Guitar tablature for "Holiday" by "Green Day"

Artist: Green Day
Piece: Holiday
Instrument: Guitar
Submitter: greenday5
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Holiday 
Green Day
Tabbed By: Greenday5

Intro Played With the pickup in the neck position on high distortion
Rest of song played in bridge position with distortion

I am 100% Sure this tab is correct. 

****************************** IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!! **************************************
*    I have looked at the Green Day tab book. I can't put this any more blunt than this, *
* the tab book is wrong. Billie Joe and Jason White had no partaking in making the book  *
* (If you actually read the tab book) and therefore the way they play it can differ      *
* from that of the tab book. The tab book is published by Warner Brothers with           *
* "special thanks" to Rob Cavallo (their producer). However, the way Green Day plays     *
* Holiday is different, like I say in the next paragraph, if you are really feeling      *
* lucky, then follow the link I put in the next paragraph and watch the video to get     *
* proof. You will see that Jason White plays with four fingers on the first note,        *
* then three fingers on the next three notes. The thing about the intro is you HAVE      *
* TO PLAY EVERY STRING EXCEPT THE LOW E!!! Otherwise, you will not get the distinct      *
* and correct sound that you hear in the song. This is the exact way Green Day plays it. *
*    I just recently changed the intro and now the intro is 100% correct.                *
* Unfortunately if you believe it is wrong, then you are wrong because this is EXACTLY   *
* how Jason White plays the intro. If you think it is wrong after playing it, I am very  *
* sorry because no matter how wrong you think it is, either A) You're guitar isn't in    *
* correct tuning, B) You need to listen to the song again, C) You're amp isn't on the    *
* correct setting, D) You're amp doesn't put out enough to sound right or E) You're not  *
* strumming correctly.I have had the luxury of going to all 3 American Idiot tours and   *
* I have personally watched him play this song. If you watch and Holiday video online,   *
* it will most likely show you when Jason White is playing the intro. An example of this *
* would be:                                                                              *   
* http://music.aol.com/artist/main.adp?tab=songvid&artistid=69310&albumid=0              *
* Go to holiday In Studio. I promise you this tab is right. I pride myself on being able *
* to play this song which is why it's my only tab.                                       *
******************************************************************************************



<< For clarification I purposely put a bassline that goes right into      >>
<< a power chord. Mike Dirnt continues to play the bass as you would,     >>
<< expect while Billie Joe plays the power chord. But since this is a     >>
<< guitar tab, I put the power chord in there, but you could continue     >>
<< playing the bass which would be A|-6---8-| instead of the power chord. >>
<<                                 E|---8---|                             >>
<< Like I said though this is a guitar tab and the power chord is played. >>


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*Before you rate it, play it on a guitar and listen to the CD.*
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/= slide
~= let ring

Intro
E|---------------------------------|
B|--9--9--9-6-6-6-13-13-13-8-8-8-8-|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-13-13-13-8-8-8-8-| x4
D|-10-10-10-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------|

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------| x1
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------8-8-8-8-| x2
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

Verse
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------8-8-8-8-| x1
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------5-5-5-5-| x1
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------8-8-8-8-| x1
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x1
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------8-8-8-8-| x1
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------5-5-5-5-| x1
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------8-8-8-8-| x1
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x1
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|



Chorus
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-| x1
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x1
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|

Repeat Intro
E|---------------------------------|
B|--9--9--9-6-6-6-13-13-13-8-8-8-8-|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-13-13-13-8-8-8-8-| x2
D|-10-10-10-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------8-8-8-8-| x1
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------5-5-5-5-| x1
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------8-8-8-8-| x1
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x1
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------8-8-8-8-| x1
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------5-5-5-5-| x1
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------8-8-8-8-| x1
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x1
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|

Chorus
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-| x1
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x1
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|

Interlude
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------6---8-------------------8----10-----| x2
D|-3--3-3-6--6-6-6-8-8-10--3--3-3-6--6-6-8-10-10-----|
A|-3--3-3-6--6-6-4-8-6-10--3--3-3-6--6-6-6-10--8-----|
E|-1--1-1-4--4-4---6----8--1--1-1-4--4-4----8----8/1-|

Solo
E|--------------------------------8-8-------------------------------8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13~|
B|-6--6-6-8-9------------8-5---5-6-6--6--6-6-8-9------------8-8-8-8------------------------------------|
G|------------8-6-5--5-5-----5-------------------8-6-5--5-5--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bass Riff to Play Afterwards
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------| x6
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------4---6-----------------6---8-----|
E|-1--1-3-4--4-4---6---8-1--1-3-4--4-4---8---8/1-|

E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------8----10--| x1
D|-------------------------------------8-10-10--|
A|---------------4---6-----------------6-10--8--|
E|-1--1-3-4--4-4---6---8-1--1-3-4--4-4----8-----|

E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-5~-----------5~-|
D|-5~-----------5~-|
A|-3~-----------3~-|
E|-----------------|

Chorus
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-| x1
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x1
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-| x1
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------6-6-6-6-6-6-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x1
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-------------4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|

Outro
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-------8-8-8-8-| x3
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------4-4-4---------|

E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-6-6-6-8----10----|
D|-10-10-10-6-6-6-8-10-10-3~-|
A|--8--8--8-4-4-4-6-10--8-3~-|
E|-------------------8----1~-|

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xblade420 wrote at 8:50, February 27, 2009

this is 100% correct, and no matter how you do it, the one thats stupidly "top rated" in the search is fuckin wrong in every way. i have the tablature book as well and yea, pretty much every song is written differently than it actually is played. they play it JUST like this live. many idiots also forget to include the: D|--3~-| A|--3~-| E|--1~-| at the end. little do they know that later has tremolo added and is the beginning of boulevard of broken dreams. thanks