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---])
         up and down /