Level: 2
Tuning: Standard

Buddy Holly recorded "Everyday" in 1957, at Norman Petty's Clovis New Mexico studio where so many Buddy Holly classic tunes were waxed. Norman or his wife Vi (depending on who you believe) played the celesta, sort of a toy piano, giving the recording a distinctive, gentle sound. Drummer Jerry Allison slapped his knees for percussion - no drum set was played. The song has been covered many times; James Taylor's 1985 version reached #3 on the charts. Like Buddy's "Words Of Love," the chords go 1-4-5 over and over, until you reach the bridge, which goes up by fourths: in this key-of A version, that's D, G, C, F, and the drop down a fret to E sets up the A chord that begins the A section of this AABA tune. In this fingerpicking arrangement, the thumb plays alternating bass notes, Travis style, throughout.