Bass tabs
Hold On
by Britny Fox
From the album: Britny Fox
Bass Tablature
transcribed by Joe Vahabzadeh . . . [email protected]
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 . . .
LYRICS:
Yeah!
Verse 1:
Hold on - Better hold on baby.
Hold on - You make me sweaty.
Hold on - You drive me crazy.
Hold on - You look mean so sexy.
Hold on - Whoa! You've got a good grip.
Hold on - Oh honey, don't slip.
Hold on, hold on to love.
Hold on, hold on to love.
Chorus:
Hold on, hold on, hold on to love.
Hold on, hold on, hold on to love.
Verse 2:
Hold on - Better hold on real tight.
Hold on - I'm gonna rock you all night.
Hold on - Your lips are skin tight.
Hold on - 'Cause you kiss and bite.
Hold on - Your lips, my lips.
Hold on - They won't unhitch.
Hold on, hold on to love.
Hold on, hold on to love.
Repeat Chorus.
Come on and hold it baby!
(Solo)
Repeat Chorus twice.
Hold on.
