How to Play Holiday on Guitar?

Green Day - Holiday can be played in the key of Em using the Em, C, G, D, B, E, A chords. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Holiday with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Green Day - Holiday Chords

Chord reference Em, C, G, D, B, E, A, B

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em]Hear the [C]sound of the [G]falling [D]rain [Em]Coming [C]down like an [G]Arma[B]geddon [Em]flame (Hey!) The [C]shame, the [G]ones who [D]died with[B]out a name [Em]Hear the [C]dogs howling [G]out of [D]key [Em]To a [C]hymn called “[G]Faith and [B]Mise[Em]ry” (Hey!) And [C]bleed, the [G]company [D]lost the [B]war today

[Em]I beg to [C]dream and differ [G]from the hollow [D]lies. [Em]This is the [C]dawning of the [G]rest of our l[B]ives. On [Em]holiday… [C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D]

[Em]Hear the [C]drum pounding [G]out of [D]time [Em]Another [C]protestor has [G]cros[B]sed the [Em]line (Hey!) To [C]find, the [G]money’s on [D]the other [B]side [Em]Can I get [C]another [G]Amen? [D](Amen!) [Em]There’s [C]a flag wrap[G]ped around [B]a [Em]score of men (Hey!) A gag, [C]a [G]plastic bag on [D]a [B]monument

[Em]I beg to [C]dream and differ [G]from the hollow [D]lies [Em]This is the [C]dawning of the [G]rest of our l[B]ives On holiday

[C] [G] [B] [Em] [D] [C] [G] [B] [B] [B] [B] [E] [G] [C] [A] [D] [B] [E] [G] [D] [B] [E] [E]Zieg [G]Heil to the [C]presi[A]dent [D]gas [B]man [E]Bombs [G]away is your [D]punish[B] [E]ment [E] [G]Pulverize the [C] [A]Eiffel [D]towers [B] [E]Who [G]criticize your [D]go[B]vern[E]ment [E]Bang [G]bang goes the [C]broken [A] [D]glass [B]and [E]Kill all the [G]fags that [D]don’t [B] [E]agree [E]Trials by [G]fire, [C] [A]setting [D] [B]fire [E]Is not a [G]way that’s [D]meant [B]for [E]me [B]Just cause, just cause, because we’re outlaws yeah!

[Em]I beg to [C]dream and differ [G]from the hollow [D]lies. [Em]This is the [C]dawning of the [G]rest of our l[B]ives. [Em]I beg to [C]dream and differ [G]from the hollow [D]lies. [Em]This is the [C]dawning of the [G]rest of our l[B]ives. This is our lives on [Em]holiday… [C] [G] [D]

[Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [D] [B] [E]

Artist Green Day

Album American Idiot

Genres Alternative, Indie, Punk

Year 2004

Key Em

Green Day - Holiday can be played in the key of Em using the Em, C, G, D, B, E, A chords.

For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Holiday with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.