"Hold On" 
                   Original Album "Shango" 1982
            Taken from "Santana The Ultimate Collection"
                       Written By I.Thomas
                   Performed by Carlos Santana

Tabbed by Nick Wellings   nickwellings@hotmail.com



(1:34)

e-----------------------------6--8b10r8----6ch8--8h10p8--6h8--|
B------------------------6/8----------------------------------|
G--5/7vv--------5---------------------------------------------|
D---------8-(8)-----5\0---------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


(1:41)                                                (1:43)
e---17b18-17--15--17-17b18r17--15-17h18p17p(15)--15--15vv-----|
B----------------------------------------------18-------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                   (1:48)
e-18ch20b--20--18---------------------------------------------|
B-----------------20p18---------------------------------------|
G-----------------------17b18r15---15---17b19r17b19r17--------|
D--------------------------------17---------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

Enter vocal "We'll have to concentrate.."



 (2:46)                                                (2:54)
e---------------------------6--6---6----6-6/8h10--10p8p6------|
B----------------------6ch8-----------8-----------------8-----|
G--5/7-----5--------------------------------------------------|
D-------8-----5\----------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


   (2:56)
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------10--11--13--11b13--11p(10)p8---8--------------------|
G--10ch12-----------------------------10--10b12r10p7----------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


(3:01)                         (3:05)
e------------------------------------------------------13--15-|
B--10b11-10p8----8-8h10r8\6--8p6h8\-----13h15-13--------------|
G-------------10------------7--------------------15--12-------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|



e--13b15r13----------15--17--18--20--18b20--18--17--15-15h17--|
B-----------15----(15)----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


                    Hold On!           (3:18)
e---------------------------------------13p10-----------------|
B-18-15---------------------------------------13fb15-11-------|
G-------17b19-17p15---15-17b19____---------------------(12h15)|
D-------------------17----------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


  (3:23)
e--21b22--21p18----------10---11---12--13-12-11-10------------|
B---------------20\--------------------------------13b15-13-11|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


(3:31) quiet and quick (3:33) Change pickup to neck
e----------10----------------------------------------15-17----|
B-11-11-11---11---------13/15-13-11h13-----13h14-15-----------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

As Carlo's guitar screams the notes into the stratosphere
I found this hard to tab; my guitar only has 21 frets so 
I had to fret the e string on the neck pickup and 
pick it to try to produce a 24.  Therefore I am sort of 
guessing here.
                            (3:45)
e--17b19r17--15p13h15\------24b--22--20--18-20-20--18-20h22b24|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


                            (3:54)
e22b----18---------18p17-----17b18---20b22---20b22--20b22-----|
B----20--------15---------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|



e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--18p15h18p15--------------18p15-----------------------------|
G---------------17p15--17b19-----17p15------------------------|
D--------------------17---------------17p15-------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


   (3:58)
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--15-15-------15-15-15-15-----15-15-15-15--------15-15-18-15-|
G--------17fb19-----------17b19------------17fb19-------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|



                                       
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-17b19--15-15-17p15------------------------------------------|
D-------------------17----------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


   (4:02)
e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B---18--16-15-------------------------------------------------|
G--------------17-15-14-12-11-15-17p15-17b19-15---------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


  (4:14)
e--------------------------------------15---------------------|
B-18p15---18p15---18p15----18p15-18b20---18p15----------------|
G------17------17------17----------------------17p15----------|
D----------------------------------------------------17-------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|




                            (4:19)
e-------------------------------------------17-18-18p1718-20br|
B---------------------------18-(18?)-20v(20?)-----------------|
G----15-17b19r17------15--------------------------------------|
D------------------------17-----------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|




  (4:23)
e----18-18p17p15-----18-15-15-----18-15-15---15---------------|
B-15------------15------------15----------------18p15---------|
G----------------------------------------------------17---15--|
D-------------------------------------------------------17----|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


   
                                (4:31)
e--15-15-15----15-15-15-15---15-15-18-20b22r20--------20br18--|
B-----------18b------------18b-----------------20-18--------20|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


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