Hold On! I’m Comin’ (Diatonic Duet)

Hold On! I’m Comin’ (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 duet includes both Eric Clapton’s
and B.B. King’s lyrics as well as
guitar intros, 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.
Both players 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

Harp #1 is Eric Clapton’s part & requires both a Low E & E.
Harp #2 is B.B. King’s part & requires both a Low E & E.

Intro (start with Low E)
#1: -56 7 8_ 6ob -5 4ob -5 4ob 4_ 7__ -56 8 7_ 5ob 8ob_
#2: (-5~-6~7~-9) 7_________

#1: 5ob 7_ -5 -8_-(86)____ -5 1 4ob5 -5 6 6ob_-7_7 7 6
#2:

#1: -5 4ob 4 -3’~-3 1_ (76) (76) -56 6ob 6-5 4ob 4_(41)_
#2: -88ob-87__-6

#1: (76) 8ob -2”~-2 1 (765) (765) 6 -56 6ob 6-5 4ob 4
#2: -6 7~~ 8ob-87-6 7~~-8

#1: (76) 6ob7~~ 8ob 7~~ (76) 7 8ob 7 6 -5 4ob~~5
#2: -9 8ob -8 7 8ob -9 -99

#1: (431) -2”-2 -3’_4 1_ (765) 7 -56 6-5 4ob_ 4ob~~-4
#2: -99 7~ -8 8ob -6 7 -8 9-109 -9 8ob

#1: 6ob -7 7 6ob 6 7 8ob 7 6 -5 4ob~-4
#2: 9-109 -9 8ob 7 7~~~~~~

#1: 1 7 1 –(65) (65) (41) (41) 1 (41) 1 (41) 1
#2: 6 7~~~7 7~ -88ob 7

#1: (41)ob 1ob (41)ob 1ob (41)ob 1ob (41)ob 1ob
#2: -9 -9 8ob

#1: -2” -2” -5 -2” -5 -2” -5 1 4 (41) 1 (41) 1 (41) 1
#2: -9 7 7 8ob -9 -9 -99

#1: (41) 1 3
#2: 7 7~ 8ob 8ob 8ob_9 8ob -9 -9od -99

#1: 4 4ob -5 6 6 -5 4ob_5_ 7 7 7__
Now don’t you ev-er be sad. Lean on me_
#2: -88ob-87 -6 7~ -44ob_ 7

#1: 4 -5 4 4ob_ 8ob 7
when times are bad.
#2: -6 7~ -6 -6 8ob__ 6ob_7__
When the day__ comes__

#1: 8ob_ 7_ 8ob 7
#2: -6 7 7 8ob_ -6 -6 7 7 7 8ob8 8ob
and you’re in doubt in a riv-er of trou-ble

#1: 7 7_6ob
Hold on,_
#2: -6 7 6ob 8ob_8_ 8ob (76)_______ 7_-6 6_7_
a – bout to drown…_ Hold__ on,_

#1: 7 7 8 7 7
I’m com-ing. Hold on,
#2: 5ob 8ob 5ob 8ob_5ob 5ob_7
I’m com-ing. Hold___ on,__

#1: 6ob 7 6ob
I’m com-ing,
#2: 5ob 8ob 8ob
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,
#2: 7~ -44ob 7

#1: 4 -5 4 4ob__
yeah, I’ll be your cover.
#2: -6 7~ 7

#1: 8ob_ 7_
#2: -6 -6 -6 8ob_6ob7_
Don’t have to wor_ry,__

#1: 8ob_ 7_
#2: -6 7 7 8ob_
be-cause I’m here.

#1: 8ob_ 7_ 8ob_ (76)__
#2: -6 7 7 8ob88ob -6_7 6ob 8ob_8
Don’t need to suf-fer, ‘cause I’m here.

#1: 7 7_6ob 7 7 8 7 7
Hold on, I’m com-ing Hold on,
#2: _(76)_____ 7_-6 6_7_ 5ob 8ob 5ob
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing

#1: 6ob 7 6ob 7 7_6ob
I’m com-ing Hold on,__
#2: 8ob_5ob 5ob_7 6ob 8ob 8ob
Hold___ on,__ I’m com-ing

#1: 7 7 8 8ob9 8_7
I’m com-ing. Hold on,_
#2: 8ob_6ob 6ob76 6ob 8ob 8ob
Hold___ on,__ I’m com-ing

#1: 6ob 7 6ob
I’m com-ing
#2: 8ob x -6 -8 8ob
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._
#2:

#1: 6 6 6ob 6______
Call my_ name_______
#2: -88ob -8 -8 -6 7~ 7 -6 7 7

#1: 6 6 -6_ 6_ 6ob_ 7_ 8ob_6
(for a) quick re_- ac_ – tion. Hey, hey, hey._
#2: -6 7

#1: 9 -9_8ob_7__
Hey, hey.______
#2: 8ob -99_ 9-10 10’ 9 -9 8ob 7 7__ -6 7 -88ob

#1:
#2: -8 7 -6 7 -8 -6 910” -99 -9 8ob -9 8ob -9 8ob -99’ -9

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

#1: 7 6ob 6 6______ 6ob 7
Do, do, do do,____ do, do.
#2: -6-98ob_7 8ob_-87-6 7

#1: 4 4ob_-5 6 6 -5_ 4ob_5
Now don’t you___ ev-er feel sad.
#2: 7 6ob 6 6_ 6ob 7 7~
Do, do, do, do, do, do.

