Hang On To This
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Afinação: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb EbTecla: EbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Days of the New - Hang On to This
Half step down tuning
tabbed by jjhand
[Intro]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2b3-|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2---7b9-|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2h4-|
Eb|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2---7b9-|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-----|
Gb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------1---|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------------2-|
Ab|-4-4---4-----4-4---4-------------|-4-4---4-----4-4---4-------------|
Eb|-0-0---0-----0-0---0-------------|-0-0---0-----0-0---0-------------|
[Intro Electric Guitar Vamp]
play 4x with Intro
Eb|---------0-----------------------|
Bb|-----7------/5-------0-----------|
Gb|-6-6---6-------------4/6---------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
F7
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------2-------------------2---| (x3)
Ab|-----4-------------------4-------|
Eb|-2-----------0h2-----------------|
"Keep me past the gates"
"I've worn the world without a word"
"And I don't care too much for what they"
Eb|------------------------0-------|
Bb|--------------------------0-----|
Gb|----------------------------1---|
Db|-4---2---2-4---4br5-2---------2-|
Ab|-------4------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
"say"
[Verse 2]
F7
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------2-------------------2---| (x3)
Ab|-----4-------------------4-------|
Eb|-2-----------0h2-----------------|
"Rip my smothering end"
"Another day will pass again"
"Keep my power alive for I'm not"
Eb|------------------------0-------|
Bb|--------------------------0-----|
Gb|----------------------------1---|
Db|-2h4-4---2-4-----4br5-2-------2-|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
"afraid"
[Pre-Chorus]
Eb|---------0---------------0---------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
Bb|-------0---0-----------0---0-------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
Gb|-----2-------2-------1-------1-----|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|
Db|---------------2---------------2---|-------------------------4-------|
Ab|-0---------------------------------|-4-------6-------7---------------|
Eb|-----------------4-----------------|---------------------------------|
"Can I make them understand Who in the world would have thought this
Eb|---------0---------------0---------|-0---0m------0-------------------|
Bb|-------0---0-----------0---0-------|-0---0m------0-------------------|
Gb|-----2-------2-------1-------1-----|-3---3m------4-------------------|
Db|---------------2---------------2---|-4---4m------6-------------------|
Ab|-0---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------4-----------------|---------------------------------|
"God, I'll never know your plans"
[Chorus 1]
play 4x, lyrics below
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----2---2/4-6---------2---2/4-6---|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-2-------2/4-2-------------2/4-2---|
Eb|-2-2---2-------------2---2---------|-0-----0-------------0---0---------|
"Doin' what I got to, just what I got to hang on Cause I'm"
"doin' what I got to, just what I got to hang on It's cause I'm"
"doin' what I got to, just what I got to hang on"
"Hanging on by a thread, this is what I've got So hang on to"
[Chorus Lead]
add distortion & flanger - part adds on second bar of Chorus
Eb|--------12-12-12-12-----x-12---12~-----|
Bb|--------12-12-12-12-----x-10----9~-----|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
[PostChorus]
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2b3-|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2---7b9-|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2-------|
"this!"
