Holiday The Get Up Kids From the LP "Something to Write Home About" transcribed by Jim Bodenschatz (kensarcade@hotmail.com) edited by (Gthomas1@mail.brookdalecc.edu) TUNING: STANDARD _______________________________________________________________________ First and Second Intros: guitars 1 & 2 (distortion on) : pick scrapes (played during the First Intro only) then ("...holidays." vocals on Second Intro only): guitar 1: -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------666666----------------2222222- --2--222--222--222--666666-6-666-444-666--2222222- --2--222--222--222--444444-6-666-444-666--0000000- --0--000--000--000---------4-444-222-444---------- guitar 2: -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --9--11--13--11--13---11-9--8-9-11-13-11-13\11-9-- -------------------------------------------------- --7---9--11---9--11----9-7--6-7--9-11--9-11\-9-7-- -------------------------------------------------- guitar 3: ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ --9--11--13--11--9----------8-9-11--8--9-- ------------------------------------------ --7---9--11---9--7----------6-7--9--6--7-- ------------------------------------------ First and Second Verses ("What became of everyone..." and "Your words don't match..." or "...evidence presents itself..." and "Now that I am faced..."): both guitars : same First and Second Pre-Choruses ("I'm sure you can't help..." or "I'm not asking you anyway..."): guitar 1: F#5-----A5--C#m--B----A C#m--B----A---B-- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------6---4------------6---4----2---4-- -4------7----6---4----777777--6---4----2---4-- -4------7----4---2----777777--4---2----0---2-- -2------5-------------555445------------------ guitar 2: ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- -11--13\9----9-8-4-11-9-8-9---9-8-4-14-13-14-16-- ------------------------------------------------- --9--11\7----7-6-2--9-7-6-7---7-6-2-12-11-12-14-- ------------------------------------------------- First Chorus: part 1 ("...night means goodbye..."): guitar 1: E---C#m-----A--B--C#m---E-----A--B ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- -----6------2--4---6----------2--4--- -2---6------2--4---6----2-----2--4/-- -2---4------0--2---4----2-----0--2--- -0----------------------0------------ guitar 2: *distortion off --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------9-12-----10-9-----9-12-----10-9-- -9---9-8-4--9--11--13---9-----9--11-----9------9----------9------9--------- --------------------------------------9----------9------9----------9------- -7---7-6-2--7---9--11---7-----7---9---------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- part 2 ("I've never forgotten..."): guitar 1: ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------4-- -------------------------------------------4-- -------------------------------------------2-- ---------------------------------------------- guitar 2: *distortion on ---------------------------------------------- -----9-------9-------9-------9---------9------ ---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----9---9---- -9-------9-------9-------9---------9-------9-- -------------------------------------------x-- -------------------------------------------7-- Second Chorus: part 1 : same part 2 ("I've never forgotten..."): guitar 1: *Fdbk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ guitar 2: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----9-------9-------9-------9---------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9---- ---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-- -9-------9-------9-------9---------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bridge: guitar 1: F#5-G#5-A5-F#5-G#5-A5 F#5-G#5-A5 -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- --4--6--7---4---6--7---------------4--6--7-- --4--6--7---4---6--7---------------4--6--7-- --2--4--5---2---4--5---------------2--4--5-- guitar 2: -------------------------------------------------------- --9--9--9---9---9--9---9---9--9------------------------- --9--9--9---9---9--9---9---9--9----9--9--9-11-13-14-16-- -------------------------------------------------------- --7--7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7----7--7--7--9-11-12-14-- -------------------------------------------------------- Third Chorus ("...night means goodbye..."): guitar 1: E--C#m-----A--B--C#m---E-----A--B C#m---E--A---B-------E ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----6------2--4---6----------2--4----6-------2---4---------- -2--6------2--4---6----2-----2--4----6----2--2---4-------2-- -2--4------0--2---4----2-----0--2----4----2--0---2-------2-- -0---------------------0------------------0--------------0-- guitar 2: ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -9--9-8-4--9--11--13---9-----9-11----13---16-9---11--13--9-- ------------------------------------------------------------ -7--7-6-2--7---9--11---7-----7--9----11---14-7----9--11--7-- ------------------------------------------------------------ STRUCTURE: intro.verse.pre-chorus.chorus.intro.verse.pre-chorus.chorus.bridge.chorus http://envy.nu/guktabs