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Permanent Vacation Tab by 5 Seconds Of Summer

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Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Guitar I: Luke Hemmings:
Guitar II: Michael Clifford:

*Luke is in standard tuning. Michael is in drop D tuning.


Intro:

Guitar I:

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5-5--|
D|--------5-5-8-8---------6-6------| x2
A|-6-6--6----------4-4--4----------|
E|---------------------------------|


Verse 1:

Guitar I:

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5-5--|
D|--------5-5-8-8---------6-6------| x7
A|-6-6--6----------4-4--4----------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-8-8--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|
A|-6-6--6----------5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|
E|-----------------3-3--3-3--3-3-3-|

Guitar II: comes in at "I can't sleep..." (listen for timing)

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--------6-6-6--------|
D|-1-1-1--6-6-6--6-6-6-| x3
A|-1-1-1--4-4-4--6-6-6-|
D|-1-1-1---------6-6-6-|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-1-1-1---5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|
A|-1-1-1---5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|
D|-1-1-1---5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|


Pre-Chorus:

Guitar I:

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------8-8-8--8-8---5-5-5--5-5---3-3-3--------|
D|-6-6-6--6-6---8-8-8--8-8---5-5-5--5-5---3-3-3-5------|
A|-6-6-6--6-6---6-6-6--6-6---3-3-3--3-3---1-1-1-5------|
E|-4-4-4--4-4-----------------------------------3------|

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

Guitar II:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8--5-5-5--------------------------|
D|-x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--------------------------|
A|-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--3-3-3--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8--8-8--12-12-12--12-12--8-8-8--8-8--13--13-13-13-13------------------| (do a pick scrape
D|-x-x-x--x-x--x--x--x---x--x---x-x-x--x-x--x---x--x--x--x-------------------|  into the chorus)
A|-6-6-6--6-6--10-10-10--10-10--6-6-6--6-6--11--11-11-11-11------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

Guitar I:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
D|-8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
A|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6----------------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6----------------------------|
E|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4----------------------------|

Guitar II:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
D|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
A|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4------------|
D|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6----------------------------| (do some slides up and down
A|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6----------------------------| before Michael sings Na na...)
D|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--/-\-/-\-/-\---------------|


Verse 2:

Guitar I:

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5-5--|
D|--------5-5-8-8---------6-6------| x3
A|-6-6--6----------4-4--4----------|
E|---------------------------------|

                      PM----
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------8-8--|
D|--------5-5-8-8-------8-8-8------|
A|-6-6--6----------4-4-------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5-5--|
D|--------5-5-8-8---------6-6------| x3
A|-6-6--6----------4-4--4----------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------5-5-8-8--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|
A|-6-6--6----------5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|
E|-----------------3-3--3-3--3-3-3-|

Guitar II:

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--------6-6-6--------|
D|-\-1-1--6-6-6--6-6-6-|
A|-\-1-1--4-4-4--6-6-6-|
D|-\-1-1---------6-6-6-|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--------6-6-6--------|
D|-1-1-1--6-6-6--6-6-6-| x2
A|-1-1-1--4-4-4--6-6-6-|
D|-1-1-1---------6-6-6-|

              PM-----
e|--------------------3-3-|
B|------------------------|
G|--------6-6-6--4-4-4----|
D|-1-1-1--6-6-6-----------|
A|-1-1-1--4-4-4-----------|
D|-1-1-1------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--------6-6-6--------|
D|-1-1-1--6-6-6--6-6-6-| x3
A|-1-1-1--4-4-4--6-6-6-|
D|-1-1-1---------6-6-6-|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-1-1-1---5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|
A|-1-1-1---5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|
D|-1-1-1---5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|


Pre-Chorus:

Guitar I:

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------8-8-8--8-8---5-5-5--5-5---3-3-3--------|
D|-6-6-6--6-6---8-8-8--8-8---5-5-5--5-5---3-3-3-5------|
A|-6-6-6--6-6---6-6-6--6-6---3-3-3--3-3---1-1-1-5------|
E|-4-4-4--4-4-----------------------------------3------|

