Band: Scorpions
Album: Lovedrive
Song: Holiday
Copyright (c) (RSA) (1979)
Version 1.0 - (07/03/06)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro(backing for first guitar solo)
Guitar 1(clean/acoustic)
E[---------1---------------1-----0--1-----1-----------------------5---5-|
B[-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-------3------3---3-----3---3---2-------3-|
G[---2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-------2------2-----------------------2-|
D[-0------------------------------------------------2---2-------------2-|
A[-----------------3--------------1---------------0---------0---0---0---|
E[----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2(clean/acoustic)
E[---------1---------------1-----0--1-----1-------------0---------5---5-|
B[-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-------3------3---3-----3---3---3----5--5-|
G[---2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-------2------2-------------2-------2---|
D[-0------------------------------------------------2-----------2-------|
A[-----------------3--------------1---------------0---------0-----------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------3p1-0-1---------3p1-0-1---------0-1--------------------------|
B-----3---------------3---------------3-------3-----------3--------2-2-|
G---2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-------2-----2---------2------|
D-0-------------------------------------------------2---2--2--2---2----|
A-----------------3---------------1---------------0---------0----------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---1-0-1-5-1p0-1---1-0-1-5-1p0-1---1-0-1-5-1p0-1-5-0---0-5-0---0---|
B-----------------------------------------------------3-------3-----|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0---------------------------------------------------------------2-|
A-----------------3---------------1---------------0-----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-5-0---5-0----|
B-----2-----2--|
G--------------|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E--------------|
E---1-0-1-5-1p0-1---1-0-1-5-1p0-1---1-0-1-5-1p0-1-------------5-5-----|
B---------------------------------------------------3-----2-------2---|
G-----------------------------------------------------2---------------|
D-0-----------------------------------------------------2---2-------2-|
A-----------------3---------------1---------------0-------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-5-0---0--|
B-----2----|
G----------|
D----------|
A----------|
E----------|
Intro guitar solo(use vibrato)
(clean/acoustic)
D C A# A
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------7----------5\---2------------5b---|
A-5---------------8-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D C A# A
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------6--------------5-6-5--------8b----8--|
G---------------------7-7--7-9---7----------------------------------|
D-3----5---/7-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D C A# A
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-5-6-5-------------5-6----------5--6-------------------------------|
G-------7---------------7-------------7-----------------------------|
D---------7-----------------------------7\5-------2----2-3-5---/7-5-|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D C A# A
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------5-6----8b-8b-8b---------------------|
G------------------7--------7-7-------------------------------------|
D-3-3/7-------7-7----7----------------------------------------------|
A--------5----------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
E---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----3--|
B-----3-----3---------2-----2---5--|
G-------2-----2---------3-----3----|
D-0---------------0----------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
E---0-----2-----0-------------------1-----0-1-0---1---1-----0-1-0---1-|
B-----1-----1---1---2-----2-----0-----3---------3-------3---------3---|
G-------0-----0-------2-----2-----------2-----------------2-----------|
D-------2-----2---2-----2-----2---0-----------------0-----------------|
A-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----0--|
B-----3-----3---------2-----2------|
G-------2-----2---------3-----3----|
D-0---------------0----------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
E---0-----2-----0-----------------|
B-----1-----1---1---2-----2-----0-|
G-------0-----0-------2-----2-----|
D-------2-----2---2-----2-----2---|
A-3-------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
E---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----0--|
B-----3-----3---------2-----2------|
G-------2-----2---------3-----3----|
D-0---------------0----------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
E-------------------1-----1-----0--|
B-----1-------1-------3-----3---3--|
G-------0-------0-------2-----2----|
D---2-------2-----0----------------|
A-3-------3------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
E---------3-----3-------3---------------------------------------|
B-----------3---3---------3-----------2-----2-----2-----2-------|
G-----0-------0-----0-------0-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-----4-|
D---0---0---------0---0-----0---2---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
A-----------------------------0---------------0-----0-----0-----|
E-3-------------3-----------------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse
E---------1-----------1-0-1---0-1---------------------------5-----5-----|
B-----3-----3-----3---------------3-----3-----3-----3---------5-----5---|
G---2---2-------2---2---------------2---2---2-----2-----2-------2-----2-|
D-0-----------------------------------0---2-----2-----2---2-------------|
A-------------3-------------1-------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---1-0-1-3-1-0-1---3p1---0-1-------1-0-1-------------0---------5---5-----|
B-----------------------3-----3-----3-3---3---------3---3---3-----5---5---|
