Hold On Bass

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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