PEGGY SUE
As recorded by Buddy Holly
(From the 1958 Album BUDDY HOLLY)
Words and Music by Buddy Holly
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Buddy Holly - Fender Stratocaster'
Intro
Q=158
A D A E A D A E
4/4
Gtr I
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-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-||
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
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1st, 2nd & 3rd Verses
$
A D 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 E E E E
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-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-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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D 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 E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-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--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
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Chorus
1.
To Coda
E D 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 E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-o||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
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Bridge
2.
$$
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
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-||-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-|
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F A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-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---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
D 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 E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-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--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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D.S. al Coda
D.S. al Coda
E D 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 E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
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Guitar Solo
&
A E A
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-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-||-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2---|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/buddy_holly/peggy_sue_tab_ver_2.html ]
D A D A D
E E E E +E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-------2-2-2-------2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------|-2-2-2-------2-2-2-----|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
A D A D
E S S E S S E S S E E Q Q E E E E
|-2-------2-2-2-------0-|-2--2--2-2-0-2-|
|-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2---|-3--3--3-3-0-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2--2--2-2-0-2-|
|---2-2-2-------2-2-2---|---------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|
A D
+E Q E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E
|-(2)-2--0-2-0-2-0-|-----------2-2-2-2---|
|-(3)-3--0-3-0-3-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3-0-|
|-(2)-2--0-2---2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---|
|------------------|-2-2-2-2-------------|
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|------------------|---------------------|
A E D A D
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 E E E
|---------------0-|-0---------0---0-|-2---2-2-2-2-2--|---------2-2-2-0--|
|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|-0---------0-2-0-|-3---3-3-3-3-3--|-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-0--|
|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|-1-----------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--------|-2-2-2------------|
|-----------------|---2-2-2-2-------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---0-0-0-0-------|----------------|------------------|
Out-Chorus
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda&&
A E A D A 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
|-------0-------0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2---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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
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A D A 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
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|
|-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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
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A E D A 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
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-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-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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A 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-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
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D A D A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2------*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2------*|
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Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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 16ths
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