TAB That’ll Be The Day BY Buddy Holly

That’ll Be The DayBY Buddy Holly

-Alan Arnell-

Note:

This is a way to play the intro

without using a capo. Buddy used a

Capo on the 5th fret to record this song.

Intro Riff (Triplets)

                                              ^     ^     ^   v

E |--3/ 5-- 5----- 5----- 5--------5----M---M--M---

B |--3/ 5---- 5------5------5------5----4/---5--5----

G |--------------8------7-------6---6 ---5/---6--6---   

D |-----------------------------------7----6/---7--7---

A |-----------------------------------------6/---7--7--

E |-----------------------------------------------------

Verse 1

D

Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye

A

Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry

D

You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie

A                                         E7 A

'Cause that'll be the day      when I die

Verse 2

D

Well, you give me all your lov'in and your turtle dov'in

A

All your hugs and kisses and your money too

D

Well, you know you love me baby, until you tell me, maybe

E7  

That some day, well I'll be through

D                                     

Well, that'll be the day,     when you say goodbye

A

Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry

D

You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie

A                                         E7 A

'Cause that'll be the day      when I die

Solo

e ---55--55----8--5-------------------------------8--5-------------------------------------------------|

B ---55--55-----------8--5----6/888----6--5---------------8--5-------6/888---6---5-------------|

G  ----------------------------7/999---7--5--------------------------7/999---7---5------------------|

D -------------------------------------------7--------------------------------------7---------------------|

A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----8--5----------------------------------------------8/--9-----------8/---9---------8/-9--------------|

B-----------8--5-----7/8---8---------7/8---8-----------7/------8--------7-/-------8------7/-----8---|

G --------------------8/9------9------8/9-------9-------8----------------8-----------------8-----------|

D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----8/---9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B----7/-----8----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G----8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------77---99---77---99---77---99---77---99---------------------------------------|

A--------------------55---55---55---55---55---55---55---55---------------77---99---77---99--|

E--------------------55---55---55---55---55---55---55---55---------------55---55---55---55--|

e---------------------------------------------7--7---5-------7(B^v)-----5---------55---------|

B---------------------------------------------5--5---5-------8(B^v)-----5---------55---------|

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5--7-|

D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A-----77---99---77---9-----5-6-7-------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----55---55---55---5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e---4/5---5---------------------------------------------------0---0-----------------------------|

B---4/5------5------------5-----------5---------------------5---5-----------------------------|

G----------------------8----8-----7----7-----5--6----------7---7---hold chord------------|

D------------------------------------------------------7-------6---6------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------|

E -------------------------------------------------------------0---0------------------------------|

B^v = bend up then bend down to normal      (/) = slide from prior fret to next fret.

D

Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry

A

You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie

A                                         E7 A

'Cause that'll be the day      when I die

Verse 4

D

Well When cupid shot his dart

A

He shot it in your heart

D

So if we ever part an I leave you

A

You sit and hold me and you tell me boldly

E7                                        

That some day   I’ll be blue

D

Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry

A                                                               (shudder)

You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie

A                                         E7 A

'Cause that'll be the day      when I die

Verse 5

D

Well, that'll be the day,  Hoo--Hoo

A

Yes, that'll be the day  Hoo--Hoo

D

Yes, that'll be the day  Hoo--Hoo

A

Yes, that'll be the day

(Repeat and Fade out)

Video That’ll Be The Day

https://youtu.be/GEUCF70z5S0

Story Behind the Song

Holly had been kicking around his home town in Lubbock, Texas trying to write a hit song for his small rockabilly band since he had attended an Elvis Presley gig at his High School some time in 1955. His band in those days consisted of him on lead vocals and guitar, Jerry Allison on the drums and Joe B. Maudlin on upright bass. He and Jerry decided to get together and go see The Searchers a Western movie staring John Wayne. In the movie, Wayne keeps replying "That'll be the day" every time another character in the film predicts or proclaims something will happen when he felt it was not likely to happen. The phrase stuck in Jerry's mind, and when they were hanging out at Jerry's house one night, Buddy looked at Jerry and said that it sure would be nice if they could record a hit song. Jerry replied with, "That'll be the day," mocking John Wayne in the western.  

Holly and his band The Three Tunes recorded this in Nashville in 1956, but Decca records didn't like the result and refused to release it. A year later, Holly re-recorded it with The Crickets in a studio in Clovis, New Mexico owned by his new producer, Norman Petty. Backup vocalists were brought in and the key was lowered to fit Holly's voice a little better. This version became a huge hit and made Holly a star that summer.

This was the first song John Lennon learned to play on guitar. American rock stars like Holly and Little Richard were a big influence on The Beatles.

A cover version of this classic song was recorded by the Quarrymen in the spring of 1958. A single 78rpm disc was pressed, making it the very first demo recorded by the trio of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, plus pianist John Lowe and drummer Colin Hanton.

The Quarrymen's version was first played by McCartney during a 1985 documentary on Buddy Holly. It was eventually released in 1995 on the Anthology 1 collection. (http://www.songfacts.com/)

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