Hold On Till May Chords & Tabs
Slide Up (\) Slide Down (h) Hammer On (p) Pull Off (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato
Hey guys, hopefully you can read out my tab ;o (this is my first tab created .____.)
im not completely sure that some parts are correct since i did learn this all by ear
here is my cover of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKys1XWHUvo
hopefully watching the cover and reading this tab will help you out...
Tuning: Drop C#
(0:00 - 0:35)
E|-------0----------0---------------------------|
B|----------0----------0-------4----------4-----|
G|--------------------------------4----------4--|
D|--6h7--------6h7--------4h6--------4h6--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
(0:36 0:40)
This chord get played when vic says "I'm going crazy"
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|--9--|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
E|-----|
(1:06 - 1:13)
E|-------0----------0-----------------|
B|----------0----------0--------------|
G|------------------------9--8--------|
D|--6h7--------6h7--------9--8--9-----|
A|------------------------7--6--9-----|
E|------------------------------9-----|
i'm not sure about the high notes (the bend at 1:17)
(1:14 - 1:19)
E|-----------------------------------------------9b10--9--7-----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--8--9--8--9--8--9--9--8-----9--8-----9--8--------------9--8--9--8-----|
D|-----------------------------9--------9-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(1:19 - 1:24)
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--7--------7--7--------7--7-----7-| (x2)
A|--7--------7--7--------7--7-----7-|
E|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
(after top part)
E|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|--8b9--8--|
A|----------|
E|----------|
(1:25 - 1:32)
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--6--------6--6--------6--6-----6--| (x2)
A|--6--------6--6--------6--6-----6--|
E|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--4h5p4p0--|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
(1:32 - 1:38)
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--7--------7--7--------7--7-----7-| (x2)
A|--7--------7--7--------7--7-----7-|
E|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
(after top part)
E|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|--8b9--8--|
A|----------|
E|----------|
(1:39 - 1:42)
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--6--------6--6--------6--6-----6--6-|(play once this time)
A|--6--------6--6--------6--6-----6--6-|
E|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
(After top - leading to chorus)
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------6--6--6--6--6--|
A|-----------6--6--6--6--6--|
E|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pierce_the_veil/hold_on_till_may_tab.html ]
(1:45 - 1:55)
E|-------------| ----------------|
B|-------------| ----------------|
G|-------------| ----------------|
D|-------6(x8)-|x2 ------4(x8)-----| (played once)
A|-------------| ----------------|
E|--7(x8)------| -6(x8)----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--|
E|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------------|
(1:59 - 2:13)
E|-----------| --------------------------|
B|-----------| --------------------------|
G|-----------| -----------9-----9--9--9--|
D|-----6(x8)-|x2 ----4(x8)--------------9--|
A|-----------| --------------7--------7--|
E|--7(x8)----| -6(x8)--------------------|
(after Vic says "If I were you, I'd put that away")
(2:20 - 2:25)
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--8b9--8--6\4/6--|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--1-----2--1-----4--------4--------6--------6-----------2--1-----2--1-|
A|--------------------------6--------6--------7--------7----------------------|
E|--2--------2--------6--------6--------6--------7--------7--2--------2-------|
(SOLO - All Tremolo)
E|--16--14--12--11--9--8--9--11--12--19--16--19/21--19--17--16--14--12--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:31 - 3:37)Part A
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------6--6--6--6-----4--6--| (x2)
A|--------------------------------------7--------|
E|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------------------|
(3:37 - 3:43)
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4(x8)--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--|
E|--6(x8)-----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------------|
Play 'Part A' twice again
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----9-----9--8--|
D|--2--9--2--9--8--|
A|--2--7--2--7--6--|
E|--2-----2--------|
Outro - with alot of fuzz
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4----------4----------6----------6-----------2--1------|
A|--------6----------6----------7----------7------------------|
E|--6----------6----------7----------7-----------2--------2v--|