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Hold On

Britny Fox
Bass Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Hold On

by Britny Fox

From the album: Britny Fox

Bass Tablature

transcribed by Joe Vahabzadeh . . . king_v@mindless.com

Completed on: 9/23/96

Please email me for any problems or corrections.

Lyrics are at the end after the tablature

h.= dotted half note

h = half note

q = quarter note

e.= dotted eigth note

e = eigth note

s = 16th note

R = Rest

() = indicates note is not struck again, but is continued from previous note.

)| |(

)| |(

)| and |( indicate the beginning and end of a set of measures to be

)| |( repeated, followed by how many times to be played.

Tuning:

 |F#------|
 |C#------|
 |G#------|
 |D#------|

Intro: 8 measures

)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|R-------------------------------|R-------------------------------|( x2

w w

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |2-------------------------------(2)-----------------(2)--2---R---|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

w (h.) (e) e e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |2\0-R--(R)----------------------|2---R--(R)----------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e e (h.) e e (h.)

Pre-Verse 1: 8 measures

)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( x4

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

Verse Rhythm: 22 measures

)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( x4

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|0-------------------------------|0--------------(0)--0---0---0---|( x2

w h (e) e e e

)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( x2

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|

q e e e e e e q e e e e e e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|0---R--(R)----------------------|

q e e e e e e e e (h.)

Between verse 1 and 2: 2 measures

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---R-----------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e h.

Verse 2: same as verse 1

Between verse 2 and solo: 2 measures

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

Solo: 24 measures

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
 |2-------0---2-------0---2---0---|2-------0---2-------------------|

q e q e e e q e q q.

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |2-------0---2-------0---2---0---|2-------0---2-------------------|

q e q e e e q e q q.

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
 |2-------0---2-------0---2---0---|2-------0---2-------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

q e q e e e q e q q.

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |2-------0---2-------0---2---0---|2-------0---2-------0-----------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

q e q e e e q e q q.

Repeat the above, but this time the 8th measure should be:

 |--------------------------------|
 |--------------------0-----------|
 |2-------0---2-------------------|
 |--------------------------------|

q e q q.

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------0-----------|--------------------0-----------|
 |0-------0---0---0---------------|------------------------2---0---|
 |--------------------------------|0-------0---0---0---------------|

q e e e q. q e e e e e e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
 |2-------0---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

q e e e e e e e e e e e q.

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------0-----------|--------------------0-----------|
 |0-------0---0---0---------------|------------------------2---0---|
 |--------------------------------|0---R---------------------------|

q e e e q. e h e e e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |2-------0---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

Ending Chorus and final section: 22 measures

)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
)|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|--------------------------------|
)|--------------------------------|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|

q e e e e e e q e e e e e e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
 |2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|(
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( X3

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
 |0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|------------------------2---0---|
 |--------------------------------|0---R---------------------------|

q e e e e e e e q e e e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |2-------2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2---|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

q e e e e e e e |___| |___| |___| e

3 3 3 *

triples and last 8th note

played somewhat off time/freetime

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|

q e e e e e e q e e e e e e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |2-------2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---R-----------2---------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

q e e e e e e e q. h

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 (2)------------------------------(2)------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

(w) (w)

final note rings out till song cuts . . .

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