Rock Around With Ollie Vee Buddy Holly
Tuning: Standard
Buddy Holly
Rock Around With Ollie Vee (1957)
(Sonny Curtis)
Now bonus track on CD: "Buddy Holly" (originally released in 1958)
A real gem! The lead guitar is arguably played by Sonny Curtis
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.
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
INTRO 1
Well, we're gonna [A]rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight
[D]Rock - cause everything gonna [B]be alright
Cause to[A]night we're gonna [E]rock to the rhythm and the [A]blues
Well, [A]I got a little gal called Ollie Vee
Ollie [D]Vee come from Memphis, [B]Memphis Tennessee
And [A]tonight we're gonna [E]rock-a-rock around
With Ollie [A]Vee - Ollie Ollie Vee
Ollie [A]Vee says she gonna do me right tonight
I'm gonna [D]wear my blue suede [B]shoes tonight
And to[A]night we're gonna [E]rock-a-rock around
With Ollie [A]Vee - Ollie Ollie Vee
Well, we're gonna [A]rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight
[D]Rock - cause everything gonna [B]be alright
Cause to[A]night we're gonna [E]rock to the rhythm and the [A]blues
SOLO
INTRO 1
Well, we're gonna [A]rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight
[D]Rock - cause everything gonna [B]be alright
Cause to[A]night we're gonna [E]rock to the rhythm and the [A]blues
I'm gonna [A]shout, laugh, holler and giggle tonight
I'm gonna [D]shake it just a little in the [B]middle of the night
Cause to[A]night we're gonna [E]rock-a-rock around
With Ollie [A]Vee - Ollie Ollie Vee
Well, (I [A]think (?)) Mr. Cop (O. V. (?)) tonight
If you [D]try to (put a-stoppin') [B]me tonight
Cause to[A]night we're gonna [E]rock-a-rock around
With Ollie [A]Vee - Ollie Ollie Ollie
Well, we're gonna [A]rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight
[D]Rock - cause everything gonna [B]be alright
Cause to[A]night we're gonna [E]rock to the rhythm and the [A]blues
INTRO 2
Well, we're gonna [A]rock to the rhythm and the blues tonight
[D]Rock - cause everything gonna [B]be alright
Cause to[A]night we're gonna [E]rock to the rhythm and the [A]blues
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