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HOLD BACK THE RIVER (Bassline) As recorded by James Bay (From the 2014 Album CHAOS AND THE CALM) Words and Music by James Bay & Ian Archer Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Eli Beaird - Bass (1 step down)' Intro Q=133 4/4 Gtr I (One whole step down: DGCF) W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| 1st Verse W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| Chorus W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------|| 2nd Verse H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7------9---10-|-(10)------------|--------------10-|-(10)------------| |---------------|-----------7---8-|-(8)------7------|-----------7---8-| +H E E E E +W W +E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|-------------|-----------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------|---------------------0-| |--------------10-|-(10)--------|-----------|---------0-2-(2)---0---| |-(8)------7------|-------------|-10--------|-(10)\-2---------2-----| H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7------9---10-|-(10)------------|--------------10-|-(10)------------| |---------------|-----------7---8-|-(8)------7------|-----------7---8-| +H E E E E +W W +W |-----------------|-------------|-----------|---------|| |-----------------|-------------|-----------|---------|| |--------------10-|-(10)--------|-----------|---------|| |-(8)------7------|-------------|-10--------|-(10)----|| Chorus $ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8----| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|---------------3s5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8----| To Coda Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |----------------|-----------------|---------------3s5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|--------------------|| Interlude Q E E E Q E +E E E E E Q E |----------------|-----------------------| |----------------|-----------------------| |-7--7-7-7-9--10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10------| |----------------|------------------7--8-| +E E E E E Q E +E E E E E Q E |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |----------------10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10------| |-(8)-8-8-8-8-7-----|------------------7--8-| +E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E Q |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| |----------------10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10--| |-(8)-8-8-8-8-7-----|-------------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|---------------7-|| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|| |----------------|-----------------|| Bridge W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-5--------|-(5)----| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| W +W W +H.. S S |----------|------------|----------|----------------| |----------|------------|----------|----------------| |-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|------------5s7-| |----------|------------|-5--------|-(5)------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D.S. al Coda 6/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W. |-----------------|-----------------|----------|---------|| |-----------------|-----------------|----------|---------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------|---------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-5--------|-(5)-----|| Bridge & 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 6/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W +W. |-----------------|-----------------|----------|------------|--------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------|------------|--------|| |-----------------|-----------------|----------|------------|--------|| Outro 4/4 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W |----------|----------|------*| |----------|----------|------*| |----------|----------|------*| |----------|----------|------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths