Carol Of The Bells

Tabbed by Daniel Dudley
This song is extremely awesome, and also very fun to play.  Truly it is a good song to
off your skills while still playing in a holiday type format. well, here it is hope you
it.  Please rate.



Here goes the acoustic intro (fingerpick sounds good)
0:00
   (repeat10x)
E-----------------------------| 
B--------8--7-------8--7------| 
G-----9----------9------------| 
D---9----------9--------------| 
A-----------------------------| 
E-----------------------------| 

The violin over the acoustic riff
0:06
E--------------------------------------| 
B--------------------------------------| 
G--------------------------------------| 
D--------9-9-7-----------------7-9-----| 
A---7-7--------10-9-7-5-7-9-10---------| 
E--------------------------------------| 

E---------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------| 
G---------------------------------| 
D-------9-9-7---------------------| 
A---7-7-------10-9-7-5-7----------| 
E---------------------------------| 

At the ritard, violin line ends on open D
And the acoustic line ends on first note.

Then......... HEAVY!
0:32
E--------------------------|                          
B--------------------------|  Let ring as the strings 
G--------------------------|  do the chugging strum   
D--2-----------------------|                          
A--2-----------------------|                          
E--0-----------------------|                          

The cool delay guitar in the backround
0:32 (goes throughout whole piece)
E----------------------------|              
B--0-5--0-0-5----------------| P.M slightly 
G----------------------------|              

Riff 1  (~) means tremelo
0:56
E--3-2-3-0---3-2-3-0--------     ------------------------| 
B---------------------------     --8-7-8-5~---8-7-8-5~---| 
G--------------------------- (or) -----------------------| 
D---------------------------     ------------------------| 
A---------------------------     ------------------------| 
E---------------------------     ------------------------| 

Riff 1 Harmony (after riff 1 plays twice)
1:00
E--7-5-7-3--7-5-7-3--------| 
B--------------------------| 
G--------------------------| 
D--------------------------| 
A--------------------------| 
E--------------------------| 

Then the cool descent
1:04
E--12--12-12-10-----------------------------7-------------| 
B---------------13-12--12-12-10-8-10--10-10---8--5--5-5---| 
G---------------------------------------------------------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------| 

And the cool ascent (supposed to be picked, but
whatever)
The chord beneath these runs is B5
1:08
E-----------------5-7-5--------------------5-7-5-----| 
B------------7-8--------8-------------7-8--------8---| 
G--------8-9---------------------8-9-----------------| 
D--9-11--------------------9-11----------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------| 

E------------------------------------------------| 
B-----------7-8-----------7-8-----------7-8------| 
G-------8-9-----------8-9-----------8-9----------| 
D--9-11----------9-11----------9-11--------------| 
A------------------------------------------------| 
E------------------------------------------------| 

E------------------12--or---(24)----| 
B-----------7-8---------------------| 
G-------8-9-------------------------| 
D--9-11-----------------------------| 
A-----------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------| 

Next riff: The note in( )is a trill and ^ is a bend
1:19
E---------------------------------------|              
B---------------------------------------|              
G--9-9-9-7------------------------------|  Repeat once 
D----------10-9(10)9-7-9^-7-5-5-4-2-----|              
A---------------------------------------|              
E---------------------------------------|              

Higher riff 2x
1:26
E--12-12-12-10---------------------------------| 
B--------------13-12(13)12-10-12^-10-8-8-7-5---| 
G----------------------------------------------| 
D----------------------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------| 

Then its the whole instrumental part
And now the 'Bell'riff
First, power chord build up
E----------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------| 
G--9--7--5--4----------------------| 
D--9--7--5--4----------------------| 
A--7--5--3--2----------------------| 
E----------------------------------| 

And the haunting lead (make it a half step bend)
E--12~--10~--8^-7-----------| 
B---------------------------| 

The Descent
B--17--17-17-15-13-----------------------------------------------| 
G------------------16--16-16-14-12-14--14-14-16-14---------------| 
D--------------------------------------------------14--14-14-14--| 

The Ascent
B------------------10-12-10-------------| 
G----------9-11-12-----------12---------| 
D--9-11-13------------------------------| 

Haunting Lead
B--17---15---12^--12-- where ^ is a half-step bend 

After the haunting lead, the descent and ascent
reappear, beginning at
2:20.  After the repeat of the ascent, it's
B---------------------------------------15--17-----| 
G--12--11h12-9---------1614p12-----12--------------| 
D-------------------------------14-----------------| 

Then it's the descent and ascent again, and after two
repetitions
the ascent builds up with repetition, and ends with a
longer ascent:
e---------------------------9-10-11-12---| 
B------------------10-12-13--------------| 
G----------9-11-12-----------------------| 
D--9-11-13-------------------------------| 

Then they go nuts with e--12-- and a tremolo arm for a
bit,
then this piece which, if I'm right, is just an easy
slide.
But if I'm wrong, it's insanely hard. :)
G--164-4/16---  [play 4x] 

E--19--17--15------------------------------------------------------15--17--19--| 
B--------------19--17--15------------------------------15--17--19--------------| 
G--------------------------17--16--14------14--16--17--------------------------| 
D--------------------------------------17--------------------------------------| 

Next the harmony guitar:
E--15--14--12------------------------------------------------------12--14--15--| 
B--------------15--13--12------------------------------12--13--15--------------| 
G--------------------------14--12--11------11--12--14--------------------------| 
D--------------------------------------14--------------------------------------| 

e--15---17---19---22---24--| 
B-------15---17---20---24--| 
G--16----------------------| 

And the song fades out with the background guitar riff
that was mentioned.