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Bb|---------------------------------|----------------------------0----|
Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------1-|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2---7b9-|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0-----------|
[Verse 2A]
F7
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------2-------------------2---| (x3)
Ab|-----4-------------------4-------|
Eb|-2-----------0h2-----------------|
"Keep me pacified"
"The light never see my face"
"For this seems like a better"
Eb|------------------------0-------|
Bb|--------------------------0-----|
Gb|----------------------------1---|
Db|-2h4-4---2-4-----4br5-2-------2-|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
"place"
[Verse 2B]
F7
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------2-------------------2---| (x3)
Ab|-----4-------------------4-------|
Eb|-2-----------0h2-----------------|
"Keep them entertained"
"I lost the feel, I lost the pain"
"For this seems to be a better"
Eb|------------------------0-------|
Bb|--------------------------0-----|
Gb|----------------------------1---|
Db|-2h4-4---2-4-----4br5-2-------2-|
Ab|--------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|
"afraid"
[Pre-Chorus]
Eb|---------0---------------0---------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
Bb|-------0---0-----------0---0-------|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
Gb|-----2-------2-------1-------1-----|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|
Db|---------------2---------------2---|-------------------------4-------|
Ab|-0---------------------------------|-4-------6-------7---------------|
Eb|-----------------4-----------------|---------------------------------|
"Can I make them understand Who in the world would have thought this
Eb|---------0---------------0---------|-0---0m--x-x-0-------------------|
Bb|-------0---0-----------0---0-------|-0---0m--x-x-0-------------------|
Gb|-----2-------2-------1-------1-----|-3---3m--x-x-4-------------------|
Db|---------------2---------------2---|-4---4m--x-x-6-------------------|
Ab|-0---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------4-----------------|---------------------------------|
"God, I'll never know your plans" (repeat this bar)
[Chorus 2]
play 4x, lyrics below
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----2---2/4-6---------2---2/4-6---|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-2-------2/4-2-------------2/4-2---|
Eb|-2-2---2-------------2---2---------|-0-----0-------------0---0---------|
"Doin' what I got to, just what I got to hang on Cause I'm"
"doin' what I got to, just what I got to hang on It's cause I'm"
"doin' what I got to, just what I got to hang on"
"Hanging on by a thread, this is what I've got So hang on to"
[Chorus 2 Lead]
add distortion & flanger - part adds on second bar of Chorus
Eb|--------12-12-12-12-----x-12---12~-----|
Bb|--------12-12-12-12-----x-10----9~-----|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
[PostChorus 2]
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2b3-|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2---7b9-|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2-------|
"this!"
[Bridge]
Eb|-------------0-------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Bb|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------0-----|
Gb|-------6-6-----------6-------6---|-------3-3---------3---------3---|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------0---------0-|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-5-----------------------4-------|-2-----------0-------------------|
Eb|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
Bb|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
Gb|-------6-6-----------6-----------|-------6-6-----------6-----------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------4-------|-------------------------4-------|
Eb|-5-------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-------2-----------2-------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-------2---0-------0---2-------|
solo starts
during solo:
Eb|-------------0-------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Bb|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------0-----|
Gb|-------6-6-----------6-------6---|-------3-3---------3---------3---|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------0---------0-|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-5-----------------------4-------|-2-----------0-------------------|
Eb|-------0-0---0-----0-0-----0-0-0-|-0---0-------0---0-------0-------|
Bb|-------0-0---0-----0-0-----0-0-0-|-0---0-------0---0-------0-------|
Gb|-------6-6---6-----6-6-----6-6-6-|-x---x-------x---x-------x-------|
Db|-7-----------7-------------------|-6---6-------6---6-------6-------|
Ab|-0-----------0-------------------|-6---6-------6---6-------6-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-4---4-------4---4-------4-------|
[Solo Part]
Eb|-----------0-|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----0h2---0-|-----5-----5-5-------------0-----|
Gb|-------------|-----------------4\2-2---1-------|
Db|-2/4---------|-----------------------------2---|
Ab|-------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------7/9-|-7/--12~---12------12----12---------|
Bb|-----7br9-5---5---7br9-5---5---7/9-----|--------------12------10----9-------|
Gb|------------7------------7-------------|------------------------------9-9~--|
Db|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------9--------14-|-12/14\12~~~~~--------------------|
Bb|---------------------------9-----12~-----|----------------------------------|
Gb|-13p11\9-b12r11p9-----11b12--------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------11----------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Last Chorus]
play 4x, lyrics below
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----2---2/4-6---------2---2/4-6---|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-2-------2/4-2-------------2/4-2---|
Eb|-2-2---2-------------2---2---------|-0-----0-------------0---0---------|
"Doin' what I got to, just what I got to hang on and I'm"
"hanging on by a thread, this is what I've got I said I'm"
"doin' what I got to, just what I got to hang on"
"doin' what I got to, just what I got to hang on, hang on to this!"
[Last Chorus Lead]
add distortion & flanger - part adds on second bar of Chorus
Eb|--------12-12-12-12-----x-12---12~-----|
Bb|--------12-12-12-12-----x-10----9~-----|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
[Outro]
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2b3-|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2---7b9-|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2-------|
Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2b3-|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2---7b9-|-2-----2-0---2-----2-0---2-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----4--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
play softly, let ring
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| m staccato muting - play then immediately mute chord
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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How to play Hang On To This
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.