Summer Holiday tab by Cliff Richard
Guitar Tab
SUMMER HOLIDAY
As recorded by Cliff Richard & The Shadows
(From the 1963 Album SUMMER HOLIDAY)
Words and Music by Bruce Welch & Brian Bennett
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Hank Marvin - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Bruce Welch - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=128(8=s8)
E C#m F#m B
4/4
Gtr I
W Q E E E E E E E E E E H
|----------||------/7---/7----------|-/7----/7--7s5--------||
|----------||o-----/9---/9--7-------|-/9----/9--9s7-------o||
|----------||------------------9----|----------------------||
|----------||-----------------------|----------------------||
|----------||o----------------------|---------------------o||
|----------||-----------------------|----------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------||------------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7--||
|----------||o-9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-o||
|----------||--9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-8-8-8-8--||
|----------||--9-9--9-9-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9--||
|----------||o-7-7--7-7-11-11-11-11-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-o||
|----------||------------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7--||
1st & 2nd Verses
E C#m F#m B
W W
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7-|
||o-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|
||--9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-8-8-8-8-|
||--9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-|
||o-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-|
||-----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7-|
E C#m F#m B
W Q E E Q E +E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------4-2------------|
|---------------------|-----------------2pb3r(2)-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-----7--|
|-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-----7--|
|-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-8-8-8-----8--|
|-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-----9--|
|-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-----9--|
|----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-----7--|
E C#m F#m B
H H W
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0-------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-8-8-8-8-|
|-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-|
|-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-|
|----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7-|
F#m B E G#m
W H Q E E
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---------4---3-2--|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4--|
|-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4--|
|-11-11-11-11-8-8-8-8-|-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4--|
|-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6--|
|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--|
|-------------7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4--|
Bridge
1.
$
F#m B A E F#m B E
+H H W W W
|---------------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-(2)-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------7---5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-10--10-10---7---5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-11--11-11---8---6---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-11--11-11---9---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--9---9--9---9---7---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-------------7---5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
F#m B E G#m
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-2-2-2-2---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
2.
To Coda
F# B
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|------------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|------------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
Interlude
E C#m F#m B
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E E E E E H
|-----/7---/7----------|-/7----/7--7s5-------|
|-----/9---/9--7-------|-/9----/9--9s7-------|
|-----------------9----|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-8-8-8-8-|
|-9-9--9-9-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-|
|-7-7--7-7-11-11-11-11-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-|
|-----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7-|
E C#m F#m B
Q E E E E E E E E E E H
|-----/7---/7----------|-/7----/7--7s5--------|
|-----/9---/9--7-------|-/9----/9--9s7--------|
|-----------------9----|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7--|
|-9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7--|
|-9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11-8-8-8-8--|
|-9-9--9-9-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9--|
|-7-7--7-7-11-11-11-11-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9--|
|-----------9--9--9--9-|-------------7-7-7-7--|
E C#m F#m B
Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E
|-----/7---/7----------|-/7----/7--5-(5)-------|
|-----/9---/9--7-------|-/9----/9--7-(7)-----5-|
|-----------------9----|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------9--9--9--9-|--------------7--7-7-7-|
|-9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|-10-10-10-10--7--7-7-7-|
|-9-9--9-9--9--9--9--9-|-11-11-11-11--8--8-8-8-|
|-9-9--9-9-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11--9--9-9-9-|
|-7-7--7-7-11-11-11-11-|--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-|
|-----------9--9--9--9-|--------------7--7-7-7-|
F#m B E G#m
|--3--|
E E E E +E E E E Q E E E +Q E E
|--------------------------|-----------9-(9)--------|
|--7-----7--7pb8r(7)-5-----|-5---7s9-----------7-7--|
|----------------------6---|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------7--7-7-7-|--------------4--4-4-4--|
|-10-10-10-10-----7--7-7-7-|-9-9-9---9----4--4-4-4--|
|-11-11-11-11-----8--8-8-8-|-9-9-9---9----4--4-4-4--|
|-11-11-11-11-----9--9-9-9-|-9-9-9---9----6--6-6-6--|
|--9--9--9--9-----9--9-9-9-|-7-7-7---7----6--6-6-6--|
|-----------------7--7-7-7-|--------------4--4-4-4--|
D.S. al Coda &
F#m B A E
+Q E E +E E E E E E Q Q E E
|--------------------------|-----/7---\5---4----||
|-(7)-------7pb8r(7)-5-----|-5---/9---\7---5----||
|---------6------------6---|--------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------7----5---|-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--||
|-10--10-10-------7----5---|-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--||
|-11--11-11-------8----6---|-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--||
|-11--11-11-------9----7---|-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--||
|--9---9--9-------9----7---|-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--||
|-----------------7----5---|-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--||
Outro
B C F Dm
W W
|-----------------||------------------|
|-----------------||------------------|
|-----------------||------------------|
|-----------------||------------------|
|-----------------||------------------|
|-----------------||------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-||-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|
|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-||-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-||-3-3-3-3----------|
|-----------------||-1-1-1-1----------|
Gm C F Dm Gm C F Dm
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3---------|-1-1-1-1---------|
Gm C Gm C F Am Gm C Bb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-----------|
|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3---5---3---|
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3---5---3---|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5---5---3---|
|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5---3---1---|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3---------|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-----------|
F Dm Gm C F Dm
Gtr I
H Q E E +H H W
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------4-3-|-(3)---------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--3--3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|--3--3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3--3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3---------|--5--5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
|-1-1-1-1---------|--3--3-3-3---------|-1-1-1-1---------|
Gm C F Dm Gm C
W Q E E Q E E E E E E H
|-----------------|------/8----/8--------|--/8----/8--8s6-------*|
|-----------------|-----/10---/10--------|-/10---/10-10s8-------*|
|-----------------|-----------------10---|----------------------*|
|-----------------|----------------------|----------------------*|
|-----------------|----------------------|----------------------*|
|-----------------|----------------------|----------------------*|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-1-1---1-1---1-1--1-1-|---3-3---3--3-0-0-0-0-*|
|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-1-1---1-1---3-3--3-3-|---3-3---3--3-1-1-1-1-*|
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2-|---3-3---3--3-0-0-0-0-*|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-3-3---3-3---0-0--0-0-|---5-5---5--5-2-2-2-2-*|
|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-3-3---3-3------------|---5-5---5--5-3-3-3-3-*|
|-3-3-3-3---------|-1-1---1-1------------|---3-3---3--3---------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Please rate for accuracy!