The melody of Hold Back The River by James Bay runs 366 notes across 54 bars, 3:45 long in Bb at 70 beats per minute. The tab sits almost entirely in the first two frets, one note at a time — no chords to barre and no strumming pattern to keep up with. A piano backing track plays the chords and bass underneath, so the line you are learning sounds like the record even at half speed.
Prefer to strum and sing it instead? Hold Back The River chords and lyrics.