Hold On tab by Sarah Mclachlan

Tabs

Title:  Hold On
Artist: Sarah McLachlan

First the twangy guitar intro while keyboards hold a long A augmentedA major chord.
Hammer on with the 3rd finger in the last bar:

|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--8s10(hold)---|--8s7-8-8(hold)|--8-8-8-(hold)-|---------------|
|--9------------|--7-----9------|--7---7--------|-----------0---|
|--7------------|--9-----11-----|--9---9--------|--------0h2----|
|--0------------|--0-----0------|--0---0--------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

Barre the A augmentedA chord with 3rd finger, strum the rhythm and do the slides with
the 3rd finger. Then this is easily playable:

 A augmentedA        Dsus2Dsus2      Esus4Esus4      Dsus2Dsus2
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|-2-------------|-3-------------|-5-------------|-3-------------|
|-2-------------|-2-------------|-4-------------|-2---------0---|
|-2--------2s4--|-4--------4s6--|-6--------2s4--|-4------0h2----|
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

In the third bar barre on the 9th fret with the 3rd finger, and in the last
bar barre on the 7th fret with the 1st finger

 A augmentedA        Dsus2Dsus2      Esus4Esus4
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------9-7---|-10-9-7-9-7----|
|-2-------------|-3-------------|-5-------9--10-|-7----7-7-7-10-|
|-2-------------|-2-------------|-4-------9-----|-7----7--------|
|-2--------2s4--|-4--------4s6--|-6-------9-----|-7----7--------|
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

On with the verses. A, Dsus2, Esus4Esus4 chord shapes as per the intro. The other
chords are as follows, in order of appearance. Note there are additional A augmentedA
and Dsus2Dsus2 versions, denoted with an asterisk, use them where indicated for a
more authentic sound. Likewise the non-standard D MajorD chord. There is also this
little riff, which is a variation on the Dsus2Dsus2 chord shape and connects
lines of the verse where indicated by (Riff) in the song.

Bm7Bm7   x 2 4 2 3 2          Riff  |---------------|
E MajorE    0 2 3 1 0 0              |-----3-3-------|
D MajorD    x 5 4 2 3 2              |---2-4-2-2-2---|
A*   5 7 7 6 5 5              |-4-------4-0---|
Dsus2* x 5 7 7 5 5              |---------------|
Asus4Asus4  x 0 2 2 3 0              |---------------|

A augmentedA    Dsus2Dsus2        Esus4Esus4       Dsus2Dsus2
Hold on. Hold on       this is gonna   hell
A augmentedA    Dsus2Dsus2        Esus4Esus4       Dsus2Dsus2
Hold on. Hold on     You know       can tell, (Riff)

Bm7Bm7           E MajorE
what is it      refuses
      Bm7Bm7       D MajorD
This isn^Òt easier     real thing
A augmentedA      Dsus2Dsus2
My love,   know that
  Esus4Esus4             Dsus2Dsus2
you know that         for you and
A augmentedA      Dsus2Dsus2
my love   nothing come
  Esus4Esus4           Dsus2Dsus2
my love for you        true. (Riff)

Bm7Bm7          E MajorE        Bm7Bm7       D MajorD
A minorAm I in        am I       crossroads   standing
  F minorFm         A*     Dsus2*  E MajorE
So now you^Òre     peaceful  lie    and pray
   F minorFm         A*       Dsus2*   E MajorE
that you^Òll be    tomorrow     see another day
      Bm7Bm7  E MajorE   Bm7Bm7         D MajorD
and     praise it and love        brings a smile
Asus4Asus4    A augmentedA
across   face

Now the Solo. Crank up the gain control.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-10s12-12-12s14|--14b15r14b15--|17--12s14-14s10|-10s5-5s10-----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

|12s14-14s17--17--17-----17s5---|4b5r4---4b5r4--|---------------|
|-----------17--17--------------|-----5-------5-|5s7-7s9-7-5h7-5|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|

|---------------|---------------|
|-6-6h7-7s9-----|--7-6s2--------|
|--7------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------| Overdrive off.

A augmentedA         Dsus2Dsus2
Oh God      out there
Esus4Esus4            Dsus2Dsus2
I know          before and (Riff)
A augmentedA      F minorFm
Oh God   man I love
     Dsus2* (stop strumming, vocals only)
Won^Òt you take him
(Resume strumming)
Bm7Bm7          E MajorE
A minorAm I in        am I in
    Bm7Bm7    D MajorD
at the crossroads I am

  F minorFm         A*     Dsus2*  E MajorE
So now         peaceful  lie    and pray
F minorFm           A*       Dsus2*   E MajorE
that you^Òll be    tomorrow     see     day
      Bm7Bm7  E MajorE   Bm7Bm7         D MajorD
and we will praise it and love        brings a smile
  F minorFm         A*     Dsus2*  E MajorE
So now         peaceful  lie    and pray
F minorFm           A*       Dsus2*   E MajorE
that you^Òll be    tomorrow     see     day
      Bm7Bm7  E MajorE
and we will praise it (slow down)
  Bm7Bm7         D MajorD       A augmentedA      Dsus2Dsus2
and love        brings     across   face

Esus4Esus4  Dsus2Dsus2  A augmentedA  Dsus2Dsus2  Esus4Esus4  Dsus2Dsus2

Outro:

A augmentedA    Dsus2Dsus2          Esus4Esus4
Hold on. Hold on         this is
Hell

|---0---0---0---|-----0---------|
|-3---2---0-----|-0h2-----------|
|---------------|-2-------------|
|---------------|-2-------------|
|---------------|-0-------------|
|---------------|---------------|

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