Tabs
Song: Hanging On By a Thread
Band: The Letter Black
Album: Hanging On By a Thread
The primary reason I made a new tab for this song is because of how the
verses are played. The rest of the song is fairly straight forward but
I tabbed the whole thing anyway. Just listen for the timing and you should
be all set :)
Guitar 1: Lead
Guitar 2: Rhythm
Intro:
Guitar 1
C#--------------------------------------------------10------|
G#---------10/12/10-----------------------10/12/10----10----|
E MajorE ----7/9------------12/11--11h12p11-7/9--------------------|
BB ----------------------------------------------------------|
F#----------------------------------------------------------|
BB ----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
This is how I strum it, but you can strum it however you want
C#--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE ----------------5--5--5-5----------------------------------5--5--5-5------|
BB ----2--2--2-2-2-5--5--5-5-0--0--0-0-0-5--5--5--2--2--2-2-2-5--5--5-5-0----|
F#----2--2--2-2-2-3--3--3-3-0--0--0-0-0-5--5--5--2--2--2-2-2-3--3--3-3-0----|
BB ----2--2--2-2-2-----------0--0--0-0-0-5--5--5--2--2--2-2-2-----------0----|
Verse: "My past has followed me and I just can't get away"
This is played pretty fast
C#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
F#----5----------------5----------------5----------------5-----------5----|
BB -----202-202-202520---202-202-0205-----202-202-202520---202-202-020-----|
Pre-Chorus: "I'm Hanging on to every word"
C#-------------------------------------------------|
G#-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE --------4-------4-------7--77--------------------|
BB ------5----5--5----50-7----77--12/---------------|
F#----3-------3--------------55--12/-slide down----|
BB -------------------------------12/---------------|
Chorus: "Save me from losing myself I'm hanging on by a thread"
C#-----------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE ----------------5--5--5-5----------------------|
BB ----2--2--2-2-2-5--5--5-5-0--0--0-0-0-5--5--5--| 4x End on zero's last time
F#----2--2--2-2-2-3--3--3-3-0--0--0-0-0-5--5--5--|
BB ----2--2--2-2-2-----------0--0--0-0-0-5--5--5--|
Post-Chorus:
Guitar 1
C#----/12-12-12-14-12-14-15-17-15-/--|
G#-----------------------------------|
E MajorE -----------------------------------|
BB -----------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------|
BB -----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
C#---------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------|
E MajorE ---------------------------------------|
BB ---------------------------------------|
F#----5----------------5-----------------|
BB -----202-202-202520---202-202-20205----|
Repeat Verse
Pre-Chorus: "I'm holding on, to every breath"
C#-------------------------------------------------------|
G#-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE --------4-------4-------7--77-7-7----------------------|
BB ------5----5--5----50-7----77-7-712/-------------------|
F#----3-------3--------------55-5-512/-slide down--------|
BB ---------------------------------12/-------------------|
Repeat Chorus
Bridge: "I'll never need I'll never want"
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE ----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------2-2-2-----|
BB ----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---5-5-5--0-0-0-0---2-2-2-----|2x
F#----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---5-5-5--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----|
BB --------------------------------------2-2-2-2---5-5-5--0-0-0-0-------------|
Acoustic guitar:
C#---------------------------------|
G#----8--8--8-8-8------------------|
E MajorE ----9--9--9-9-9-5-5-5--5-5-7-----|
BB ----9--9--9-9-9-5-5-5--5-5-7-----| Electric guitar comes back in
F#----7--7--7-7-7-3-3-3--3-3-5-----| with awesome pick scrape :)
BB ---------------------------------|
Repeat chorus a couple more times and
throw in a pick scrape in between them
Ending:
Guitar 1
C#----/12-12-12-14-12-14-15-17-15----/12-12-12-14-12-14/--------------------|
G#--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB ----------------------------------------------------------0202-202-202----|
F#----------------------------------------------------------0202-202-202----|
BB ----------------------------------------------------------0202-202-202----|
Guitar 2
C#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB --------------------------------------------------------0202-202-202----|
F#----5----------------5-----------------5----------------0202-202-202----|
BB -----202-202-202520---202-202-20205-----202-202-202520--0202-202-202----|
That's about it. Just listen for the timing and you should be all set.
Enjoy! God Bless :)
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