Nocturnal Rites - Hold On To The Flame Tab

HOLD ON TO THE FLAME (Bassline)
As recorded by Nocturnal Rites
(From the 1999 Album THE SACRED TALISMAN)

Words and Music by Nocturnal Rites

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Strings'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Bass'

 Intro
  Moderately Fast Rock Q=152
 4/4
  Gtr II
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                 
  
                                 
                                 
  
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
                                 
  
                                 
 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                 
  
                                 
                                 
  
                                 
                                 
  
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                 
  
                                 
                                 
  
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  
                                 
                                 

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                   
  
                                 
                                   
  
 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 
 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7   
  
                                 
                                   

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                 
  
                                 
                                 
  
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 
  
                                 
                                 

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                   
  
 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
                                   
  
                                 
 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7   
  
                                 
                                   

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                 
  
                                 
                                 
  
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                                 
  
                                 
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                   
  
                                 
                                   
  
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   
  
                                 
                                   

 Pre-Verse
  Gtr I
  W          +H     +Q.   E   +W           +H     +Q.   E

  
          
                
            
                 
  
 2        
 (2)    (2)   3 
 (3)        
 (3)    (3)   0  
  
 2        
 (2)    (2)   2 
 (2)        
 (2)    (2)   1  
  
 4        
 (4)    (4)   4 
 (4)        
 (4)    (4)   2  
  
          
                
            
                 
  
          
                
            
                 
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| Gtr II
| W           W                W            W

  
          
                
            
                 
  
          
                
            
                 
  
          
                
            
                 
  
 2        
                
            
                 

  +W           +H     +Q.   E   +W           +H       +Q.    E

  
            
                
            
                    
  
 (0)        
 (0)    (0)   2 
 (2)        
 (2)      (2)       
  
 (1)        
 (1)    (1)   2 
 (2)        
 (2)      (2)       
  
 (2)        
 (2)    (2)   4 
 (4)        
 (4)      (4)       
  
            
                
            
                    
  
            
                
            
                    
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|  W            W                W            E  E Q   Q   E E

  
            
                
            
                    
  
            
                
            
                    
  
            
                
            
                    
  
            
                
            
     2 2   2   0 2  

   1st and 2nd Verses
    Gtr II
    +E  E E E S S S S E E   E E E E S S S S E E

  
                        
                     
  
o                       
                     
  
o       4           4   
     4           4   
  
  (2) 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 

  E E E E S S S S E E   E E E E S S S S E E

  
                     
                       
  
                     
                       
  
     5           5   
     5           5     
  
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2   

  E E E E S S S S E E   E E E E S S S S E E

  
                     
                     
  
                     
                     
  
     4           4   
     4           2 4 
  
 0 0   0 0 0 0 0   0 
 0 0   0 0 0 0 0     

  E E E E S S S S E E   E E Q  Q  E E

  
                     
                 
  
                     
                 
  
     5           5   
                 
  
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 
 0 2 2  2  0 2   

  +E  E E E S S S S E E   E E E E S S S S E E

  
                       
                     
  
                       
                     
  
       4           4   
     4           4   
  
 (2) 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 

  E E E E S S S S E E   E E E E S S S S E E

  
                     
                     
  
                     
                     
  
     5           5   
     5           5   
  
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 

  E E E E S S S S E E   E E E E S S S S E E

  
                     
                     
  
                     
                     
  
     4           4   
     4           2 4 
  
 0 0   0 0 0 0 0   0 
 0 0   0 0 0 0 0     

  E E E E S S S S E E   E E Q  Q  E E

  
                     
                 
  
                     
                 
  
     5           5   
           4 5   
  
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 
 0 2 2  2        

 Pre-Chorus
  E E E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E E E E

  
                       
                     
  
                       
                     
  
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5p4     
  
                       
                 5 2 

  +E  E E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E E E E

  
                         
                      
  
                         
                      
  
                         
                   5  
  
 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2    

  +E  E E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E E E E

  
                         
                     
  
                         
                     
  
 (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 5 5 5 5 5 5 4h5p4 2 
  
                         
                     

                            Chorus
                          $
  +E  E E S S E S S E S S    W

  
                         
      
  
                         
      
  
 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
      
  
                         
 0    

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                 
  
                                 
                                 
  
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
                                 
  
                                 
 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                   
  
                                 
                                   
  
                                 
                                   
  
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                 
  
                                 
                                 
  
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  
                                 
                                 

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                   
  
                                 
                                   
  
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                                   
  
                                 
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                 
  
                                 
                                 
  
                                 
                                 
  
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
                                 
                                   
  
                                 
                                   
  
                                 
                                   
  
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   

                                                                To Coda
  W          E S S E S S E S S E S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

  
          
                         
                                 
  
 0        
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
                             6 6 
  
          
                         
 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 7     
  
          
                         
                                 

 1.                       2.
  Q.   S S S S E +E  E     H    S S S S Q

  
                       
                   
  
 7                    o
 7                 
  
      4h5p4   7 (7)   o
      4h5p4   7    
  
            7       2  
            7      

 Guitar Solo I
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S

  
                         
                         
  
                         
                         
  
                         
 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                         

  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S

  
                         
                           
  
                         
                           
  
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                           
  
                         
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   

  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S

  
                         
                         
  
                         
                         
  
                         
 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                         

  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S

  
                         
                           
  
                         
                           
  
 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
                           
  
                         
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   

                              Guitar Solo II
  E S S E S S E S S S S S S    E E S S S S E E S S S S

  
                           
                         
  
                           
                         
  
                           
             5 5 5 5 5 5 
  
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 2 2 2 2 2 2             

  E E S S S S E E S S S S   E E S S S S E E S S S S

  
                         
                          
  
                         
                          
  
 2 2 2 2 2 2             
             5 5 5 5 5 5  
  
             0 0 0 0 0 0 
 2 2 2 2 2 2              

  E E S S S S E E S S S S   E E S S S S E E S S S S

  
                         
                         
  
                         
                         
  
 2 2 2 2 2 2             
             5 5 5 5 5 5 
  
             0 0 0 0 0 0 
 2 2 2 2 2 2             

  E E S S S S E E S S S S   E E S S S S E E S S S S

  
                         
                           
  
                         
                           
  
 2 2 2 2 2 2             
             5 5 5 5 5 5   
  
             0 0 0 0 0 0 
 2 2 2 2 2 2               

                                                                 3/4
  E E S S S S E E S S S S   W          +W           +W            +H.

  
                         
          
            
            
        
  
                         
 0        
 (0)        
 (0)        
 (0)    
  
 2 2 2 2 2 2             
          
            
            
        
  
             0 0 0 0 0 0 
          
            
            
        

 4/4
  E E E E S S S S E E   E E E E S S S S E E

  
                     
                     
  
                     
                     
  
     4           4   
     4           4   
  
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 

                                D.S. al Coda
  E E E E S S S S E E   E E E E S S S S E E

  
                     
                      
  
                     
                      
  
     4           4   
     4           4    
  
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2  

                    Outro
  &
 4/4
  H    S S S S Q     W          E S S E S S E S S E S S   E E E E S S S S E E

  
                 
          
                         
                      
  
 7               
          
                         
                      
  
      4h5p4   7  
 5        
 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 
     4           4    
  
            7    
          
                         
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2  

  E E E E S S S S E E   E E E E S S S S E E   Q  Q  H

  
                     
                     
            *
  
                     
                     
            *
  
     4           4   
     4           4   
            *
  
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 
 0 2   0 2 2 2 2   2 
 2          *

Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash