Rock Around With Ollie Vee

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Rock Around with Ollie Vee - Buddy Holly

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Written by: Sonny Curtis

Now bonus track on CD: "Buddy Holly" (originally released in 1958)

and on: "Memorial Collection [Disc 1]"

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

A real gem! The lead guitar is arguably played by Sonny Curtis

(http://notfadeaway.dk/buddyholly/that.pdf) with Holly being listed as

second guitarist but, I must admit, I don't hear another guitar anywhere.

It's not easy to pin down what is played (and sung!), either. Use this tab

as a basic suggestion, add variations and adapt it to your own Rockabilly

style. Have fun!

In the second bar of the opening lick, the "c" (INTRO 1 and 2: B-String,

13th fret / SOLO: A-string, 3rd fret) has to be bent just a little, making

it higher than "c" without really reaching the "c#", though.

In the second half of the parts I mostly hear single notes. Some of the high

notes are struck very hard creating a slapping effect. I usually play

a picking pattern there. I put these notes in brackets because they are not

really there but are still close to the feel of the original. When playing a

pattern it must be percussive with the 2 and the 4 dampened hard to get the

beat going without actually producing a tone.

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Intro 1

A A(7) D B7

e|9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|121212121212----|----------------|----------------|
B|10101010101010--|131313131313----|1010101010101010|10101010101010--|
G|----------------|b-b-b-b-b-b-----|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A E7 A6 A

e|----5-----------|--0-------0-----|----5-----------|5---------------|
B|----------7-----|-(0)--3--(0)----|----5-----7-----|----------------|
G|----------------|-----(1)--------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|5---------------|0---------------|5-----------5---|----------------|

Solo

A A(7) D B7

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-----|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|3-3-3-3-3-3-----|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|b-b-b-b-b-b-b---|----------------|----------------|

A E7 A6 A6

e|----5-----------|--0-------0-----|----5-----------|5-----5---------|
B|----------7-----|------3---------|----------7-----|--7-------------|
G|---(6)-----(6)--|---(1)-----(1)--|---(6)-----(6)--|----6-----------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|(5)----(5)------|(0)----(0)------|(5)-----(5)-----|5---------------|

Intro 2

A A(7) D B7

e|9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|121212121212----|----------------|----------------|
B|10101010101010--|131313131313----|1010101010101010|10101010101010--|
G|----------------|b-b-b-b-b-b-----|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A E7 A A

e|----5-----------|----------------|----5-----------|5---------------|
B|----------7-----|--5-------5-----|---(5)----7-----|5---------------|
G|----6-------6---|7-----7---------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----7-------7---|----------------|----------------|
E|5-------5-------|0-------0-------|5-----------5---|----------------|

| b Bend

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Chorus

Well, we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight

D B

Rock - cause everything gonna be alright

A E A

Cause tonight we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues

Verse 1

Well, I got a little gal called Ollie Vee

D B

Ollie Vee come from Memphis, Memphis Tennessee

A E

And tonight we're gonna rock-a-rock around

With Ollie Vee - Ollie Ollie Vee

Verse 2

Ollie Vee says she gonna do me right tonight

D B

I'm gonna wear my blue suede shoes tonight

A E

And tonight we're gonna rock-a-rock around

With Ollie Vee - Ollie Ollie Vee

Chorus

Well, we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight

D B

Rock - cause everything gonna be alright

A E A

Cause tonight we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues

Chorus

Well, we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight

D B

Rock - cause everything gonna be alright

A E A

Cause tonight we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues

Verse 3

I'm gonna shout, laugh, holler and giggle tonight

D B

I'm gonna shake it just a little in the middle of the night

A E

Cause tonight we're gonna rock-a-rock around

With Ollie Vee - Ollie Ollie Vee

Verse 4

Well, I think Mr Cop will be denied

D B

If he tries to put a stop to me tonight

A E

Cause tonight we're gonna rock-a-rock around

With Ollie Vee - Ollie Ollie Ollie

Chorus

Well, we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight

D B

Rock - cause everything gonna be alright

A E A

Cause tonight we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues

Chorus

Well, we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight

D B

Rock - cause everything gonna be alright

A E A

Cause tonight we're gonna rock to the rhythm and the blues

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