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WORDS OF LOVE As recorded by Buddy Holly (From the 1958 Album BUDDY HOLLY) Words and Music by Buddy Holly Transcribed by Slowhand
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Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Electric Guitar ' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Acoustic Guitar ' Intro & Interlude Q=128 $ A A D E A A D E 4/4 Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.) Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o / o / / / / / / / o / o / / / / / / / Gtr I (El. Gtr.) Q Q Q E. S E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E. S E E E E E E E E |-0--0--0--0--0-|---2-----0-------|----0--0--0--0-|---2-----0-------| |-2--2--2--2----|-----3-----2-0---|----2--2--2----|-----3-----2-0---| |-2--2--2--2----|-------2-------1-|----2--2--2----|-------2-------1-| |---------------|-0---------------|---------------|-0---------------| |---------------|-----------------|-0-------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q AQ Q AQ DQ E E EQ E E AW DW E | | | | | | | | | | o / o / / / / / / /
Q Q Q E. S E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |----0--0--0--0-|---2-----0-------|-5\--0---0--0--|---2-----0--------|| |----2--2--2----|-----3-----2-0---|-5\--5\--2--5--|-----3-----2-0----|| |----2--2--2----|-------2---------|---------------|-2-----2-------1--|| |---------------|-0---------------|---------------|------------------|| |-0-------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|| 1st - 4th Verses
AQ Q Q E E DQ E E EQ E E AQ Q Q E E DQ E E EQ E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q ||-----0-------1s|=2--2-3s4--4---|----0-------1s|=2--2-3s4--4---| ||o----2--2----2s|=3--3-4s5--5---|----2--2----2s|=3--3-4s5--5---| ||--2--2--2--2-1s|=2--2-3s4--4---|-2--2--2--2-1s|=2--2-3s4--4---| ||--2--------2---|---------------|-2--------2---|---------------| ||o-0------------|---------------|-0------------|---------------| ||---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| To Coda
AQ Q Q E E DQ E E EQ E E AQ Q Q E E DQ E E EQ E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E. S E E E E E E Q |----0-------1s|=2--2-3s4--4---|-0--0--0--0----0--|---2-----0---------|| |----2--2----2s|=3--3-4s5--5---|-2--2--2--2-------|-----3-----2-0----o|| |-2--2--2--2-1s|=2--2-3s4--4---|-2--2--2--2-------|-2-----2-----1-----|| |-2--------2---|---------------|-2----------------|-------------------|| |-0------------|---------------|-0----------------|------------------o|| |--------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|| Guitar Solo
A Q Q Q E E DQ E E EQ E E A Q Q Q E E DQ E E EQ E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E Q Q. E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q. E E E E E |--9\--0---0---0----|-2/----5-4S7-7S=9-|--9\--0---0---0----|-2/----5-4S7-7S=9--| |-10\--5\--2S5-5\---|-3/----7-5S9-9S10-|-10\--5\--2S5-5\---|-3/----7-5S9-9S10--| |------6\--2S6-6\---|-2/------4--------|------6\--2S6-6\---|-2/------4---------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| D.S. al Coda
A Q Q Q E E DQ E E EQ E E AW DW E | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E Q Q. E Q Q Q E. S E Q E E E E E E E E E |--9\--0---0---0----|-2/----5-4--7---|-5--5----5\-0----|---2-----0--------|| |-10\--5\--2S5-5\---|-3/----7-5--9---|-5--5--5-------0-|-----3-----2-0-0--|| |------6\--2S6-6\---|-2/-------------|-----------------|-2-----2----------|| |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Outro &
DQ E E EQ E E AQ Q Q E E DQ E E EQ E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q. E E E Q 3x |---2-----0-------||--5\--0---0---0---|-2/----5-4S7-7\----|| |-----3-----2-0---||o-5\--5\--2S5-5---|-3/----7-5S9-9\---o|| |-2-----2-------1-||--6\------2S6-6---|-2/------4---------|| |-----------------||------------------|-------------------|| |-----------------||o-----------------|------------------o|| |-----------------||------------------|-------------------|| 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