Title: Hold On
Artist: Sarah McLachlan
First the twangy guitar intro while keyboards hold a long A major chord. Hammer on with
3rd finger in the last bar:
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|—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 chord with 3rd finger, strum the rhythm and do the slides with the 3rd
Then this is easily playable:
A Dsus2 Esus4 Dsus2
|-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
7th fret with the 1st finger
A Dsus2 Esus4
|-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, Esus4 chord shapes as per the intro. The other chords are
follows, in order of appearance. Note there are additional A and Dsus2 versions,
denoted an asterisk, use them where indicated for a more authentic sound.
Likewise the non-standard D chord. There is also this little riff, which
is a variation on the Dsus2 chord
and connects lines of the verse where indicated by (Riff) in the song.
Bm7 x 2 4 2 3 2 Riff |—————|
E 0 2 3 1 0 0 |——3-3——-|
D 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 |—————|
Asus4 x 0 2 2 3 0 |—————|
A Dsus2 Esus4 Dsus2
Hold on. Hold on to yourself for this is gonna hurt like hell
A Dsus2 Esus4 Dsus2
Hold on. Hold on to yourself. You know that only time can tell,
(Riff)
Bm7 E
what is it in me that refuses to believe,
Bm7 D
This isn’t easier than the real thing.
A Dsus2
My love, you know that you’re my best friend,
Esus4 Dsus2
you know that I’d do anything for you and
A Dsus2
my love let nothing come between us,
Esus4 Dsus2
my love for you is strong and true. (Riff)
Bm7 E Bm7 D
Am I in heaven here or am I. . . at the crossroads I am standing
Fm A* Dsus2* E
So now you’re sleeping peaceful I lie awake and pray
Fm A* Dsus2* E
that you’ll be strong tomorrow and will see another day
Bm7 E Bm7 D
and we will praise it and love the light that brings a smile
Asus4 A
across your face
Now the Solo. Crank up the gain control.
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|-10s12-12-12s14|—14b15r14b15—|17—12s14-14s10|-10s5-5s10——|
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|—————|—————|—————|—————|
|—————|—————|—————|—————|
|12s14—14s17—17—17——17s5—|4b5r4—4b5r4—|—————|
|————17—17—————|——5——-5-|5s7-7s9-7-5h7-5|
|——————————-|—————|—————|
|——————————-|—————|—————|
|——————————-|—————|—————|
|——————————-|—————|—————|
|—————|—————|
|-6-6h7-7s9——|—7—6s2———|
|—7————|—————|
|—————|—————|
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|—————|—————| Overdrive off.
A Dsus2
Oh God, if you’re out there won’t you hear me.
Esus4 Dsus2
I know we’ve never talked before and (Riff)
A Fm
Oh God, the man I love is leaving,
Dsus2* (stop strumming, vocals only)
won’t you take him when he comes to your door.
(resume strumming)
Bm7 E
Am I in heaven here or am I in hell,
Bm7 D
at the crossroads I am standing
Fm A* Dsus2* E
So now you’re sleeping peaceful I lie awake and pray
Fm A* Dsus2* E
that you’ll be strong tomorrow and will see another day
Bm7 E Bm7 D
and we will praise it and love the light that brings a smile
Fm A* Dsus2* E
So now you’re sleeping peaceful I lie awake and pray
Fm A* Dsus2* E
that you’ll be strong tomorrow and will see another day
Bm7 E
and we will praise it (slow down)
Bm7 D A Dsus2
and love the light that brings a smile across your face
Esus4 Dsus2 A Dsus2 Esus4 Dsus2
Outro:
A Dsus2 Esus4
Hold on. Hold on to yourself for this is gonna hurt like
Hell
|—0—0—0—|——0———|
|-3—2—0——|-0h2————-|
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|—————|-2————-|
|—————|-0————-|
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