Hold on Loosely - .38 Special
Tuning: Standard
Tabbed by: Nieper
Key:
/ - Slide
** - Palm Mute
h - hammer on
~ - Sustain/vibrato
(#) - gohst note/(keep sustained)
#b# - # bend up to #
= - hold bend
r - release bend
<#*> - pinch harmonic
p - pull off
v - vibrato
Intro (Lead)e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|-----9------9-9------9-7------7-7------|D|-9\7-9------9-9------9-7------7-7------|x2A|-9\7-777777-7-666666-6-555555-5-444444-|E|-7\5-----------------------------------| ***** ***** ***** *****
Intro (Rythm) [comes in on the 2nd round of intro]e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|-----9\-------9\-------7\-------7\-----|D|-9\7-9\-------9\-------7\-------7\-----|A|-9\7-7\-------6\-------5\-------4\-----|E|-7\5-----------------------------------|
Verse 1 (Both Guitars except where noted)e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-----9------9-9------9-7------7-7----------------|D|-9\7-9------9-9------9-7------7-7----------------|A|-9\7-777777-7-666666-6-555555-5-44444-2h4-2------|E|-7\5----------------------------------------3/4-0| ***** ***** ***** **** ^^^^^^^^^^^ (Only lead does this Rythm does regular B\A slide)
e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|-----9------9-9------9-7------7-7----777777-|D|-9\7-9------9-9------9-7------7-7----777777-|A|-9\7-777777-7-666666-6-555555-5-4444-444444-|E|-7\5----------------------------------------| ^ ^ ***** ***** ***** *** (Only Rythm does the slide b/c lead did the 2h4)
Pre-Chorus (Both Guitars)e|-------|B|-------|G|-5~-7~-|(Either sustain or strum alot)D|-5~-7~-|A|-3~-5~-|E|-------|
These are only played the first timeChorus (Both Guitars) ^^^e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-9999999-9999999999-7777777-7777777777-777-|D|-9999999-9999999999-7777777-7777777777-777-|x2A|-7777777-6666666666-5555555-4444444444-555-|E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----2~------------------2~-----------------|B|----2~------------------2~-----------------|G|--------------44444444------------2-222222-|D|-4------4-4-4-44444444-4----4-4-4-2-222222-|A|-4------4-4-4-22222222-4----4-4-4-0-000000-|E|-2------2-2-2----------2----2-2-2----------|
Verse 2 (Both Guitars except where noted)e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-----9------9-9------9-7------7-7----------------|D|-9\7-9------9-9------9-7------7-7----------------|A|-9\7-777777-7-666666-6-555555-5-44444-2h4-2------|E|-7\5----------------------------------------3/4-0| ***** ***** ***** **** ^^^^^^^^^^^ (Only lead does this Rythm does regular B\A slide)
e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|-----9------9-9------9-7------7-7----777777-|D|-9\7-9------9-9------9-7------7-7----777777-|A|-9\7-777777-7-666666-6-555555-5-4444-444444-|E|-7\5----------------------------------------| ^ ^ ***** ***** ***** *** (Only Rythm does the slide b/c lead did the 2/4 slide)
Pre-Chorus (Both Guitars)e|-------|B|-------|G|-5~-7~-|(Either sustain or strum alot)D|-5~-7~-|A|-3~-5~-|E|-------|
These are only played the first timeChorus (Both Guitars) ^^^e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-9999999-9999999999-7777777-7777777777-777-|D|-9999999-9999999999-7777777-7777777777-777-|x2A|-7777777-6666666666-5555555-4444444444-555-|E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----2~------------------2~------------|B|----2~------------------2~------------|G|--------------44444444------------2~~-|D|-4------4-4-4-44444444-4----4-4-4-2~~-|A|-4------4-4-4-22222222-4----4-4-4-0~~-|E|-2------2-2-2----------2----2-2-2-----|
Bridge (Both Guitars) "Don't let her slip a - way__e|---------------|---------------------------|---------------|B|-8--7--8--7--8-|-------8----7-------8----7-|-7--5--7--5--7-|G|-7--7--7--7--7-|-------7----7-------7----7-|-7--7--7--7--7-|D|-9--7--9--7--9-|-------9----7-------9----7-|-7--5--7--5--7-|A|---------------|---------------------------|---------------|E|---------------|---------------------------|---------------|
Sen-ti-men-tal fool,____ don't let your heart gete|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|B|-7--5------7------5---|-8----7--8----7--8-|-------8---7-------8----7|G|-7--7------7------7---|-7----7--7----7--7-|-------7---7-------7----7|D|-7--5------7------5---|-9----7--9----7--9-|-------9---7-------9----7|A|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|E|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
in___ her _ way,"e|--------------------------------|B|-7-----5-----7------------------|G|-7-----7-----7------------------|D|-7-----5-----7--7--8-9--9999999-|A|----------------7--8-9--9999999-|E|----------------5--6-7--7777777-|
Verse 3 (Both Guitars except where noted)e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-----9------9-9------9-7------7-7----------------|D|-9\7-9------9-9------9-7------7-7----------------|A|-9\7-777777-7-666666-6-555555-5-44444-2h4-2------|E|-7\5----------------------------------------3/4-0| ***** ***** ***** **** ^^^^^^^^^^^ (Only lead does this Rythm does regular B\A slide)
e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|-----9------9-9------9-7------7-7----777777-|D|-9\7-9------9-9------9-7------7-7----777777-|A|-9\7-777777-7-666666-6-555555-5-4444-444444-|E|-7\5----------------------------------------| ^ ^ ***** ***** ***** *** (Only Rythm does the slide b/c lead did the 2/4 slide)
Pre-Chorus (Both Guitars)e|-------|B|-------|G|-5~-7~-|(Either sustain or strum alot)D|-5~-7~-|A|-3~-5~-|E|-------|
These are only played the first timeChorus (Both Guitars) ^^^e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-9999999-9999999999-7777777-7777777777-777-|D|-9999999-9999999999-7777777-7777777777-777-|x2A|-7777777-6666666666-5555555-4444444444-555-|E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----2~------------------2~------------|B|----2~------------------2~------------|G|--------------44444444------------2~~-|D|-4------4-4-4-44444444-4----4-4-4-2~~-|A|-4------4-4-4-22222222-4----4-4-4-0~~-|E|-2------2-2-2----------2----2-2-2-----|
Solo (Lead Guitar)
