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                Everyday - Buddy Holly
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Written by: Buddy Holly/Norman Petty
Recorded 1957
Now on: several Greatest Hits collections

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

In the original version, solo and outro are played on a celeste (a keyboard 
instrument sounding like a glockenspiel). For guitar, the solo looks 
something like this:

[Solo] (no capo: Eb)
(played two times)
 Eb                Ab      Bb       Eb               Ab      Bb
e|11--------------|----------------|11--------------|----------------|
B|11--11----------|1313131315--13--|11--11-----11---|1313131311--9---|
G|----12--12------|1313131315--13--|----12--12-12---|1313131312--10--|
D|--------13------|----------------|--------13------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                                                    |1. time
  Eb               Ab      Bb       Eb      Ab       Eb      Bb
e|11--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|11--11------11--|13--11--9-------|--------13------|----------------|
G|----12--12--12--|13--12--10--10--|12------13------|12--------------|
D|--------13------|------------12--|13--------------|13------12------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------13------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|2. time                           OUTRO (no capo: Eb)
Eb      Eb7                         Eb      Ab       Eb  Bb  Eb
----------------|                 e|----------------|----------------|
--------14------|                 B|--------13------|11--9---8-------|
12------12------|                 G|12------13------|12--10--8-------|
13------13------|                 D|13--------------|----------------|
----------------|                 A|----------------|----------------|
----------------|                 E|----------------|----------------|

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The song is in Eb, so I'd suggest using a capo either 1st fret (play: D) or 
3rd fret (play: C). Even with capo you can still play the solo as it doesn't 
go below the 8th fret. 

Transpose: -           -2          +1
Capo       1st fret    3rd fret    -
Play:      D           C           Eb
Key        Eb          Eb          Eb


[Intro]
| D | D |


[Verse 1] different chord structure than the the other verses
D    Bm  Em             A
Everyday it's a-gettin' closer
D     Bm     Em            A
Goin' faster than a roller coaster
D         Bm        Em      A       D
Love like yours will surely come my way
G        D     A
  A-hey, a-hey-hey


[Verse 2]
D        G              A
Everyday it's a-gettin' faster
D              G            A
Everyone said, go ahead and ask her
D                   A               D
Love like yours will surely come my way
G        D     D(7)
  A-hey, a-hey-hey


[Middle 8]
G    
Everyday seems a little longer
C
Every way love's a little stronger
F
Come what may, do you ever long for
Bb             A
True love from me


[Verse 3]
D        G              A
Everyday it's a-gettin' closer
D            G             A
Goin' faster than a roller coaster
D                   A               D
Love like yours will surely come my way
G        D     A
  A-hey, a-hey-hey


[Solo]
| D | G A | D | G A | D | A | D G | D A |
(see above)
| D | G A | D | G A | D | A | D G | D D7 |
(see above)


[Middle 8]
G    
Everyday seems a little longer
C
Every way love's a little stronger
F
Come what may, do you ever long for
Bb             A
True love from me


[Verse 4]
D        G              A
Everyday it's a-gettin' closer
D            G             A
Goin' faster than a roller coaster
D                   G       A       D
Love like yours will surely come my way
G        D     A
  A-hey, a-hey-hey


[Coda]
D                   G       A       D
Love like yours will surely come my way
| D G | D A   D
(see above)


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And here's a second version: Many cover versions add the relative minor
chord. I think it sounds nice. If you want to know what this version 
sounds like, check out my recording here: 
--.dropbox-/s/smh333ck9sq2wp8/BuddyHolly_Everyday.mp3

Capo: as above

[Intro]
| D | D |


[Verse 1]
D    Bm  G              A
Everyday it's a-gettin' closer
D     Bm     G             A
Goin' faster than a roller coaster
D         Bm        G       A       D
Love like yours will surely come my way
G        D     A
  A-hey, a-hey-hey


[Verse 2]
D    Bm  G              A
Everyday it's a-gettin' faster
D    Bm        G            A
Everyone said, go ahead and ask her
D         Bm        G       A       D
Love like yours will surely come my way
G        D     D(7)
  A-hey, a-hey-hey


[Middle 8]
G    
Everyday seems a little longer
C
Every way love's a little stronger
F
Come what may, do you ever long for
Bb             A
True love from me


[Verse 3]
D    Bm  G              A
Everyday it's a-gettin' closer
D     Bm     G             A
Goin' faster than a roller coaster
D         Bm        G       A       D
Love like yours will surely come my way
G        D     A
  A-hey, a-hey-hey


[Solo]
| D Bm | G A | D Bm | G A | D Bm | G A | D G | D A |
(see above)
| D Bm | G A | D Bm | G A | D Bm | G A | D G | D D(7) |
(see above)


[Middle 8]
G    
Everyday seems a little longer
C
Every way love's a little stronger
F
Come what may, do you ever long for
Bb             A
True love from me


[Verse 4]
D    Bm  G              A
Everyday it's a-gettin' closer
D     Bm     G             A
Goin' faster than a roller coaster
D         Bm        G       A       D
Love like yours will surely come my way
G        D     A
  A-hey, a-hey-hey

[Coda]
D         Bm        G       A       D
Love like yours will surely come my way
| D G | D A   D
Outro (see above)



The same with capo 3rd fret:

[Intro]
| C | C |

[Verse 1]
| C Am | F G | C Am | F G |
| C Am | F G | C F | C G |

[Verse 2]
| C Am | F G | C Am | F G |
| C Am | F G | C F | C C7 |

[Middle 8]
| F | F | Bb | Bb |
| Eb | Eb | Ab | G | 

[Verse 3]
| C Am | F G | C Am | F G |
| C Am | F G | C F | C G |

[Solo]
| C Am | F G | C Am | F G |
| C Am | F G | C F | C G |

| C Am | F G | C Am | F G |
| C Am | F G | C F | C C7 |

[Middle 8]
| F | F | Bb | Bb |
| Eb | Eb | Ab | G | 


[Verse 4]
| C Am | F G | C Am | F G |
| C Am | F G | C F | C G |

[Coda]
| C Am | F G | C F | C G C

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