Hanging On By A Thread Tab by The Letter Black

Hanging On By A Thread tab by The Letter Black

Guitar Tab

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 ----7/9------------12/11--11h12p11-7/9--------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------|
F#----------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------|

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Guitar 2
   This is how I strum it, but you can strum it however you want
C#--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------5--5--5-5----------------------------------5--5--5-5------|
B ----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----|
B ----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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x
F#----5----------------5----------------5----------------5-----------5----|
B -----202-202-202520---202-202-0205-----202-202-202520---202-202-020-----|

Pre-Chorus: "I'm Hanging on to every word"

C#-------------------------------------------------|
G#-------------------------------------------------|
E --------4-------4-------7--77--------------------|
B ------5----5--5----50-7----77--12/---------------|
F#----3-------3--------------55--12/-slide down----|
B -------------------------------12/---------------|

Chorus: "Save me from losing myself I'm hanging on by a thread"

C#-----------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------|
E ----------------5--5--5-5----------------------|
B ----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--|
B ----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 -----------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|

Guitar 2
C#---------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------|
F#----5----------------5-----------------|
B -----202-202-202520---202-202-20205----|

Repeat Verse

Pre-Chorus: "I'm holding on, to every breath"

C#-------------------------------------------------------|
G#-------------------------------------------------------|
E --------4-------4-------7--77-7-7----------------------|
B ------5----5--5----50-7----77-7-712/-------------------|
F#----3-------3--------------55-5-512/-slide down--------|
B ---------------------------------12/-------------------|

Repeat Chorus

Bridge: "I'll never need I'll never want"

C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------2-2-2-----|
B ----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-----|
B --------------------------------------2-2-2-2---5-5-5--0-0-0-0-------------|

Acoustic guitar:

C#---------------------------------|
G#----8--8--8-8-8------------------|
E ----9--9--9-9-9-5-5-5--5-5-7-----|
B ----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 :)
B ---------------------------------|

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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------0202-202-202----|
F#----------------------------------------------------------0202-202-202----|
B ----------------------------------------------------------0202-202-202----|

Guitar 2
C#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------------------0202-202-202----|
F#----5----------------5-----------------5----------------0202-202-202----|
B -----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 :)

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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