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Crying, Waiting, Hoping – Buddy Holly
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Tabbed by: maguri
Buddy Holly
Crying, Waiting, Hoping (undubbed version, 1958)
(Buddy Holly)
From: "Down The Line - Rarities [CD 2]"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be2C18lWzUU
I had a closer look at Holly’s original demo recording because it just
didn’t feel right to play the song in G with capo 1st fret as suggested by
the other tabs here. It turns out, Holly used his favourite key of A but
had the guitar tuned down one step and thus the song sounds in Ab. So, even
if you don’t want to take the trouble of retuning the guitar, I’d still
suggest playing in A – it is much easier and definitely sounds more
authentic.
A lot of additional, very Holly-like quick chord changes can also be heard
that later got buried in the overdubs. Very cute and easy to play with
A-shapes, so I included them, too.
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Tuning: one step down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
play: A
key: Ab
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CHORDS (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
E* x-x(0)4-5-4
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2
E6 0-2-2-1-2-0
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INTRO
| E |
VERSE
A D A
Crying
E A E
Waiting
A D A
Hoping
D
You’ll come back
A
I just can't seem
E A E
To get you off my mi-ah-ah-ind
VERSE
A D A
Crying
E A E
Waiting
A D A
Hoping
D
you'll come back
A
You're the one I love
E [ A ]
And I think about you all the time
INTERLUDE
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| A D | A D A D A |
MIDDLE 8
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
E A E A A E [e f# g#]
Crying (single notes, 6th string)
A D A
My tears keep falling all night long
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
E A E A A E
Waiting
A D A E
It feels so useless I know it's wrong to keep-a ...
VERSE
A D A
Crying
E A E
Waiting
A D A
Hoping
D
You’ll come back
A
Maybe someday soon
E A E [ A ]
Things will change and-a you'll be mine
INTERLUDE
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
A D A E
SOLO
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
A D A E A E
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
A A A D E* D
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
A A6 A A6 E A E
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
A D D A D A D A
MIDDLE 8
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
E A E A A E E
Crying
A D A
My tears keep falling all night long
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
E A E A A E
Waiting
A D A E
It feels so useless I know it's wrong to keep-a ...
VERSE
A D A
Crying
E A E
Waiting
A D A
Hoping
D
You’ll come back
A
Maybe someday soon
E A E [ A ]
Things will change and-a you'll be mine
INTERLUDE
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
A D A E E6 E
CODA
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
A D A
Crying
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
E A E
Waiting
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + |
A A A A A
Hoping
