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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