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Tab2
Bass2
This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Intro
(Pickup Measure)
E5 F#5 G#5
eb||----------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb||------4--5--4h5p4-----|-7bbbb----7bbbbrp5--7bb~~~~~~--7b-7--| F#||-4h6---------------6--|-------------------------------------| C#||----------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab||----------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb||----------------------|-------------------------------------| eb||----------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb||----------------------|-------------------------------------| F#||----------------------|-------------------------------------| C#||----------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab||----------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--| Eb||----------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 E5 F#5 G#5
eb|---------------------------7---------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-5~~~~~~~~~--7--5--9bbrp7--10bbbb----|-8-b-b-b-b-b-bb-r-10bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbr-| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------| Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--7--9--7--| Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--5--7--5--|(Continued In Chords)
A5 B5 A5 B5 A5
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-10-10-10-10-9--10-12b----r--12------| F#|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
Verse
E5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 E5
Let's go away for a while, you and I, to a strange and distant land,
F#5 G#5 A5 B5
where they speak no word of truth, but we don't understand any
Chorus
C#5 E5 G#5 A5 E5/B
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--| C#|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
way. Hol - i - day, far away, to
A5 E5 G#5 A5 E5/B
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--| C#|-------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------| Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--| Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------|-------------------------------------|
stay on a hol - i - day, far away, let's go to
A5 E5 G#5 E5 B5 C5 B5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------9\----------------|----------------4--5--5--5--5--5--4--| Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\-------6--------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--3--2--| Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5-----------4--------|-0--0--0--0--0-----------------------|
day in a heart beat, heart beat,
E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 F#5 G#5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|----5--4--5--4--5--------------4--5--| F#|-------------------------------------|-4-----------------4-----------------| C#|----------------4--5--5--5--5--5--4--|-------------------------------------| Ab|-2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--3--2--|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0--0--0--0--0-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
heart beat.
A5 B5 A5 B5 A5
eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------4--5--4h5p4-------------| F#|-6------------------------6--4-------| C#|----------------------------------7--| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
Verse
E5 F#5 G#5 A5
Don't bother to pack your bags or your map.
B5 A5 B5 A5 E5
We won't need them where we're goin'.
F#5 G#5 A5
We're goin' where the wind is blowin',
B5 C#5
not knowin' where we're gonna stay.
Chorus
E5 G#5 A5 E5/B A5 E5 G#5 A5
Hol-i - day, far away, to stay on a hol-i - day,
E5/B A5 E5 G#5 A5
far away, to stay on a hol-i - day,
E5/B A5 E5 G#5
far away, let's go today in a heart beat,
E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5
heart beat, heart beat, heart beat,
E5 B5 C5
eb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Bb|-15bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb-|
F#|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bridge
C#5
eb|-12----------------------------------| Bb|-15b---------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|
We will write a
post card to our friends and family in free verse.
We will write a post card to our
On the road with Kerouac, sheltered in his Bivouac.
(friends and family in free verse. We will write a post card to our)
eb|------------------------------20-----|--------20---------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|--------16---------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|----7--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| eb|--------------------16---------------|(16)----------------------(16)\14\12-| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
On this road will never die.
(friends and family in free verse.)
E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-9--| Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--9--10-10-10-10-10-9--|-7--7--7--7--7--9--10-10-10-10-10-9--| Eb|----------------7--8--8--8--8--8--7--|----------------7--8--8--8--8--8--7--|
E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5
Heart beat, heart beat.
Verse
E5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5
eb|----0-----0-----0-----------------0--|----------------0--------------------| Bb|-0-----4-----4-----0-----------4-----|-2-----------4-----4-----2--0--------| F#|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------2--| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Let's go away for a while, you and I , to a strange and distant
E5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------9-----7-----------|----------7--7-----------------------| F#|-1--------9-----9-----------9-----8--|-6--------------9--8-----6-----------| C#|-------------------------------------|----------------------------9-----7--| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
land, where they speak no word of truth, but we don't understand any
E5 G#5 A5 E5/B A5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|----------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------| C#|-6--------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--| Ab|-------------------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Hol - i - day, far a - way, to stay on a
(way.)
E5 G#5 A5 E5/B A5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------| C#|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--| Ab|-------------------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
hol - i - day, far a - way, to stay on a
E5 G#5 A5 E5/B
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------4--5--4h5p4---|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------4h6-------------6-|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--| Ab|-2--------6--------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| Eb|-0--------4--------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
hol - i day, far away, to
(Let's go away!
A5 E5 G#5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--| C#|-------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------| Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--| Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------|-------------------------------------|
stay on a hol - i - day, far away, to
Let's go away! Let's go away!
A5 E5 G#5 A5 C#5 B5 F#5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------2-----------------|----------6--------4-----------------| Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--2--------6--------|-7--------4--------2--------4bbbbr---| Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--0--------4--------|-5--------------------------2bbbbr---|
stay in a heart beat.
Let's go away!)
E5
eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-2-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0-----------------------------------|------------------(0)----------------| eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------x-----------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|------------4/-----------------------|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------|| Bb|-x\----------------------------------|| F#|-x\----------------------------------|| C#|-x\----------------------------------|| Ab|-------------------------------------|| Eb|-------------------------------------||
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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