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Hold it Back

NOFX
Tab

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Song

HOLD IT BACK ny NOFX. Album: Maximum Rocknroll (1988?) 1/2

Quite a cool song with funny little solos.

A=left Melvin B=right Melvin A&B=both Melvins

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# intro #B X2 !use some palm-muting!

E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G---7-7-7--7------------------|
D---7-7-7--7-7-2-4-4--4-4-4---|
A---5-5-5--5-7-2-4-4--4-4-4---|
E------------5-0-2-2--2-2-2---|

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# verse #A X4 !pick-slide!

E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G---7-7-7--7---91111-111111---|
D---7-7-7--7-7-91111-111111---|
A---5-5-5--5-7-7-9-9--9-9-9---|
E------------5----------------|

# verse #B X4

E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G---7-7-7--7------------------|
D---7-7-7--7-7-2-4-4--4-4-4---|
A---5-5-5--5-7-2-4-4--4-4-4---|
E------------5-0-2-2--2-2-2---|

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# chorus #A&B X2 *=play 6X

E---------------|
B----*----------|
G---7--------*--|  (Gotta hold it back...)
D---7-------4---|
A---5-------4---|
E-----------2---|

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# solo-background #A *=play 6X

E--------------------------------------------------------------------

B----*-----------------------*-----------------------------------*---

G---7------------*----------7------------*----------7-7-7-7---911----
D---7-----------4-----------7-----------4-----------7-7-7-7-7-911----
A---5-----------4-----------5-----------4-----------5-5-5-5-7-7-9----
E---------------2-----------------------2-------------------5--------

# solo #B

E--------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------

G--------------11----------------------------------14----13----11----
D--12-11-12-11-------------12-11-12-11-------------------------------
A---------------------------------------9----------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------

-solo-backgroundA

--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------*-----------------------*-----------*--------------|
----7-7-7-7---911-----------7-7-7-7---911-----------7------------*--|
----7-7-7-7-7-911-----------7-7-7-7-7-911-----------7-----------4---|
----5-5-5-5-7-7-9-----------5-5-5-5-7-7-9-----------5-----------4---|
------------5-----------------------5---------------------------2---|

-soloB

--------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------14---------------------------|
---14----13----11-9-11-----14----13----------------11--9-11--9-11---|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Play verseA or verseB and chorusA&B.

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HOLD IT BACK 2/2

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# solo2-background #A *=play 6X

E----------------------------------------|
B----*-----------------------*-----------|
G---7------------*----------7------------|
D---7-----------4-----------7------------|
A---5-----------4-----------5------------|
E---------------2------------------------|

# solo2 #B

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G--------------11------------------------|
D--12-11-12-11-------------12-11-12-11---|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

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# outro #A

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-------7-----6-----2---|
A---4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-------7-----6-----2---|
E---2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-------5-----4-----0---|

# outro #B

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------7-----6-----2---|
A---------------------------------------------------7-----6-----2---|
E---2-----------------------------------------------5-----4-----0---|

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# outro2 #A&B X2

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-------7-----6-----2---|
A---4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-------7-----6-----2---|
E---2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-------5-----4-----0---|

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# outro3 #A&B

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------9--1111111111|
D---4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-------7-----6-----9--1111111111|
A---4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-------7-----6-----7---9-9-9-9-9|
E---2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-------5-----4------------------|

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Gotta hold it back!

Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 10.04.1998.

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