Hold On! I’m Comin’ (B.B. King’s part of Chromatic Duet

by Isaac Hayes & David Porter · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

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Hold On! I’m Comin’ (B.B. King’s part of Chromatic Duet)
By Isaac Hayes & David Porter
From the Album: Riding With The King
Key of E Major Range: E3 to B6

This is B.B. King’s part of the duet “Hold On! I’m Comin’”

and includes his portion of guitar intros, bridges, and outro-guitar solos (adapted for C Chromatic).

Tabbed for a Key of C, solo tuned, 12 hole chromatic.

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    * = button in
(-3~4*~6~-7) = rolled, or arpeggiated, chord
^-88* = ^-8 is a grace note; 8* is the main note
~~~ = trill    _ = hold
Blank lines or large spaces = no playing

Intro
#2:               (-3~4*~6~-7)     6~~~~~~

#2:

#2:

#2:     7 -6 6 5*

#2: 5* 6~~~               7 -6*_6 5* 6~~~-6*

#2:          -7 7_-6* 6              7_-7 -7_-8

#2:   -7_-8    6~~-6*          7 5* 6~-6*

#2: ^-88* -8_-7 7                   ^-88* -8 -7 7__6 6~~~~~~~

#2:       -5 6~~ 6                6~     ^-67    6

#2:                       -7 -7    7 -7     6

#2:                   6   7     -7    -7       ^-7-8

#2:                 6       6~    7 7 7_-7    7 -7 8 ^-7-8

#2:    ^-6*7 -6*_6 5         6~         ^-6*7 6~            ^5*6~

#2:                     6 5*   5* 7____ -5_6___
                          When the day__ comes__

#2: 5* 6      6 7           5* 5* 6   6 6 7    7_
    and you’re in doubt       in a riv-er of trou-ble

#2: 5* 6    -5 7___                   6_5*   -4__6__
    a - bout to drown…_                Hold__ on,____

#2:              -5 7   -5            7_-5 -5_6
                 I’m com-ing.          Hold on,_

#2:              -5 7   7
                 I’m com-ing.

#2:                  6~             ^-6*7 6~

#2: 5*6~                        6

#2: 5*    5*   5* 7__ 7_ -5 6__
    Don’t have to wor_ry,

#2: 5* 6     6   7
    be-cause I’m here.__

#2: 5*5* 6 6 6 7__ 7__         5* 6 -5 7___
    Don’t need to suf-fer,       ‘cause I’m here.

#2:          6_5* -4_6_             -5 7   -5
             Hold on,__             I’m com-ing

#2: 7_-5 -5_6_              -5 7   7
    Hold on,__              I’m com-ing

#2: 7_-5 -5_6_-4               5   7   7
    Hold on,____               I’m com-ing

#2: 7    5*              5* -6* 7
    Hold on             I’m com-ing.

#2:                                            ^-6*7 -6* -6*

#2: 5* 6~ 6     5* 6                  6

#2:                                          5*6~

#2: 7   ^-7-8_       ^-89* -9*_ -8 -7 7 6 6__ 5* 6 ^-6*7 -6*_6

#2: 5* 6 -6* 5* ^-8-9 ^-7-8 -7 7 -7 7 -7 7 ^-7-7* -7

#2: 6~~~~~~~~~ 6~ -6* 7_____ -7_           -7 7 -7 7 ^-7-8

#2:         5* -7 7 6 7_-6*_6 5*6

#2: 6   -5 -4   -4__ -5 6                 6~         ^-6*7_
    Do, do, do, do,_ do, do.

#2: 6~             5* 6_                      6

#2: 5*   5* 7_7* -5_6___     5* 6      6 7_
    When the day_ comes__     and you’re in doubt,

#2: 5* 5* 6   6 6 7_   7_          5* 6    -5 7___
    in a riv-er of trou-ble     and a - bout to drown…

#2:                  7_6__6_-4              -5 7   7_
                     Hold on,_              I’m com-ing

#2:           -7_6 6_^-45*               -5   7   7_
              Hold on,_                I’m com-ing

#2:            7_6__6_-4             -5 7   7_
               Hold on,_             I’m com-ing

#2: 7_6 6_^-45*              -5   7   7
    Hold on,__               I’m com-ing

#2: 7_6__6_-4             -5 7   7_           -7 6 6_^-45*
    Hold on,_             I’m com-ing          Hold on,__

#2:              -5 7   7              7_6 6_-4
                 I’m com-ing.           Hold on,_

#2:              -5 7   7_           -7_6 6_^-45*
                 I’m com-ing          Hold on,__

#2:             -5 7   7_            -7_6 6_^-45*
                I’m com-ing           Hold on,__

#2:              -5 6   6
                 I’m com-ing.

#2: 6 7 ^-7-8    6 7 7_ 6~ -6* 5*   7 -7 -7-8 -7   -7 7_

#2: 6~ 5* 10___ -7 7 -7 7 -7-8   -7 7 ^-7-8__ 6 6~ 5*

#2:      ^-6*7____ -6*_6 5* 6              10__

#2: 7 6 -5 6 -3__    11_ 10 9 10~ 9            -9 -8 -7* 7_

#2: 6_-5               ¹¹-11 ¹¹-11 10~~~~~~~         9* 10

#2: ^-10*11 9*_               11 -11 11 9*   10~       ^-7-7* -7

#2: 7_ -4             ^-910 ^-7-7* 7_-7              -9

#2: ^-910 ^-7-7* -7_7 6

#2: ¹¹-11_ 11                 ¹¹-11_ ¹¹11*_ 10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

#2: 11 11 10 10_                         11   11 10 11-11_

#2:           ¹¹-11 11                 -8_9* 10 ¹¹-11

#2:                   10      6       7 10 10

#2:                    ¹¹-11 11* 10 -9_-8 -7 10     ^-910

#2: -(7x9)* -7_7 6                             10____

#2:        6~ ^-10*11              ¹¹-11 11_ 10~~~~~~~~~~

#2: -9-8-7 7_ 6-5   -4            11 -11*_ 11 10

#2:    10 11 ¹¹-11 11 11          10 11 ¹¹-11 11_

#2:   -9-8 -(79)* -7_7 6                5* 6 -6*7_ 6~~~~~~

#2:                10__ 6_                    ^-6*7_ -6*65* 6

#2: 6                5* 65* 6 ^-6*7 5*   6

#2: 10_ -7-7* -7 7_6             10 10 -7

#2: 10 -9 -8 -7 7   6_-5                ^-910 ^-910 ^-910 ^-910

#2:

Begin fade
#2: -7 -7 7~ 6   -9 10 10 -7 10     -9 10 -9 -7 10

#2: ¹¹-11 ¹¹11* 10~~ -7-7* -7 -7 ⁷7*_ 6_-5 -4 7 -7

#2: -7 -8 8* -8 8* 6 -8 8* Fade out

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