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ROCK ME MY BABY (Bassline) As recorded by Buddy Holly (From the 1957 Album THE "CHIRPING" CRICKETS) Words and Music by Susan Heather & Shorty Long Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe B. Mauldin - Upright Bass' Intro & Interlude Q=206(8=s8) 4/4 Gtr I Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q ||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|| ||o------7-7-----|------7-7-----|------7-7-----|------7-7-----|| ||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |------7-7-----|------7-7-----|------7-7-----|------7-7------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q H W |--------------|---------------|------------|------|| |--------------|-----------11--|-9----------|------|| |------7-7-----|------7-7------|------------|------|| |--------------|---------------|------------|------|| Chorus Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-7------7------|---------------|-7------7------|----------------| |---------------|-7------7------|---------------|-7------7-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 1. Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q H W |---------------|--------------|------------|-------|| |-7------7------|-7------7-----|-9----------|------o|| |---------------|--------------|------------|------o|| |---------------|--------------|------------|-------|| Guitar Solo 2. q Q H W Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |------------|----------||---------------|----------------| |-9----------|----------||-7------7------|----------------| |------------|----------||---------------|-7------7-------| |------------|----------||---------------|----------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-7------7------|---------------|-7------7------|----------------| |---------------|-7------7------|---------------|-7------7-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| q Q H Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |------------|-------------|---------------|----------------| |-9----------|-------------|-7------7------|----------------| |------------|-7--7--7--7--|---------------|-7------7-------| |------------|-------------|---------------|----------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-7------7------|---------------|-7------7------|----------------| |---------------|-7------7------|---------------|-7------7-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Interlude Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |---------------|---------------||---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------||o--------------|---------------o|| |---------------|-7------7------||o------7-7-----|------7-7------o|| |-7------7------|---------------||---------------|----------------|| 3rd Verse Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q ||---------------|---------------||--------------|---------------| ||o--------------|--------------o||--------------|-----------11--| ||o------7-7-----|------7-7-----o||------7-7-----|------7-7------| ||---------------|---------------||--------------|---------------| Chorus q Q H W Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |------------|----------||---------------|----------------| |-9----------|----------||-7------7------|----------------| |------------|----------||---------------|-7------7-------| |------------|----------||---------------|----------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-7------7------|---------------|-7------7------|-7------7------| |---------------|-7------7------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Interlude q Q H W Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |------------|----------||---------------|----------------|| |-9----------|----------||o--------------|---------------o|| |------------|----------||o------7-7-----|------7-7------o|| |------------|----------||---------------|----------------|| Chorus Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-7------7------|---------------|-7------7------|----------------| |---------------|-7------7------|---------------|-7------7-------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q q Q H |---------------|--------------|------------| |-7------7------|-7------7-----|-9----------| |---------------|--------------|------------| |---------------|--------------|------------| Outro W Q E E Q Q 3x E E Q H |----------||----------------||-------------*| |----------||o--------------o||-------------*| |----------||o------7-7-----o||-7-----------*| |----------||----------------||-------------*| 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