[During solo rythm plays chorus]
"So, hold on___ Looselye|---------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------10-9------10~~~|G|-----------------------------------11-9------|D|-----------------------9---------------------|A|-7~~~~~~~-9/11-9----7------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|
but don't let___ go._____e|---------------------------|--------------------|B|(10~)-------------------10-|----9---------------|G|---------------------------|------11-9-11-------|D|---------------------------|--------------9-9-9-|A|---------------------------|--------------------|E|---------------------------|--------------------|
If you cling too__ tight - ly,______ you're gonna lose ite|----------------------------------------------------|---------------<12*>|B|-9--------------------------------------------------|--------------------|G|---------------11--9----11b13=r=11b13===r===b11-9---|-9~~~~~-------------|D|--------------------------------------------------11|--------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
you're gon-na lose con-trol____e|--------------12-12-12-12-12-12/14-------------12-12-12-12-12-11---------|B|-----------------------------------12h14p12----------------------14-12---|G|-------11b13--------------------------------13---------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Yeah, Yeah, yeah, yeah ^e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|12-12\------10--9--------------------------------------------------------|G|--------4/9-------9---------------------------------9-9-9p8-8-8-8-8-11-11|D|--------------------9---5h6-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9----------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----9-12-9|B|---------/12-12-10-10-10-10-10-12/14--------------------------12b14------|G|9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
So, hold on__ loose-lye|12-12-12-12-12-12-12--11-9----------12-9-----12--9-----12----------------|B|---------------------------12-12b14----12b14-----12b14===r12-9-----------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------11b13r11v-|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If you cling too tight-ly you're gon - na lose controle|------------------------------------------------------------------------9|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|9~~----9~~~~-9----9------9~~-11b13r11p9----9-------11b13r11p9----9-11b13-|D|----11---------11---11-9----------------11--------------------11---------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hold_____ on loose - ly______e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|12p9------9--------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----11b13--11b13-9----11----9-11-9------9-9----9-11b13=-11-9----9-11b13\|D|--------------------11----11--------11-9-----11---------------11---------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
but don't let go If you cling too tight-e|-------------------------9-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------10b12-------------------------------------------------12|G|---9-11-9-----11-----------11b13---11-9----9-11-9--11b13===r11p9----9--11|D|11--------------------------------------11-----------------------11----9-|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-ly to her you're gonna lose control yeah____ yeah___ yeahe|------------------------------------------------------------------9------|B|12\--------------------------------------9h10-9-10-9-12~~~-12--12--------|G|11\-8-------------9--9--9--11b13--9-9h11----------------------------12-11|D|9-\---11-9-9\-/11--------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------4-----------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-9----9-11b13=----9~~\-----9-11----9-11-----12p11p9----12p11p9----9\4-|D|---11------------------/11------11------11----------11---------11-----|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|/12p9------------|B|------12p10-9h10-|G|-----------------|D|-----------------|x5A|-----------------|E|-----------------|
e|-12-12-12-11-9-12----12--12--12-12-12----12-12---12----------------------|B|---------------12----12--12--12-12-12----12-12---12-----------12---------|G|---------------11b13-11--9---X--9--11b13-11-9--------9-9-9----11b13===r11|D|-----------------------------11----------------------------11------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12~~12~~12~~12~~12~~~~~12~~~~~12~~~~~12~~~~~~~~-------------------------|B|-12~~12~~12~~12~~12~~~~~12~~~~~12~~~~~12~~~~~~~~---------14----12--------|G|-9~~~X---9~~~9~~~11b13~~11b12~~11b13~~11b13==r11-9-------14----12h13-----|D|-----11~~------------------------------------------11/14----14-------14~\|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12~~-12-12-12-11-9---------------------9----------------------------|B|--------------------12~~~--12b14r12b14=====r12--10-9-10p9------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------9----------|D|------------------------------------------------------------9------9-|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------9-9-9p8-8-8-8-8-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-|D|-5h6-6-6-6/7-7-7/9-9-9-9---------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------12-12--12-12-------12--14b16--14b16r14-12-14|B|/12-12-10-10-10-10-10-12/14--------------12-14--------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14b16======r14--12----12----14b15-12-12-12h14p12----12h14p12----12-12|B|--------------------14----14----------------------14----------14------|G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(in studio version it continues the 19 bend and fades but i added an ending to it) e|-------19-------19-------19-------19---------------------|B|-19b21----19b21----19b21----19b21----19b21r19p17\--------|G|---------------------------------------------------9--9\-|D|---------------------------------------------------9--9\-|A|---------------------------------------------------7--7\-|E|---------------------------------------------------------|
