The Apers

Hold On To Me

The Apers


Tom: E

E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
                            The Apers - Hold on to Me
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Tabbed by: squintyjoefan
E-mail: squintyjoefan@hotmail.co.uk

From the album: You Are Only as Strong as the Table You Dance On


Tuning: EADGBE (standard)

Song order

Intro/Chorus (x2)
Verse (x4)
Chorus (x2)
Verse (x4)
Chorus (x2)
Bride (x4)
Chorus (x2)
Outro Riff1 
Outro Riff2
Outro Riff3 and 4 [Fade out]


Intro/Chorus

Guitar Lead
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------9--6--7---------4--6-7-6------------------------------------------|
A|----7~--------------7~-------------7---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Rhythm
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2----4----7-----2----4-----7-------------------------------------------|
A|----2----2----7-----2----4-----7-------------------------------------------|
E|----0---------5-----0----2-----5-------------------------------------------|
     E5   B5    A5   E5   F#5   A5
     (x8) (x8) (x16) (x8) (x8) (x16)

Verse  
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7----------9-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7----------9-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5----------7-----------------------------------------------------------|
    A5 (x8)     B5 (x8)

Bridge
   Lead               Rhythm (palm mute)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6--7--6-----------2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------7~-------2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
                      E5  (play this chord continuously)

Outro Riff 1  [Rhythm guitar plays chorus chords)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------6-6-7-9-7-6--------------------------------------|
A|--7-9-11-7-9-11-7-9-------------------7------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play this fast and twice

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------9-9-7-6-7~---------------------------------------|
A|--7-9-11-7-9-11-7-9--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play this fast and twice

Outro Riff 2

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-11-13-14-13-11~--13-11-13-11------9-11-13-11-9------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-11-13-14-13-11~--13-11-13-11------9-11-13-14-13-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro Riff 3

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----13-11-9-9--9-9-----13-11-9-9--9-9--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro Riff 4 (played in between Riff 3)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9-11-13--9-11-13--9-11-13--9-11-13------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend