Trans Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Evesarajevo 12 Chords & Tabs

tabbed by: Lee Cage

i went to see these guys in colo. springs and it kick ass!!!
this is tabbed straight from the sheet music set that can be bought on their
web site.


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--------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/trans_siberian_orchestra/christmas_evesarajevo_12_tab.html ]
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---------------------------