E E E E E Q. E +H E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-5----5-(5)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-3----3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------|------------------| Piano Solo E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +H E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------||---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||---------------|-----------------| |---------3-3-3---|-------------2-2-||-3----3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-------3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-----||---------------|-----------------| Q. E +H E E E E E E E E Q. E +H E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-5----5-(5)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3----3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------|-----------------| Outro D.S. al Coda & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------||-------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------||-------------|-----------------| |---------5-5-5-5-|-------------2-2--||-------3--3--|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-5-5------||-3--3--------|-3---------------| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-------3--3--|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3--3--| |-3--3--------|-3---------------|-3--3--------| E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q H |-----------------|-------------|------------*| |-----------------|-------------|------------*| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3--3--|------------*| |-3---------------|-3--3--------|-3----------*| 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