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Did You Know? Not Fade Away features a variation on the famous Bo Diddley Beat for it's rhythm. Jerry Allison the drummer for the Crickets, first pounded out the beat on a cardboard box during the writing session.
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Not Fade Away Chords And Strumming - Buddy Holly
Open Chords:
Open E Chord
Open A Chord
Open D Chord
Key: A
Tempo:
194 bpm
Strumming:
"The Chase":
|D D U D U |
"The Chase*":
| D U D D (m) |
"Rest":
| |
Intro -
||E - -A- |A - E - || x4
( Chase / Chase* ) x4
Verse 1 -
|- - - - |- - - - |A - -D- |D - A - |
( Rest / Rest / Chase / Chase* )
|- - - - |- - - - |E - -A- |A - E - |
( Rest / Rest / Chase / Chase* )
|- - - - |- - - - |A - -D- |D - A - |
( Rest / Rest / Chase / Chase* )
|- - - - |- - - - |E - -A- |A - E - |
( Rest / Rest / Chase / Chase* )
|- - - - |- - - - |
( Rest / Rest )
I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be (A) (D) (A)
You're gonna give your love to me (E) (A) (E)
I wanna love you night and day (A) (D) (A)
You know my lovin' not fade away (E) (A) (E)
You know my lovin' not fade away (E) (A) (E)
Intro -
||E - -A- |A - E - || x4
( Chase / Chase* ) x4
Verse 2 -
|- - - - |- - - - |A - -D- |D - A - |
( Rest / Rest / Chase / Chase* )
|- - - - |- - - - |E - -A- |A - E - |
( Rest / Rest / Chase / Chase* )
|- - - - |- - - - |A - -D- |D - A - |
( Rest / Rest / Chase / Chase* )
|- - - - |- - - - |E - -A- |A - E - |
( Rest / Rest / Chase / Chase* )
|- - - - |- - - - |
( Rest / Rest )
My love is bigger than a Cadillac (A) (D) (A)
I try to show it and you're drivin' me back (E) (A) (E)
Your love for me has got to be real (A) (D) (A)
For you to know just how I feel (E) (A) (E)
Love for real not fade away (E) (A) (E)
Intro -
||E - -A- |A - E - || x4
( Chase / Chase* ) x4
Middle 8 (Solo) -
|A - -D- |D - A - |A - -D- |D - A - |
( Chase / Chase* / Chase / Chase*)
|E - -A- |A - E - |E - -A- |A - E - |
( Chase / Chase*/ Chase / Chase*)
|A - -D- |D - A - |A - -D- |D - A - |
( Chase / Chase* / Chase / Chase*)
|E - -A- |A - E - |
( Chase / Chase*)
Intro -
||E - -A- |A - E - || x4
( Chase / Chase* ) x4
Verse 3 -
|- - - - |- - - - |A - -D- |D - A - |
( Rest / Rest / Chase / Chase* )
|- - - - |- - - - |E - -A- |A - E - |
( Rest / Rest / Chase / Chase* )
|- - - - |- - - - |A - -D- |D - A - |
( Rest / Rest / Chase / Chase* )
|- - - - |- - - - |E - -A- |A - E - |
( Rest / Rest / Chase / Chase* )
|- - - - |- - - - |
( Rest / Rest )
I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be (A) (D) (A)
You're gonna give your love to me (E) (A) (E)
Love to last more than one day (A) (D) (A)
A love is lovin' not fade away (E) (A) (E)
A love is lovin' not fade away (E) (A) (E)
Intro (fadeout) -
||E - -A- |A - E - || x4
( Chase / Chase* ) x4
Final Chord Strum: E
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