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Hold Back The Rain Bass Tab by Duran Duran

Hold Back The Rain bass tab by Duran Duran

Bass Tab

Standard tuning: E—A—D—G

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------7-x7-x7------------------|
E|-12/---0-x0-x0---5-x5-x5-------------5—x5—x5--4-3-2-|




Verse 1:
"We're miles away from nowhere  "

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-x0-x0---5—x5—x5----—x0—x0---5—x-x5———0—x0-x0———5—x5—x5---0-x0-x0---5-x5-x5—| x2
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                   P                    P
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7--------------------7-----------------|
A|-4-5-6--7-x7-x7---------------7—x7-x7-------------------|
E|--------------------5—x5—x5--------------5-x5-x5-4-3-2--|



"People tell me
I haven't changed at all"
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-x0-x0---5—x5—x5———0—x0—x0---5-x5—x5--0—x0-x0---5-x5—x5---0—x0—x0---5—x5x5---2-3-4-|


Chorus:
"And if the fire burns out  "

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3—3—-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5--5-5—5--5—5—5---4-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|—3—3------------------------5--5—5—5——5—5—5——5—5—5——5—5—7——7—7—7--7—7—7——7—7—7——7—7—3-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------555---5--4---|
A|-3—3—3--3—3-3----------------------|  x2
E|--------------0—1—2—3————3---------|


Post-Chorus:
             P                      P
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------7----------------------7-----------------|
A|-7-x7-5-7---------------7-x7-5-7--------------4—5—6-|
E|--------------5—x5—3—5---------------5—x5—3-5-------|


Verse 2:
"So what if the words ain't rhymin'  "
             P                        P
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------(7)----------------------(7)----------|
A|-7-x7-5-7-----------------7-x7-5-7---------------|
E|---------------5-x5-3-5-----------------5-x5-3-5-|


Chorus:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3—3—--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5--5-5—5--5—5—5---4-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|—3—3------------------------5--5—5—5——5—5—5——5—5—5——5—5—7——7—7—7--7—7—7——7—7—7——7—7—3-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------555---5--4---|
A|-3—3—3--3—3-3----------------------|  x2
E|--------------0—1—2—3————3---------|

Instrumental:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|—5h7—7——7—7——7—7——7—7—5h7—7---------------5h7—7----------------|
E|-----------------------------0-0--0-0--0—0-------0-0-0-0--0-0--|

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-x-x--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12/--|
E|-------------------------------|

Outro:

G|---7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---5---5---5---5--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------5---5--5-4-|
A|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---3---3---3--—3----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3---3--------|

G|---7———7---7---7---9———9———9———9———5---5--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------5———5—4—|
A|-5---5---5---5———7———7———7---7---3---3---3------------------|  x2
E|--------------------------------------------0-1-2-3--3-3----|

(Back to og chorus)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------5-4|
A|-5—5--5--5-5--5--7-7--7--7-7--7--3-3--3--3-3--3-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3—3--3--3-3----|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------5—5——5——5—5—x4--|
A|—5—5——5——5—5——5——7—7——7——7—7——7——3—3——3——3—3——3-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---5---5---5---5----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------5---5--55—x4-|
A|-5---5---5———5---7———7———7---7———3———3———3----------------------| (repeat this bar only
E|-------------------------------------------------3---3----------|  and fade out)



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| x    Dead note
| /    Slide up
| P    Pop
| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on


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