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Once Upon a December

Deana Carter
Tab
★4.7(19)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Am E C7

e|----------5--------5--|R|---------4--------4--|R|---------3--------3-|R|
B|b-------5--------5-----|E|------5--------5-----|E|------5--------5----|E|
G|----------5--------5--|P|---------4--------4--|P|---------3--------3-|P|
D|----7-----------------|E|---6-----------------|E|---5----------------|E|
A|-------------7--------|A|------------7--------|A|------------3-------|A|
E|----------------------|T|---------------------|T|--------------------|T|

Am Am/F Am E

e|---------5------5-----------------4---|
B|---------5------5--------5--------5---|
G|------5------5--------4--------4------|
D|---7---------------7--------6---------|
A|-----------8----------------------7---|
E|--------------------------------------|

Verse

Am E A/C# Dm Chords for first section:

Dancing bears Painted wings Am E A/C# Dm Dm/F Dm/G B

  Dm/F     Am     Dm/F E                --0---0---0----1---1---6---2-|
  Things I almost remember              --1---0---2----3---3---8---4-|
  Am    E    A/C#    D                  --2---1---2----2---2---7---4-|
  And a song someone sings              --2---2---2----0---3---5---4-|
  Dm/F    Am  E    Am                   --0---2---4----------------2-|
  Once upon a December                  --x---0----------------------|

Chorus

Dm Am

Someone holds me safe and warm

Dm Am A

Horses prance through a silver storm

Dm/G Am

Figures dancing gracefully

B E

Across my memory

Am E A/C# Dm

Far away, long ago

Dm/F Am Dm/F E

Glowing dim as an ember

Am E A/C# D

Things my heart used to know

Dm/F Am E Am

Once upon a December

Pre-Solo and solo (see below)

Chorus

Dm Am

Someone holds me safe and warm

Dm Am A

Horses prance through a silver storm

Dm/G Am

Figures dancing gracefully

B E

Across my memory

Am# F A#/D D#m Chords for second section:

Far away, long ago A#m F A#/D D#m D#m/F#

D#m/F# A#m D#m/F# F -1---1---1----2---2-

Glowing dim as an ember -2---1---3----4---4-

A#m F A#/D D#m -3---2---3----3---3-

Things my heart Used to know -3---3---3----1---4-

D#m/F# A#m F A#m -1---3---5----------

Once upon a December -x---1--------------

D#m A#m Chords for final section:

And a song someone sings D#m A#m F

D#m A#m F A#m -x---6---x-

Once upon a December -6---8---8-

-8---8---7-

=================================== -8---6---5-

Pre-solo: -7---6---6-

Dm Am E -6---6---5-

-----0-1--0^1^0--------------------|
---3------------3--1--0----0-------|
--2-------------2--2----2------1---|
-0-------------------------2---2---|
-------------------0---------------|
---------------------------0-------|

Solo

e|--------5-7-7^8^7^5-7---------------------9-12-12/15-15-13-------|
B|-------5--------------9-5-------0------10------------17-15-------|
G|------5------------------------------9---------------------------|
D|-2/7-----------------------------/11-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----13\---10\---8---7---5---7--7^8^7-5-7-4-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------5---------------------|
G|--14----10----9---7---5---7------------------4-4-7---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------5-7-8-/7----/10----/13-----/9------/12------14-----------|
B|------5----------9------12-----15---10-10---14-14---15-----------|
G|--5--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------14^15-17-13-13--------13-12^13^12--------------------------|
B|----15---------------15-----------------15-13-12-----12\---------|
G|--14--------------------14-----------------------14--13\--13-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------14-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12-12^13^12----------------------------------------------|
G|--13-14-------------14-12----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------15-14----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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