Hold On! I’m Comin’ (B.B. King’s part of Diatonic Duet) Harmonica Tabs

Hold On! I’m Comin’ (B.B. King’s part of Diatonic Duet)
By Isaac Hayes & David Porter
From the Album: Riding With The King
Featuring Eric Clapton and B.B. 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 part of guitar intros, lyrics, bridges,
and outro-guitar solos (adapted for diatonic harmonicas).

Tabbed for a Key of Low E Richter Tuned diatonic
and a Key of Standard E Richter Tuned Diatonic.
Start with Low E.

Tab notations:
none = blow – = draw ob = overblow od = overdraw
’ = ½ step bend ” = full step bend
(-5~-6~7~-9) = rolled, or arpeggiated, chord
-56= -5 is a grace note; 6 is the main note
~~~ = trill _ = hold
-8_-(86) = start with draw 8, slur to draw 6&8 held
6_7_ = slur; slide smoothly from one note to next
-678ob-9 = play each note in extremely rapid succession
Blank lines or large spaces indicate no playing.

Harp #2 is B.B. King’s part & requires both a Low E & E.

Intro (start with Low E)
#2: (-5~-6~7~-9) 7_________

#2:

#2: -88ob-87__-6

#2: -6 7~~ 8ob-87-6 7~~-8

#2: -9 8ob -8 7 8ob -9 -99

#2: -99 7~ -8 8ob -6 7 -8 9-109 -9 8ob

#2: 9-109 -9 8ob 7 7~~~~~~

#2: 6 7~~~7 7~ -88ob 7

#2: -9 -9 8ob

#2: -9 7 7 8ob -9 -9 -99

#2: 7 7~ 8ob 8ob 8ob_9 8ob -9 -9od -99

#2: -88ob-87 -6 7~ -44ob_ 7

#2: -6 7~ -6 -6 8ob__ 6ob_7__
When the day__ comes__

#2: -6 7 7 8ob_ -6 -6 7 7 7 8ob8 8ob
and you’re in doubt in a riv-er of trou-ble

#2: -6 7 6ob 8ob_8_ 8ob (76)_______ 7_-6 6_7_
a – bout to drown…_ Hold__ on,_

#2: 5ob 8ob 5ob 8ob_5ob 5ob_7
I’m com-ing. Hold___ on,__

#2: 5ob 8ob 8ob
I’m com-ing.

#2: 7~ -44ob 7

#2: -6 7~ 7

#2: -6 -6 -6 8ob_6ob7_
Don’t have to wor_ry,__

#2: -6 7 7 8ob_
be-cause I’m here.

#2: -6 7 7 8ob88ob -6_7 6ob 8ob_8
Don’t need to suf-fer, ‘cause I’m here.

#2: _(76)_____ 7_-6 6_7_ 5ob 8ob 5ob
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing

#2: 8ob_5ob 5ob_7 6ob 8ob 8ob
Hold___ on,__ I’m com-ing

#2: 8ob_6ob 6ob76 6ob 8ob 8ob
Hold___ on,__ I’m com-ing

#2: 8ob x -6 -8 8ob
Hold on I’m com-ing.

#2:

#2: -88ob -8 -8 -6 7~ 7 -6 7 7

#2: -6 7

#2: 8ob -99_ 9-10 10’ 9 -9 8ob 7 7__ -6 7 -88ob

#2: -8 7 -6 7 -8 -6 910” -99 -9 8ob -9 8ob -9 8ob -99’ -9

#2: 7~~~~~~~~ 7 -8 8ob_ -8_ -8 8ob-88ob -89

#2: -6-98ob_7 8ob_-87-6 7

#2: 7 6ob 6 6_ 6ob 7 7~
Do, do, do, do, do, do.

#2: -44ob_ 7~ -677 7

#2: -6 -6 8ob_ 6ob_7__ -6 7 7 8ob_
When the day_ comes__ and you’re in doubt,

#2: -6 -6 7 7 7 8ob_88ob -6 7 6ob 8ob_8_
in a riv-er of trou-ble and a – bout to drown…

#2: 8ob_7 7_6 6ob 8ob 8ob_
Hold on, I’m com-ing

#2: -9_7 7_6-6 6ob 8ob 8ob_
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing

#2: -9_7 7_6-6 6ob 8ob 8ob_
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing

#2: -9_7 7_6-6 6ob 8ob 8ob_
Hold on,__ I’m com-ing

#2: -9_7 7_6-6 6ob 8ob 8ob_ -9_7 7_6-6
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing Hold on,__

#2: 6ob 8ob 8ob -9_7 7_6-6
I’m com-ing. Hold on,_

#2: 6ob 8ob 8ob -9_7 76-6
I’m com-ing. Hold on._

#2: 6ob 7 7
I’m com-ing

#2: 7 8ob -99 7-9 8ob 7~ -8 -6 8ob -9 -99 9 -9 8ob

#2: 7~ -6 10___ -9 8ob -98ob -99 -98ob -99_ 7 7~ -6

#2: -88ob____-8 7-6 7 10_ Switch to E

#2: 4ob 4 -3’ 4 -2”__ 8ob_ -7 -6 7~~ -6

#2: 6ob 6 -5 4ob 4-3’ 8ob-9 8ob8_

#2: 7~~~ -6 7_ -88ob -6_ 8ob_-9 8ob_

#2: -6 7~ -55ob-5 4ob_ -3 6ob7 -55ob 4ob-5

#2: 6ob 6ob7 -55ob -54ob 4

#2: 8ob9_ 8ob 8ob9 8ob8_ 7~~~~~~~~~~~

#2: 8ob 8ob 7 7_ 8ob 8ob7 8-9

#2: 8ob-9 8ob 7 7~ 6_-6 7 8ob-9_

#2: 7_ 4ob 7 7 8ob-9 8_ 76ob_6-5 (76)

#2: 6ob7 –(65)(65)ob-54ob 4 7___

#2: 4 -88ob 8ob-9 8ob_ 7~~~~

#2: 6ob6-5 4ob 4_-3’ -2 8ob9’ 8ob 7~

#2: 7 8ob 8ob-9 8ob 8ob 7 8ob 8ob-9 8ob

#2: 6ob6 –(65)(65)ob -5_4ob 4 -3” 4 -44ob 4~~

#2: 7__ 4_

#2: -44ob -44-3” 4 4 -3” 4-3” 4 -44ob -3” 4

#2: 7~-55ob 4ob_4 7 7_-5 76ob6

#2: -5 4ob 4-3” 6ob7 6ob7 6ob7 6ob7

#2:

Begin fade
#2: -5 -5 4ob~ 4 6ob 7 7 -5 7 776ob-5 7 8ob-9 8ob8 7~~

#2: -55ob -5 -5 4ob5_ 4-3’3 4ob -5 -5 6 –(65) 6 –(65) 4 6 -6
Fade out