Hold The Line Tab by Toto

Hold The Line tab by Toto

Guitar Tab

HOLD THE LINE

As recorded by Toto
(From the 1978 Album TOTO)

Words and Music by David Paich

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Lukather - Electric Guitar w/ distortion'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Lukather - Electric Guitar w/ distortion'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Lukather - Electric Guitar w/ light distortion'


 Intro
  Moderate Rock Q=104
               F#5     C#D5    E5            F#5     C#D5
 4/4
  Gtr I
                       |-3-|                         |-3-|
  Wx4           Q   Q  Q Q Q   Q   Q  H       Q   Q  Q Q Q
|------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|------------|-11\-----6-7-7-|-9\----------|-11\-----6-7-7-|
|------------|--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------|--9\-----4-5-5-|
|------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|

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                    1st - 3rd Verses
                                        $
  E5       N.C.
                           PM--------------------------|
           |-3-|         |-3-|    |-3-|      |-3-| |-3-|
  Q   Q  a Q Q Q     Q   E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E Q Q Q
|----------------||---------------------|----------------|
|----------------||o--------------------|----------------|
|----------------||---------------------|----------------|
|-9\-------------||---------------------|----------------|
|-7\-----6s7-----||o------------------7-|-9------7-9-----|
|------------9-8-||--7\----7-8-9----9---|------9-----9-8-|


  PM---------------------------------------------------|
     |-3-|    |-3-|      |-3-| |-3-|      |-3-|    |-3-|
  Q  E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E Q Q Q   Q  E E E Q  E E E
|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------7-|-9------7-9-----|--------------------|
|-7----7-8-9----9---|------9-----9-8-|-7----7-7-9----9-9--|


   PM-----------------------------------------------------|
      |--3--| |-3-|      |-3-|    |-3-|       |--3--| |-3-|
   Q  E  E  E Q Q Q   Q  E E E Q  E E E    Q  E  E  E Q Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------7-----|-------------------|-------------7-----|
|-10----10-10---9-8-|-7----7-7-9----9-9-|-10----10-10---9-8-|


                                                 Chorus
                      D5          E5              F#5     C#D5    E5
                                               Gtrs I, II
  PM--------------|
     |-3-|    |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--|            |-3-|
  Q  E E E Q  E E E   E E E E E E E E E E  E E     Q   Q  Q Q Q   Q   Q  H
|-------------------|--------------------------||---------------|-------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------||---------------|-------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------||---------------|-------------|
|-------------------|-------7-7-7-9-9-9-9------||-11\-----6-7-7-|-9\----------|
|-------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----7-||--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------|
|-7----7-7-9----9-9-|---------------------/9---||---------------|-------------|


                                                      To Coda
  F#5     C#D5    E5                F#5     C#D5    E5
          |-3-|             |-3-|           |-3-|
   Q   Q  Q Q Q   Q   Q  Q  E E E    Q   Q  Q Q Q   Q   Q  H
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
|-11\-----6-7-7-|-9\--------------|-11\-----6-7-7-|-9\----------|
|--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\------------7-|--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------|
|---------------|-------------9---|---------------|-------------|


                  1.
  F#5     C#D5     E5
          |-3-|             |-3-|
   Q   Q  Q Q Q    Q   Q  a Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------o||
|----------------|-----------------||
|-11\-----6-7-7--|-9\--------------||
|--9\-----4-5-5--|-7\-----6s7-----o||
|----------------|------------9-8--||
|
|  W               W
|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------o||
|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------o||
|----------------|-----------------||


                                      Guitar Solo
 2.
  Gtr I
                        |--3--|                  |---3----|
  Q    Q          Q     E  E  E          Q    Q  Q  Q     Q
|-----------------------------------||--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------||--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------||--------------------------|
|-9\--------------------------------||--11\------6--7-----7-----|
|-7\--------------------------7-----||---9\------4--5-----5-----|
|--------------------------9--------||--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|                                        ~~~~~
|      |3-|             |--3--|                  |3-|  |--3--|
| Q    Q  E      +Q     E  E  E         +H       Q  e  e  e  e
|----------------------14-----------||-------------14-16-17-16--|
|--------17b19==(17)r-----14-17b19==||=(17)r--------------------|
|-----14----------------------------||--------------------------|
|-----14----------------------------||--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------||--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------||--------------------------|


