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WORDS OF LOVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Buddy Holly
(From the 1958 Album BUDDY HOLLY)
Words and Music by Buddy Holly
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe B. Mauldin - Upright Bass'
Intro & Interlude
Q=128
$
4/4
Gtr I
Wx7 H E E E E
|------------|--------------||
|------------|----------4-6-||
|------------|--------7-----||
|------------|--------------||
1st - 4th Verses
Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-7----7----7---|---------------|-7----7----7---|---------------|
||o--------7----7-|-5----5-7----7-|--------7----7-|-5----5-7----7-|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
To Coda
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
|-7----7----7--|--------------|-7----7----7--|---------------o||
|--------7-----|-5----5-7--7--|--------7-----|-5----5-7--7---o||
|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------||
Guitar Solo
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q E E Q. E E Q E
|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7----7----7--|------------4-6-|-7----7----7---|------7---------|
|--------7-----|-5----5-7-7-----|--------7----7-|-5------7-7--7--|
|--------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q. E Q Q Q. E E E E E W +H E E E E
|--------------|----------------|----------|-----------------||
|-7----7----7--|------------4-6-|-7--------|-(7)--------4-6--||
|--------7-----|-5----5-7-7-----|----------|----------7------||
|--------------|----------------|----------|-----------------||
Outro
&
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q 3x
|--------------||---------------|---------------||
|--------------||o-7----7----7--|--------------o||
|-5----5-7--7--||o--------7-----|-5----5-7--7--o||
|--------------||---------------|---------------||
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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