Chords for Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away (1957)

Tempo:
143.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

Am

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away (1957) chords
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[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [B] I'm gonna [A] tell you how it's gonna be [D]
[A] [E] Are you gonna give your love to me?
[A] [E] I wanna love you night and [A] day [D]
[A] You know my love is [E] not paid away
[A]
[E] You know my love is not paid away
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] My love is bigger than a [A] Cadillac [D]
[A] I [E] try to show it when you're driving me back
[A]
[E] Your love for me [A] got to be real [D]
[Am] [E] For you to know just how I feel
[A]
[E] My love for you not paid [A] away
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [C] I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna [A] be [D]
[A] [E] Are you gonna give your love to me?
[A]
[E] I love to last more [A] than one day [D]
[A] [E] Our love is love not paid away
[Am] [E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [E] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Am
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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Learn the basic chords of Buddy Holly & The Crickets - (Single Version) Not Fade Away chords, with this master sequence: E, A and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 71 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 144. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Major.

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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] I'm gonna [A] tell you how it's gonna be [D] _
_ _ [A] _ [E] Are you gonna give your love to me? _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ I wanna love you night and [A] day [D] _
_ [A] _ _ You know my love is [E] not paid _ away
[A] _
_ [E] _ You know my love is not paid away
[A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ My love is bigger than a _ [A] Cadillac _ [D] _
_ [A] _ I [E] try to show it when you're driving me back
_ [A] _
_ [E] _ Your love for me [A] got to be real _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ [E] For you to know just how I feel
_ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ My love for you not paid _ [A] away
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ [C] I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna [A] be _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [E] Are you gonna give your love to me?
_ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ I love to last more [A] than one day _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] Our love is love not paid away
_ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

It's Norman Petty, Buddy Holly and Charles Hardin Holley who authored this song.

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