Buddy Holly "Rave On" Tabbed by Arrell The other "Rave On" tab is quite horribly incorrect, so I decided to try throw one up I've used several sources to piece it up (youtube videos, sheet music previews(!), so I've reason to believe this tab is reliable. 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 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