'Holiday' by Weezer - Guitar Tutorial

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            Holiday
as performed by Weezer
Words and Music by Rivers Cuomo

12/8 Time
All strings tuned one half step down
(All chords relative to standard tuning)


Intro

     (Pickup Measure)
                            E5               F#5 G#5
eb||----------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb||------4--5--4h5p4-----|-7bbbb----7bbbbrp5--7bb~~~~~~--7b-7--|
F#||-4h6---------------6--|-------------------------------------|
C#||----------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab||----------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb||----------------------|-------------------------------------|
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
eb||----------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb||----------------------|-------------------------------------|
F#||----------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#||----------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab||----------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
Eb||----------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--|

    A5                B5       A5 B5 A5   E5            F#5 G#5
eb|---------------------------7---------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-5~~~~~~~~~--7--5--9bbrp7--10bbbb----|-8-b-b-b-b-b-bb-r-10bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbr-|
F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
////////////////////////////////////////
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--7--9--7--|
Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--5--7--5--|(Continued In Chords)

    A5                B5        A5 B5 A5
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-9--10-12b----r--12------|
F#|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Verse

E5                F#5 G#5          A5      B5          A5 B5 A5 E5
Let's go away for a while, you and I, to a strange and distant land,
      F#5  G#5              A5                  B5
where they speak no word of truth, but we don't understand any


Chorus

    C#5               E5       G#5        A5                E5/B
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|
C#|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    way.              Hol   -  i    -     day,        far away,            to

    A5                E5       G#5        A5                E5/B
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|
C#|-------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------|-------------------------------------|
    stay        on a  hol   -  i    -     day,        far away,      let's go to

    A5                E5       G#5        E5            B5  C5             B5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------9----------------|----------------4--5--5--5--5--5--4--|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------6--------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--3--2--|
Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5-----------4--------|-0--0--0--0--0-----------------------|
    day         in a  heart    beat,               heart             beat,

    E5             B5 C5             B5   E5            F#5 G#5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|----5--4--5--4--5--------------4--5--|
F#|-------------------------------------|-4-----------------4-----------------|
C#|----------------4--5--5--5--5--5--4--|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--3--2--|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-0--0--0--0--0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
             heart             beat.

    A5                B5        A5 B5 A5
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------4--5--4h5p4-------------|
F#|-6------------------------6--4-------|
C#|----------------------------------7--|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Verse

E5                   F#5  G#5          A5
Don't bother to pack your bags or your map.
         B5        A5  B5 A5   E5
We won't need them where we're goin'.
        F#5 G#5               A5
We're goin' where the wind is blowin',
            B5                C#5
not knowin' where we're gonna stay.


Chorus

E5  G#5 A5        E5/B    A5        E5  G#5 A5
Hol-i - day, far away, to stay on a hol-i - day,
     E5/B    A5        E5  G#5 A5
far away, to stay on a hol-i - day,
     E5/B            A5       E5    G#5
far away, let's go today in a heart beat,
E5 B5 C5 B5  E5 B5 C5 B5  E5 B5 C5 B5
heart  beat, heart  beat, heart  beat,

    E5             B5 C5    
eb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Bb|-15bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb-|
F#|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


Bridge

    C#5
eb|-12----------------------------------|
Bb|-15b---------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
    We           will write          a

post card to our friends and family in free verse.

We will write a post card to our

On the road with Kerouac, sheltered in his Bivouac.
(friends and family in free verse. We will write a post card to our)

eb|------------------------------20-----|--------20---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|--------16---------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|----7--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
eb|--------------------16---------------|(16)----------------------(16)1412-|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    On       this     road       will      never            die.
   (friends         and family                               in free verse.)

    E5             B5 C5             B5   E5             B5 C5             B5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-9--|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--9--10-10-10-10-10-9--|-7--7--7--7--7--9--10-10-10-10-10-9--|
Eb|----------------7--8--8--8--8--8--7--|----------------7--8--8--8--8--8--7--|

E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5
Heart beat, heart beat.


Verse

    E5            F#5 G#5                 A5                B5       A5 B5 A5
eb|----0-----0-----0-----------------0--|----------------0--------------------|
Bb|-0-----4-----4-----0-----------4-----|-2-----------4-----4-----2--0--------|
F#|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------2--|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    Let's go away for a while,    you and I ,         to a strange and distant

    E5            F#5 G#5                 A5                B5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------9-----7-----------|----------7--7-----------------------|
F#|-1--------9-----9-----------9-----8--|-6--------------9--8-----6-----------|
C#|-------------------------------------|----------------------------9-----7--|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
    land,   where they speak no word of   truth,   but we don't understand any

    E5       G#5      A5                  E5/B              A5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|----------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------|
C#|-6--------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
    Hol   -  i   -    day,        far a - way,           to stay        on a
    (way.)

    E5       G#5      A5                  E5/B              A5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------|
C#|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
    hol   -  i   -    day,        far a - way,           to stay        on a

    E5       G#5                          A5                E5/B
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------4--5--4h5p4---|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------4h6-------------6-|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|
Ab|-2--------6--------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Eb|-0--------4--------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
    hol   -  i                            day,        far away,            to
                                          (Let's   go     away!

    A5                E5       G#5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|
C#|-------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------|-------------------------------------|
    stay        on a  hol  -   i    -     day,        far away,            to
    Let's    go    away!                  Let's     go    away!

    A5                E5       G#5        A5       C#5      B5       F#5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------2-----------------|----------6--------4-----------------|
Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--2--------6--------|-7--------4--------2--------4bbbbr---|
Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--0--------4--------|-5--------------------------2bbbbr---|
    stay        in a  heart    beat.
    Let's    go    away!)

    E5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-----------------------------------|------------------(0)----------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------x-----------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|------------4/-----------------------|-------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------||
Bb|-x----------------------------------||
F#|-x----------------------------------||
C#|-x----------------------------------||
Ab|-------------------------------------||
Eb|-------------------------------------||
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