• Song:

    Sleigh Ride

  • Artist:

    Gabe Bondoc

Tabbed By: Mike

This is a tab for Gabe Bondoc's version of the classic Harry Connick Jr. arrangement.
Video right this way --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3vp1k8wvw0

This is a great little jazzy tune that can be played with one guitar. I've tabbed out 
how he plays each of the chords in the video (more or less) so pay attention! 

Standard Tuning
*********************************************************************
Chords Used:

   Gm9  F6add9  E6add9  F#6add9  
e--------------------------------|
B---------8-------7-------9------| 
G--10-----7-------6-------8------|  
D---8-----7-------6-------8------|  
A--10-----8-------7-------9------|
E--------------------------------|


  Em7aug5    Ebm6     C13  
e--8-------------------------|
B--8-(13)----7---------10----| alternative positions in brackets
G--7-(--)----5-(11)-----9----| 
D----(12)------(10)-----8----|
A--7-(14)----6-(--)----------|
E----(12)------(11)-----8----|


   Bm7  E9  Amaj7 Bbm6     Am7   D9  Gmaj7 Abm6     C11
e-----------------------|------------------------|--------|
B--------7----5---------|--------5----3----------|---6----|
G---7----7----6----6----|---5----5----4-----4----|---7----|
D---7----6----6----5----|---5----4----4-----3----|---8----|
A--(9)---7--------------|--------5---------------|--------|
E---7---------5----6----|---5---------3-----4----|---8----|


 Fmaj7 Fm  F#m6  C#m7  Dm9    E7*   A7*  
e------------------------------------5---|
B--1----1---------5-----5------------0---|
G--2----1----2----4-----5------7-----6---|
D--2---------1----------3------6-----5---|
A-----------------4-----5------7---------|
E--1----1----2-----------------------5---|

*********************************************************************


Intro: Play around between F6add9 and F#6add9. Cut with C11 just before the verse.
                         
e--------------------    ----|
B--8---8--8---8--8-9-... --6-|
G--7---7--7---7--7-8-... --7-|
D--7---7--7---7--7-8-... --8-|
A--8---8--8---8--8-9-... ----|
E--------------------    --8-|

Verse:
**During the verse, he mostly just plays around between the F6add9 and Gm9 chords
  It's up to you how you want to jazz it up but basically he'll just hit a couple
  strings on the up stroke. This is just an example:

  F6add9      Gm9      F6add9        Gm9 ...
e--------------------------------------------------11-...
B--8---10---------10-----8---14---------10-----8---11-...
G--7---10----10---10-----7---13-----10--10-----7---11-...
D--7----------8----------7---12------8---------7------...
A--8---------10----------8----------10---------8------...
E-----------------------------------------------------...
   v   ^      v    ^     v    ^      v   ^     v    ^   


                F6add9
Just hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing
 Gm9                  F6add9        Gm9
Ring ting tingle-ing too
              F6add9
Come on, it's lovely weather
      Gm9                       F6add9       Gm9
For a sleigh ride together with you

            F6add9
Outside the snow is falling
    Gm9                      F6add9          Gm9
And friends are calling "You hoo"
              F6add9
Come on, it's lovely weather
      Gm9                       F6add9    E6add9 F6add9
For a sleigh ride together with you


Interlude:
      Bm7                 E9
Giddy-yup giddy-yup giddy-yup let's go
Amaj7               Bbm6
Lets look at the show
Bm7               E9            Amaj7
We're riding in a wonderland of snow
      Am7                 D9
Giddy-yup giddy-yup giddy-yup it's grand
Gmaj7                Abm6
Just holding your hand
Gm9
We're gliding along with the song
     C11
Of a wintry fairy land


               F6add9
Our cheeks are nice and rosy
    Gm9            F6add9      Gm9
And comfy cozy are we
               F6add9
We're snuggled up together like
Gm9                      F6add9
Birds of a feather would be

e-----------------12----------------  h = hammer on
B--12h13p12p10h12----12h13p12p10h12-  p = pull off
G-----------------------------------

                F6add9
Let's take that road before us
    Gm9              F6add9       Gm9
And sing a chorus or two
              Em7aug5 Ebm6   
Come on, it's lovely weather
      Gm9          C13          F6add9      C11
For a sleigh ride together with you

Intelude 2:
* Basically plays the verse while he skats except he throws in
  an F#6add9 in place of every second Gm9 chord

F6add9  Gm9   F6add9  F#6add9 x3
F6add9  Gm9   C13    F6add9


Bridge:
          Fmaj7 
There's a birthday party
                      Fm
At the home of Farmer Gray
      Fm                         Fmaj7
It'll be the perfect ending to a perfect day
         Fmaj7       F#m6
We'll be singing the songs
   Gm7     Abm6     Am7   C#m7   Dm9
We love to sing without a single stop
       Amaj7                               
At the fireplace
Bbm6     Bm7       E7*       A7*
While we watch the chestnuts pop
 
'pop, pop, pop'
e--8----------
B------8------
G----------5--

          Fmaj7
There's a happy feeling
                         Fm
Nothing in the world can buy
          Fm 
When they pass around the coffee
        Fmaj7
And the pumpkin pie
      Fmaj7     F#m6   Gm7     Abm6
It'll nearly be like a picture print
   Am7  C#m7   Dm9
By Currier and Ives
C11
These wonderful things are the things
We remember all through our lives

                F6add9
Just hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing
Gm9                  F6add9       Gm9
Ring ting tingle-ing too
              F6add9
Come on, it's lovely weather
      Gm9                       F6add9     Gm9
For a sleigh ride together with you
            F6add9
Outside the snow is falling
    Gm9                      
And friends are calling "You hoo"

e----------------11-
B--13----13-13---11-
G--12----12-12---11-
D--11----11-11------
  v ^     v  ^    ^

              Em7aug5 Ebm6   
Come on, it's lovely weather
      Gm9          C13          F6add9      F#6add9
For a sleigh ride together with you

**Play the Intro bit here on the way out**
F6add9      F#6add9
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