Song: Hold Me Down
Band: Motion City Soundtrack
Tabbed By: Everett Walls
Notes: This is a great song, the bass line has a good feel in the song, and it all sort
flows. im 100% sure this is right, because i locked myself in my room playing this song
and over again until i got the tab right.
Standard Tuning
The Bass doesnt come in until after Justin says: "or talk About" (O:36)
G|—————|
D|—————|
A|—4———|
E|———4—|
Then, It Changes To This At the verse (0:52)
G|——————————————|
D|——————————————|
A|—4—4h6—————3—4|
E|———————4—6————|
changes it up here (1:08)
G|——————————————|
D|——————————————|
A|—4—4h6—————3——|
E|———————4—6———2|
Let These Notes Ring:
G|——————————|
D|——————————|
A|——————————|
E|2————2————|
Bass Goes Silent For The Next Bit,So Chill And Rest Your Hand.
It Comes Back In At The Beggining of The Second Verse. (1:56)
Repeat this part as needed, but after your first time through, do not play the bracketed note
G|———————————3—5—3—————————————————3—5—3—8—6—————————————————————————|
D|———————3—6———————6———————————3—6———————————————————————————————————|
A|—(4)———4———————————————4———4———————————————————————————————————————|
E|—————4———————————————————4—————————————————————————————————————————|
Let this last note ring out.
G|———————————3—5—3—8———————————————————————————|
D|———————3—6———————————————————————————————————|
A|—4———4———————————————————————————————————————|
E|———4———————————————2—————————————————————————|
"You Hold Me Down..." (2:28)
G|——————|
D|——————|
A|——————|
E|—2———2|
Now this is the last playable bit of the song. (2:44)
G|——————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————————————|
A|———————————————444————————————|
E|—666666666—444—————44—22222222|
Then just ride that little bit out and stop playing before Justin sings "how will i
the news to you?" (3:47)
and then the song goes into all that weird feeback and keyboard stuff.
this is my second tab, and is one of my favuorite songs to play. feedback?
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Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1997. Only two of the founding members are still a part of the lineup: lead vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre and lead guitarist and backing vocalist Joshua Cain. The band also includes keyboardist and moog synthesist Jesse Johnson, bassist and backing vocalist Matthew Taylor, with drummer, percussionist and backing vocalist Tony Thaxton. Motion City Soundtrack has released four studio albums and sold almost 600,000 records throughout their career, including over half a million in the United States alone.
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