Tabs/chords for Hostile, Mass.

[hostilemass]

Anyone got 'em?

[bigontheinside]

i don't have the authority to do so but shouldn't this be moved to main hold steady board? I don't know the tabs (but would love to see them), just thought it might get more views over there.

[hostilemass]

Good point. Do I have said authority?

[bigontheinside]

i don't know. maybe.

[gushingblood]

It may take up to 48 hrs to upload onto www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/the_hold_steady_tabs.htm , and when it does I will post a link because the tabs line up better on their site, but here is what I did.

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Hostile Mass - The Hold Steady
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Tabbed by:Gushing_Blood / Hostile Matt

theholdsteady.proboards.com/index.cgi

Tuning:EADGBe

Intro:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-7----------|
D|-7----5-----|
A|-5----5-----|
E|------3-----|

Verse:(Palm muted)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-|

Chorus:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------| x2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Sax Solo: Based on G Major scale using notes from the G, B, and E strings.
e|----------2-3-|
B|-------2-5----|
G|-2-3-5--------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
That is the main structure of the scale you need to use.

Guitar Solo: 1:41
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-7^^^^^(9)-(9)-(9)-7--5-7-5-----5----5|
D|----------------------------5h7--5h7-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Strike as you bend, and keep the note bent on the 9, and then release it for the first 7.
I'm not good at tabbing solo's, but the solo carries on in the A major blues scale, and is pretty simple to work out by ear



| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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[hostilemass]

Awesome. Thanks. I hope to play this in Lynn MA very soon!

[gushingblood]

Did you manage to figure out the sax solo and rest of the guitar solo?
I could tab it for you, but tabbing out music is so fucking annoying, it gets pretty tedious.

But it's worth it to help out the US
www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/t/the_hold_steady/hostile_mass_tab.htm

[hostilemass]

No, not yet. Still have to turn my bandmates on to the idea of doing a Hold Steady cover. Might be a ways away. I appreciate the help though.

[toastie]

I think the intro and verse are wrong. I worked out something completly different.

[gushingblood]

Feb 3, 2009 4:40:54 GMT -5 toastie said:

I think the intro and verse are wrong. I worked out something completly different.

What did you get, just explain it, cos it takes time to tab stuff.
I wrote pretty much the bare bones for the song.

[toastie]

Well the first power chord is right. But then I go down 2 frets and back up then a hammer -on barre up a bit.

As for the verse. 12th fret on the B string.

[gushingblood]

I'll test it out on my guitar once my cat gets off me - he's really heavy so I can't move him
:/

[toastie]

Feb 3, 2009 6:48:58 GMT -5 @gushingblood said:

I'll test it out on my guitar once my cat gets off me - he's really heavy so I can't move him
:/

Muich like my cat.

[gushingblood]

I played it your way, and I am certain that the intro chords are D + G, maybe with a C sliding up to the D for the first chord.

For the verse, my chords sound perfect with the bass part, and I think yours are what the guitar plays when it comes in on the second verse. But either sounds good.

[toastie]

My way does work but I can't be bothered tabbing and explainging is hard. I improv the bridge.