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HOLD BACK THE RIVER 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 A D) - 'James Bay - Electric Guitar (1 step down)' Intro Q=133 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr. / One whole step down: DGCFAD) H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-| |-0--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| +H E E E E +H E E Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-(17)------15---12-|-(12)----12----12--| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(15)------14---10-|-(10)-------10-----| |-------------------|-------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E +H. |----------------------|-----10-(10)----|| |-10---10---(10)-8s7-7-|-(7)------------|| |---------0--(0)-------|-(0)------------|| |--0-------------------|----------------|| |----------------------|----------------|| |----------------------|----------------|| Q. E +H +W 1st Verse N.C. H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| +H E E E E +H E E Q H +E E E E +E E +H. |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----10-(10)----| |-(17)------15---12-|-(12)----12----12--|-10----(10)-8s7-7-|-(7)------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--0---------------|-(0)------------| |-(15)------14---10-|-(10)-------10-----|------------------|----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------| W +W H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| +H E E E E +W Q Q +E Q E +Q H. |-------------------|-------------|-5--5--(5)-3---2-|-(2)---10-----------|| |-(17)------15---12-|-(12)--------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------|-----------0-----|-----0-(0)--(0)-----|| |-------------------|-------------|-0--0---0----0---|-(0)----------------|| |-(15)------14---10-|-(10)--------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------8-|| Q Q E E Q +E E +Q +Q. E Chorus
C W +H.. E +W +H.. G E +W |-----------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------| |--8--------|--(8)---------8-|--(8)--------|--(8)--------^-8-|--(8)----| |--9--------|--(9)---------9-|--(9)--------|--(9)--------^-0-|--(0)----| |-10--------|-(10)--------10-|-(10)--------|-(10)--------^-9-|--(9)----| |-----------|----------------|-------------|-------------^10-|-(10)----| |-----------|--------------8-|--(8)--------|--(8)--------^10-|-(10)----|
+W +W +W H E E E E +W |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|---------|| |--(8)--------|--(8)--------|--(8)--------|-8------10---12-|-(12)----|| |--(0)--------|--(0)--------|--(0)--------|----------------|---------|| |--(9)--------|--(9)--------|--(9)--------|----------------|---------|| |-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-7-------9---10-|-(10)----|| |-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|----------------|---------|| 2nd Verse N.C. H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| +H E E E E +H E E Q H +E E E E +E E +H. |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----10-(10)----| |-(17)------15---12-|-(12)----12----12--|-10----(10)-8s7-7-|-(7)------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|--0---------------|-(0)------------| |-(15)------14---10-|-(10)-------10-----|------------------|----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------| W +W H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| +H E E E E +W Q Q +E Q E +Q H. |-------------------|-------------|-5--5--(5)-3---2-|-(2)---10-----------|| |-(17)------15---12-|-(12)--------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------|-----------0-----|-----0-(0)--(0)-----|| |-------------------|-------------|-0--0---0----0---|-(0)----------------|| |-(15)------14---10-|-(10)--------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------8-|| Q Q E E Q +E E +Q +Q. E Chorus $ C E E E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E |------------------------|-------------------------| |----8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8---8--8--8--8--8-| |----9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--(9)--9---9--9--9--9--9-| |---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-(10)-10--10-10-10-10-10-| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8---8--8--8--8--8-|
+E E Q E E E E +E E E E +E Q G E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--(8)--8--8---8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8--8--8--(8)--8---8-| |--(9)--9--9---9--9--9--9-|--(9)--9--9--9--(9)--9---0-| |-(10)-10-10--10-10-10-10-|-(10)-10-10-10-(10)-10---9-| |-------------------------|------------------------10-| |--(8)--8--8---8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8--8--8--(8)--8--10-|
+E E E E +E E E E +E Q. +E E E E |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |--(8)--8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--(8)--8-----(8)--8--8--8-| |--(0)--0--0--0--(0)--0--0--0-|--(0)--0-----(0)--0--0--0-| |--(9)--9--9--9--(9)--9--9--9-|--(9)--9-----(9)--9--9--9-| |-(10)-10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-(10)-10----(10)-10-10-10-| |-(10)-10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-(10)-10----(10)-10-10-10-|
