Song: Holiday
Artist: Scorpions
Tuning: G D A E
Tabbed by : Bruno Frenchy
Notes : My composition and contribution for that lovely song, giving a large place
to acoustic virtuosity…
Intro (Starting with acoustic guitar solo)
G:|----------------------------7-7--------------------------------------------|
D:|---------5-7--5-----5-3-5-7-----2-3-0L—2-3-2L--7-5--2-3-2-0L--2-3-2L--5-7--|
A:|-5L--7-8--------7-7--------------------------------------------------------|
E:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:|------------7--7-9-10-------|
D:|--7-5-3-7--7-7--------5-7L--|
A:|----------------------------|
E:|----------------------------|
Verse 1
G:|-------------------|----------------------|
D:|-------------------|----------------------|
A:|-5L-0-3-0-4-0-5L---|---5L-0-3-0-4-0-5L----|
E:|-------------------|----------------------|
Let me take you far away Let me take you far away
You’d like a holiday You’d like a holiday
|1.
G:|---------------------------|----------------------|
D:|------------------5L-------|----------------------|
A:|--5-7-8-7-5-3-5--5---5-7L--|-5L-0-3-0-4-0-5L------|
E:|---------------------------|----------------------|
You change the cold days for the sun Let me take you far away
The good time and fun you’d like a holiday
Short solo guitar
G:|-----------------|
D:|------------2-2--|
A:|-5-5-3-3-1L------|
E:|-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/scorpions/holiday_btab.html ]
Verse 2
G:|------------------|----------------------|
D:|------------------|----------------------|
A:|-5L-0-3-0-4-0-5L--|---5L-0-3-0-4-0-5L----|
E:|------------------|----------------------|
Let me take you far away Let me take you far away
you’d like a holiday you’d like a holiday
|2.
G:|---------------------------|---------------------|
D:|------------------5L-------|---------------------|
A:|--5-7-8-7-5-3-5--5---5-7L--|-5L-0-3-0-4-0-5L-----|
E:|---------------------------|---------------------|
You’ve changed your wherever Let me take you far away
troubles for some luck you are you’d like a holiday
hooooo- haaaaaa ….
Short solo guitar
G:|----------------|----------------|
D:|--------------2-|-------------2L-|
A:|---5-5-3-3-1L---|--5-5-3-3-1L----|
E:|----------------|----------------|
chorus
G:|--------------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------------|
A:|-5-55-0-3-5-55-55-3-33-33-1-11-1-3-5--| x10
E:|--------------------------------------|
Longing for the sun, you’re welcome to the island without me
Longing for the sun, be welcome on the island many miles away from home
Be welcome on the island without me
Longing for the sun, you’re welcome on the island many miles away from home
Home… home… home… away from home…………….
then
G:|------------------------------|
D:|------------------------------|
A:|-5-55-0-3-5-55-55-3-33-33-1L--|
E:|------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar playing
Repeat twice the 2 following riffs
G:|-------------------|
D:|--------------2-2--|
A:|---5-5-3-3-1L------| X3
E:|-------------------|
G:|----------------------|
D:|---------5-7---5------|
A:|-5L--7-8---------7-7--| X1
E:|----------------------|
Then sharper
G:|---------------------|
D:|---------------2L-2--|
A:|---5-5-3-3-1L-1------| X3
E:|---------------------|
And
G:|-----------------------|
D:|---------5-7---5-------|
A:|-5L--7-8---------7L-7--| X3 Fade out
E:|-----------------------|
