Black Stone Cherry – Holding On To Letting Go (Guitar Tab)
Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D)
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Speed:
1.0x
[Intro]
at 0:17, played 2x
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--10-------| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--17b18----| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--10-------| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|-15p12-12-13-12-10-13-12--------|-7p5p0-5p3p0-6--5~~---------------|
[Verse 1]
played 4x
D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------| C|------------5b6r5-3------------5b6r5-3-| G|---------------------------------------| C|-0---0---0----------0---0---0----------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------| C|------------5b6r5-3----------3---------| G|--------------------0--3--5-----5~-----| C|-0---0---0-----------------------------|
Lead doubling an octave higher:
D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------12b13r12-10-------------12b13r12-10-| F|-------------12b13r12-10-------------12b13r12-10-| C|-12--12--12--------------12--12--12--------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------12b13r12-10-------------------------| F|-------------12b13r12-10----------10-------------| C|-12--12--12-----------------10h12----12~~~-------| G|-------------------------12----------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------|
[Prehorus Rhythm]
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-3h5----5--5--5--3h5----5--5--5--|-3h5----5--5--5--3h5----5--5--5--| C|-3h5----5--5--5--3h5----5--5--5--|-3h5----5--5--5--3h5----5--5--5--|
[Chorus 1]
played 2x
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------0----6----5---| C|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------0----6----5---| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3-------3----5----7---| C|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3-------3----5----7---| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-8-----8-8-------8-----8-8-------|-8-----8-8-------8----7----8---| C|-8-----8-8-------8-----8-8-------|-8-----8-8-------8----7----8---| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-12p10---12--10-----------------| C|---------------------------------|------12---12---12p10-----------| G|-10------10------10------10------|---------------------12-11-10\8-| C|-10------10------10------10------|--------------------------------|
[PreVerse]
Same as the Intro
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--10-------| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--17b18----| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--10-------| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|-15p12-12-13-12-10-13-12--------|-7p5p0-5p3p0-6--5~~---------------|
[Verse 2]
Rhythm - played 2x
D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------| C|------------5b6r5-3------------5b6r5-3-| G|---------------------------------------| C|-0---0---0----------0---0---0----------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------| C|------------5b6r5-3----------3---------| G|--------------------0--3--5-----5~-----| C|-0---0---0-----------------------------|
Lead doubling an octave higher on repeat:
D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------12b13r12-10-------------12b13r12-10-| F|-------------12b13r12-10-------------12b13r12-10-| C|-12--12--12--------------12--12--12--------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------12b13r12-10-------------------------| F|-------------12b13r12-10----------10-------------| C|-12--12--12-----------------10h12----12~~~-------| G|-------------------------12----------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
played 2x
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------0----6----5---| C|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------0----6----5---| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3-------3----5----7---| C|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3-------3----5----7---| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-8-----8-8-------8-----8-8-------|-8-----8-8-------8----7----8---| C|-8-----8-8-------8-----8-8-------|-8-----8-8-------8----7----8---| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-12p10---12--10-----------------| C|---------------------------------|------12---12---12p10-----------| G|-10------10------10------10------|---------------------12-11-10\8-| C|-10------10------10------10------|--------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Rhythm D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| played 4x C|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| C|-15-12-0-12-10-0-7-5-0-5-3-0-| slow tempo change, add light PM throughout D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| played 4x G|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---| C|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|
[Guitar Solo Rhythm Part]
add light PM D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| play C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4x G|-0-0-0---0-0-0---1-1-1---1-1-1---|-2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3---3-3-3---| C|-0-0-0---0-0-0---1-1-1---1-1-1---|-2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3---3-3-3---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-0---------------1---------------|-2---------------3---------------| C|-0---------------1---------------|-2---------------3---------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-0---------------1---------------|-2---------------3---------------| C|-0---------------1---------------|-2---------------3---------------| two parts: D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-2---3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-3-| guitar 2 C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------| C|-3---5-5-5-5-3---5-5-5-5-3---5-5-5-5-3---5-5-5-5-| guitar 1
[Wah Solo]
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-10--------------------------------------------|
F|-10----10-12-12-12p10-----12p10-----12p10------|
C|---------------------12p10-----12p10-----12p10-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------10-------10--------------|
A|-10-----10-----10-----10----------|-13b15------13p10----10-----------|
F|-10-----10-----10--12----10-------|------------------------10~--/x\--|
C|------------------------------12--|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-12p10-10-12p10-10-12p10--12b13r12p10-12-|
F|-12p10-10-12p10-10-12p10--12b13r12p10-12-|
C|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-12b13r12p10-12b13r12p10-12b13r12p10-12p10--10---|
F|-12b13r12p10-12b13r12p10-12b13r12p10-12p10-------|
C|------------------------------------------12-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------10-----10-----10-------------------------|
A|--------13p10--13p10--13p10--10h13p10----------|
F|-12b14---------------------12--------12p10-----|
C|------------------------------------------12---|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
start bending & adding vibrato with tremelo bar
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-15~~~---15b16~b16~b16~b16~b16~b16~-|-b18~-b18~-b18~-b18~-b20~~~~-----|
F|-14~~~---14b15~b15~b15~b15~b15~b15~-|-b17~-b17~-b17~-b17~-b19~~~~-----|
C|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-10-----------12------------|-13----13--13--13---15----15--15--15--|
A|-13b15~-------15b17~--------|-16b18-b18-b18-b18--18b20-b20-b20-b20-|
F|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-19b20-b20-b20-b20-b20-------|-20------|
A|-20b22-b22-b22-b22-b22------|-----------------------------|-20b22---|
F|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|
C|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|
C|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|[Chorus 3]
played 2x
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------0----6----5---| C|-0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------0----6----5---| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3-------3----5----7---| C|-3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------|-3-----3-3-------3----5----7---| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-8-----8-8-------8-----8-8-------|-8-----8-8-------8----7----8---| C|-8-----8-8-------8-----8-8-------|-8-----8-8-------8----7----8---| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|-12p10---12--10-----------------| C|---------------------------------|------12---12---12p10-----------| G|-10------10------10------10------|---------------------12-11-10\8-| C|-10------10------10------10------|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 on Chorus repeat D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| F|----------10----------------10-------| C|-10h12-12----12-12-10h12-12----12-12-| played 4x G|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| F|-9/10--10-10-10--9/10--10-10-10--|-9/10--10-10-10--9/10--10-10-10-| C|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| F|-9/10-10--10-----9/10-10--10---|-9/10-10--10-----9/10-10--10---| C|--------12--12----------12--12-|--------12--12----------12--12-| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[Outro]
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--10-------| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--17b18----| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|-0-----0-10/12--x-15-15~------0-|-10/12--x-15-15~------0--10-------| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| F|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|-------------6--5--3--------------| G|--------------------------------|-------------6--5--3--------------| C|-15p12-12-13-12-10-13-12--------|-7p5p0-5p3p0-6--5--3--------------|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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