Lockdown Licks no. 379. “Hold The Line” by Toto.

Signature power chord riffs/verse style lead. Original guitar by Steve Lukather. Playing 4..two note power chords on A&D strings for the signature riff & single note ‘verse’ riffs similar to original. Finally a busier short rhythm riff with ascending power chords back to end on signature/chorus riff.

Played on a Harley Benton SC500 Vintage Les Paul style guitar on rhythm setting into a NUX M8 amp set to “superlead” with slight reverb. Using a Trio pedal providing a drum pattern to fit.

Hold the Line” is a song by American rock band Toto from their 1978 debut studio album. Written by the band’s keyboardist David Paich, the lead vocals on the song were performed by Bobby Kimball.

It was released as the band’s debut single and lead single from the Toto album on October 2, 1978, by Columbia Records. It became an international hit for the band, reaching number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.