How Can I Hold On? by Stabbing Westward Tabbed by Corey Quilliam cobaink@apexmail.com http://www.musicfanclubs.org/stabbingwestward This, in my opinion, is one of the kewlest songs on DD. It's drop D which is usually what most of the kewlest songs are in, anyways, this is my first tab, hope it's a good one. Drop D Tuning D A D G B e Chords... | d | C | D | A# | G | A | |---|----|----|----|---|---| |---|----|----|----|---|---| |---|----|----|----|---|---| |-0-|-10-|-12-|--9-|-5-|-7-| |-0-|-10-|-12-|--9-|-5-|-7-| |-0-|-10-|-12-|--9-|-5-|-7-| Allow 0:11 seconds for keyboard riff, then play: Play this twice: (second time keyboard riff starts again) --------------x--x---|--------------x-x---| --------------x--x---|--------------x-x---| --------------x--x---|--------------x-x---| 0-0-10~12-x-12-10-12-|0-0-10~12-x-10-9-10-| 0-0-10~12-x-12-10-12-|0-0-10~12-x-10-9-10-| 0-0-10~12-x-12-10-12-|0-0-10~12-x-10-9-10-| -------------x-x---|--------------------------| -------------x-x---|--------------------------| -------------x-x---|--------------------------| 0-0-9~10-x-10-9-10-|0-0-9~10-x-10~9~7~5-7~5~0-| 0-0-9~10-x-10-9-10-|0-0-9~10-x-10~9~7~5-7~5~0-| 0-0-9~10-x-10-9-10-|0-0-9~10-x-10~9~7~5-7~5~0-| Words: (weird keyboard riffs and guitar feebacks) Back when you were my life You gave me something that i could live for Now everything's changed And your gone, but i'm still here waiting Chorus:(play this part twice) How(why) Can(should) I hold on with nothing (When there's) --------------x--x---|--------------x-x---| --------------x--x---|--------------x-x---| --------------x--x---|--------------x-x---| 0-0-10~12-x-12-10-12-|0-0-10~12-x-10-9-10-| 0-0-10~12-x-12-10-12-|0-0-10~12-x-10-9-10-| 0-0-10~12-x-12-10-12-|0-0-10~12-x-10-9-10-| nothing to hold on to -------------x-x---|--------------------------| -------------x-x---|--------------------------| -------------x-x---|--------------------------| 0-0-9~10-x-10-9-10-|0-0-9~10-x-10~9~7~5-7~5~0-| 0-0-9~10-x-10-9-10-|0-0-9~10-x-10~9~7~5-7~5~0-| 0-0-9~10-x-10-9-10-|0-0-9~10-x-10~9~7~5-7~5~0-| Play previous guitar riff twice Verse 2(weird keyboard riff and feedback) Sex mad me feel alive but now i'm so bored with mindless passion Drugs were someplace to hide But they left me feeling cold and empty Chorus (Keyboard riff and solo) I thought you were my friend that you were someone i could turn to Now i realize --------------x--x---|--------------x-x---| --------------x--x---|--------------x-x---| --------------x--x---|--------------x-x---| 0-0-10~12-x-12-10-12-|0-0-10~12-x-10-9-10-| 0-0-10~12-x-12-10-12-|0-0-10~12-x-10-9-10-| 0-0-10~12-x-12-10-12-|0-0-10~12-x-10-9-10-| That you were a friend when you needed something -------------x-x---|--------------------------| -------------x-x---|--------------------------| -------------x-x---|--------------------------| 0-0-9~10-x-10-9-10-|0-0-9~10-x-10~9~7~5-7~5~0-| 0-0-9~10-x-10-9-10-|0-0-9~10-x-10~9~7~5-7~5~0-| 0-0-9~10-x-10-9-10-|0-0-9~10-x-10~9~7~5-7~5~0-| Chorus(play to end till keyboard riff kicks in again round 4:00 Note: There are some solos that are heard in the background during verse #2, but i can't quite here them, if anyone can, drop me a line i would like to know, thanx. ########################################## #Any suggestions/comments gladly accepted# #cobaink@apexmail.com # ########################################## *their simple minds just cannot seem to understand you are neurotic and depressed it doesn't mean that you're sad* Quote of the day: "Keep a pick in your pocket and a song in your head" - tourettes