Band: Spitalfield
Song: Hold On
Album: Better Than Knowing Where You Are
Tabbed by: Matt Florio; myspace.com/mattflorio2
Email: Shempashland@yahoo.com
Very simple song! Such an amazing band who needs to get more credit than they do.
Listen to the song for any strum or time issues.. or contact me. This is 100% correct.
Tuning: Drop D
Intro/Verse
Guitar 1
e|--------0~------2~-0~-------0~---0~----------|
B|------3~-----3~----------3~------3~----------|
G|----2~----2~----------2~---------2~----------|
D|---------------------------------0~----------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---99-99-99-99-999---00-00-00-00-000---------------------|
A|---99-99-99-99-999---00-00-00-00-000---------------------|
E|---99-99-99-99-999---00-00-00-00-000---------------------|
PM (palm mute)
"with you and I there are no signs..."
You can play Guitar 2 w/ these chords
(think 'Everlong' by Foo Fighters) also:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--11--11---------------|
A|---9---9---------------|
E|---9---0---------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
e|---000000000000000000000000-----5------------------------|
B|---555555555555555555555555-------7--5-------------------|
G|---777777776666666677777777--6-7-------7-----------------|
D|---777777777777777777777777------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---55-55-55-55-77-77-77-77-99-99-99-99-77-77-77-77-------|
A|---55-55-55-55-77-77-77-77-99-99-99-99-77-77-77-77-------|
E|---55-55-55-55-77-77-77-77-99-99-99-99-77-77-77-77-------|
PM
"Give me a time and a place..."
Verse
Chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/spitalfield/hold_on_tab.html ]
Interlude
Guitar 1
use a delay for an echo
* means harmonics
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------7*----------------------------------------|
G|---5*---7*--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
repeat
e|---5----5-----5-------------------------------|
B|-----3----3-----3-----------------------------|
G|-------2----2-----2---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Then song kicks back in...
Guitar 1
listen to the song for strum pattern and timing
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---7---9---11----------------------------------------|
D|---4---5---7----9----------------------------------------|
A|---4---5---7----9----------------------------------------|
E|---4---5---7----9----------------------------------------|
"say what you have been..."
Guitar 2 repeats the above part
Bridge
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------77777--------------|
D|---7h999p0-7h999/5-7h999p0-44444--------------|
A|---7h999p0-7h999/5-7h999p0-44444--------------|
E|---7h999p0-7h999/5-7h999p0-44444--------------|
"Hold on, Hold on..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--111111/141414/7~--111111/141414/9~----|
D|---x-x-x/-x-x-x/x~---x-x-x/-x-x-x/x~----|
A|---9-9-9/121212/5~---9-9-9/121212/7~----|
E|----------------------------------------|
Verse
Chorus
Outro
here are three ways to play this
e|----------------|--------------|---------|
B|----------------|--------------|---------|
G|----------------|--------------|---------|
D|---99-99-99-99--|--77-77-77-77-|11111111-|
A|---99-99-99-99--|--99-99-99-99-|-9-9-9-9-|
E|---99-99-99-99--|--99-99-99-99-|-9-9-9-9-|
PM
