Toto - Hold the line
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HOLD THE LINE
As recorded by Toto
(From the 1978 Album TOTO)
Words and Music by David Paich
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Lukather - Electric Guitar w/ distortion'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Lukather - Electric Guitar w/ distortion'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Lukather - Electric Guitar w/ light distortion'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=104
F#5 C#D5 E5 F#5 C#D5
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-|
Wx4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q
|------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|------------|-11\-----6-7-7-|-9\----------|-11\-----6-7-7-|
|------------|--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------|--9\-----4-5-5-|
|------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
E5 N.C.
PM--------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q a Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q
|----------------||---------------------|----------------|
|----------------||o--------------------|----------------|
|----------------||---------------------|----------------|
|-9\-------------||---------------------|----------------|
|-7\-----6s7-----||o------------------7-|-9------7-9-----|
|------------9-8-||--7\----7-8-9----9---|------9-----9-8-|
PM---------------------------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E
|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------7-|-9------7-9-----|--------------------|
|-7----7-8-9----9---|------9-----9-8-|-7----7-7-9----9-9--|
PM-----------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
Q E E E Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------7-----|-------------------|-------------7-----|
|-10----10-10---9-8-|-7----7-7-9----9-9-|-10----10-10---9-8-|
Chorus
D5 E5 F#5 C#D5 E5
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-------------------|--------------------------||---------------|-------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------||---------------|-------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------||---------------|-------------|
|-------------------|-------7-7-7-9-9-9-9------||-11\-----6-7-7-|-9\----------|
|-------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----7-||--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------|
|-7----7-7-9----9-9-|---------------------/9---||---------------|-------------|
To Coda
F#5 C#D5 E5 F#5 C#D5 E5
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
|-11\-----6-7-7-|-9\--------------|-11\-----6-7-7-|-9\----------|
|--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\------------7-|--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------|
|---------------|-------------9---|---------------|-------------|
1.
F#5 C#D5 E5
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q a Q Q Q
|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------o||
|----------------|-----------------||
|-11\-----6-7-7--|-9\--------------||
|--9\-----4-5-5--|-7\-----6s7-----o||
|----------------|------------9-8--||
|
| W W
|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------o||
|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------o||
|----------------|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
2.
Gtr I
|--3--| |---3----|
Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------------------------||--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------||--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------||--------------------------|
|-9\--------------------------------||--11\------6--7-----7-----|
|-7\--------------------------7-----||---9\------4--5-----5-----|
|--------------------------9--------||--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~
| |3-| |--3--| |3-| |--3--|
| Q Q E +Q E E E +H Q e e e e
|----------------------14-----------||-------------14-16-17-16--|
|--------17b19==(17)r-----14-17b19==||=(17)r--------------------|
|-----14----------------------------||--------------------------|
|-----14----------------------------||--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------||--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------||--------------------------|
Q Q H
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--9\------------------------------------------------------|
|--7\------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |------6-------| |------6-------| |---3---| |--3--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +E E E Q E
|-14h16p14----14-------------------------------------------|
|----------17----17p14----------------------------------17-|
|----------------------16p14----16-14-(14)\----14-16b18----|
|----------------------------16-------------16-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----|
Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-11\----------------------6-----7-----7----|
|--9\----------------------4-----5-----5----|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| |------3------| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E +Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-16pb18r16b18==16-(16)r--14-16-16-16-14-16-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Q Q H
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---9\------------------------------------------|
|---7\------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~
| |-----3-----| |--3--| |---3----|
| +Q E +E E E E E E S S E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-(16)--13pb15r(13)-----------------------------|
|-------------------14--------------------------|
|----------------------16-14----16-16-16-16b20==|
|----------------------------17-----------------|
|----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--11\---------------------6---7-----7--------|---9\---------------------------------------|
|---9\---------------------4---5-----5--------|---7\---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| |-3--| |---3----| |-3-| |--3--| |-----3-----| |------6-------|
| +Q +E S. S. +E. +Q E E E E +H +E E S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------14----14-------14-------|
|-----------------------------------14-17-----|-(17)-----(17)\--14----14----17p14----17p14-|
