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Holding On To Letting Go Tab by Black Stone Cherry

Holding On To Letting Go tab by Black Stone Cherry

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Cm

Intro:

  at 0:17, played 2x

D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--10-------|

D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--17b18----|

D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--10-------|

D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-15p12-12-13-12-10-13-12--------|-7p5p0-5p3p0-6--5~~---------------|


Verse 1:
   played 4x

D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------|
C|------------5b6r5-3------------5b6r5-3-|
G|---------------------------------------|
C|-0---0---0----------0---0---0----------|

D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------|
C|------------5b6r5-3----------3---------|
G|--------------------0--3--5-----5~-----|
C|-0---0---0-----------------------------|


Lead doubling an octave higher:

D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------12b13r12-10-------------12b13r12-10-|
F|-------------12b13r12-10-------------12b13r12-10-|
C|-12--12--12--------------12--12--12--------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------12b13r12-10-------------------------|
F|-------------12b13r12-10----------10-------------|
C|-12--12--12-----------------10h12----12~~~-------|
G|-------------------------12----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|


Prehorus Rhythm:

D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-3h5----5--5--5--3h5----5--5--5--|-3h5----5--5--5--3h5----5--5--5--|
C|-3h5----5--5--5--3h5----5--5--5--|-3h5----5--5--5--3h5----5--5--5--|


Chorus 1:
   played 2x

D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------0----6----5---|
C|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------0----6----5---|

D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3-------3----5----7---|
C|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3-------3----5----7---|

D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-8-----8-8-------8-----8-8-------|-8-----8-8-------8----7----8---|
C|-8-----8-8-------8-----8-8-------|-8-----8-8-------8----7----8---|

D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-12p10---12--10-----------------|
C|---------------------------------|------12---12---12p10-----------|
G|-10------10------10------10------|---------------------12-11-10\8-|
C|-10------10------10------10------|--------------------------------|


PreVerse:
   Same as the Intro

D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--10-------|

D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--17b18----|

D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--10-------|

D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-15p12-12-13-12-10-13-12--------|-7p5p0-5p3p0-6--5~~---------------|


Verse 2:
   Rhythm - played 2x

D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------|
C|------------5b6r5-3------------5b6r5-3-|
G|---------------------------------------|
C|-0---0---0----------0---0---0----------|

D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------|
C|------------5b6r5-3----------3---------|
G|--------------------0--3--5-----5~-----|
C|-0---0---0-----------------------------|


Lead doubling an octave higher on repeat:

D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------12b13r12-10-------------12b13r12-10-|
F|-------------12b13r12-10-------------12b13r12-10-|
C|-12--12--12--------------12--12--12--------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------12b13r12-10-------------------------|
F|-------------12b13r12-10----------10-------------|
C|-12--12--12-----------------10h12----12~~~-------|
G|-------------------------12----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|



Chorus 2:
   played 2x

D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------0----6----5---|
C|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------0----6----5---|

D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3-------3----5----7---|
C|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3-------3----5----7---|

D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-8-----8-8-------8-----8-8-------|-8-----8-8-------8----7----8---|
C|-8-----8-8-------8-----8-8-------|-8-----8-8-------8----7----8---|

D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-12p10---12--10-----------------|
C|---------------------------------|------12---12---12p10-----------|
G|-10------10------10------10------|---------------------12-11-10\8-|
C|-10------10------10------10------|--------------------------------|


Bridge:

   Rhythm
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------| played 4x
C|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
C|-15-12-0-12-10-0-7-5-0-5-3-0-|


   slow tempo change, add light PM throughout
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------| played 4x
G|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|
C|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|


Guitar Solo Rhythm Part:

   add light PM
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| play
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4x
G|-0-0-0---0-0-0---1-1-1---1-1-1---|-2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3---3-3-3---|
C|-0-0-0---0-0-0---1-1-1---1-1-1---|-2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3---3-3-3---|

D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-0---------------1---------------|-2---------------3---------------|
C|-0---------------1---------------|-2---------------3---------------|

D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-0---------------1---------------|-2---------------3---------------|
C|-0---------------1---------------|-2---------------3---------------|

   two parts:
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-2---3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-3-| guitar 2
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
C|-3---5-5-5-5-3---5-5-5-5-3---5-5-5-5-3---5-5-5-5-| guitar 1


Wah Solo:

D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-10--------------------------------------------|
F|-10----10-12-12-12p10-----12p10-----12p10------|
C|---------------------12p10-----12p10-----12p10-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|---------10-------10--------------|
A|-10-----10-----10-----10----------|-13b15------13p10----10-----------|
F|-10-----10-----10--12----10-------|------------------------10~--/x\--|
C|------------------------------12--|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-12p10-10-12p10-10-12p10--12b13r12p10-12-|
F|-12p10-10-12p10-10-12p10--12b13r12p10-12-|
C|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-12b13r12p10-12b13r12p10-12b13r12p10-12p10--10---|
F|-12b13r12p10-12b13r12p10-12b13r12p10-12p10-------|
C|------------------------------------------12-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|

D|------10-----10-----10-------------------------|
A|--------13p10--13p10--13p10--10h13p10----------|
F|-12b14---------------------12--------12p10-----|
C|------------------------------------------12---|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|

           start bending & adding vibrato with tremelo bar
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-15~~~---15b16~b16~b16~b16~b16~b16~-|-b18~-b18~-b18~-b18~-b20~~~~-----|
F|-14~~~---14b15~b15~b15~b15~b15~b15~-|-b17~-b17~-b17~-b17~-b19~~~~-----|
C|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D|-10-----------12------------|-13----13--13--13---15----15--15--15--|
A|-13b15~-------15b17~--------|-16b18-b18-b18-b18--18b20-b20-b20-b20-|
F|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------|-19b20-b20-b20-b20-b20-------|-20------|
A|-20b22-b22-b22-b22-b22------|-----------------------------|-20b22---|
F|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|
C|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|
C|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|


Chorus 3:
   played 2x

D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------0----6----5---|
C|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------0----6----5---|

D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3-------3----5----7---|
C|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3-------3----5----7---|

D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-8-----8-8-------8-----8-8-------|-8-----8-8-------8----7----8---|
C|-8-----8-8-------8-----8-8-------|-8-----8-8-------8----7----8---|

D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|-12p10---12--10-----------------|
C|---------------------------------|------12---12---12p10-----------|
G|-10------10------10------10------|---------------------12-11-10\8-|
C|-10------10------10------10------|--------------------------------|


   Guitar 2 on Chorus repeat
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
F|----------10----------------10-------|
C|-10h12-12----12-12-10h12-12----12-12-| played 4x
G|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F|-9/10--10-10-10--9/10--10-10-10--|-9/10--10-10-10--9/10--10-10-10-|
C|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F|-9/10-10--10-----9/10-10--10---|-9/10-10--10-----9/10-10--10---|
C|--------12--12----------12--12-|--------12--12----------12--12-|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Outro:

D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--10-------|

D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--17b18----|

D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--10-------|

D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|-------------6--5--3--------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------6--5--3--------------|
C|-15p12-12-13-12-10-13-12--------|-7p5p0-5p3p0-6--5--3--------------|


************************************

| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo

************************************

Published: April 4, 2025

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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