Tabs
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HOLD ME DOWN LIVE AT VEVO LIFT - Halsey
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CAPO: 7th fret
NOTE: Play along to the video
TIMING GUIDE:
|---1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-|-1---2---3---4-|
INTRO:
E minor 7Em7 
Cadd9Cadd9 
G+G G+G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----|
BB|---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D MajorD|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3-------------------2---------------2---------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3---------------3-------------|
VERSE 1:
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G G+G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----|
BB|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------3-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-------------------3---------|
(My demons, are begging me to open up my mouth,)
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G G+G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----|
BB|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------3-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-------------------3---------|
(I need them, mechanically make the words come out,)
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------------|
BB|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(They fight me, vigorous and angry, watch them pounce,)
E minor 7Em7 D MajorD G+G
e|-----------3---------------2---------------3---------------------|
BB|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------0---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-----------------------------------2-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Ignite me, licking up the flames they bring about.)
PRE-CHORUS:
E minor 7Em7 D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2-------------------------------------|
BB|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------0---------------2-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(I sold my soul to a three-piece, and he told me I was-)
E minor 7Em7 D MajorD
e|-----------3-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------2---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------0---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(-holy, he’s got me down on both knees, but it’s the devil that’s tryna..)
CHORUS:
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Hold me down, hold me down, sneaking out the back door, make no sound,)
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------3---2-|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Knock me out, knock me out, saying that I want more, this is what I life for,)
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Hold me down, hold me down, throw me in the deep end, watch me drown,)
E minor 7Em7 D MajorD G+G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------2---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2---------------0---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Knock me out, knock me out, saying that I want more, this is what I life for.)
VERSE 2:
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G G+G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----|
BB|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------3-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-------------------3---------|
(Selfish, taking what I want and call it mine,)
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G G+G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-----|
BB|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------3-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-------------------3---------|
(I’m helpless, clinging to a little bit of spine,)
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
e|-----------3---------------3---------------3---------------------|
BB|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2---------------2-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3-------------------2-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(They rush me, telling me I’m running out of time,)
E minor 7Em7 D MajorD
e|-----------x---------------x-------------------------------------|
BB|---------------x---------------x---------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------0---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(They shush me, walking me across a fragile line.)
PRE-CHORUS:
E minor 7Em7 D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2-------------------------------------|
BB|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------0---------------2-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(I sold my soul to a three-piece, and he told me I was-)
E minor 7Em7 D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2---------------3---------------------|
BB|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------0-------------------2-------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(-holy, he’s got me down on both knees, but it’s the devil that’s tryna..)
CHORUS:
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Hold me down, hold me down, sneaking out the back door, make no sound,)
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------3---2-|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Knock me out, knock me out, saying that I want more, this is what I life for,)
E minor 7Em7 Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2---------------2---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------3---------------2-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Hold me down, hold me down, throw me in the deep end, watch me drown,)
E minor 7Em7 D MajorD G+G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------2---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2---------------0---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------3-----------------------------|
(Knock me out, knock me out, saying that I want more, this is what I life for.)
BRIDGE:
E minor 7Em7 D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9 Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2---------------3---------------3-----|
BB|---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------3-|
G+G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------0-------------------2---------------2---------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------3---------------3-------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Hold me down now, hold me down-)
E minor 7Em7 D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2-------------------------------------|
BB|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------0---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(-now, hold me down, -own)
OUTRO:
E minor 7Em7 D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2-------------------------------------|
BB|---------------3---------------3---------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------0---------------2-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(I sold my soul to a three-piece, and he told me I was-)
E minor 7Em7 D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9 Cadd9Cadd9
e|-----------3---------------2---------------3---------------------|
BB|---------------3---------------3---------------3-----------------|
G+G|-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-----------0-------------------2-------------------------|
A augmentedA|---2-------------------------------3---------------3~------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(-holy, he’s got me down on both knees, but it’s the devil that’s tryna..)
END.
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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