   Q                 Q                  H
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--9\------------------------------------------------------|
|--7\------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|   |---3---|  |--3--|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  +E    E  E  Q     E
|-14h16p14----14-------------------------------------------|
|----------17----17p14----------------------------------17-|
|----------------------16p14----16-14-(14)\----14-16b18----|
|----------------------------16-------------16-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|


                           |-----3-----|
   Q                 Q     Q     Q     Q
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-11\----------------------6-----7-----7----|
|--9\----------------------4-----5-----5----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
|                    ~~~~~
|  |------3------|         |--3--|  |--3--|
|  E      E      E  +Q     E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-16pb18r16b18==16-(16)r--14-16-16-16-14-16-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


    Q    Q              H
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---9\------------------------------------------|
|---7\------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|   ~~~~
|        |-----3-----|  |--3--|  |---3----|
|  +Q    E      +E   E  E  E  E  E  S  S  E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-(16)--13pb15r(13)-----------------------------|
|-------------------14--------------------------|
|----------------------16-14----16-16-16-16b20==|
|----------------------------17-----------------|


                           |----3----|
    Q        Q             Q   Q     Q            Q   Q    H
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--11\---------------------6---7-----7--------|---9\---------------------------------------|
|---9\---------------------4---5-----5--------|---7\---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
|   |-3--|   |---3----|    |-3-|  |--3--|                  |-----3-----|  |------6-------|
|  +Q   +E   S.  S.  +E.  +Q   E  E  E  E        +H       +E     E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------14----14-------14-------|
|-----------------------------------14-17-----|-(17)-----(17)\--14----14----17p14----17p14-|
|-----------------------------14-14-14-16b18==|=(16)-----(16)r\----------------------------|
|-----------------------------14-14-----------|--------------------------------------------|
|-(16)r(16)-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------17--14--(14)-(14)-----------------|--------------------------------------------|


                                     |-----3-----|
   Q                  Q              Q Q         Q
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-11\--------------------------------6-7---------7----|
|--9\--------------------------------4-5---------5----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |-------6-------|  |----3-----|        |----3----|
|  S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S      +Q   Q    E      E  E
|-14--------14----------17b19==(17)r------------------|
|-----17p14----17p14-14------------------17pb19-17-14-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


       |-3-|   |-3--| |--3--|                     |--3--|
   Q   E E E   E  E E E  E  E    E     E  Q       Q  Q  Q
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--9---9-9-x---9--9-x-x--9--9-|-11----11-11\------6--7--7--|
|--7---7-7-x---7--7-x-x--7--7-|--9-----9--9\------4--5--5--|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
|  ~~~~~~
|                     |--3--|                     |--3--|
|  Q   Q      +Q      E  E  E    Q        Q       Q  Q  Q
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-17--17-----(17)-------17-19-|-19b21----21b22===21-21-21r-|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|


   |---3----| |-3-|   |---3---|  |-----3-----|   |--3--|
   E      E E E E E   E    E  E  S     +S    S   S  S +S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--9------9-9-9-9-9---9----9--9--9-----(9)---9---9--9-(9)-|
|--7------7-7-7-7-7---7----7--7--7-----(7)---7---7--7-(7)-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
|                     |---3---|  |----------3----------|
|  H                 +E    E  E  E          +S   S  S  S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-21pb22============(21)r---------------------------------|
|----------------------------14-16pb18r====(16)-14-16p14--|
|-------------------------16------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|


   |-----3-----|                        |----------3-----------|
   E     E     E     Q                  Q           Q          Q
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11----11----11----11\-----------------6-----------7----------7------|
|--9-----9-----9-----9\-----------------4-----------5----------5------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |------6-------|  |-------6-------|  |------6-------|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    +E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13-14-13h14p13--------13--------------------------------------------|
|----------------16-15-----16-15-12-11-14-12-11h12p11-------11---(11)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------14-12-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


