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Hold back the River

James Bay

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Eenvoudige synth-weergave — toonhoogtes exact, ritme bij benadering

RIFF:

e|----------------------8--10-------8-----------8--10-------8------|
B|--6------8--10-----------------------10----------------------10--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7--8--------7-----------7--8--------7------|
A|--5------7--8------------------------8-----------------------8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------8--|
B|----10---10--8-----------------|
G|---------------------10--9-----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--8----8-----------------------|
E|-------------8-------8---8-----|


INTRO: riff x1

VERSE: riff x2
Tried to keep you close to me,
But life got in between
Tried to square not being there
But think that I should have been

Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Bb
Hold back the river so I
F
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
F
Hold back the river, hold back

VERSE: riff x2
Once upon a dear friend, life
We rode our bikes into the sky
But now we crawl against the tide
Those distant days are flashing by

CHORUS:
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Bb
Hold back the river so I
    F
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
F                    C
Hold back the river, hold back
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Bb
Hold back the river so I
    F
Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
F                    C
Hold back the river, hold back

INTERLUDE: riff x1
Hold oho, oho, oho,
Oho, oho, oho, oho

BRIDGE:
F             F                      Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other
F             F                      Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other

CHORUS:
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Bb
Hold back the river so I
    F
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
F                    C
Hold back the river, hold back
Bb
Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
Bb
Hold back the river so I
    F
Can stop for a minute and be by your side
F                    C
Hold back the river, oh

BRIDGE:
F                                    Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other
F                                    Bb
Lonely water, lonely water won't you let us wander
Gm
Let us hold each other

OUTRO: riff x1

RIFF:

e|----------------------8--10-------8-----------8--10-------8------|
B|--6------8--10-----------------------10----------------------10--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7--8--------7-----------7--8--------7------|
A|--5------7--8------------------------8-----------------------8---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------8--|
B|----10---10--8-----------------|
G|---------------------10--9-----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--8----8-----------------------|
E|-------------8-------8---8-----|

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden en tab van Hold back the River van James Bay op Gitaartabs. Dit popnummer van het album Chaos And The Calm uit 2015 biedt een solide introductie in de gitaarwerken van James Bay. Met een mix van veelgebruikte akkoorden en interessante gitaartechniek is dit een nummer dat je stap voor stap kunt ontcijferen.

De tab is opgebouwd met de akkoorden F, Bb, B, G, D en A. Hoewel dit nummer niet is ingeschaald naar moeilijkheidsgraad, geeft de tabnotatie je duidelijk aan waar je je vingers zet en hoe je de noten aanslaat. Pak je gitaar, werk je door de tab, en je speelt snel mee met dit energieke popnummer.

How to practise this song

  1. 1

    Practise the barre chord Bb

    Bb is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.

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  2. 2

    Practise the change: Bb ↔ C

    Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.

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Exercise: F-akkoord starter (vereenvoudigd → barré)10 min · drill this on its own and this song gets easier by itself

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Tab door kamilah330. Songtekst en akkoorden worden gepubliceerd onder afdracht aan Stichting FEMU. Zie onze voorwaarden.

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