CAROL OF THE BELLS
As Performed By
THE TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
Tabbed by metalheadbill
Any corrections email me at johnny3596@gmail.com
3/4 TIME, Q=180 in 1
Descending (Chime Part) Metal Distortion
H. | H. | H. | H.
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----(6)---(4)---(2)---(1)---------------| <-- | MAJOR CHORD NOTES
D|-----7-----5-----3-----2----------------| | OPTIONAL
A|-----7-----5-----3-----2----------------| | SOUNDS BETTER MINOR
E|-----5-----3-----1-----0----------------|
Am Gm Fm Em
LET ALL CHORDS RING
Rising (Guitar/Orchestral) Distortion
E E E E E E | E E.E. Q |
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| <-- | IN THE FIRST TWO
D|---------------------0-2-0--------------| | MEASURES,ROLL FINGERS
A|-------------0-2-3----------3-----------| | OPEN,INDEX,MIDDLE
E|---0-2-(3/4)----------------------------|
_________Whichever one you think sounds best
Main (Guitar/Orchestral) Clean
|Q E E Q|Q E E Q|Q E E Q|Q E E Q|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|--3--2-3-0-3--2-3-0-3--2-3-0-3--2-3-0---|
E|----------------------------------------|
Return (Guitar) ver. 1 Clean
Q E E E E | E 7 E 7 E E | E 7 E E E| E 7 E 7 E 7
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--5-5-3-1---0---0---------------0----------------|
G|----------------------2-0---2---2---2--------------|
D|---------------------------------------2---2---2---|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Return (Guitar) ver. 2 Distorted/Clean
Q E E E E | E 7 E 7 E E | E 7 E E E| E 7 E 7 E 7
e|---------------------------------------------------|-
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5-5-3-1---0---0--------------------------------|
D|----------------------3-1---3---3-5-2--------------|
A|---------------------------------------3---3---3---|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
EXTRA
In a remix of this song called AFRICAN BELL
CAROL it uses the ver. 1 fill, then ver. 2
once or twice, followed by a short lick that
goes like this:
| S S S E. I I |
e|---12-12-12--17--------------------------|
B|-------------^---------------------------|
G|-------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------|---------------------------|
_______A little whammy wouldn't hurt
KEY
Overmarks
W = Whole Note
H = Half Note
Q = Quarter Note
E = Eighth Note
S = Sixteenth Note
T = Thirty-secondth Note
_ = Tie
. = Dot Mark
/ = Whole Rest
= Half Rest
I = Quater Rest
7 = Eighth Rest
+ = Sixtinth Rest
* = Thirty-secondth Rest
Tab Abbreviations
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
s = slide
t = tremolo
tr~ = trill
( ) = ghost note
Other
| = Measure Bar
^ = Pick/Strum Upward
" = Sweep Pick
~~ = whammy
PM---] = Palm Mute
CL---] = Clip string |---May be Comebined (PM/CL---])
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