Hold On! I’m Comin’ (Clapton’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’ (Eric Clapton’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 Eric Clapton’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, 16 hole chromatic.

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    * = button in
. = lower register (first 4 holes on 16 hole)
^-3-4 = ^-3 is a grace note; -4 is the main note
~~~ = trill    _ = hold
(.2x2) = tongue-blocked octave
Blank lines or large spaces = no playing


Intro
#1: -3-4 4 6 7*  -5            -3 3  -3 3 2 6___ 

#1: ^-3-4 7* 6_ -3* 7 -3* 6 -3 -6*_____ 

#1: -3 .2_ ³3* -3 -4    -5__ 6 6 -4 -3 3 2 -1~~

#1: .2_ 6        6 ^-3-4 -5 ^-4-3 3 2_(.2x2)

#1: 6    7     -.3~~-.4 .2 6         6 -4 ^-3-4 -5

#1: ^-4-3_3 2 6          ^-56~~~ 7 6~~~     6     6 7 6 -4 -3

#1: 3~3*(2x.2) ^-.3-.4 -1_-2 .2 6 -8   ^-3-4 ^-4-3 3 3~~3*

#1:              -5_-5* 6 -5_-4 6             7    6 -4 -3

#1: 3~~3*.2 -56    .2 4* -4(.2x2)(.2x2).2(.2x2).2(.2x2)-.2*

#1: (.3x3).3(.3x3).3(.3x3).3(.3x3).3 –(3x.3)-.3

#1: –(3x.3)-.3–(3x.3)-.3–(3x.3) .2 2 (2x.2) .2 (2x.2) .2 

#1: (2x.2) .2 (2x.2) .2 -.4

#1: 2   3        -3  -4 -4    -3 3___       6    6  6__
    Now don’t    you ev-er    be sad.       Lean on me_

#1: 2    -3_   2   3                           7_ 6_
    when times are bad. 

#1:                     7_ 6_                         7_ 6_

#1:                    7 6__ 6    6_-5
                             Hold on,_ 

#1: 6   6   7                ^-56   6
    I’m com-ing.              Hold on, 

#1: -5  6   -5
    I’m com-ing, 

#1: 2   3  -3 -4 -4     -3_  3   3         6  6   6   6
    I’m on my way.      your lov-er        If you get cold,
    
#1:         2    -3 2    3____
      yeah, I’ll be your cover. 

#1:                            7_ 6_

#1:                       7_ 6__

#1:                        7_ 6_                7_ 6__

#1: 6    -5             6   6   7               ^-56   6
    Hold on,            I’m com-ing             Hold on,

#1:             -5  6   -5               6    6_-5
                I’m com-ing              Hold on,_

#1:               6   6   7*               ⁷-7  7*_6
                  I’m com-ing.             Hold on,_

#1:         -5  6   -5
            I’m com-ing

#1: 3     -3_ -3_ 4*_-4   -3  -3  -3_ 4*_ -3_4__
    Reach out to_ me___   for sat-is_-fac-tion._
    
#1:                   -4   -4_ -5_-4___
                      Call my_ name____

#1:         -4    -4_  5*_   -4_   -5_  6_       7_-4_
    (for a) quick re_- ac_ - tion. Hey, hey,     hey._
    
#1: -8   -7_7_6___
    Hey, hey._____

#1: 

#1: 6   -5  -4    -4__ -5  6     6   -5  -4   -4__ -5  6
    Do, do, do    do,_ do, do.   Do, do, do,  do,_ do, do.

#1: 6   -5  -4      -4____ -5  6    
    Do, do, do      do,___ do, do.

#1:                       2     3_-3 -4 -4     -3_  3__
                      Now don’t you_ ev-er     feel sad.

#1:    6    6  6__        2    -3_   2   3_
       Lean on me_        when times are bad.

#1:                    7_ 6_                      7_ 6_

#1:                         7_ 6_                    7_ 6__

#1: 5*    6_   6_7*_           6   6   7
    Well, hold on,__           I’m com-ing.

#1: ⁷-7_  7_6             6   6   7
    Hold_ on,             I’m com-ing. 

#1: ^-56_  6_7*_           6   6   7               ⁷-7_ 7_6
    Hold on___           I’m com-ing             Hold on,

#1:             6   6   7                ^-56_  6_7_
                I’m com-ing              Hold on__

#1:           6   6   7               ⁷-7_ 7_6
              I’m com-ing             Hold on,

#1: 6   6   7                 ^-56_  ⁶7*_
    I’m com-ing.              Hold on._

#1: 6   6   7                ⁷-7_ 7_6
    I’m com-ing.             Hold on,

#1: 6   6   7               ^-56_  7_6_
    I’m com-ing             Hold on,_

#1: -4  6   5*           7    6   7_
    I’m com-ing.         Take it, yeah.

#1: 

#1: 

#1: 2  .2  2 .2  ^-56  6 6  7 -7 ^-7-8 ^-7-8 -5 -5  -4 -9 -8_-7 7~~

#1:          10~~ 11            1011 -11 10 10~~

#1:   -7 7 6_-5 6~ ⁷7*              -8 ¹¹-11 11_11* 10 

#1:       10 10 10~ -9 -8 11 10~     -9 -8 -7 7 6 6~~~ 7

#1:       -9 10~~~ 10                10 11 ^-11-12 11 10~

#1:                 10 11 -11 ^-11-12 ^-11-12

#1:          ^-11-12_ -11 11 10~~             9 10 11 -11_-12

#1:    11       9 10 11 -11 ^-11-12 ^-11-12 -11_11

#1: ¹¹-11__ 11~~      -8 -910 10~ 10~~ 10~

#1: 10 -9 ^-7-8 -7 7~~     ¹⁰11__ -9 10~~

#1: 10 11 -11 ^-11-12 11               ¹⁰11       10 10~~

#1:                -8 -9 10 11 -11 ^-11-12 ¹¹11*     ¹⁰11

#1: 10 10~         10 ¹¹-12 11 10~~~~       10 11 ¹¹-11 ¹¹11*

#1: 10~~~~~        ¹¹-11* -11 10 10~~~            10 11 11

#1: 10~~~             10 ¹¹-11_ 11~~~              ¹¹-12 11

#1: 10~~~~               -8-910 11 11 10~~~~~~~~~  ^-11-12 

#1: -11~ 10_-9 10~       -9-8^-7-7* -7 7 6 6~ 7

#1: ^-7-8 -7_7 6 -5 6~7~~~          6 7 -7 7~ 6 6_

#1:              6 7 -7 7~ 6 6_          ^-7-7* -7_7 -7 7 6 6~

#1: 7            -5 6   -5 ^-4-3 3 2 -1 .2_    -3   3*

#1: (.2x2) (.2x2) (.2x2) 3*3*

#1: 

#1: 

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