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Hold On Loosely by 38 Special
Hold On Loosely
Tuning:EADGBe
INTRO/VERSUS
e|--------------------------------------------| DO THIS LIKE 6 TIMES
B|--------------------------------------------| TO THE CHORUS
G|-----9XXXXXX-9-9XXXXXX-9-7XXXXXX-7-7XXXXXX--|
D|-----9XXXXXX-9-9XXXXXX-9-7XXXXXX-7-7XXXXXX--|
A|-----7XXXXXX-7-6XXXXXX-6-5XXXXXX-5-4XXXXXX--|
E|-7-5----------------------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-5------7-------|
D|-5-HOLD-7-HOLD--|
A|-3------5-------|
E|----------------|
CHORUS
e|---------------------------------------------DO THIS ONCE THEN DO THE------|
B|---------------------------------------------THE CORDS AGAIN---------------|
G|-99999999-99999999-77777777-77777777-77-77----9-9-7-7----------------------|
D|-99999999-99999999-77777777-77777777-77-77----9-9-7-7----------------------|
A|-77777777-66666666-55555555-44444444-44-55----7-6-5-4----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
POST-CHORUS
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7777777777777777--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7777777777777777--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5555555555555555--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
POST-CHORUS
CHORUS
SOLO
e|-12-12-12-12-14p12----------12-12-12-12-12-11------------------------------|
B|-------------------14p12----------------------14-12------------------------|
G|-------------------------13------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------11-14-14-11-12------|
A|----------------------------------------------------14---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------14-12-14----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------14-12-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------11----14-12-------------------------------------------|
D|------------------12----14-------------------------------------------------|
A|-12/-12-12-12-14----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO: ||: E . . . | E/D# . . . | D . . . | D/C# . . . :||
E E/D# D D/C#
1) You see it all around you - good lovin' gone bad.
E E/D# D D/C#
And usually it's too late when you realize what you had.
C D
And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, who told
me,
E E/D# D A (D/Db-D-E)
"Just Hold On Loosely, but don't let go.
E E/D# D A
If you cling too tightly, you're gonna lose control.
F#m B
Your baby needs someone to believe in
F#m A
And a whole lot of space to breathe in."
E E/D# D D/C#
2) It's so damn easy when your feelings are such
E E/D# D D/C#
To overprotect her, to love her too much.
C D
And my mind goes back to a girl I left some years ago, who told
me,
E E/D# D A (D/Db-D-E)
"Just Hold On Loosely, but don't let go.
E E/D# D A
If you cling too tight, babe, you're gonna lose control.
F#m B
Your baby needs someone to believe in
F#m A
And a whole lot of space to breathe in."
| . . | G D G D | G D G D |
B) Don't let her slip a-
| D A D A | D A D A |
way, sentimental
| G D G D | G D G D |
fool, Don't let your heart get
| D A D A-Bb| B . . . |
in her way.
E E/D# D D/C#
3) You see it all around you - good lovin' gone bad.
E E/D# D D/C#
And usually it's too late when you realize what you had.
E E/D# D A (D/Db-D-E)
So Hold On Loosely, but don't let go.
E E/D# D A
If you cling too tight babe, you're gonna lose control.
F#m B
Your baby needs someone to believe in
F#m A
And a whole lot of space to breathe in.
OUTTRO: E E/D# D A (D/Db-D-E)
So Hold On Loosely, but don't let go.
E E/D# D [stop]
If you cling too tight babe, you're gonna lose it --
A
You're gonna -- lose control.
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version 2
Tuning: i am using 1/2 step down just my preference...
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-------9-7-------7-7-------|
A|-97-7XXXXXX-7-6XXXXXX-6-5XXXXXX-5-4XXXXXX-|
E|-75---------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----9-9-9-9-7-7-7-|
D|-----9-9-9-9-7-7-7-|
A|-97-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-|
E|-75-------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-------9-7-------7-7-7----------|
A|-97-7XXXXXX-7-6XXXXXX-6-5XXXXXX-5-4-4--4p2-----|
E|-75----------------------------------------3-0-|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-9-------9-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7XXXXXX-7-6XXXXXX-6-5XXXXXX-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-5----7---|
D|-5----7---|
A|-3----5---|
E|----------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---9-9---9---7---7-7--5-7-9---9-9---9---7---7-7-|
A|-7-7---6-6---6-5-5---4--3-5-7-7---6-6---6-5-5---4-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------10p9---------|
G|----------11b-9v--------11p9-11Fb-------11b-9v------11p9----|
D|-5/9-11-9---------5/9-9-----------5/9-9------------------9-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-2-222222-|
A|-4-4-4-x-2-2-2-x-4-4-4-x-0-000000-|
E|-2-2-2-x---------2-2-2-x----------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-9-----11-9-7-------7-7-7-7---------|
A|-7xxxxxx-7-6xxxx-6--6-5xxxxxx-5-4-4-4-4p2-----|
E|------------------------------------------3-0-|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-9----11-9-7-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7xxxxxx-7-6xxxx6--6-5xxxxxx-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-5----7----|
D|-5----7----|
A|-3----5----|
E|-----------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---9-9---9---7---7-7--5-7-9---9-9---9---7---7-7-|
A|-7-7---6-6---6-5-5---4--3-5-7-7---6-6---6-5-5---4-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------10p9---------|
G|----------11b-9v--------11p9-11Fb^^^-------11b-9v------11p9----|
D|-5/9-11-9---------5/9-9--------------5/9-9------------------9-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--4-4-4x-4-4-4------|
A|-4-4-4x-2-2-2x-4-4-4x-2---|
E|-2-2-2x--------2-2-2x-0---|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8--7--8--7-8--8-7--8--7--7--7--5--7--5-7--7-5--7--5--8--7--8-|
