Level: 2
Tuning: Standard

Paul Anka and Buddy Holly toured together in 1957 and had discussed collaborating. In 1958, during the New York session with strings that produced "Raining In My Heart" and "True Love Ways," Anka brought his composition, "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," to Buddy at the last minute (the day of the session). Dick Jacobs threw together a pizzicato string arrangement and they recorded what would be Buddy's last record release. It was recorded live in the studio with a full orchestra, in one take. In fact all four songs were recorded that day in three hours. "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" charted posthumously at #13 in 1959 in the US and reached #1 in the UK. This fingerpicking version in C has a steady, Travis-style alternating thumb/bass. The solo consists of first-position, easy chords.