Days of the New – Hang On To This (Guitar Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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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
************************************ | 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 ************************************