G-------------------------------2-------2---2-2---2-------2-------------2-|
D-0---------------------------------------------2-------------2-----------|
A-----------------3---------------1---------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/scorpions/holiday_tab_ver_7.html ]
E---1-0-1-3-1-0-1---3p1---0-1-------1-0-1---------------------------|
B-----------------------3-----3-----3-3---3---------3--(3)----------|
G-------------------------------2-------2---2-2---2----(2)----------|
D-0---------------------------------------------2------(2)----------|
A-----------------3---------------1---------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Distorted
Guitar 1
[------------------PM---------------------]
E[--------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------|
A[-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E[--------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM]
E[--------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------|
G[-7-----7---7-----7---5-----5----------------|
D[-7-----7---7-----7---5-----5----------3--/--|
A[-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1--/--|
E[--------------------------------------------| Rpt 7 X
Lead enters 7th time
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E--------------------------------------------|
B-13b-------------13b-13b-------13-----------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[--------------PM----------------]
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------------------|
A[-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ [PM] [PM] [PM]
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------|
G[-7-----7---7-----7---5-----5----------------------------|
D[-7-----7---7-----7---5-----5----3----------(3)----------|
A[-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3----1----------(1)----------|
E[--------------------------------1----------(1)----------|
[Guitar 3
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[-13b-------------13b-13b-------13-----------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------------------|
A[--------------------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic guitar fill
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G-0-2-3-5-3-2-3p2---3-2-----2--------------------------------|
D-----------------5-----3-5---2-3-2-3p2---2-3-5-3---(3)------|
A---------------------------------------5--------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
E---0-----1---------0-----0---1-------1---0---1---3-------0-----0---|
B-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---3-------3-------3-------3-------|
G-------2-----2---------2---------------2-------------2-------2---2-|
D-0---------------------------------------------2-------2-----------|
A-----------------3---------------1---------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-5-----5-----5--|
B---5-----5------|
G----------------|
D-----2-----2----|
A----------------|
E----------------|
E---------1-----------1-0-1---0-1---------------------------5-----5-----5-|
B-----3-----3-----3---------------3-----3-----3-----3---------5-----5-----|
G---2---2-------2---2---------------2---2---2-----2-----2-------2-----2---|
D-0-----------------------------------0---2-----2-----2---2---------------|
A-------------3-------------1---------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---1-0-1-3-1-0-1---3p1---0-1-------1-0-1-------------0---------5---5-----5|
B-----------------------3-----3-----3-3---3---------3---3---3-----5---5----|
G-------------------------------2-------2---2-2---2-------2-------------2--|
D-0---------------------------------------------2-------------2------------|
A-----------------3---------------1----------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro guitar solo with distortion
D C A# A
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B-15----------------------17-----------------------------|
G------------(14)----------------------------------------|
D-------------0----------(0)------------14---------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
D C A# A
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G----/7fb--r-------\----------7fb---r--6----------\------|
D-5/7--------------------/5/7------------------------5/7-|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
D C A# A
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------8fb----r----------------------|
G-7fb---r-----------\------------------9-----------------|
D-------------------------------------------------5/7----|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
D C A# A
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G-7fb---r-----------\------7fb----r----6--------\--------|
D----------------------5/7------------------------5/7----|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
D C A# A
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------8fb----r----------------------|
G-7fb---r------------------------------9-------9-10p9----|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
D C A# A
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------10-----------6------6----5-----------------|
G-10----------9------------7------7----6-----------------|
D-12-----------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
D C A# A
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------10-----------66-66-66-66-66-6-5------------|
G-10----------9------------77-77-77-77-77-7-6------------|
D-12-----------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
D C A# A
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G-7fb---r-----------\------7fb----r----6--------\--------|
D----------------------5/7------------------------5/7----|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
D C A# A
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------8fb----r----------------------|
G-7fb---r------------------------------9-------9-10p9----|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
To fade
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