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
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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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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---||-----------------||-------------------||-----------------||-------------------|
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-------------||------------------|---------------------||------------------|---------------------|
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-------|----------------|------------------|
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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--||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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--||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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-||-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
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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