#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Buddy Holly Original Album: Weezer Words and Music by Rivers Cuomo Copyright © 1994 DGC Records Published by Interstate Geffen Records (US) / Polydor Records (UK) Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Tuning is Low Tune (as used by Hendrix): Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. Chord names, however, assume standard tuning. Timing is 4/4. VERSE: Notes: G#5i is my abbreviation for "G# 5th interval". The fill in the 4th measure that I have as "Lead Guitar" is actually played by a keyboard. But you get the idea... The rhythm guitar could also play this. F#5 G#5i |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4----------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4-/-7---7--| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2---2---2-/-4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| What's with these ho____mies dissin' my girl? Lead guitar: |--------------------------------|-----------------9h10p9h10p9----| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A5 | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Why do the got_________ta fro_____ont? F#5 G#5i |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4----------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4---4---4-/-7---7--| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2---2---2-/-4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| What did we ev__________ver do to these guys? That Lead guitar: |--------------------------------|-----------------9h10p9h10p9----| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A5 | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| made them so vi_________o________le______ent? CHORUS LEAD-IN: Lead guitar: |-----5-------5-------5-------5--|-----4-------2-------2-------2--| |-7-------7-------7-------7------|-5-------5-------2-------2------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | D C#m F#5 | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-5---5---5----------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-6---6---6----------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-6---6---6---4____---4---4---4--| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-4---4---4---4____---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|-------------2____---2---2---2--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Woo - hoo, but you know I'm yours. Lead guitar: |-----5-------5-------5-------5--|-----4-------2-------2-------2--| |-7-------7-------7-------7------|-5-------5-------2-------2------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | D C#m F#5 | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-5---5---5----------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-6---6---6----------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-6---6---6---4____---4---4---4--| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-4---4---4---4____---4---4---4--| |--------------------------------|-------------2____---2---2---2--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Woo - hoo, and I know you're mine. Lead guitar: |-----5-------5-------5-------5--|-----5-------5-------5-------5--| |-7-------7-------7-------7------|-6-------6-------6-------6------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | D Dm | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Woo - hoo, and that's for all of time. CHORUS: A5 D5/A E5/B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7-------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Woo - ee - oo, I look just like Buddy Holly. Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore. F#5 D5 E5 A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7---7---------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-7---7---9---9---7---7---7---7---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-5---5---7---7---7---7---7---7---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----------------5---5---5---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I don't care what they say about us anyway. A5 D5/A E5/B A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------7---7-------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---|-7---7---7-------7-7-7---7---7---| |-7---7---5---5---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5-7-7---7-7-7---7---7---| |-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5-0-0---5-5-5---5---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I don't care 'bout that. INTERLUDE: Lead guitar: |-------------4-----------2-------|---------------------------------| |-2---3---2-----------------------|-2-----------2-------------------| |---------------------------------|-----4---2-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | F#5 G#5i | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4-----------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4-/-7---7---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2-/-4---4---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |-------------4-----------2-------|---------------------------------| |-2---3---2-----------------------|-2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----4---2-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE: F#5 G#5i Don't you ever fear, I'm always near. A5 I know that you need help. F#5 G#5i Your tongue is twisted, your eyes are slit. A5 You need a guardian. [repeat CHORUS LEAD-IN] [repeat CHORUS] BRIDGE: A5 F#5 F#5 A5 E5 C#m E5 A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------5---------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------6---------------| |-7---7---7-------4-------4---X---|-X-------7---9---6---9---7-------| |-7---7---7---0---4---0---4---X---|-X---0---7---7---4---7---7---0---| |-5---5---5---0---2---0---2---X---|-X---0---5---7-------7---5---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bang! Bang! Knock on the door, Another big bang, get down on the floor. Oh No! What do we do? Don't look now but I lost my shoe. I can't run and I can't kick. What's a matter babe, are you feelin' sick? What's a matter, What's a matter babe, what's a matter, are you feelin' blue? what's a matter you? GUITAR SOLO: ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-11b---------11___---9____-------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------12--|-11______12----------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------12___---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | D5 C#m F#5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6-----------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6---4____---4---4---4---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4____---4---4---4---| |---------------------------------|-------------2____---2---2---2---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |-14--14--16--16--17--17--19--19--|-19------X-X-17------------------| |-X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---|-X-------X-X-X-------------------| |-11--11--13--13--14--14--16--16--|-16------X-X-14--------14--------| |---------------------------------|------------------14-16--16-14-16| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | D5 C#m F#5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6-----------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6---6---6---4____---4---4---4---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4____---4---4---4---| |---------------------------------|-------------2____---2---2---2---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~ ~~~~ Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-14b-----14----------------------| |-16b-----16--14-------14---------|-------------14-------14---------| |-----------------14-16--14-16-14-|-----------------14-16--16-14-16-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | D Dm | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: Note: * The notes played in this measure seem to be 16ths! So, you play these four notes every beat. Good luck. *|___________|* |---------------------------------|-17------17--19--19br----17------| |-14-15-14-15---------------------|-----18----------------------18--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | Dm | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|---------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [repeat CHORUS] OUTRO: Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10--10--10--10--10--10--9---9---|-10--10--10-9-9--10-10-10-9---9--| |-X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---|-X---X---X--X-X--X--X--X--X---X--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---6---6---|-7---7---7--6-6--7--7--7--6---6--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A5 E5/B D5/A A5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---|-7---7---7-------7-7-7---7---7---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5-7-7---7-7-7---7---7---| |-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5-0-0---5-5-5---5---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10--10--10--10--10--10--9---9---|-10--10--10-9-9--10-10-10-9---9--| |-X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---|-X---X---X--X-X--X--X--X--X---X--| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---6---6---|-7---7---7--6-6--7--7--7--6---6--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A5 E5/B D5/A A5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---|-7---7---7-------7-7-7---7---7---| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5-7-7---7-7-7---7---7---| |-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5-0-0---5-5-5---5---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10--10--10--10--10--10--9---9---|-10--10--10-10-------------------| |-X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---|-X---X---X--X-9--11--9---11\-----| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---6---6---|-7---7---7--7-X--X---X---X-\-----| |---------------------------------|--------------7--9---7---9-\-----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | A5 E5/B D5/A F#5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---|-7---7---7-------4-------4-\-----| |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---0---4---0---4-\-----| |-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---0---2---0---2-\-----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |