• Song:

    Hold Me Down

  • Artist:

    Motion City Soundtrack

  • Album:

    Commit This To Memory D...

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                MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK - Hold Me Down
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Tabbed by: mka12992
E-mail: mka12992@aol.com

Tuning: Half-step down

This tab may be a bit tricky to follow at first, but shouldn't be too challenging 
if you know the song. 
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Intro pt. 1-

Guitar 1:
eb|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------|------------------|
Bb|---3------3---3-|---3------3----3-|---3------3---2-|---3------3-------|
Gb|-----2------2---|-----2-----------|-----2------2---|-----2------------|
Db|-0--------------|-------2----0h2--|-0--------------|-------2----0h2p0-|x2
Ab|----------------|-4---------------|----------------|-4----------------|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

  ~Rough idea of strum pattern~
e|-------3--------|-----3--3-3-3-|
B|-------3--3---3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
G|-------0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
D|------------0---|-0-0----------|x2
A|----------------|--------------|
E|-3--3-----------|--------------|

eb|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------|------------------|
Bb|---3------3---3-|---3------3----3-|---3------3---2-|---3------3-------|
Gb|-----2------2---|-----2-----------|-----2------2---|-----2------------|
Db|-0--------------|-------2----0h2--|-0--------------|-------2----0h2p0-|
Ab|----------------|-4---------------|----------------|-4----------------|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

Intro pt. 2-

Guitar 1:
eb|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------|------------------|
Bb|---3------3---3-|---3------3----3-|---3------3---2-|---3------3-------|
Gb|-----2------2---|-----2-----------|-----2------2---|-----2------------|
Db|-0--------------|-------2----0h2--|-0--------------|-------2----0h2p0-|x2
Ab|----------------|-4---------------|----------------|-4----------------|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

Guitar 2:
eb|---------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
Bb|-------5-------|-------------------|-------5-------|--------------10--|
Gb|----------6----|------------9------|----------6----|------------9-----|
Db|---7---------7-|---7---7/11---11\7-|---7---------7-|---7---7/11-------|
Ab|-5---5---------|-0---0-------------|-5---5---------|-0---0------------|
Eb|---------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|

eb|---------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb|-------5-------|-------------------|-------5-------|---------------|
Gb|----------6----|------------9------|----------6----|---------------|
Db|---7---------7-|---7---7/11---11\7-|---7---------7-|---7---7/9--7--|
Ab|-5---5---------|-0---0-------------|-5---5---------|-0---0---------|
Eb|---------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|

Guitar 3:
eb|--0--|--0--|
Bb|--3--|--3--|
Gb|--2--|--2--|
Db|--0--|--x--|x8
Ab|-----|--4--|
Eb|-----|-----|

Verse 1-

Guitar 1:
eb|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------|------------------|
Bb|---3------3---3-|---3------3----3-|---3------3---2-|---3------3-------|
Gb|-----2------2---|-----2-----------|-----2------2---|-----2------------|
Db|-0--------------|-------2----0h2--|-0--------------|-------2----0h2p0-|x2
Ab|----------------|-4---------------|----------------|-4----------------|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
   
  PM---------------------------------
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|x3
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-|
Eb|-----------------|-5-5-5-7-7-------|

eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Eb|-----------------|-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-|

Pre-Chorus-

Both guitars:
eb|--3--|
Bb|--3--|
Gb|--0--|
Db|--0--|x4
Ab|--x--|
Eb|--3--|

Chorus-

Guitar 1:
eb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|-let---|
Bb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|-that--|
Gb|-7--7-6--7-7----|-6---/11-11---9-11-|------0--|-last--|
Db|-0--0-0--0-0-xx-|-0--------0---0--0-|------0--|-chord-|x4
Ab|-x--x-x--x-x-xx-|-x--------x---x--x-|------x--|-ring--|
Eb|-7--7-7--7-7-xx-|-5---/10-10--10-10-|-3--3----|-out---|

Guitar 2 (play at the end of the 4th repeat of guitar 1):
eb|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|
Db|---------------------|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|

[Repeat intro pt. 2]

Verse 2-

Guitar 1:
eb|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------|------------------|
Bb|---3------3---3-|---3------3----3-|---3------3---2-|---3------3-------|
Gb|-----2------2---|-----2-----------|-----2------2---|-----2------------|
Db|-0--------------|-------2----0h2--|-0--------------|-------2----0h2p0-|x2
Ab|----------------|-4---------------|----------------|-4----------------|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

Guitar 2:
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|x4
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|

[Repeat Pre-Chorus]

Chorus 2-

Guitar 1:
eb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|-let---|
Bb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|-that--|
Gb|-7--7-6--7-7----|-6---/11-11---9-11-|------0--|-last--|
Db|-0--0-0--0-0-xx-|-0--------0---0--0-|------0--|-chord-|x3
Ab|-x--x-x--x-x-xx-|-x--------x---x--x-|------x--|-ring--|
Eb|-7--7-7--7-7-xx-|-5---/10-10--10-10-|-3--3----|-out---|

eb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|------3--|
Bb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|------3--|
Gb|-7--7-6--7-7----|-6---/11-11---9-11-|------0--|------0--|
Db|-0--0-0--0-0-xx-|-0--------0---0--0-|------0--|------0--|x5
Ab|-x--x-x--x-x-xx-|-x--------x---x--x-|------x--|------x--|
Eb|-7--7-7--7-7-xx-|-5---/10-10--10-10-|-3----3--|-3----3--|

Guitar 2 (start playing after each "how will I break the news to you?"):
eb|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|
Db|---------------------|---------------------|x4
Ab|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|

Ending-

Guitar 1:
eb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|-let---|
Bb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|-that--|
Gb|-7--7-6--7-7----|-6---/11-11---9-11-|------0--|-last--|
Db|-0--0-0--0-0-xx-|-0--------0---0--0-|------0--|-chord-|
Ab|-x--x-x--x-x-xx-|-x--------x---x--x-|------x--|-ring--|
Eb|-7--7-7--7-7-xx-|-5---/10-10--10-10-|-3--3----|-out---|

Guitar 2 (start playing after "how will I break the news to you?"):
eb|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|
Db|---------------------|---------------------| (play a bunch)
Ab|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|

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| PM  palm mute
| /   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

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