The melody of Hold On Loosely by 38 Special runs 216 notes across 30 bars, 2:30 long in E at 100 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 On Loosely chords and lyrics.