************************************* "HOLD ON LOOSELY" BY .38 SPECIAL *************************************TAB by: BigjtutTuning: Regular (E,A,D,G)Time Measure: 4/4Notes:When you see this in my tabs(hq)that is how I portray notes tied together.This example is a half note tied with aquater note (three beats).w = whole note e = eighth noteq = quarter note s = sixteenth note/ = slide up \ = slide downh = hammer down r = restRead this TAB straight through. You should also listen to the songso you can understand how this TAB is just a good basic idea. Thebass line of this song is a lot of fun because of the different fillsyou can throw in at any time.BEGINNING OF SONGw (he) E E (E q) h E (E q) h E (E q) h E (E q) h E E E E---|:---:|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------| ---|:---:|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------| -r-|:-r-:|-r------7-|-7\-r-r-6-|-6\-r-r-5-|-5\-r-r-4-|-4\-r-r-4-2---| ---|:---:|----7-5---|----------|----------|----------|------------0-|3xVERSE:w h E E E E w|:---:|-----------|:---:| |:---:|-----------|:---:| |:-r-:|-r-4-2-----|:-r-:| |:---:|------/4-0-|:---:|3x 4xBRIDGE:E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| -----------------|---------------5-|-------5-------5-|-------5-----5-7-| -3-3-r---3-3-r---|-3-3-r---3---3---|-5-5-r---5-5-r---|-5-5-r---5-5-----| -------3-------3-|-------3---3-----|-----------------|-----------------|CHORUS:(qe) q E E (E qe) q E E E (qe) E E E E (E h) q q-------------|------------|--------------|---------| -------------|------------|----------5-7-|-7-------| -7---7---7-6-|-6--6---6---|-5--5-5-7-----|----4--5-| -------7-----|------6---7-|--------------|---------|(qe) q E E (E qe) q E E E h E E E (E h) E E E E-------------|------------|------------|------------| -------------|------------|------------|------------| -7---7---7-6-|-6--6---6---|-5--5-4-2---|------2-----| -------7-----|------6---7-|----------5-|-5--5---5-4-|q q E E E (E E) E E E E E E E q q E E E (E E) E E E E E E E-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| -------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| ---------0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| -2-2-2-3-----|-----------------|-2-2-2-3-4---|-----------------|REPEAT THE VERSEREPEAT THE BRIDGETHE CHORUS REPEATS HERE, BUT IT HAS A FEW CHANGES WORTH NOTING,AS SHOWN BELOW:(qe) q E E (E qe) q E E E (qe) E E E E (E h) q q-------------|------------|--------------|---------| -------------|------------|--------------|-7-------| -7---7---7-6-|-6--6---6---|-5--5-5-7-----|----4--5-| -------7-----|------6---7-|----------5-7-|---------|(qe) E E E E (E qe) q E E E (qe) E E E E (E E) E E---------------|------------|---------------|-----------------| ---------7-9---|------------|---------5-6-7-|-7-4-2-4-2-------| -7---7-7-----6-|-6--6---6---|-5---5-5-------|-----------4-2---| ---------------|------6---7-|---------------|---------------3-|q q E E E (E E) E E E E E E E q q E E E (E hold out the A)-------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------| -------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------| ---------0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------0-|----0-----------| -2-2-2-3-----|-----------------|-2-2-2-3-4---|----------------|MOVING ON WITH THE SONG:w (he) E E (E hqe) (E hqe) (E he) E E (E E) E E E E E E E|:---:|-----------|---------|----5h7-|-7--------|-----------------| |:---:|-----5-6-7-|7----5h7-|-7------|----------|-----------------| |:-r-:|-r---------|---------|--------|----------|-----------------| |:---:|-----------|---------|--------|----5-6-7-|7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|3xE h E E E (he) E E E (he) E E E h E E E E------------|-----------|-----------|-------------| ------------|-----------|-----------|-------------| -7-r----7-6-|-r-----6-5-|-r-----5-4-|-r-/4-2------| ------7-----|-----6-----|-----5-----|--------/4-0-|(he) E E E (he) E E E (he) E E E h q q-----------|-----------|-----------|--------| -----------|-----------|-----------|--------| -r-----7-6-|-r-----6-5-|-r-----5-4-|-r--4-5-| -----7-----|-----6-----|-----5-----|--------|REPEAT THE CHORUS (ORIGINAL ONE), THEN PLAY:(qe) E E E E (E qe) q E E E (qe) E E E E (E h) q q---------------|------------|--------------|---------| ---------------|------------|----------5-7-|-7--7--9-| -7---7-7---7-6-|-6--6---6---|-5--5-5-7-----|---------| ---------7-----|------6---7-|--------------|---------|(qe) q E E (E qe) q E E E E (hq) E (he) q q-------------|------------|----------|-----------| -------------|------------|----------|-----------| -7---7---7-6-|-6--6---6---|-5--r---4-|-r---5-6-7-| -------7-----|------6---7-|----------|-----------|YOU WILL THEN REPEAT THE FIRST LINE OF THE TWO LINES BELOWTWICE, THEN PLAY BOTH LINES TOGETHER FOR THE REST OF THESONG:(qe) E E E E (E E) E E E E E E (E q) E E E E (E h) q q---------------|-------4-6-------|-------------|---------| ---------------|---4-6-----4-6---|---------5-7-|-7--7--9-| -7---7-7---7-6-|6--------------5-|5--5-5-7-----|---------| ---------7-----|-----------------|-------------|---------|(qe) E E E E (E qe) q E E E (qe) E E E E (E E) E E E E E E (E---------------|------------|---------------|-----------------:| ---------7-9---|------------|--------5-7----|-----------------:| -7---7-7-----6-|-6--6---6---|-5--5-5-----4h5|5--4-------------:| ---------------|------6---7-|---------------|-----7-5-4-5-7-0-:|WHEN YOU ARE REPEATING THESE TWO LINES FOR THE REST OF THE SONG,MAKE SURE TO REPLACE THE FIRST NOTE WITH AN OPEN 'E'. ALSO, THISIS WHERE YOU GET TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN PLAYING DIFFERENT FILLS.
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