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Holiday Tab

by Scorpions
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This is how I play “Holiday” on solo acoustic with a capo. Not all strings in the chord shapes are picked, but it's easier for me to finger the entire chord anyway, so I wrote them out that way for you as well.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Am
Capo: 5th fret
Author bwh79 [a] 37. Last edit on Aug 2, 2019
We have an official Holiday tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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Capo V.  Fingerpicking throughout, except chorus.  Chord shapes relative to capo.
Key of A-minor (sounds as D-minor.)
 
[Intro Interlude]
 
[x02210] Am
[3x2210] Am/G
[102210] Am/F
[002200] Asus2/E
 
     Am              Am/G            Am/F            Asus2/E         Asus2/E (alt.)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----0-|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------------------|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---|  (play 4x)
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------0---------------|
                                  (T)
 
[Verse 1]
 
[x02210] Am
[32000x] G
[022100] E
[xx0232] D
 
     Am              Am              G               E               Am              Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1-|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------1-----1---------2-----2---------2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---|
A|-0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0---------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------3---------------0-----------------------------------------------|
   Let me..  ..away          you'd like          a   hol   -   i  -day
 
 
     Am              Am              G               E               Am              Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1-|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------1-----1---------2-----2---------2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---|
A|-0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0---------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------3---------------0-----------------------------------------------|
   Let me..  ..away          you'd like          a   hol   -   i  -day                     Exchange the
 
 
     G               Am              D               D               E               E
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----0-----0---1-----1-----1---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
G|-----0-----0---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
D|-------0-----0---------2-----2---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---------2-----2---------2-----2---|
A|-----------------0-----------------------------------------------2---------------2---------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   cold..   ..the  sun            a good  ti-i-ime           and      fun
 
 
     Am              Am              G               E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------1-----1-----|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------2-----2---|
A|-0---------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3---------------0---------------|
   Let me..  ..away          you'd like          a   hol   -   i
 
 
 
[Reprise Interlude]
 
     Am              Am/G            Am/F            Asus2           Asus2 (alt.)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----0-|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------------------|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---|
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------0---------------|
    -day                          (T)
 
 
     Am              Am/G            Am/F            Asus2           Asus2 (alt.)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----0-|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------------------|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---|
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------0---------------|
                                  (T)
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
     Am              Am              G               E               Am              Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1-|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------1-----1---------2-----2---------2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---|
A|-0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0---------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------3---------------0-----------------------------------------------|
   Let me..  ..away          you'd like          a   hol   -   i  -day
 
 
     Am              Am              G               E               Am              Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1-|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------1-----1---------2-----2---------2-----2-----|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---|
A|-0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0---------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------3---------------0-----------------------------------------------|
   Let me..  ..away          you'd like          a   hol   -   i  -day                     Exchange your
 
 
     G             Am            D               D                   E               E
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----0-----0---1-----1-----1---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
G|-----0-----0---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
D|-------0-----0---------2-----2---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---------2-----2---------2-----2---|
A|-----------------0-----------------------------------------------2---------------2---------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   trou..   ..some love            wherever   (ever)        you      are 
 
 
     Am              Am              G               E
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------1-----1-----|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------0-----0---------2-----2---|
A|-0---------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3---------------0---------------|
   Let me..  ..away          you'd like          a   hol   -   i
 
 
 
[Reprise Interlude]
 
     Am              Am/G            Am/F            Asus2           Asus2 (alt.)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----0-|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------------------|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---|
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------0---------------|
                                  (T)
    -day             Oo-              -ooh             aa-           -ah
 
 
     Am              Am/G            Am/F            Asus2           Asus2 (alt.)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----0-|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------------------|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---|
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------0---------------|
                                  (T)
   Aa-            -ah              aa-            -aa-          -ah
 
     Am              Am/G            Am/F            Asus2          Asus2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------0----------------|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----0---0-----0-----0-0----------------|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2-----2----------------|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---2----------------|
A|-0---------------------------------------------------------------0----------------|
E|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------0----------------|
                                  (T)
   Aa-            -ah              aa-             -aa-         -ah        Longing for the
 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
[x022xx] A5
[35xxxx] G5
[13xxxx] F5
[133211] F
 
 
    A5              A5            G5            F5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2 x-x-2---x-x-2-x-x-2---x-x-----------------------------|
A|-0-x-x-0---x-x-0-x-x-0---x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-3-x-x-3---x-x-|
E|-----------------------------3-x-x-3---x-x-1-x-x-1---x-x-|
   sun   you will come   to the island without name   Longing fo.. 
 
 
    A5              A5            G5            F5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2 x-x-2---x-x-2-x-x-2---x-x-----------------------------|
A|-0-x-x-0---x-x-0-x-x-0---x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-3-x-x-3---x-x-|
E|-----------------------------3-x-x-3---x-x-1-x-x-1---x-x-|
   sun    be welcome   on the island many miles away from 
 
 
    A5              A5            G5            F5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2 x-x-2---x-x-2-x-x-2---x-x-----------------------------|
A|-0-x-x-0---x-x-0-x-x-0---x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-3-x-x-3---x-x-|
E|-----------------------------3-x-x-3---x-x-1-x-x-1---x-x-|
   home   Be welcome   on the island without name   Longing fo.. 
 
 
    A5              A5            G5            F5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2 x-x-2---x-x-2-x-x-2---x-x-----------------------------|
A|-0-x-x-0---x-x-0-x-x-0---x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-3-x-x-3---x-x-|
E|-----------------------------3-x-x-3---x-x-1-x-x-1---x-x-|
   sun   you will come   to the island many miles away from
 
 
    A5              A5            G5            F5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2 x-x-2---x-x-2-x-x-2---x-x-----------------------------|
A|-0-x-x-0---x-x-0-x-x-0---x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-3-x-x-3---x-x-|
E|-----------------------------3-x-x-3---x-x-1-x-x-1---x-x-|
   home (ho-      -o-       -ome)                       Away from
 
 
    A5              A5            G5            F5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2 x-x-2---x-x-2-x-x-2---x-x-----------------------------|
A|-0-x-x-0---x-x-0-x-x-0---x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-3-x-x-3---x-x-|
E|-----------------------------3-x-x-3---x-x-1-x-x-1---x-x-|
   home (ho-      -o-       -ome)                       Away from
 
 
    A5              A5            G5            F5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2 x-x-2---x-x-2-x-x-2---x-x-----------------------------|
A|-0-x-x-0---x-x-0-x-x-0---x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-3-x-x-3---x-x-|
E|-----------------------------3-x-x-3---x-x-1-x-x-1---x-x-|
   home (ho-      -o-       -ome)                       Away from
 
 
    A5              A5            G5          F5   F
e|--------------------------------------------------1------|
B|--------------------------------------------------1------|
G|--------------------------------------------------2------|
D|-2 x-x-2---x-x-2-x-x-2---x-x----------------------3------|
A|-0-x-x-0---x-x-0-x-x-0---x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-3-x-x--3------|
E|-----------------------------3-x-x-3---x-x-1-x-x--1------|
   home (ho-      -o-       -ome)
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2h3h5-3-2-0-3-2---0-2-----------------0-----------------|
A|-----------------3-----2-3-2h3p2p0-2-3---3---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro Interlude]
 
     Am              Am/G            Am/F            Asus2           Asus2 (alt.)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----0-|
B|---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------------------|
D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---|     (play 4x or
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  repeat to fade-out)
E|-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------------0---------------|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
|(T)  Thumb
 
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digibdallas
Thank you! I enjoyed picking thru your version of the song. Awesome!!
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