G|-7--7--7--7-7--7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7--7-7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|-7-8--8--7--8--7--7--5--7-|
G|-7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-----4---------------|
D|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-9------9-9---11-9-7------7-7-7-7-7---------|
A|-7xxxxx-7-6xxx6--6-5xxxxx-5-4-4-4-4-4p2-----|
E|----------------------------------------3-0-|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9------9-9------9-7------7-7-7-7-|
A|-7xxxxx-7-6xxxxx-6-5xxxxx-5-4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------|
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-5----7----|
D|-5----7----|
A|-3----5----|
E|-----------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---9-9---9---7---7-7--5-7-9---9-9---9---7---7-7-|
A|-7-7---6-6---6-5-5---4--3-5-7-7---6-6---6-5-5---4-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|----9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------11-9----------------12--------------12------12-10p9---------|
G|-11--------11v---11p9-(9)-11Fb--11p9----9-11b-9---11b-----11p9----|
D|-------------------------------------11------------------------9-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4x-4-4-4x-4-4-4x-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-4-4-4x-2-2-2x-4-4-4x-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-2-2-2x--------2-2-2x------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------10p9------10v---10-10-10p9-------------|
G|--------------------11p9------------------11p9-11p9---|
D|-----------7-9--------------------------------------9-|
A|-5/7-7-9p7--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------12b-|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-11Fb-11Fb-11Fb-11brp9----9v-------|
D|-----------------------11-----------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-12-12-12-12-12-14p12----------12-12-12-12-12-|
B|----------------------14p12-------------------|
G|----------------------------12----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-12-11-9------------------------|
B|---------12v--12-710-10-9-----|
G|----------------------------9---|
D|------------------------------9-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------7-7p6-5-6------11p10-9h10-|
G|---------------------9-9p8-7-8-7-----------910------------|
D|---4h5-4h6-4h7-7/9-9---------------------------------------|
A|-6---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------12-12-12-12-12-12p11-9----9h12p9-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-9---|
B|----9------------------------12------------------------------12-|
G|-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------12------12------12--------------------------------------|
B|-12Fb----12Fb----12Fb----12Fb---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------11Fb-11p9----9-11----9-11----11-|
D|----------------------------------------11------11------11----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------9v-------------------------------12-13p12----------------|
G|-11-9-----11b-11p9-11--11b-11p9-11-12b----------12-13p12----12-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------14----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-11p9----11p9----9--9--9-------------------------------|
G|--------11------11---------11Fb-11Fb-11p9----9-11--/9-9-|
D|------------------------------------------11-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12--------------------------------------------------|
G|-/12----14-12----12-9-11-9-11Fb-11Fb-11p9----------------|
D|--------------14--------------------------11fb-11Fb-11p9-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------9--------------|
B|-------------------------------9-10-11-12---9------------|
G|-/9-11-11b-9h11p9---------11-9----------------11-9-------|
D|------------------/9-11-9--------------------------11-9--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------9----------------------------|
B|------(11)---11-9--------------12-------|
G|-11v--------------11-9----11-9-11Fb-9v--|
D|-----------------------11---------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--11p9------9-11-9-12p11-9----9-12p11-9----9----|
D|---------11p9----------------11-----------11-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-14p12----------12-14p12----------|
B|----------14p12-------------14p12----|
G|----------------13----------------13-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-12-14p12----------12-14p12----------|
B|----------14p12-------------14p12----|
G|----------------13----------------13-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-12--12--12--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------12---------------------------12------------------|
G|------------11b-11p9----9-11brp9-9v--9-9-11Fb^^-11p9----9-11-|
D|---------------------11------------------------------11------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-----12-----------10---9---7--------/17-17-17-16-14----|
G|-11Fb^^-11Fb^^-9-/9----9---9---9-11-9-----------------16-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-16Fb-16Fb-16brp14-14p13-14p13----------|
D|-------------------------------14-------|
A|----------------------------------14v--|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------7-7p6-5-6------11p10-9h10-|
G|---------------------9-9p8-7-8-7-----------910------------|
D|---4h5-4h6-4h7-7/9-9---------------------------------------|
A|-6---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------12-12-12-12-12-12p11-9----9h12p9-9-12/14-14Fb-14Fb-12-|
B|----9------------------------12-----------------------------|
G|-12---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-14Fb-14Fb-12----12-14-12-12-14p12----14p12----12-12-|
B|-----------------14-------------------14-------14-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-/19------19------19------19------19------17-19Fb-19-|
B|-----19Fb----19Fb----19Fb----19Fb----19Fb------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-17----19p17----17-|
B|----19-------19-----|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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