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Hold The Line Chords by Toto

Hold The Line chords by Toto

Guitar chords with lyrics

From tihst3+@pitt.edu Thu May  8 14:09:00 1997

HOLD THE LINE  (Toto)

(transcription by Tilman Heckel)

Am7             Bm7          Em7      Bm7 Bbm7
It's not in the way ...,
Am7             Bm7             Em7   Bm7 Bbm7
it's not in the way you ...
Am7             Bm7             Cmaj7       D7      Bm7 Bbm7
It's not in the way you've been ...
Am7             Bm7             Cmaj7        D7     Bm7 Bbm7
It's not in the way that ...
Am7             Bm7                 Cmaj7                           D7
It's not in the way you look or the ....
Chorus (2x):

         Em    G/H  C6/g  D
Hold the ...
           Dsus D    Em   G/H  C6/g  D  Dsus  D
love isn't ...

It's not in the words that you told...

Chorus

(Instrumental break - sorry, no chords for that so far)

It's not in the words that you ...

Chorus - love isn't always on time

Hold the line, love isn't ...


#1: The rhythm is a straight 6/8 throughout, but sometimes they play it
    like a 3/4. The accents are as follows (somehow. Listen to the song
    and you'll figure it out):

Verse:
ONE two three FOUR five six  [3x and then:]  ONE two THREE four FIVE six
|Am7 . . . . . |Bm7 . . . . . |Em7 . . . . .|Em7 . Bm7 . Bbm7 .|

Chorus:
|Em . . . . . |G/H . C6/g . . .|D . . . . . |Dsus . . D . . |

#2: The voicing is for playing it with a single (acoustic) guitar. If you
have a band, however, you don't have to play all the notes yourself ;-)

Chords:

verse:
Am7       Bm7      Bbm7    Em7       Cmaj7     D7
EADGhe    EADGhe   guess   EADGhe    EADGhe    EADGhe
575555    797777           x79787    8x998x    10th fr.

chorus:
Em        G/H      C6/g      D         Dsus
EADGhe    EADGhe   EADGhe    EADGhe    EADGhe
022000    x20033   x3x213    xx0232    xx0233

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About this song

"Hold the Line" by Toto features a driving rhythm section with Jeff Porcaro's tight drumming and David Hungate's solid bassline. The song's iconic guitar riff, played by Steve Lukather, is a blend of power chords and melodic lines. Lukather's solo showcases his blues-influenced playing style, while David Paich's keyboard work adds a layer of depth to the track. Produced by Toto themselves, "Hold the Line" was a breakout hit for the band, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978.