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TELL ME HOW (Bassline) As recorded by Buddy Holly & The Crickets (From the 1957 Album THE "CHIRPING" CRICKETS) Words and Music by Buddy Holly Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe B. Mauldin - Upright Bass' Intro Q=156 4/4 Gtr I H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----|-----------|| |-----------|-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| 1st Verse H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----|-----------| |-----------|-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| H H H H H H q Q H |-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|| |-7----7----|-----------|-7---------|-7----------|| |-----------|-5----5----|------7----|------------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|| 2nd Verse H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----|-----------| |-----------|-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-7----7----|-----------|-7---------|-7----7----|| |-----------|-5----5----|------7----|-----------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| Bridge H H H H H H H H ||------------|-----------|-----------|-2----2----| ||o-4----4----|-4----4----|-2----2----|-----------| ||o-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| ||------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-4----4----|-4----4----|-----------|-----------|| |-----------|-----------|-5----5----|-7----7----|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| 3rd & 4th Verses H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----|-----------| |-----------|-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| 1. H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-7----7----|-----------|-7---------|-7---------|| |-----------|-5----5----|------7----|------7----|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| Guitar Solo H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----|-----------| |-----------|-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| H H H H H H q Q H |-----------|-----------|-----------|------------| |-7----7----|-----------|-7---------|-7----------| |-----------|-5----5----|------7----|------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------------| H H H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----| |-----------|-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| 2. H H H H H H q Q H |-----------|-----------|------------||------------|| |-----------|-7---------|-7----7----o||-7----------|| |-5----5----|------7----|-----------o||------------|| |-----------|-----------|------------||------------|| H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-7----7----|-----------|-7---------|-7----7----|| |-----------|-5----5----|------7----|-----------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| H H H H H H Q E E Q Q +W |-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|--------*| |-----------|-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----7--|-(7)----*| |-5----5----|-----------|-7----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