Scorpions - Holiday Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A key to play this song with easier chords.
How to play Holiday on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Scorpions - Holiday on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Holiday uses these transitions most often: Dm → C (12), A → Dm (8), and C → A (6). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Dm - C chord transition.
1. Dm → C chord transition
Switching from Dm to C:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 12 times.
2. C → A chord transition
Switching from C to A:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.
3. A → Dm chord transition
Here's how to move from A to Dm:
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.
4. Dm → G chord transition
Here's how to move from Dm to G:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
5. G → A chord transition
Here's how to move from G to A:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
6. C → Bb chord transition
To move from C to Bb:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Place pinky on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.
7. Bb → Dm chord transition
To move from Bb to Dm:
- While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.
Holiday chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Holiday.
- Holiday includes 40 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Holiday contains 3 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Holiday connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
- Dm → C: 18%
- Dm → G: 16%
After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → Dm: 5%
- C → Bb: 2%