+E Q E +E Q D E +E Q Dadd9 E E E E C E |-------------------------|----------12-12-12-12----| |--(8)--8---8--(8)--8--10-|-(10)-10--10-10-10-10--8-| |--(0)--0---0--(0)--0--11-|-(11)-11--11-11-11-11--9-| |--(9)--9---9--(9)--9--12-|-(12)-12--12-12-12-12-10-| |-(10)-10--10-(10)-10-----|-------------------------| |-(10)-10--10-(10)-10--10-|-(10)-10--10-10-10-10--8-|
+E E E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E |---------------------------|-------------------------| |--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8---8--8--8--8--8-| |--(9)--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--(9)--9---9--9--9--9--9-| |-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-(10)-10--10-10-10-10-10-| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8---8--8--8--8--8-|
+E E Q E E E E +E E E E +E Q G E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--(8)--8--8---8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8--8--8--(8)--8---8-| |--(9)--9--9---9--9--9--9-|--(9)--9--9--9--(9)--9---0-| |-(10)-10-10--10-10-10-10-|-(10)-10-10-10-(10)-10---9-| |-------------------------|------------------------10-| |--(8)--8--8---8--8--8--8-|--(8)--8--8--8--(8)--8--10-|
+E E E E +E E E E +E Q. +E E E E |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |--(8)--8--8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--(8)--8-----(8)--8--8--8-| |--(0)--0--0--0--(0)--0--0--0-|--(0)--0-----(0)--0--0--0-| |--(9)--9--9--9--(9)--9--9--9-|--(9)--9-----(9)--9--9--9-| |-(10)-10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-(10)-10----(10)-10-10-10-| |-(10)-10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-(10)-10----(10)-10-10-10-| To Coda
+E Q E +E Q D E +E Q Dadd9 E E E E C E |-------------------------|----------12-12-12-12-----|| |--(8)--8---8--(8)--8--10-|-(10)-10--10-10-10-10-----|| |--(0)--0---0--(0)--0--11-|-(11)-11--11-11-11-11-----|| |--(9)--9---9--(9)--9--12-|-(12)-12--12-12-12-12-10--|| |-(10)-10--10-(10)-10-----|--------------------------|| |-(10)-10--10-(10)-10--10-|-(10)-10--10-10-10-10--8--||
Interlude N.C. H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-| |-0--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| +H E E E E +H E E Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-(17)------15---12-|-(12)----12----12--| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(15)------14---10-|-(10)-------10-----| |-------------------|-------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E +H. |----------------------|-----10-(10)----|| |-10---10---(10)-8s7-7-|-(7)------------|| |---------0--(0)-------|-(0)------------|| |--0-------------------|----------------|| |----------------------|----------------|| |----------------------|----------------|| Q. E +H +W Bridge
G W +W W +W |-----------|-------------|-----------|---------| |--8--------|--(8)--------|--8--------|--(8)----| |--0--------|--(0)--------|--0--------|--(0)----| |--9--------|--(9)--------|--9--------|--(9)----| |-10--------|-(10)--------|-10--------|-(10)----| |-10--------|-(10)--------|-10--------|-(10)----|
C W +W Am W +W |-----------|-------------|-----------|---------| |--8--------|--(8)--------|-10--------|-(10)----| |--9--------|--(9)--------|--9--------|--(9)----| |-10--------|-(10)--------|-10--------|-(10)----| |-----------|-------------|--0--------|--(0)----| |--8--------|--(8)--------|-----------|---------|
G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| D.S. al Coda C Am 6/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W. |-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|----------|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-10--------|-(10)-----|| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--------|--(9)-----|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--------|-(10)-----|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--0--------|--(0)-----|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-----------|----------|| Bridge & G 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| ||---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| ||---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| ||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| 1. Am D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-o|| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|| 2. Am 6/4 W +W +W. |-----------|-------------|---------|| |-10--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----|| |--9--------|--(9)--------|--(9)----|| |-10--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----|| |--0--------|--(0)--------|--(0)----|| |-----------|-------------|---------|| Outro N.C. 4/4 H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-8------10---12-|-(12)------15---17-|-(17)------15---12-|-(12)------15---17-| |-0--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-7-------9---10-|-(10)------14---15-|-(15)------14---10-|-(10)------14---15-| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| +H E E E E +H E E Q Q +Q H +W |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------*| |-(17)------15---12-|-(12)----12----12--|-10---(10)---10-----|-(10)----*| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------0-(0)----|--(0)----*| |-------------------|-------------------|--0-----------------|---------*| |-(15)------14---10-|-(10)-------10-----|--------------------|---------*| |-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------*| Q. E +H 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