|-----------------------------14-14-14-16b18==|=(16)-----(16)r\----------------------------|
|-----------------------------14-14-----------|--------------------------------------------|
|-(16)r(16)-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------17--14--(14)-(14)-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----|
Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-11\--------------------------------6-7---------7----|
|--9\--------------------------------4-5---------5----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| |-------6-------| |----3-----| |----3----|
| S S S S S S S S +Q Q E E E
|-14--------14----------17b19==(17)r------------------|
|-----17p14----17p14-14------------------17pb19-17-14-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--9---9-9-x---9--9-x-x--9--9-|-11----11-11\------6--7--7--|
|--7---7-7-x---7--7-x-x--7--7-|--9-----9--9\------4--5--5--|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
| |--3--| |--3--|
| Q Q +Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-17--17-----(17)-------17-19-|-19b21----21b22===21-21-21r-|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---3----| |-3-| |---3---| |-----3-----| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E S +S S S S +S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--9------9-9-9-9-9---9----9--9--9-----(9)---9---9--9-(9)-|
|--7------7-7-7-7-7---7----7--7--7-----(7)---7---7--7-(7)-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |---3---| |----------3----------|
| H +E E E E +S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-21pb22============(21)r---------------------------------|
|----------------------------14-16pb18r====(16)-14-16p14--|
|-------------------------16------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----| |----------3-----------|
E E E Q Q Q Q
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11----11----11----11\-----------------6-----------7----------7------|
|--9-----9-----9-----9\-----------------4-----------5----------5------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |------6-------| |-------6-------| |------6-------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13-14-13h14p13--------13--------------------------------------------|
|----------------16-15-----16-15-12-11-14-12-11h12p11-------11---(11)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------14-12-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----| |-----3-----|
E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----------9--------9--------------9-----9----|
|--7-----7-----------------------7-----7--------7--------------7-----7----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |---3----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------19pb21==(19)r-----17-|
|----------------------------14-16-14----------14-16----------------------|
|-------------------14-16-18----------18-16-18----------------------------|
|----------14-16-17-------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-16-17----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |-------3--------| |-3-| |-3--| |--3---|
E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-11-11-11--11\---6--7-------------7----|--9-9-9-9-9--9--9----9-9--9----9--|
|--9--9--9---9\---4--5-------------5----|--7-7-7-7-7--7--7----7-7--7----7--|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| |3-| |3-| |---3---| |-3--|
| E Q +Q Q E +E E E Q Q E Q Q
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----17----(17)\----19pb21==(19)r-17----|-17---------19-19b21-----19b21----|
|-18---------------------------------18-|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----3------| |-----3-----|
E E E Q Q Q Q
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-11------11---11--11\---------------6------7----7-|
|--9-------9----9---9\---------------4------5----5-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~
| |-----3------| |-----3-----| |--3---|
| E +E +E E E +E +E E E Q
|-19b21==(19)r(19)-17------------------------------|
|----------------------21b23==(21)r(21)-19---------|
|------------------------------------------21-18---|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~
| |-----3------| |-----3-----| |--3---|
| E +E +E E E +E +E E E Q
|-16b18==(16)r(16)-14------------------------------|
|----------------------17b19==(17)r(17)-14---------|
|------------------------------------------16-14---|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
3rd Verse
D.S. al Coda
PM---------|
|-----3------| |-3-| |-3-|
E E Q a Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|--9-------9--9-----------------------------||-----------------------||
|--7-------7--7-------6s==7-----------------||-------------------7---||
|--------------------------------9-----8----||--7\----7-8-9----9-----||
|
| |3-| |--3--| |--3---| |3-|
| E Q Q E +E E E E Q H H
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-16-13b14---13b14-13---(13)----------------||-----------------------||
|----------------------------16-14-16-16b18-||-16\-------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|
| |3-| |--3--| |--3---| |3-|
| E Q Q E E E E E Q H H
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-13--9b11----9b11--9-----9-----------------||-----------------------||
|----------------------------12-11-12-12b14-||-12\-------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------||
Outro
&
F#5 C#D5 E5 F#5 C#D5 E5
Gtrs I, II
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------||
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------o||
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------||
||--11\-----6-7-7-|-9\--------------|-11\-----6-7-7-|-9\-----------||
||o--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\------------7-|--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------o||
||----------------|-------------9---|---------------|--------------||
1.,2.,3.,4. 5.
F#5 C#D5 E5 E5
|-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H 5x W +W
||----------------|--------------||----------|--------*|
||o---------------|-------------o||----------|--------*|
||----------------|--------------||----------|--------*|
||--11\-----6-7-7-|-9\-----------||-9--------|-(9)----*|
||o--9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------o||-7--------|-(7)----*|
||----------------|--------------||----------|--------*|
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