title: Hold On! I’m Comin’ uet)
key: Blues
harp type: Chromatic
genre: E
skill: Expert

Hold On! I’m Comin’ (Chromatic 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 C Chromatic).
Tabbed for one 16 hole, and one 12 hole, Key of C, Solo tuned chromatics.
Tab notations:
none = blow – = draw * = button in
. = lower register (first 4 holes on 16 hole)
(-3~4*~6~-7) = rolled, or arpeggiated, chord
-3-4 = -3 is a grace note; -4 is the main note
~~~ = trill _ = hold
Harp #1 is Eric Clapton’s part & requires a 16 hole
Key of C, Solo tuned chromatic.
Harp #2 is B.B. King’s part & requires a 12 hole
Key of C, Solo tuned chromatic.
Intro
#1: -3-4 4 6 7* -5 -3 3 -3 3 2 6___
#2: (-3~4*~6~-7) 6~~~~~~
#1: -3-4 7* 6_ -3* 7 -3* 6 -3 -6*_____
#2:
#1: -3 .2_ 33* -3 -4 -5__ 6 6 -4 -3 3 2 -1~~
#2:
#1: .2_ 6 6 -3-4 -5 -4-3 3 2_(.2×2)
#2: 7 -6 6 5*
#1: 6 7 -.3~~-.4 .2 6 6 -4 -3-4 -5
#2: 5* 6~~~ 7 -6*_6 5* 6~~~-6*
#1: -4-3_3 2 6 -56~~~ 7 6~~~ 6 6 7 6 -4 -3
#2: -7 7_-6* 6 7_-7 -7_-8
#1: 3~3*(2x.2) -.3-.4 -1_-2 .2 6 -8 -3-4 -4-3 3 3~~3*
#2: -7_-8 6~~-6* 7 5* 6~-6*
#1: -5_-5* 6 -5_-4 6 7 6 -4 -3
#2: -88* -8_-7 7 -88* -8 -7 7__6 6~~~~~~~
#1: 3~~3*.2 -56 .2 4* -4(2x.2)(2x.2).2(2x.2).2(2x.2)-.2*
#2: -5 6~~ 6 6~ -67 6
#1: (.3×3).3(.3×3).3(.3×3).3(.3×3).3 –(3x.3)-.3
#2: -7 -7 7 -7 6
#1: –(3x.3)-.3–(3x.3)-.3–(3x.3) .2 2 (2x.2) .2 (2x.2) .2
#2: 6 7 -7 -7 -7-8
#1: (2x.2) .2 (2x.2) .2 -.4
#2: 6 6~ 7 7 7_-7 7 -7 8 -7-8
#1: 2 3 -3 -4 -4 -3 3___ 6 6 6__
Now don’t you ev-er be sad. Lean on me_
#2: -6*7 -6*_6 5 6~ -6*7 6~ 5*6~
#1: 2 -3_ 2 3 7_ 6_
when times are bad.
#2: 6 5* 5* 7____ -5_6___
When the day__ comes__
#1: 7_ 6_ 7_ 6_
#2: 5* 6 6 7 5* 5* 6 6 6 7 7_
and you’re in doubt in a riv-er of trou-ble
#1: 7 6__ 6 6_-5
Hold on,_
#2: 5* 6 -5 7___ 6_5* -4__6__
a – bout to drown…_ Hold__ on,____
#1: 6 6 7 -56 6
I’m com-ing. Hold on,
#2: -5 7 -5 7_-5 -5_6
I’m com-ing. Hold on,_
#1: -5 6 -5
I’m com-ing,
#2: -5 7 7
I’m com-ing.
#1: 2 3 -3 -4 -4 -3_ 3 3 6 6 6 6
I’m on my way. your lov-er If you get cold,
#2: 6~ -6*7 6~
#1: 2 -3 2 3____
yeah, I’ll be your cover.
#2: 5*6~ 6
#1: 7_ 6_
#2: 5* 5* 5* 7__ 7_ -5 6__
Don’t have to wor_ry,
#1: 7_ 6__
#2: 5* 6 6 7
be-cause I’m here.__
#1: 7_ 6_ 7_ 6__
#2: 5*5* 6 6 6 7__ 7__ 5* 6 -5 7___
Don’t need to suf-fer, ‘cause I’m here.
