• Song:

    Christmas Eve Carol Of The Bells

  • Artist:

    Trans-siberian Orchestra

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Standard Tuning

This song is in the key of E minor

Intro: Piano (0:00)

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------8--7--------8--7--------8--7--------8--7--|
G------(b9)----------(b9)----------(b9)----------(b9)-------|	4 times
D---(b9)----------(b9)----------(b9)----------(b9)----------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------|
B---------8--7--------8--7--------8--7----------|
G------(b9)----------(b9)----------(b9)----------9~~--|
D---(b9)----------(b9)----------(b9)----------(b9)------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

Then the guitar pedals an E power chord (0:34)

E------|
B------|
G---(b9)-|
D---(b9)-|
A---7--|
E------|

At the same time, Bells play this (0:42):

E------------------------------------------|
B---------------12--12----10---------------|
G----(b9)-(b9)---------------------12--11--(b9)--|
D------------------------------------------|	2 times
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|  


Guitar (0:57):

E------------|
B--8-7-8-----|
G--------(b9)--|
D------------| 4 times
A------------|
E------------|

E----------------|
B--12-10-12------|
G-----------12---|
D----------------| 4 times
A----------------|
E----------------|

E----12-12-12-10-----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------13-12---12-12-10------10---10-10--12--10-10---------|
G----------------------------------12-------------------------(b9)(b9)(b9)-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------10-12-10---------|
G---------------(b9)11-12-----------12-----|  2 times
D------(b9)11-12---------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|


E----------------------------------------------------------------------------12~-|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------(b9)11-12-----------(b9)11-12-----------(b9)11-12-----------(b9)11-12------|
D----(b9)11-12-----------(b9)11-12-----------(b9)11-12-----------(b9)11-12---------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar and Piano (1:19)

E----12--12--10-----------------------------------------------|
B----------------13--12--12--10--12--10-----------------------|
G----------------------------------------12--11--11--(b9)-(b9)----|
D-------------------------------------------------------------| 2 Times
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------| 

Piano plays (1:32):

E---------------|
B---8-7-8-------|
G---------(b9)----| 
D---------------|	for 8 measures
A---------------|
E---------------|

Drum Break for 4 measures (1:58)

Guitar (2:10):

E---12~~--10~~--------------|
B---------------13~~--12~~--|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|   3 times
A---------------------------|  
E---------------------------|

Then:

E----12-12-12-10-----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------13-12---12-12-10------10---10-10--12--10-10---------|
G----------------------------------12-------------------------(b9)(b9)(b9)-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------10-12-10-------------------------10-12-10-------|
G---------------(b9)11-12-----------12------------(b9)11-12------------12---| 
D------(b9)11-12-------------------------(b9)11-12--------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(2:30)

E---15-14-15-----|
B------------17--|
G----------------|  6 times
D----------------|	
A----------------|
E----------------|

Guitar and Piano (2:37)

E----12-12-12-10-----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------13-12---12-12-10------10---10-10--12--10-10---------|
G----------------------------------12-------------------------(b9)(b9)(b9)-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------10-12-10-------------------------10-12-10-------|
G---------------(b9)11-12-----------12------------(b9)11-12------------12---| 
D------(b9)11-12-------------------------(b9)11-12--------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------(b9)11-12-----------(b9)11-12-----------(b9)11-12-----------(b9)11-12---|
D----(b9)11-12-----------(b9)11-12-----------(b9)11-12-----------(b9)11-12------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Followed by (2:48):

E---12~~--12~~--12~~--12~~--12~~--12~~--12~~--12~~-|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

While the piano and ensemble plays:

E---15-14-15-----|
B------------17--|
G----------------| 
D----------------|	
A----------------|
E----------------|

At 2:56 the guitar goes into some crazy tremolo picking and sliding
You can just pedal an E Power Chord

E------|
B------|
G---(b9)-|
D---(b9)-|
A---7--|
E------|

End with this (3:03):

E----12~~---14~~---15~~---17~~---19~~~~-------24~-----|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------| 

Have fun with this spectacular song.  Happy Holidays!!
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