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:
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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.
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