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

Guitar II:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8--5-5-5--------------------------|
D|-x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--------------------------|
A|-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6--3-3-3--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8--8-8--12-12-12--12-12--8-8-8--8-8--13--13-13-13-13------------------| (do a pick scrape
D|-x-x-x--x-x--x--x--x---x--x---x-x-x--x-x--x---x--x--x--x-------------------|  into the chorus)
A|-6-6-6--6-6--10-10-10--10-10--6-6-6--6-6--11--11-11-11-11------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

Guitar I:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
D|-8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
A|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6----------------------------| (pause before repeating)
A|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6----------------------------|
E|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4----------------------------|

Guitar II:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
D|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
A|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4------------|
D|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--------------------------------------------|
                                                                               x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6----------------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6----------------------------|
D|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--/-\-/-\-/-\---------------|

Na na, na na na na na...

Guitar I:

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8--8-8--6--6-6-----------|
D|-8-8-8--8-8--6--6-6--6--6-6---|
A|-6-6-6--6-6--4--4-4--6--6-6---|
E|---------------------4--4-4---|

e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8--8-8--6--6-6----------8-|--then right before Michael sings---8------|
D|-8-8-8--8-8--6--6-6--6--6-6--8-|--Luke hits another chord:----------8------|
A|-6-6-6--6-6--4--4-4--6--6-6--6-|------------------------------------6------|
E|---------------------4--4-4----|-------------------------------------------|

Guitar II:

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-------------6--6-6-----------|
D|-1-1-1--1-1--6--6-6--6--6-6---| x2
A|-1-1-1--1-1--4--4-4--6--6-6---|
D|-1-1-1--1-1----------6--6-6---|


Bridge: (comes in the second time when they all sing)

Guitar I:

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-8-8-8--6-6-6--------|
D|-8-8-8--6-6-6--6-6-6-| x4
A|-6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6-6-|
E|---------------4-4-4-|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5-5----------------|
D|--------5-5-8-8---------6-6------------5-5-8-8-|
A|-6-6--6----------4-4--4---------6-6--6---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar II:

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--------6-6-6--------|
D|-1-1-1--6-6-6--6-6-6-| x4
A|-1-1-1--4-4-4--6-6-6-|
D|-1-1-1---------6-6-6-|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--------6-6-6---------------|
D|-1-1-1--6-6-6--6-6-6--1-1-1-|
A|-1-1-1--4-4-4--6-6-6--1-1-1-|
D|-1-1-1---------6-6-6--1-1-1-|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

Guitar I:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
D|-8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
A|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6----------------------------| (pause before repeating)
A|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6----------------------------|
E|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
D|-8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
A|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6-|
A|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6-|
E|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4-|

Guitar II:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
D|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
A|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4------------|
D|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6----------------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6----------------------------|
D|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--/-\-/-\-/-\---------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
D|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6------------|
A|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4------------|
D|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6-|
A|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6-|
D|-6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6--6--6-6-|


Outro:

Guitar I:

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8--8-8--6--6-6-----------|
D|-8-8-8--8-8--6--6-6--6--6-6---| x3
A|-6-6-6--6-6--4--4-4--6--6-6---|
E|---------------------4--4-4---|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-8-8---8-8\-------------------|
D|-8-8---8-8\-------------------|
A|-6-6---6-6\-------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Guitar II:

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-------------6--6-6-----------|
D|-1-1-1--1-1--6--6-6--6--6-6---| x3
A|-1-1-1--1-1--4--4-4--6--6-6---|
D|-1-1-1--1-1----------6--6-6---|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-8-8/20-----------------------|
D|-x-x---------1-1\-------------| (slowly slide up from the 6/8 octave to the 18/20,
A|-6-6/18------1-1\-------------|  and end on the power chord)
D|-------------1-1\-------------|


************************************

| x   Dead note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| PM  Palm mute

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