   |-----3-----|     |-----3-----|
   E     E     E     E     E     E     E        E              E     E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----------9--------9--------------9-----9----|
|--7-----7-----------------------7-----7--------7--------------7-----7----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|        |---3----|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S       +E   E    E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------19pb21==(19)r-----17-|
|----------------------------14-16-14----------14-16----------------------|
|-------------------14-16-18----------18-16-18----------------------------|
|----------14-16-17-------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-16-17----------------------------------------------------------------|


   |--3--|        |-------3--------|       |-3-| |-3--|  |--3---|
   E  E  E   Q    Q  Q             Q       E E E E E  E  E    E E  E    E
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-11-11-11--11\---6--7-------------7----|--9-9-9-9-9--9--9----9-9--9----9--|
|--9--9--9---9\---4--5-------------5----|--7-7-7-7-7--7--7----7-7--7----7--|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
|            ~~~~~
|  |3-|           |3-|        |---3---|          |-3--|
|  E  Q     +Q    Q  E       +E    E  E    Q     Q    E  Q         Q
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----17----(17)\----19pb21==(19)r-17----|-17---------19-19b21-----19b21----|
|-18---------------------------------18-|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


   |-----3------|                    |-----3-----|
   E       E    E   Q                Q      Q    Q
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-11------11---11--11\---------------6------7----7-|
|--9-------9----9---9\---------------4------5----5-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
|                                              ~~
|  |-----3------|   |-----3-----|    |--3---|
|  E      +E   +E   E   E      +E   +E   E  E  Q
|-19b21==(19)r(19)-17------------------------------|
|----------------------21b23==(21)r(21)-19---------|
|------------------------------------------21-18---|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
|                                              ~~
|  |-----3------|   |-----3-----|    |--3---|
|  E      +E   +E   E   E      +E   +E   E  E  Q
|-16b18==(16)r(16)-14------------------------------|
|----------------------17b19==(17)r(17)-14---------|
|------------------------------------------16-14---|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|


                                              3rd Verse
                                                       D.S. al Coda
                                                      PM---------|
                          |-----3------|            |-3-|    |-3-|
   E       E  Q       a   Q      Q     Q        Q   E E E Q  E E E
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|--9-------9--9-----------------------------||-----------------------||
|--7-------7--7-------6s==7-----------------||-------------------7---||
|--------------------------------9-----8----||--7\----7-8-9----9-----||
|
|  |3-|       |--3--|     |--3---|  |3-|
|  E  Q       Q     E    +E   E  E  E  Q        H         H
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-16-13b14---13b14-13---(13)----------------||-----------------------||
|----------------------------16-14-16-16b18-||-16\-------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|
|  |3-|       |--3--|     |--3---|  |3-|
|  E  Q       Q     E     E   E  E  E  Q        H         H
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-13--9b11----9b11--9-----9-----------------||-----------------------||
|----------------------------12-11-12-12b14-||-12\-------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||


   Outro
    &
    F#5     C#D5    E5                F#5     C#D5    E5
    Gtrs I, II
            |-3-|             |-3-|           |-3-|
     Q   Q  Q Q Q   Q   Q  Q  E E E    Q   Q  Q Q Q   Q   Q  H
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------||
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------o||
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------||
||--11\-----6-7-7-|-9\--------------|-11\-----6-7-7-|-9\-----------||
||o--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\------------7-|--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------o||
||----------------|-------------9---|---------------|--------------||


                   1.,2.,3.,4.     5.
    F#5     C#D5    E5              E5
            |-3-|
     Q   Q  Q Q Q   Q   Q  H     5x W          +W
||----------------|--------------||----------|--------*|
||o---------------|-------------o||----------|--------*|
||----------------|--------------||----------|--------*|
||--11\-----6-7-7-|-9\-----------||-9--------|-(9)----*|
||o--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------o||-7--------|-(7)----*|
||----------------|--------------||----------|--------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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