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HOLD THE LINE (Bassline) As recorded by Toto (From the 1978 Album TOTO) Words and Music by David Paich Transcribed by mario001 Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David Hungate - Bass' Intro Moderate Rock Q=104 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| |-3-| Wx4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q |------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| |------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| |------------|-9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------|-9\-----4-5-5-| |------------|--------------|-------------|--------------| 1st - 3rd Verse $ |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q Q Q |--------------||---------------------|----------------| |--------------||o--------------------|----------------| |-7\-----7-----||o------------------7-|-9------7-9-----| |----------9-8-||--7\----7-8-9----9---|------9-----9-8-| |-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--| |--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 |-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 |-------------------|-------------------------||--------------|-------------| |-------------------|-------------------------||--------------|-------------| |-------------------|-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 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------| |-9\-----4-5-5-|-7\------------7-|-9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------| |--------------|-------------9---|--------------|-------------| Guitar Solo 1. 2. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|---------------||-----------------||---------------| |--------------|--------------o||-----------------||---------------| |-9\-----4-5-5-|-7\-----7-----o||-7\------------7-||-9\-----4-5-5--| |--------------|----------9-8--||-------------9---||---------------| |-3-| Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------| |-7\----------|-9\-----4-5-5-| |-------------|--------------| |-3-| Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H |-------------|--------------|-------------| |-------------|--------------|-------------| |-7\----------|-9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------| |-------------|--------------|-------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |--------------|----------------------|-----------------| |--------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-9\-----4-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9\--4-5-5-| |--------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q 3x ||--------------------------|------------------|| ||o-------------------------|-----------------o|| ||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9\--4-5-5-o|| ||--------------------------|------------------|| 3rd Verse D.S. al Coda |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q E E E |--------------||--------------------|| |--------------||--------------------|| |-7-7-7--7-----||------------------7-|| |----------9-8-||-7\----7-8-9----9---|| & |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H ||---------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|| ||o--------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------o|| ||o-9\-----4-5-5-|-7\------------7-|-9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------o|| ||---------------|-------------9---|--------------|--------------|| 1.,2.,3.,4. 5. |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H 5x W +W ||---------------|--------------||----------|--------*| ||o--------------|-------------o||----------|--------*| ||o-9\-----4-5-5-|-7\----------o||----------|--------*| ||---------------|--------------||-0--------|-(0)----*| 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