• Song:

    Hold

  • Artist:

    Saves The Day

  • Album:

    Ups & Downs

Transcribed by Vincent M. Moss
alvarezgtr2k4@hotmail.com
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Saves the Day
Hold
Underdog EP
Equal Vision Records

This is a great song off of Saves The Day's acoustic EP "Underdog" titled "Hold". It's a fun and fairly simple song to play, and it has a catchy beat. Try to follow the strumming pattorn; I think that I illustrated it fairly well. Enjoy!


Verse One  {00:00- 00:26} [Single Guitar]

(Oh, well....)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----X-6--6-X--8--8--X--4--4--X--------X--6--6--X--X------------4------
D|--4--X-6--6-X--8--8--X--4--4--X--4--4--X--6--6--X--X--4s6--4s6--4------   x3
A|--4--X-4--4-X--6--6--X--2--2--X--4--4--X--4--4--X--X--4s6--4s6--2------
E|--2--X------X--------X--------X--2--2--X--------X--X--4s6--4s6---------

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----X--6--6--X--8--8--X--4--4--X--------X--6--6--6--6-----------X--X--4----
D|--4--X--6--6--X--8--8--X--4--4--X--4--4--X--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--X--X--2----   x1
A|--4--X--4--4--X--6--6--X--2--2--X--4--4--X--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--X--X--2----
E|--2--X--------X--------X--------X--2--2--X---------------- 4--4--4--X--X----

Chorus {00:27-00:42} [Single Guitar]

(Remember...)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-XX--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------
A|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-XX--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--XX--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----------
(Running...)
e|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-XX---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------
A|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-XX---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------
E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-XX---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------
(Pick the nicest...)                                   
e|--------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------
G|--------------------XX--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--XX-
D|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--XX--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--XX-
A|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--XX--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--XX-
E|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--XX-------------------XX-
(Imagine...)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--XX--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--XX-----
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--XX--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--XX-----
A|-9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--XX--8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--XX-----
E|--------------------------XX---------------------------XX-----
(Rolling around...)
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--XX--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--XX--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9- -XX--9--9--9--9--9--9---9--9----
E|---------------------------XX-----------------------------

Verse Two {00:43- 01:09} [Dual Guitar]

(Saw myself...)

[Guitar One]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----X--6--6--X--8--8--X--4--4--X--------X--6--6--X--X------------4----
D|--4--X--6--6--X--8--8--X--4--4--X--4--4--X--6--6--X--X--4s6--4s6--4---- x3
A|--4--X--4--4--X--6--6--X--2--2--X--4--4--X--4--4--X--X--4s6--4s6--2----
E|--2--X--------X--------X--------X--2--2--X--------X--X--4s6--4s6-------

[Guitar Two] 
*Note- bend notes to create vibrato effect.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----7------6-6------4-4------2-2------7------6-6------4-6-4-6-7---
G|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------   x3
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------

[Guitar One]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----X--6--6--X--8--8--X--4--4--X--------X--6--6--6--6-----------X--X--4----
D|--4--X--6--6--X--8--8--X--4--4--X--4--4--X--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--X--X--2----   x1
A|--4--X--4--4--X--6--6--X--2--2--X--4--4--X--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--X--X--2----
E|--2--X--------X--------X--------X--2--2--X------------- 4--4--4--X--X-------

[Guitar Two]
*Note- bend notes to create vibrato effect.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----7------6-6------4-4------2-2-2-----7------6-6-6-----4-4-4---6-6---7-7-7---
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------  x1
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus {01:10- 01:38} [Single Guitar]

(Too stupid...)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-XX--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11---------
A|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-XX--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11---------
E|--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9-XX---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9---------
(beauty...)
e|----------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-XX---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------
A|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-XX---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------
E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-XX---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------
(***ty...)                                   
e|--------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------
G|--------------------XX--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--XX-
D|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--XX--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--XX-
A|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--XX--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--XX-
E|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--XX-------------------XX-
(Without...)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--XX--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--XX-----
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--XX--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--XX-----
A|-9--9--9--9---9--9-- --9--XX--8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--XX-----
E|--------------------------XX---------------------------XX-----
(Let the shades...)
e|-----------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--XX--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--XX--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--XX--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---
E|-------------------XX--------------------
(Should have...)
e|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------XX--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--XX---
D|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--XX--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--XX---
A|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--XX---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--XX---
E|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--XX---------------------------XX---
(Make myself...)
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--XX--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--XX--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----
A|--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--XX--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9----
E|---------------------------XX-----------------------------
(What am I...)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------XX--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---XX--11---
D|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--XX--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---XX--11---
A|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--XX--8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8---XX---9---
E|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--XX----------------------------XX-------

Verse Three {01:40- 02:06} [Single Guitar]

(Oh, well....)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----X--6--6--X--8--8--X--4--4--X--------X--6--6--X--X------------4-----
D|--4--X--6--6--X--8--8--X--4--4--X--4--4--X--6--6--X--X--4s6--4s6--4-----   x4
A|--4--X--4--4--X--6--6--X--2--2--X--4--4--X--4--4--X--X--4s6--4s6--2-----
E|--2--X--------X--------X--------X--2--2--X--------X--X--4s6--4s6--------

Outro {02:07- 02:16} [Single Guitar]

('Cause nothing's...)

e|---------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------
G|--11-11s6--6--6s4--4------4-4--XX--3---
D|--11-11s6--6--6s4--4------4-4--XX--3---
A|---9--9s4--4--4s2--2------2-2--XX--1---
E|-------------------------------XX------
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