title: Hold On! I’m Comin’ (B.B. King’s part ofuet)
key: Blues
harp type: Chromatic
genre: E
skill: Expert

Hold On! I’m Comin’ (B.B. King’s part of Chromatic Duet)
By Isaac Hayes & David Porter
From the Album: Riding With The 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 portion of guitar intros, bridges, and outro-guitar solos (adapted for C Chromatic).
Tabbed for a Key of C, solo tuned, 12 hole chromatic.
Tab notations:
none = blow – = draw * = button in
(-3~4*~6~-7) = rolled, or arpeggiated, chord
-88* = -8 is a grace note; 8* is the main note
~~~ = trill _ = hold
Blank lines or large spaces = no playing
Intro
#2: (-3~4*~6~-7) 6~~~~~~
#2:
#2:
#2: 7 -6 6 5*
#2: 5* 6~~~ 7 -6*_6 5* 6~~~-6*
#2: -7 7_-6* 6 7_-7 -7_-8
#2: -7_-8 6~~-6* 7 5* 6~-6*
#2: -88* -8_-7 7 -88* -8 -7 7__6 6~~~~~~~
#2: -5 6~~ 6 6~ -67 6
#2: -7 -7 7 -7 6
#2: 6 7 -7 -7 -7-8
#2: 6 6~ 7 7 7_-7 7 -7 8 -7-8
#2: -6*7 -6*_6 5 6~ -6*7 6~ 5*6~
#2: 6 5* 5* 7____ -5_6___
When the day__ comes__
#2: 5* 6 6 7 5* 5* 6 6 6 7 7_
and you’re in doubt in a riv-er of trou-ble
#2: 5* 6 -5 7___ 6_5* -4__6__
a – bout to drown…_ Hold__ on,____
#2: -5 7 -5 7_-5 -5_6
I’m com-ing. Hold on,_
#2: -5 7 7
I’m com-ing.
#2: 6~ -6*7 6~
#2: 5*6~ 6
#2: 5* 5* 5* 7__ 7_ -5 6__
Don’t have to wor_ry,
#2: 5* 6 6 7
be-cause I’m here.__
#2: 5*5* 6 6 6 7__ 7__ 5* 6 -5 7___
Don’t need to suf-fer, ‘cause I’m here.
#2: 6_5* -4_6_ -5 7 -5
Hold on,__ I’m com-ing
#2: 7_-5 -5_6_ -5 7 7
Hold on,__ I’m com-ing
#2: 7_-5 -5_6_-4 5 7 7
Hold on,____ I’m com-ing
#2: 7 5* 5* -6* 7
Hold on I’m com-ing.
#2: -6*7 -6* -6*
#2: 5* 6~ 6 5* 6 6
#2: 5*6~
#2: 7 -7-8_ -89* -9*_ -8 -7 7 6 6__ 5* 6 -6*7 -6*_6
#2: 5* 6 -6* 5* -8-9 -7-8 -7 7 -7 7 -7 7 -7-7* -7
#2: 6~~~~~~~~~ 6~ -6* 7_____ -7_ -7 7 -7 7 -7-8
#2: 5* -7 7 6 7_-6*_6 5*6
#2: 6 -5 -4 -4__ -5 6 6~ -6*7_
Do, do, do, do,_ do, do.
#2: 6~ 5* 6_ 6
#2: 5* 5* 7_7* -5_6___ 5* 6 6 7_
When the day_ comes__ and you’re in doubt,
#2: 5* 5* 6 6 6 7_ 7_ 5* 6 -5 7___
in a riv-er of trou-ble and a – bout to drown…
#2: 7_6__6_-4 -5 7 7_
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing
#2: -7_6 6_-45* -5 7 7_
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing
#2: 7_6__6_-4 -5 7 7_
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing
#2: 7_6 6_-45* -5 7 7
Hold on,__ I’m com-ing
#2: 7_6__6_-4 -5 7 7_ -7 6 6_-45*
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing Hold on,__
#2: -5 7 7 7_6 6_-4
I’m com-ing. Hold on,_
#2: -5 7 7_ -7_6 6_-45*
I’m com-ing Hold on,__
#2: -5 7 7_ -7_6 6_-45*
I’m com-ing Hold on,__
#2: -5 6 6
I’m com-ing.
#2: 6 7 -7-8 6 7 7_ 6~ -6* 5* 7 -7 -7-8 -7 -7 7_
#2: 6~ 5* 10___ -7 7 -7 7 -7-8 -7 7 -7-8__ 6 6~ 5*
#2: -6*7____ -6*_6 5* 6 10__
#2: 7 6 -5 6 -3__ 11_ 10 9 10~ 9 -9 -8 -7* 7_
#2: 6_-5 11-11 11-11 10~~~~~~~ 9* 10
#2: -10*11 9*_ 11 -11 11 9* 10~ -7-7* -7
#2: 7_ -4 -910 -7-7* 7_-7 -9
#2: -910 -7-7* -7_7 6
#2: 11-11_ 11 11-11_ 1111*_ 10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#2: 11 11 10 10_ 11 11 10 11-11_
#2: 11-11 11 -8_9* 10 11-11
#2: 10 6 7 10 10
#2: 11-11 11* 10 -9_-8 -7 10 -910
#2: -(7×9)* -7_7 6 10____
#2: 6~ -10*11 11-11 11_ 10~~~~~~~~~~
#2: -9-8-7 7_ 6-5 -4 11 -11*_ 11 10
#2: 10 11 11-11 11 11 10 11 11-11 11_
#2: -9-8 -(79)* -7_7 6 5* 6 -6*7_ 6~~~~~~
#2: 10__ 6_ -6*7_ -6*65* 6
#2: 6 5* 65* 6 -6*7 5* 6
#2: 10_ -7-7* -7 7_6 10 10 -7
#2: 10 -9 -8 -7 7 6_-5 -910 -910 -910 -910
#2:
Begin fade
#2: -7 -7 7~ 6 -9 10 10 -7 10 -9 10 -9 -7 10
#2: 11-11 1111* 10~~ -7-7* -7 -7 77*_ 6_-5 -4 7 -7
#2: -7 -8 8* -8 8* 6 -8 8* Fade out