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 NOTESD|-----7-----5-----3-----2----------------| | OPTIONALA|-----7-----5-----3-----2----------------| | SOUNDS BETTER MINORE|-----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,MIDDLEE|---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 7e|---------------------------------------------------|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 7e|---------------------------------------------------|-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~~ = whammyPM---] = Palm Mute \CL---] = Clip string |---May be Comebined (PM/CL---]) up and down /
