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Buddy Holly - Oh Boy! Tab

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OH BOY!
As recorded by Buddy Holly
(From the 1957 Album THE CHIRPING CRICKETS)

Words and Music by West/Tilgham/Petty

x x 2 1 2 0 C

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Fender Stratocaster'


                  1st, 2nd, 4th - 6th Verses
  Q=188(8=s8)
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  A
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    E E E E     H    +E  E E E   H    +E  E E E


  
        0 0 0   0    (0) 0 0 0  0    (0) 0 0 0 

  
        2 2 2 o 2    (2) 2 2 2  2    (2) 2 2 2 

  
        2 2 2   2    (2) 2 2 2  2    (2) 2 2 2 

  
        2 2 2   2    (2) 2 2 2  2    (2) 2 2 2 

  
        0 0 0 o 0    (0) 0 0 0  0    (0) 0 0 0 

  
                                               



                          D
  H    H      H    H      Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E


  
 0    0     0    0     2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 2    2     2    2     3  3 3 3 3 3 3  3  3 3 3 3 3 3  

  
 2    2     2    2     2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 2    2     2    2     0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0 0 0  

  
 0    0     0    0                                     

  
                                                       




                                                             To Coda
  A                                 E7               D
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E


  
 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0 0 0     0 0 0 0 0 0  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2     3 3 3 3 3 3  3  3 3 3 3 3 3  

  
 2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2     1 1 1 1 1 1  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  0  0 0 0 0 0 0  

  
 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0 0 0  2                               

  
                                 0                               



                  1.                  2.
  A        D       A   E               A
  Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E     Q  E E E E E E


  
 0  0 0   2 2 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                  

  
 2  2 2   3 3 0  2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 o    2 2   2   2 

  
 2  2 2   2 2 0  2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1   2  2 2   2   2 

  
 2  2 2   0 0 0  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2   2  2 2         

  
 0  0 0          0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 o 0              

  
                     0 0 0 0 0 0          4   2   




 Bridge
  E
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E


  
 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0   

  
 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3   

  
 1 1 1 1 (1) 1 1 1  1 1 1 1 (1) 1 1 1   

  
 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2   

  
 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2   

  
 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0   



  A                                 D
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E


  
 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0 0 0  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  3  3 3 3 3 3 3  3  3 3 3 3 3 3  

  
 2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0 0 0  

  
 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0 0 0                                  

  
                                                                 




                                   3rd Verse
                  D.S.S. al Coda
  E                                 A
  Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E     E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  E E E E


  
              0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0  0 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0 0 

  
 0     0      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   2 2 2  2 2 2 2  2 2 2  2 2 2 2 

  
 1     1      1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1   2 2 2  2 2 2 2  2 2 2  2 2 2 2 

  
 2     2      2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2  2 2 2 2  2 2 2  2 2 2 2 

  
 2     2      2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2   0 0 0  0 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0 0 

  
 0     0      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                                  



                                  D
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E


  
 0  0 0 0  0 0  0  0 0 0  0 0  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 2  2 2 2  2 2  2  2 2 2  2 2  3  3 3 3 3 3 3  3  3 3 3 3 3 3  

  
 2  2 2 2  2 2  2  2 2 2  2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 2  2 2 2  2 2  2  2 2 2  2 2  0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0 0 0  

  
 0  0 0 0  0 0  0  0 0 0  0 0                                  

  
                                                               



  A                                 E7               D
  Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E


  
 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0 0 0     0 0 0 0 0 0     2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2     3 3 3 3 3 3     3 3 3 3 3 3  

  
 2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2     1 1 1 1 1 1  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  2  2 2 2 2 2 2  0  0 0 0 0 0 0  

  
 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0 0 0  2                               

  
                                 0                               




                                      Interlude
  A       D         A   E              A
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E


  
 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  

  
 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3  2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  

  
 0 0 0 0          0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  

  
                      0 0 0 0 0 0                                    




                                      Guitar Solo
                            A7         D           E D
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E   +E  Q  E E E E E


  
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3  2   2   2 2 0 2  (2) 2  2 2 2 2 5  

  
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  3   3   3 3 0 3  (3) 3  3 3 3 3 5  

  
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2   2   2 2 2 2  (2) 2  2 2 2 2    

  
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2                                     

  
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                                     

  
                                                                      



                                      E                D              A
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  +E  E Q    E E E E +E  Q  E


  
 5 5                                  0  (0)       2     2 (2) 2  5  

  
 5 5 7 7 5 5                          0  (0) 3p0     3               

  
 6   7 7 5 5 6 6  5 5                                  2             

  
             7 7  5 5 7 7 5 5   5              2   0                 

  
                      7 7 5 5 7                                      

  
                              7    0                                 




                                       Outro
                                D.S. &
                      E                 A       D         A
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E H


  
   5   5   5   5    0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2  0 0 0 0      *

  
   5   5   5   5    0 0 0 0 0 0 0   2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3  2 2 2 2      *

  
     7   6        6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 2 2      *

  
 7           7    7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2   2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0  2 2 2 2      *

  
                                    0 0 0 0          0 0 0 0      *

  
                                                                  *





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

  - 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 -
 <e .="">
   = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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