#1: 7 7 7 4 -5_ 4 4ob_
Lean on me_ when times are bad.
#2: -44ob_ 7~ -677 7

#1: 8ob_ 7_ 8ob_ 7¬_
#2: -6 -6 8ob_ 6ob_7__ -6 7 7 8ob_
When the day_ comes__ and you’re in doubt,

#1: 8ob_ 7_ -8
#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…

#1: -6 7 7_-8 7 7 -8
Well, hold on,_ I’m com-ing.
#2: 8ob_7 7_6 6ob 8ob 8ob_
Hold on, I’m com-ing

#1: 8ob-9 -8_7 7 7 8ob
Hold_ on,_ I’m com-ing.
#2: -9_7 7_6-6 6ob 8ob 8ob_
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing

#1: 6ob7_ 8_7_ 7 7 8ob 7_ -8_7
Hold on__ I’m com-ing Hold on,_
#2: -9_7 7_6-6 6ob 8ob 8ob_
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing

#1: 7 7 8ob 7_ -8_7
I’m com-ing Hold on__
#2: -9_7 7_6-6 6ob 8ob 8ob_
Hold on,__ I’m com-ing

#1: 7 7 8ob 7_ -8_7
I’m com-ing Hold on,
#2: -9_7 7_6-6 6ob 8ob 8ob_ -9_7 7_6-6
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing Hold on,__

#1: 7 7 8ob 7_ 8_7_
I’m com-ing. Hold on._
#2: 6ob 8ob 8ob -9_7 7_6-6
I’m com-ing. Hold on,_

#1: 7 7 8ob 6ob7_ 8_7_
I’m com-ing. Hold on._
#2: 6ob 8ob 8ob -9_7 76-6
I’m com-ing. Hold on._

#1: 6 7 -6 8ob 7 8ob_
I’m com-ing. Take it, yeah.
#2: 6ob 7 7
I’m com-ing

#1:
#2: 7 8ob -99 7-9 8ob 7~ -8 -6 8ob -9 -99 9 -9 8ob

#1:
#2: 7~ -6 10___ -9 8ob -98ob -99 -98ob -99_ 7 7~ -6

#1: (14) 1 (14) 1 -67 7 7 8ob-9 -99 4 4 4ob 10” 9_-9 8ob__
#2: -88ob____-8 7-6 7 10_ Switch to E

#1: Switch to E 7~~~ 8ob 7 8-9 7~
#2: 4ob 4 -3’ 4 -2”__ 8ob_ -7 -6 7~~ -6

#1: 7~~ -5 4ob 4_-3’ 4~ 4ob5
#2: 6ob 6 -5 4ob 4-3’ 8ob-9 8ob8_

#1: 68ob9 8ob_8 7~~ 77 7~ 6ob6 8ob 7~
#2: 7~~~ -6 7_ -88ob -6_ 8ob_-9 8ob_

#1: 6ob 6 -5 5 4 4~ 4ob 6ob 7~~ 7
#2: -6 7~ -55ob-5 4ob_ -3 6ob7 -55ob 4ob-5

#1: 78ob -99 8ob 7~ 78ob-9 -99 -99
#2: 6ob 6ob7 -55ob -54ob 4

#1: -99_-98ob 7~~ -678ob-9 -10
#2: 8ob9_ 8ob 8ob9 8ob8_ 7~~~~~~~~~~~

#1: 8ob -678ob-9 -99 -99 -9_8ob 8ob-9__
#2: 8ob 8ob 7 7_ 8ob 8ob7 8-9

#1: 8ob~ 6 6ob7 7~ 7~~ 7~ 76ob -56-5 4ob~~
#2: 8ob-9 8ob 7 7~ 6_-6 7 8ob-9_

#1: 78ob_ 6ob7~~ 7 8ob-9 -99 8ob 78ob_
#2: 7_ 4ob 7 7 8ob-9 8_ 76ob_6-5 (76)

#1: 7 7~ 66ob78ob-9 -99 88ob
#2: 6ob7 –(65)(65)ob-54ob 4 7___

#1: 78ob_ 7 7_ 7 8ob9 8ob 7~ 78ob8ob-9 8ob8
#2: 4 -88ob 8ob-9 8ob_ 7~~~~

#1: 7~~~~~~ 8ob9’ 9 8ob 7~~ 7 8ob 8ob
#2: 6ob6-5 4ob 4_-3’ -2 8ob9’ 8ob 7~

#1: 7~ 7 8ob-9_ 8ob~~ 8ob9_ 8ob
#2: 7 8ob 8ob-9 8ob 8ob 7 8ob 8ob-9 8ob

#1: 7~~ 66ob7 8ob 8ob 7~~~~~~~~~~
#2: 6ob6 –(65)(65)ob -5_4ob 4 -3” 4 -44ob 4~~

#1: -56 -5 4ob 4_-3’ 4~ 6ob6 -55ob-54ob4 4 4ob
#2: 7__ 4_

#1: -56-54ob4-3’ 4 4ob~ 44ob-5 4ob
#2: -44ob -44-3” 4 4 -3” 4-3” 4 -44ob -3” 4

#1: 44 44ob-5 4ob~ 44_ Low E -99ob-98ob-98ob77_8ob
#2: 7~-55ob 4ob_4 7 7_-5 76ob6

#1: 6ob76ob 6-5 4ob 4 -3’ 1_ (431)(5431)
#2: -5 4ob 4-3” 6ob7 6ob7 6ob7 6ob7

#1: (431)(431) (431)(5431) (5431)
#2:

Begin fade
#1:
#2: -5 -5 4ob~ 4 6ob 7 7 -5 7 776ob-5 7 8ob-9 8ob8 7~~

#1:
#2: -55ob -5 -5 4ob5_ 4-3’3 4ob -5 -5 6 –(65) 6 –(65) 4 6 -6
Fade out