Artist: Thrice
Song: Hold Fast Hope
Album: Vheissu
Year: 2005
Label: Island Def Jam
Guitars: Dustin Kensrue
Teppei Teranishi
Intro
Guitar 1 – Light Trebly Distortion - Scattered Scratches
Guitar 2 – Light Trebly Distortion – 8 times
| D 0 |
| A 0 |
| F |
| C 2 0 2 0 2s4 |
| G 2 0 2 0 2s4 |
| C |
Pre Verse
Guitar 1 – Heavy Distortion - 8 times
| D |
| A |
| F |
| C 2 0 2 0 2s4 0 |
| G 2 0 2 0 2s4 0 |
| C 2 0 2 0 2s4 0 |
Guitar 2 – Heavy Distortion - 8 times
| D 0 |
| A 0 |
| F |
| C 2 0 2 0 2s4 |
| G 2 0 2 0 2s4 |
| C 2 0 2 0 2s4 |
Verse
Guitar 1 – Heavy Distortion, Light Reverb - 2 times
| D |
| A |
| F 9 999 9 9 9 999 9 9 7 777 7 7 7 777 7 7 5 555 5 5 5 555 5 5 5 |
| C x xxx x x x xxx x x x xxx x x x xxx x x x xxx x x x xxx x x x |
| G 7 777 7 7 7 777 7 7 5 555 5 5 5 555 5 5 3 333 3 3 3 333 3 3 3 |
| C |
1st ending
| D |
| A |
| F 14 141414 14 14 14 12 121212 12 12 12 |
C-x -x x x –x –x –x –x –x x x –x –x –x -|
| G 12 121212 12 12 12 10 101010 10 10 10 |
| C |
2nd ending
| D |
| A |
| F 14 141414 14 14 14 16 161616 16 16 16 |
C-x –x x x –x –x –x –x –x x x –x –x –x -|
| G 12 121212 12 12 12 14 141414 14 14 14 |
| C |
Guitar 2 – Heavy Distortion, Light Delay/Reverb - 2 times
1st time
| D 12 00 7 00 12 0 7 0 12 00 7 00 12 0 7 0 12 00 8 00 12 0 8 0 12 00 8 00 12 |
| A |
| F |
| C |
| G |
| C |
| D 0 8 0 12 00 7 00 12 0 7 0 10 00 7 00 10 0 7 0 |
| A |
| F |
| C |
| G |
| C |
2nd Time
| D 12 00 7 00 12 0 7 0 12 00 7 00 12 0 7 0 14 00 8 00 14 0 8 0 14 00 8 00 14 |
| A |
| F |
| C |
| G |
| C |
| D 0 8 0 12 00 7 00 12 0 7 0 11 00 7 00 11 0 7 0 |
| A |
| F |
| C |
| G |
| C |
Pre Chorus
Guitars 1 & 2 – Heavy Distortion - 2 times
| D 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 |
| A 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 |
| F |
| C 11 11 11 11 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| G 11 11 11 11 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| C 11 11 11 11 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
Chorus
Guitar 1 – Heavy Distortion - 2 times
| D |
| A |
| F |
| C 2 2 22 2 2 22 0 0 00 0 0 00 10 10 1010 10 10 1010 7 7 77 |
| G 2 2 22 2 2 22 0 0 00 0 0 00 10 10 1010 10 10 1010 7 7 77 |
| C 2 2 22 2 2 22 0 0 00 0 0 00 10 10 1010 10 10 1010 7 7 77 |
1st ending 2nd ending
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C 5 5 55 | 9 9 99 |
| G 5 5 55 | 9 9 99 |
| C 5 5 55 | 9 9 99 |
Guitar 2 – 2 times (Same as verse but let notes ring out)
| D 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 |
| A 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 |
| F |
| C |
| G |
| C |
| D 12 10 10 10 10 |
| A 13 12 12 12 12 |
| F |
| C |
| G |
| C |
Bridge
Guitar 1 – Clean, Light Reverb (Variation of Pre Chorus) - 4 times fading out on fourth time
| D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| F |
| C 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| C 3 3 3 3 |
Guitar 2 – Distortion, Reverb, Delay, Volume Swell, etc - 2 times
2nd ending
| D 12~~~~ | 12~~~ |
| A 12~~~~ 8~~~ 7~~~ | 12~~~ 15sb~ |
| F 7~~~ | |
| C | |
| G | |
| C | |
(sb = slow bend)
Bridge to Outro Chorus – Drums and Vocals Only
Repeat Chorus for Outro Chorus
Repeat Pre Chorus for Outro, then repeat this section, gradually slowing tempo. (Both Guitars)
| D 000 0 000 0 |
| A 000 0 000 0 |
| F |
| C 10 10 10 10 |
| G 10 10 10 10 |
| C 10 10 10 10 |
Last Chord - Both Guitars Let Ring