HoldTheLine-CRD

Hold The Line - Toto (David Paich, 1977)

Chorded By: Zack Oxford.
4/4 TIME @ 84 BPM (4 Min. 0 Sec.), or 12/8 TIME @ 126 BPM in 'A'.
Chords Used: Play either ALL LOW end or ALL UPPER end chords.
----------GUITAR
KEYS
E A D G B e
Bass|
Chord
--------------------------------F#m
- 2 4 2 2 2 2
F#
A-C#-F#
-OR- x 9 11 11 10 9
F#
A-C#-F#
A/C# - x 4 2 2 2 5
C#
A-C#-E
-OR- x x 11 9 10 9
C#
A-C#-E
D7s
- x x 0 2 1 3
D
A-C-D-G
-OR- 10 12 10 12 10 10
D
A-C-D-G
E
- 0 2 2 1 0 0
E
B-E-G#
-OR- x 7 9 9 9 7
E
B-E-G#
Es4
- 0 2 2 2 0 0
E
B-E-A
-OR- x 7 9 9 10 7
E
B-E-A
C#m7 - x 4 6 4 5 4
C#
G#-B-C#-E -OR- 9 11 9 9 9 9
C#
G#-B-C#-E
Cm7
- x 3 5 3 4 3
C
G-A#-C-D# -OR- 8 10 8 8 8 8
C
G-A#-C-D#
Bm7
- x 2 4 2 3 2
B
B-D-F#-A
-OR- 7 9 7 7 7 7
B
B-D-F#-A
DM7
- x x 0 2 2 2
D
A-C#-D-F# -OR- x 5 7 6 7 5
D
A-C#-D-F#
- 10 12 11 11 10 10
D
A-C#-D-F#
INTRO: [8 M]
----1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &
|F#m
A/C# D7s
|E
Es4
E
|

- PLAY 3X, Then

Cm7
|F#m

A/C# D7s

|E

C#m7

'INTRO'/'CHORUS' Piano TAB F#m

A/C# D7s

Es4

R6|a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a---------|------------a-a-a-------|
R6|F-F-F-F-F-F-e-e-F-F-F-F-|G-G-G-G-G-G-------G-G-G-|
R6|C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-d-d-d-d-|e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-|
R5|----------------b-b-b-b-|b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-|
Then play this line TWICE,
F#m

A/C# D7s

Es4

R6|a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a---------|------------a-a-a-------|
R6|F-F-F-F-F-F-e-e-F-F-F-F-|G-G-G-G-G-G-------G-G-G-|
R6|C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-d-d-d-d-|e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-|
R5|----------------b-b-b-b-|b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-|
L3|F>>>>>>>>>>>C>>>d>>>d>>>|e>>>>>>>>>>>e>>>>>e>>>>>|
L2|F>>>>>>>>>>>C>>>d>>>d>>>|e>>>>>>>>>>>e>>>>>e>>>>>|
F#m

A/C# D7s

C#m7 Cm7

R6|a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a---------|------------------------|
R6|F-F-F-F-F-F-e-e-F-F-F-F-|G-G-G-G-G-G-G>>>--------|
R6|------------------------|e-e-e-e-e-e-e>>>e>>>D>>>|
R6|C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-d-d-d-d-|----------------C>>>c>>>|
R5|----------------b-b-b-b-|b-b-b-b-b-b-b>>>G>>>g>>>|
L3|F>>>>>>>>>>>C>>>d>>>d>>>|e>>>>>>>>>>>e>>>C>>>c>>>|
L2|F>>>>>>>>>>>C>>>d>>>d>>>|e>>>>>>>>>>>e>>>C>>>c>>>|
1

Then

HoldTheLine-CRD
VERSE #1: [10 M]
-------|Bm7
C#m7
It's not in the way

|F#m
that you hold me

C#m7 Cm7 |

|Bm7
C#m7
|F#m
It's not in the way you say you care

C#m7 Cm7 |

|Bm7
C#m7
|DM7
E
C#m7 Cm7 |
It's not in the way you've been treat- in' my friends
|Bm7
C#m7
|DM7
E
It's not in the way that you stay 'til the end

C#m7 Cm7 |

|Bm7
C#m7
|
It's not in the way you look or the
|DM7
E
things that you say that you'll do

|
Hold the

CHORUS #1: [8 M] (Played same as 'INTRO') -------|F#m

line

A/C# D7s

|E

|F#m
time

A/C# D7s
|E
Whoa, whoa, whoa

|F#m
line

A/C# D7s

|F#m
time

A/C# D7s
|E
Whoa, whoa, whoa

|E

Es4
E
|
Love is-n't al- ways on
Es4

|
Hold the

Es4
E
|
Love is-n't al- ways on
Es4

VERSE #2: [10 M]

-------|Bm7
C#m7
It's not in the words

|F#m
that you told me

C#m7 Cm7 |

|Bm7
C#m7
|F#m
It's not in the way you say you're mine

C#m7 Cm7 |

|Bm7
C#m7
|DM7
E
It's not in the way that you came back to me
|Bm7
C#m7
|DM7
E
It's not in the way your love set me free
|Bm7
C#m7
|
It's not in the way you look or the
|DM7
E
things that you say that you'll do

|
Hold the

C#m7 Cm7 |

C#m7 Cm7 |

HoldTheLine-CRD
CHORUS #2: [8 M] (Played same as 'INTRO') --------|F#m
line

A/C# D7s

|E

|F#m
time

A/C# D7s
|E
Whoa, whoa, whoa

|F#m
line

A/C# D7s

|F#m
time

A/C# D7s
|E
Whoa, whoa, whoa

|E

Es4
E
|
Love is-n't al- ways on
Es4

|
Hold the

Es4
E
|
Love is-n't al- ways on
Es4

GUITAR SOLO: [16 M] (2 'INTRO'/'CHORUS' Patterns) ----------1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &
|F#m
A/C# D7s
|E
Es4
E
|
|F#m

A/C# D7s

|E

Es4

|F#m

A/C# D7s

|E

Es4

|F#m

A/C# D7s

|E

Es4

|F#m

A/C# D7s

|E

Es4

|F#m

A/C# D7s

|E

Es4

|F#m

A/C# D7s

|E

Es4

|F#m

A/C# D7s

|E

Cm7
C#m7

VERSE #3: [10 M] Repeat 'VERSE #2' -------|Bm7

C#m7
It's not in the words

|F#m
that you told me

C#m7 Cm7 |

|Bm7
C#m7
|F#m
It's not in the way you say you're mine

C#m7 Cm7 |

|Bm7
C#m7
|DM7
E
It's not in the way that you came back to me
|Bm7
C#m7
|DM7
E
It's not in the way your love set me free
|Bm7
C#m7
|
It's not in the way you look or the
|DM7
E
things that you say that you'll do

|
Hold the

C#m7 Cm7 |

C#m7 Cm7 |

HoldTheLine-CRD
CHORUS #3: [14 M] 'CODA' --------|F#m
line

A/C# D7s

|E

Es4
E
|
Love is-n't al- ways on

|F#m
time

A/C# D7s
|E
Whoa, whoa, whoa

|F#m
line

A/C# D7s

|E

|F#m
time

A/C# D7s

|E

|F#m
time

A/C# D7s

|F#m
time

A/C# D7s
|E
Whoa, whoa, whoa

Es4

|
Hold the

Es4
E
|
Love is-n't al- ways on
|
Love is-n't al- ways on

|E

|
Love is-n't al- ways on
|E

|E