Hard drive crash, lost music files... how do I transfer iphone5 music back to itunes on my Mac???

My hard drive failed in my Mac. Lost all my music, except what's on my phone.
How do I transfer my audio files from my iphone5 back onto my new Mac without losing anything??? I'm afraid when I plug in my phone it will erase everything.
I know purchases I made on itunes will be fine... but I had A LOT of music before itunes that was from CDs/etc.

Try this support document from a fellow user: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

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