Buddy Holly - Blue Days Black Nights Bass Tab

I love this song!  I put two versions here;  A more simple one and one a little more
fancy.  You pick which you like better, or mix and match!

(/) Slide Up  (\) Slide Down  (h) Hammer On  (p) Pull Off  (b) Bend (r) Release
(v) Vibrato

Intro

G
D 7
A 7 7 5 5 7 7 7
E 0h1 2 3 5 0 7 5 5 0 7 5 5

Fancy Intro

G
D 6 9 6 4 7 4 6 9 6
A 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 5 4 7 4 7
E 0h1 2 3 5 5 5
G
D
A 4 7 4 4 7 4
E 5 5

Verse

G
D 7
A 7 7 5 5 7 7 7
E 5 0 7 5 5 0 7 5 5
G
D 7
A 7 7 5 5 7 7 7
E 5 0 7 5 5 0 7 5 5

Fancy Verse

G
D 6 9 6 4 7 4 6 9
A 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 5 4 7 4 7
E 5 5 5
G
D
A 4 7 4 4 7 4
E 5 5
G
D 6 9 6 4 7 4 6 9
A 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 5 4 7 4 7
E 5 5 5
G
D
A 4 7 4 4 7 4
E 5 5

Chorus

G
D 7 7 7 7
A 5 5 5 5 7 7 5 5 5 5
E 5 5 5 5 5 5h7 9 12
G
D 7
A 7 7 5 5 7 7 7
E 5 0 7 5 5 0 7 5 5

Fancy Chorus

G
D 4 7 4 4 7 4 4 7 4 4 7 4
A 5 5 4 7 4 4 7 4 5 5
E 5 5
G
D
A 4 7 4 7
E 5
G
D 6 9 6 4 7 4 6 9
A 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 5 4 7 4 7
E 5 5 5
G
D
A 4 7 4 4 7 4
E 5 5

For the solo just play the verse and chorus again

The last note of the last chorus should end on

G
D
A
E 5
or
G
D
A|--0-- and let it ring E|-----

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