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Not Fade Away Chords

by Buddy Holly
KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays555

Not Fade Away by Buddy Holly is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed 
  			E A E (times 4)                                     A D A 
                I'm gonna tell you how its gonna be 

               You're gonna give your love to me    E A E

                I'm gonna love you night & day      A D A
 
            Well you know my love won't fade away  
 
E A E (times 4)

               My love bigger than a Cadallac   A D A

                I try to show it and you drive me back  E A E

              Your love for me 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 (times 4)

       After the solo (which i don't know) you just play the first verse again and at
the end play E A E four times.

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante