'Holidays In The Sun' by Sex Pistols - Guitar Tutorial

                      Song:Holidays In The Sun
          Band:Sex Pistols
          Tabbed by:SLAUGHTER!!!!!!!!!!!! ([email protected])
          
          Tuning:EADGBE
          
          
          I've tabbed the main guitar parts for this song, but there are 
          other parts which are just audible. These were just basically 
          any notes at random, keeping in the basic chord. This happens 
          a lot in Sex Pistols songs.
          
          
          Key:
          -x- pick scrape
          P.M. palm mute
          
          
          INTRO
          
          
          -2-2-2----------------    ------------
          -3-3-3----------------    ------------
          -2-2-2----------------    ------------
          -0-0-0----------------    -x- 
          ----------------------    -x-
          ---------------------- x4 ------------
          
          
          Main riff
          
          
          Gtr.1
          -----------------------
          -----------------------
          -5--5-4--2-------------
          -5--5-4--2--5-5--5-5-5-
          -3--3-2--0--5-5--5-5-5-
          ------------3-3--3-3-3- x4
          |
          |Gtr.2
          -----------------------
          -----------------------
          -5--5-4----------------
          ---------7--5-5--5-5-5- (there is vibrato in this part later in the song)
          -----------------------
          ----------------------- x4
          
          
          G5-2 bars
          
          
          VERSE
          
          
          -----------------------
          -----------------------
          -----------------------
          -------------------5---
          -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---0-
          -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----0- x4
          P.M..................
          
          
          CHORUS
          
          
          C (x3555x)                                D (x5777x)
          -------------------------------------------------------
          -------------------------------------------------7-----
          -------------------------------------------------7----- (Gtr.2 plays specified
          -4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-7-7-7-7-7-9-7-7-----         chords)
          -2-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-5-----
          ------------------------------------------------------- x2 (ad lib. on repeat)
          
          
          INTERLUDE
          
          
          Repeat main riff x4
          
          
          G5-2 bars
          
          
          REPEAT VERSE
          
          
          REPEAT CHORUS
          
          
          INSTRUMENTAL
          
          
          Repeat main riff x4 (last time G5 goes until verse 3)
          
          
          Over that goes this....
          
          
          ---------------------15---------15---------    
          -------------15---------15---------15------    
          -------------17-(19)----17-(19)----17-(19)-    
          -------------------------------------------   
          -------------------------------------------    
          ------------------------------------------- x3 
          
          
          then....
          ---------------------------
          -15------------------------
          -17-(19)----4-(6)(4)-2~~~~- (going into verse 3)
          ---------------------------
          ---------------------------
          ---------------------------
          
          
          VERSE 3
                                                  *
          -------------------------------------
          -------------------------------------
          -----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----
          -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----
          -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/14-
          -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------- x4 (/14 happens only last time)
          P.M............................
          
          
          *after each line, gtr.2 goes....
          -9------------
          ---10---------
          ------9~~~~~~-
          --------------
          --------------
          -------------- x3 (last time let ring)
          
          
          MIDDLE
          
          
          Gtr.1
          -----------------------------------------
          -9-------------------------------2-------
          -9-------------------------------2-------
          -9--------5----------------------2-------
          -7--------5----------------------0-------
          -0--------3------------------------------ x2
          |
          |Gtr.2
          -----------------------------------------
          -----------------------------------------
          -9---------------------4-(6)-(4)-2~~~~~~-
          -9---------------------------------------
          -7---------------------------------------
          -0--------3-(4)-(3)---------------------- x2
          
          
          SOLO 2
          
          
          Gtr.1 plays D throughout
          
          
          Gtr.2
          ---------10- repeat ad lib for 6 bars
          -10------10-
          -12-(14)----
          ------------
          ------------
          ------------
          
          
          -------10-    -------15------------
          -12^13----    -12^13----10---------
          ----------    -------------12-(13)-
          ----------    ---------------------
          ----------    ---------------------
          ---------- x4 ---------------------
          
          
          REPEAT CHORUS
          
          
          OUTRO
          
          
          Gtr.1 plays main riff x8
          
          
          Gtr.2
          -------3- repeat ad lib. over main riff x8
          -3-----3-
          -5-(7)---
          ---------
          ---------
          ---------
          
          
          (Gtr.1)
          G5-2 bars
          Gtr.2
          -------3- repeat ad lib. for 2 bars of G5
          -3-----3-
          -5-(7)---
          ---------
          ---------
          ---------
          
          
          (Gtr.1)
          G5-1 bar
          Gtr.2
          -------3--------------------------------
          -3-----3-3------------------------------
          -5-(7)---5-(7)-(5)-3---3----------------
          ---------------------5---5----5~~~~~~~~-
          ----------------------------------------
          ----------------------------------------
                                        *
          
          
          * last G5
          
          
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