Buddy Holly - Rave On Tab

Where am I unsure (or have improvised a touch), I will point it out so that you can
ignore or work around what I've suggested.

4/4

Intro

Verse 1

G 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
5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C G 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
5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
D G C G 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 E E E E E E E
7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 7 7 7
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Verse 2

G 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
5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C G 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
5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
D G C G A B 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
7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 7 7 9 9
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7

Chorus

C G Q+E Q+E E E E E E E E E E E Q+E Q+E E E E E E E E E E E
(see note 1)
5 5
5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
D G C G A B Q+E Q+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
7 7
7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 7 7 9 9
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7

Repeat Chorus

Piano solo (repeat Chorus)

Repeat Chorus, and then play this chorus (note the variation at the end):

C G Q+E Q+E E E E E E E E E E E Q+E Q+E E E E E E E E E E E
(see note 1)
5 5
5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
D G C G D Q+E Q+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
7 7
7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 7 7 9 9
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3

Bridge

G C G D G C G 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 E E E E E E E
(see note 2)
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
G C G E E E E E E E E e E Q H
5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5
3 3 3 3 3
Note 1: I'm not certain about the octaves here, however I figure since they are accented notes, you might as well add a little harmony to it. Note 2: Again, octaves for a snazzier sound. Suits the piano as well. 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

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