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Holiday Bass

(ver. 1)
Scorpions
Tuning: G D A E
Notes : My composition and contribution for that lovely song, giving a large place
to acoustic virtuosity…


Intro (Starting with acoustic guitar solo)

G:|----------------------------7-7--------------------------------------------|
D:|---------5-7--5-----5-3-5-7-----2-3-0L—2-3-2L--7-5--2-3-2-0L--2-3-2L--5-7--|
A:|-5L--7-8--------7-7--------------------------------------------------------|
E:|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G:|------------7--7-9-10-------|
D:|--7-5-3-7--7-7--------5-7L--|
A:|----------------------------|
E:|----------------------------|


Verse 1
G:|-------------------|----------------------|
D:|-------------------|----------------------|
A:|-5L-0-3-0-4-0-5L---|---5L-0-3-0-4-0-5L----|
E:|-------------------|----------------------|
          Let me take you far away           Let me take you far away
                    You’d like a holiday                  You’d like a holiday
|1.
G:|---------------------------|----------------------|
D:|------------------5L-------|----------------------|
A:|--5-7-8-7-5-3-5--5---5-7L--|-5L-0-3-0-4-0-5L------|
E:|---------------------------|----------------------|
    You change the cold days for the sun         Let me take you far away
     	       The good time and fun                    you’d like a holiday

Short solo guitar
G:|-----------------|
D:|------------2-2--|
A:|-5-5-3-3-1L------|
E:|-----------------|

Verse 2
G:|------------------|----------------------|
D:|------------------|----------------------|
A:|-5L-0-3-0-4-0-5L--|---5L-0-3-0-4-0-5L----|
E:|------------------|----------------------|
         Let me take you far away       Let me take you far away
           you’d like a holiday                you’d like a holiday

|2.
G:|---------------------------|---------------------|
D:|------------------5L-------|---------------------|
A:|--5-7-8-7-5-3-5--5---5-7L--|-5L-0-3-0-4-0-5L-----|
E:|---------------------------|---------------------|
   You’ve changed your        wherever            Let me take you far away
        troubles for some luck            you are                     you’d like a holiday

hooooo- haaaaaa ….

Short solo guitar
G:|----------------|----------------|
D:|--------------2-|-------------2L-|
A:|---5-5-3-3-1L---|--5-5-3-3-1L----|
E:|----------------|----------------|

chorus
G:|--------------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------------|
A:|-5-55-0-3-5-55-55-3-33-33-1-11-1-3-5--| x10
E:|--------------------------------------|
  Longing for the sun,  you’re welcome to the island without me
     Longing for the sun, be welcome on the island many miles away from home
     Be welcome on the island without me
     Longing for the sun, you’re welcome on the island many miles away from home
  Home… home… home… away from home…………….

then
G:|------------------------------|
D:|------------------------------|
A:|-5-55-0-3-5-55-55-3-33-33-1L--|
E:|------------------------------|

Acoustic guitar playing

Repeat twice the 2 following riffs

G:|-------------------|
D:|--------------2-2--|
A:|---5-5-3-3-1L------| X3
E:|-------------------|

G:|----------------------|
D:|---------5-7---5------|
A:|-5L--7-8---------7-7--| X1
E:|----------------------|

Then sharper
G:|---------------------|
D:|---------------2L-2--|
A:|---5-5-3-3-1L-1------| X3
E:|---------------------|

And
G:|-----------------------|
D:|---------5-7---5-------|
A:|-5L--7-8---------7L-7--| X3 Fade out
E:|-----------------------|
            
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