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

Hold On! I’m Comin’ (Clapton’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 Eric Clapton’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
(765) = blow chord -(65) = draw chord
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.

Intro (start with Low E)
#1: -56 7 8_ 6ob -5 4ob -5 4ob 4_ 7__ -56 8 7_ 5ob 8ob_

#1: 5ob 7_ -5 -8_-(86)____ -5 1 4ob5 -5 6 6ob_-7_7 7 6

#1: -5 4ob 4 -3’~-3 1_ (76) (76) -56 6ob 6-5 4ob 4_(41)_

#1: (76) 8ob -2”~-2 1 (765) (765) 6 -56 6ob 6-5 4ob 4

#1: (76) 6ob7~~ 8ob 7~~ (76) 7 8ob 7 6 -5 4ob~~5

#1: (431) -2”-2 -3’_4 1_ (765) 7 -56 6-5 4ob_ 4ob~~-4

#1: 6ob -7 7 6ob 6 7 8ob 7 6 -5 4ob~-4

#1: 1 7 1 –(65) (65) (41) (41) 1 (41) 1 (41) 1

#1: (41)ob 1ob (41)ob 1ob (41)ob 1ob (41)ob 1ob

#1: -2” -2” -5 -2” -5 -2” -5 1 4 (41) 1 (41) 1 (41) 1

#1: (41) 1 3

#1: 4 4ob -5 6 6 -5 4ob_5_ 7 7 7__
Now don’t you ev-er be sad. Lean on me_

#1: 4 -5 4 4ob_ 8ob 7
when times are bad.

#1: 8ob_ 7_ 8ob 7

#1: 7 7_6ob
Hold on,_

#1: 7 7 8 7 7
I’m com-ing. Hold on,

#1: 6ob 7 6ob
I’m com-ing,

#1: 4 4ob -5 6 6 -5 4ob_5 7 7 7 7
I’m on my way. your lov-er If you get cold,

#1: 4 -5 4 4ob__
yeah, I’ll be your cover.

#1: 8ob_ 7_ 8ob_ 7_ 8ob_ 7_ 8ob_ (76)__

#1: 7 7_6ob 7 7 8 7 7
Hold on, I’m com-ing Hold on,

#1: 6ob 7 6ob 7 7_6ob
I’m com-ing Hold on,__

#1: 7 7 8 8ob9 8_7 6ob 7 6ob
I’m com-ing. Hold on,_ I’m com-ing

#1: 4ob -5_ -5 -6_6 -5 -5 -5 -6_ -5_-6’
Reach out to_ me__ for sat-is_-fac-tion._

#1: 6 6 6ob 6______
Call my_ name_______

#1: 6 6 -6_ 6_ 6ob_ 7_ 8ob_6
(for a) quick re_- ac_ – tion. Hey, hey, hey._

#1: 9 -9_8ob_7__
Hey, hey.______

#1: 7 6ob 6 6_ 6ob 7 7 6ob 6 6___ 6ob 7
Do, do, do do, do, do. Do, do, do, do,_ do, do.

#1: 7 6ob 6 6______ 6ob 7
Do, do, do do,____ do, do.

#1: 4 4ob_-5 6 6 -5_ 4ob_5
Now don’t you___ ev-er feel sad.

#1: 7 7 7 4 -5_ 4 4ob_
Lean on me_ when times are bad.

#1: 8ob_ 7_ 8ob_ 7¬_ 8ob_ 7_ -8

#1: -6 7 7_-8 7 7 -8 8ob-9 -8_7 7 7 8ob
Well, hold on,_ I’m com-ing. Hold_ on,_ I’m com-ing.

#1: 6ob7_ 8_7_ 7 7 8ob 7_ -8_7 7 7 8ob
Hold on__ I’m com-ing Hold on,_ I’m com-ing

#1: 7_ -8_7 7 7 8ob 7_ -8_7
Hold on__ I’m com-ing Hold on,

#1: 7 7 8ob 7_ 8_7_ 7 7 8ob 6ob7_ 8_7_
I’m com-ing. Hold on._ I’m com-ing. Hold on._

#1: 6 7 -6 8ob 7 8ob_
I’m com-ing. Take it, yeah.

#1: (14) 1 (14) 1 -67 7 7 8ob-9 -99 4 4 4ob 10” 9_-9 8ob__

#1: Switch to E 7~~~ 8ob 7 8-9 7~

#1: 7~~ -5 4ob 4_-3’ 4~ 4ob5

#1: 68ob9 8ob_8 7~~ 77 7~ 6ob6 8ob 7~

#1: 6ob 6 -5 5 4 4~ 4ob 6ob 7~~ 7

#1: 78ob -99 8ob 7~ 78ob-9 -99 -99

#1: -99_-98ob 7~~ -678ob-9 -10

#1: 8ob -678ob-9 -99 -99 -9_8ob 8ob-9__

#1: 8ob~ 6 6ob7 7~ 7~~ 7~ 76ob -56-5 4ob~~

#1: 78ob_ 6ob7~~ 7 8ob-9 -99 8ob 78ob_

#1: 7 7~ 66ob78ob-9 -99 88ob 78ob_ 7 7_

#1: 7 8ob9 8ob 7~ 78ob8ob-9 8ob8

#1: 7~~~~~~ 8ob9’ 9 8ob 7~~ 7 8ob 8ob

#1: 7~ 7 8ob-9_ 8ob~~ 8ob9_ 8ob

#1: 66ob7 8ob 8ob 7~~~~~~~~~~

#1: -56 -5 4ob 4_-3’ 4~ 6ob6 -55ob-54ob4 4 4ob

#1: -56-54ob4-3’ 4 4ob~ 44ob-5 4ob

#1: 44 44ob-5 4ob~ 44_ Switch to Low E

#1: -99ob-98ob-98ob77_8ob

#1: 6ob76ob 6-5 4ob 4 -3’ 1_ (431)(5431)

#1: (431)(431) (431)(5431) (5431)

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Fade out