Stabbing Westward "How Can I Hold On?" From the album "Darkest Days" Tab by Joe Costello (joseph.costello@villanova.edu) Tuning: Drop D (low to high: D A D G B e) Symbols Used: ============= h = hammer-on p = pull-off / = slide up = slide down 3b(5) = bend 3rd fret to the pitch of the 5th Note before the tab: The other tab of this isn't necessarily wrong. But it's not quite complete either. This tab should be complete. Intro: (Main Riff) Riff 1: (2x) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*| A|--------3h5--5--3--5---------3h5--3--2--3---------2h3--3--2--3---------2h3--2p0--------------| D|--0--0-----------------0--0-----------------0--0-----------------0--0-----------5p3--5p3p0---| Verse: Guitar 1: Riff 2: (with wah) (4x) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-------3h5----3h5------------------| D|---0----------------0---3b(5)------| Guitar 2: Riff 3: (with chorus) (1x) e|---5------5----5-----4------4----4-----3------3----3-----2------2----2-----| B|-----3--3----3---3-----3--3----3---3-----3--3----3---3-----3--3----3---3---| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| *This starts after Riff 1 is played twice. Chorus: Play Riff 1 Interlude: Riff 4 (2x) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*| A|---5/---/10--12----17---15----------14-15-14-12---10--------14-15-14-12---10---12--10---5----| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| *This could be a keyboard part, but these are the right notes. Guitar 2 plays Riff 1 behind this riff. Verse 2: Same as Verse 1. Chorus 2: Play Riff 1 (2x) Bridge: Play Riff 4, then play Riff 1 for the second half. Last Chorus: Guitar 1: Play Riff 1 Guitar 2: Play Riff 4 for the second half of the chorus. And that's it. Any questions or comments, e-mail me. Thanks for reading the tab...