Hold Back The Rain Bass Tab

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One of my all time favorite Duran Duran songs!  Enjoy!
Standard tuning: E-A-D-G

G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------7-x7-x7------------------
E-12/---0-x0-x0---5-x5-x5-------------5-x5-x5--4-3-2-

Verse 1

G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0-x0-x0---5-x5-x5---0-x0-x0---5-x5-x5---0-x0—x0---5-x5-x5---0-x0-x0---5-x5—x5-

                   P                    P 
G--------------------------------------------------------              -------
D------------------7--------------------7----------------   repeat     -------
A-4-5-6--7-x7-x7---------------7-x7-x7-------------------   Verse 1    -2-3-4-
E--------------------5-x5-x5--------------5-x5-x5—-4-3-2-              -------

Chorus

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-7—-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----5--5-5-5--5-5-5---4-------------------------------------------------------------
A-3-3-----------------------5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-3-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------
D----------------------555---5--4---
A-3-3-3--3-3-3----------------------   repeat chorus
E--------------0-1-2-3----3---------


            P                      P
G----------------------------------------------------
D-----------7----------------------7-----------------
A-7-x7-5-7---------------7-x7-5-7--------------4-5-6-
E--------------5-x5-3-5---------------5-x5-3-5-------

Verse 2
             P                        P
G-------------------------------------------------                     --------
D-----------(7)----------------------(7)----------   Play 4x           --------
A-7-x7-5-7-----------------7-x7-5-7---------------   Play ()           --------
E---------------5-x5-3-5-----------------5-x5-3-5-   third/fourth time –-12/---

(Repeat chorus)

G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A-5h7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7—-5h7-7---------------5h7-7---------------
E-----------------------------0-0--0-0--0-0-------0-0—-0-0--0-0-

G-------------------------------
D-------------------------------
A-5h7-7—-x-x--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12/-
E-------------------------------

Last chorus/outro

G---7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---5---5---5---5--------------
D---------------------------------------------------5---5--5-4-
A-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3----------------
E-------------------------------------------------3---3--------

G---7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---5---5--------------------
D----------------------------------------------------5---5-4-
A-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---3---3---3------------------  repeat
E--------------------------------------------0-1-2-3--3-3----

G---------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------5-
A-5-5--5--5-5--5--7-7--7--7-7--7--3-3--3--3-3--3----------------
E-------------------------------------------------3-3--3--3-3---

G----------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------5-5--5--5-5-x4--
A-5-5--5--5-5--5--7-7--7--7-7--7--3-3--3--3-3--3-----------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

G---7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---5---5---5---5----------------
D---------------------------------------------------5---5--55-x4-
A-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---3------------------  repeat this bar only
E-------------------------------------------------3---3----------  and fade out