#1: 6 -5 6 6 7 -56 6
Hold on, I’m com-ing Hold on,
#2: 6_5* -4_6_ -5 7 -5
Hold on,__ I’m com-ing
#1: -5 6 -5 6 6_-5
I’m com-ing Hold on,_
#2: 7_-5 -5_6_ -5 7 7
Hold on,__ I’m com-ing
#1: 6 6 7* 7-7 7*_6
I’m com-ing. Hold on,_
#2: 7_-5 -5_6_-4 5 7 7
Hold on,____ I’m com-ing
#1: -5 6 -5
I’m com-ing
#2: 7 5* 5* -6* 7
Hold on I’m com-ing.
#1: 3 -3_ -3_ 4*_-4 -3 -3 -3_ 4*_ -3_4__
Reach out to_ me___ for sat-is_-fac-tion._
#2: -6*7 -6* -6*
#1: -4 -4_ -5_-4___
Call my_ name____
#2: 5* 6~ 6 5* 6 6
#1: -4 -4_ 5*_ -4_ -5_ 6_ 7_-4_
(for a) quick re_- ac_ – tion. Hey, hey, hey._
#2: 5*6~
#1: -8 -7_7_6___
Hey, hey._____
#2: 7 -7-8_ -89* -9*_ -8 -7 7 6 6__ 5* 6 -6*7 -6*_6
#1:
#2: 5* 6 -6* 5* -8-9 -7-8 -7 7 -7 7 -7 7 -7-7* -7
#1: 6 -5 -4 -4__ -5 6 6 -5 -4 -4__ -5 6
Do, do, do do,_ do, do. Do, do, do, do,_ do, do.
#2: 6~~~~~~~~~ 6~ -6* 7_____ -7_ -7 7 -7 7 -7-8
#1: 6 -5 -4 -4__ __ -5 6
Do, do, do do,____ do, do.
#2: 5* -7 7 6 7_-6*_6 5*6
#1: 2 3_-3 -4 -4 -3_ 3__
Now don’t you_ ev-er feel sad.
#2: 6 -5 -4 -4__ -5 6 6~ -6*7_
Do, do, do, do,_ do, do.
#1: 6 6 6__ 2 -3_ 2 3_
Lean on me_ when times are bad.
#2: 6~ 5* 6_ 6
#1: 7_ 6_ 7_ 6_
#2: 5* 5* 7_7* -5_6___ 5* 6 6 7_
When the day_ comes__ and you’re in doubt,
#1: 7_ 6_ 7_ 6__
#2: 5* 5* 6 6 6 7_ 7_ 5* 6 -5 7___
in a riv-er of trou-ble and a – bout to drown…
#1: 5* 6_ 6_7*_ 6 6 7
Well, hold on,__ I’m com-ing.
#2: 7_6__6_-4 -5 7 7_
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing
#1: 7-7_ 7_6 6 6 7
Hold_ on, I’m com-ing.
#2: -7_6 6_-45* -5 7 7_
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing
#1: -56_ 6_7*_ 6 6 7 7-7_ 7_6
Hold on___ I’m com-ing Hold on,
#2: 7_6__6_-4 -5 7 7_
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing
#1: 6 6 7 -56_ 6_7_
I’m com-ing Hold on__
#2: 7_6 6_-45* -5 7 7
Hold on,__ I’m com-ing
#1: 6 6 7 7-7_ 7_6
I’m com-ing Hold on,
#2: 7_6__6_-4 -5 7 7_ -7 6 6_-45*
Hold on,_ I’m com-ing Hold on,__
#1: 6 6 7 -56_ 67*_
I’m com-ing. Hold on._
#2: -5 7 7 7_6 6_-4
I’m com-ing. Hold on,_
#1: 6 6 7 7-7_ 7_6
I’m com-ing. Hold on,
#2: -5 7 7_ -7_6 6_-45*
I’m com-ing Hold on,__
#1: 6 6 7 -56_ 7_6_
I’m com-ing Hold on,_
#2: -5 7 7_ -7_6 6_-45*
I’m com-ing Hold on,__
#1: -4 6 5* 7 6 7_
I’m com-ing. Take it, yeah.
#2: -5 6 6
I’m com-ing.
#1:
#2: 6 7 -7-8 6 7 7_ 6~ -6* 5* 7 -7 -7-8 -7 -7 7_
#1:
#2: 6~ 5* 10___ -7 7 -7 7 -7-8 -7 7 -7-8__ 6 6~ 5*
#1: 2 .2 2 .2 -56 6 6 7 -7 -7-8 -7-8 -5 -5 -4 -9 -8_-7 7~~
#2: -6*7____ -6*_6 5* 6 10__
#1: 10~~ 11 1011 -11 10 10~~
#2: 7 6 -5 6 -3__ 11_ 10 9 10~ 9 -9 -8 -7* 7_
#1: -7 7 6_-5 6~ 77* -8 11-11 11_11* 10
#2: 6_-5 11-11 11-11 10~~~~~~~ 9* 10
#1: 10 10 10~ -9 -8 11 10~ -9 -8 -7 7 6 6~~~ 7
#2: -10*11 9*_ 11 -11 11 9* 10~ -7-7* -7
#1: -9 10~~~ 10 10 11 -11-12 11 10~
#2: 7_ -4 -910 -7-7* 7_-7 -9
#1: 10 11 -11 -11-12 -11-12
#2: -910 -7-7* -7_7 6
#1: -11-12_ -11 11 10~~ 9 10 11 -11_-12
#2: 11-11_ 11 11-11_ 1111*_ 10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#1: 11 9 10 11 -11 -11-12 -11-12 -11_11
#2: 11 11 10 10_ 11 11 10 11-11_
#1: 11-11__ 11~~ -8 -910 10~ 10~~ 10~
#2: 11-11 11 -8_9* 10 11-11
#1: 10 -9 -7-8 -7 7~~ 1011__ -9 10~~
#2: 10 6 7 10 10
#1: 10 11 -11 -11-12 11 1011 10 10~~
#2: 11-11 11* 10 -9_-8 -7 10 -910
#1: -8 -9 10 11 -11 -11-12 1111* 1011
#2: -(7×9)* -7_7 6 10____
#1: 10 10~ 10 11-12 11 10~~~~ 10 11 11-11 1111*
#2: 6~ -10*11 11-11 11_ 10~~~~~~~~~~
#1: 10~~~~~ 11-11* -11 10 10~~~ 10 11 11
#2: -9-8-7 7_ 6-5 -4 11¬ -11*_ 11 10
#1: 10~~~ 10 11-11_ 11~~~ 11-12 11
#2: 10 11 11-11 11 11 10 11 11-11 11_
#1: 10~~~~ -8-910 11 11 10~~~~~~~~~ -11-12
#2: -9-8 -(79)* -7_7 6 5* 6 -6*7_ 6~~~~~~
#1: -11~ 10_-9 10~ -9-8-7-7* -7 7 6 6~ 7
#2: 10__ 6_ -6*7_ -6*65* 6
#1: -7-8 -7_7 6 -5 6~7~~~ 6 7 -7 7~ 6 6_
#2: 6 5* 65* 6 -6*7 5* 6
#1: 6 7 -7 7~ 6 6_ -7-7* -7_7 -7 7 6 6~
#2: 10_ -7-7* -7 7_6 10 10 -7
#1: 7 -5 6 -5 -4-3 3 2 -1 .2_ -3 3*
#2: 10 -9 -8 -7 7 6_-5 -910 -910 -910 -910
#1: (.2×2) (.2×2) (.2×2) 3*3*
#2:
Begin fade
#1:
#2: -7 -7 7~ 6 -9 10 10 -7 10 -9 10 -9 -7 10
#1:
#2: 11-11 1111* 10~~ -7-7* -7 -7 77*_ 6_-5 -4 7 -7
#1:
#2: -7 -8 8* -8 8* 6 -8 8* Fade out