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Subject: TAB: Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) by SAVATAGE
From: warpath@ionet.net (Daniel M. Amitin)
Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)
by SAVATAGE
From the Album, "Dead Winter Dead"
Transcription by: Daniel M. Amitin
If you don't have "Dead Winter Dead" I would suggest you buy a
a copy real soon. It is some of the best music I have heard in a long
time. All of the songs are truly inspired, and the guitar work is truly
phenomenal.
This is the song (and part of the larger story) where the Old
Cellist is playing Christmas music during the shelling of Sarajevo
on Christmas Eve. When the songs end, so does the music as he was
killed. (This _is_ a true story, I remember seeing it on the News
when it happened.)
This song has some of the best arranging I have seen in a long
time. It starts off "Rest ye Merry Gentlemen", and goes into "Carol
of the Bells". I've done my best to include piano, guitar, flute, and
bell parts.
This is the background part Cello plays this over
Play many times.
e:--------------------------|---------------------------| B:-------8--7--------8--7---|---------------------------| G:----9-----------9---------|---------------------------| D:-9-----------9------------|-------9--9--7-------------| A:--------------------------|--5/7------------10--9--7--| E:--------------------------|---------------------------|
the background. Cello plays twice, waiting a
measure for the flute to play.
e:--------------------|--------------------------------| B:--------------------|--------------------------------| G:--------------------|--------------------------------| D:-------------7--9---|-------9--9--7------------------| A:-5/7--9--10---------|--5/7------------10--9--7--5/7--| E:--------------------|--------------------------------|
Background II
2 guitars play this
Flute End & Hold
e:---------19-19-17-----------------|-------------|-------------------| B:---15/17-----------20-19-17-15/17-|-------------|-------------------| G:----------------------------------|-------------|-------------------| D:----------------------------------|-------------|-------------------| A:----------------------------------|--5~---------|--2----------------| E:----------------------------------|-------------|--0----0--0--0--0--|
Play 2X, waiting full measure
In unison in between.
Bells Play 4 times
e:--------------------|--------------------------------|---------------| B:--------------------|----------12-12---10------------|---------------| G:-----------9--------|--9--9---------------12---11-9--|-12---11-12-9--| D:---9----9-----9--9--|--------------------------------|---------------| A:--------------------|--------------------------------|---------------| E:--------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
Play 4X
e:----------------| B:--12---10-12----| G:-------------12-| D:----------------| A:----------------| E:----------------|
GTR II (Play Fast!)
e:--12--12-12-10----------------------------------------------------| B:---------------13--12--12-12-10-----10--10-10-12-10---------------| G:--------------------------------12-------------------9---9--9--9--| D:------------------------------------------------------------------| A:------------------------------------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR II (Play Twice) Play 4 times End
A.H.
e:------------------------------------|-------------------|--------| B:--------------------10-12-10~-------|-------------------|--------| G:-----------9--11-12-------------12~-|----------9--11-12-|--9~----| D:--9--11-12--------------------------|-9--11-12----------|--------| A:------------------------------------|-------------------|--------| E:------------------------------------|-------------------|--------|
Piano (Play 4 times)
e:----------------------------------------------| B:----------------------------------------------| G:----------------------------------------------| D:----------------------------------------------| A:-7---7--5~---3---3--2~--0---0-----------------| E:-------------------------------3~---2---2--0--|
GTR II Play this 2nd & 4th times. END
e:-------------------------------------------------|-----| B:-------------------------------------------------|-----| G:--9---9--7~--------------------------------------|--9--| D:--------------10--10-9~---7--9--7----------------|--9--| A:------------------------------------10--10-9--7--|--7--| E:-------------------------------------------------|-----|
Piano plays over and over This on&on too Piano 4 times
e:----------19-19---17------------|--------------|-------------------| B:---------------------20---19-17-|-12--11-12-9--|-------------------| G:--------------------------------|--------------|-------------------| D:--------------------------------|--------------|-------------------| A:--17-19-------------------------|--------------|-7~----------------| E:--------------------------------|--------------|-----10~--8~---7~--|
GTR II Play 2nd & 4th
e:-------------------------| B:--17~--15~---------------| G:------------16b(17)--16~-| D:-------------------------| A:-------------------------| E:-------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:--17---17-17-15----------------------------------------------------------| G:----------------17---16---16-16-14------14---14-14-16-14-----------------| D:-----------------------------------17----------------------14---14-14-14-| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play twice
e:-----------------------------------|----------------------15~---14-15-----| B:-----------------------------------|----------------------------------17~-| G:--------------------14-16-14~------|--------------------------------------| D:-----------14-16-17-------------17-|---17~---16-17--14~-------------------| A:--14-16-17-------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e:--------------------17b(18)--15-14-15----|-17b(19)---20b(22)---22b(24)-| B:--------------------------------------17-|-----------------------------| G:-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| D:--17~---16-17-14~------------------------|-----------------------------| A:-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| E:-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
That I believe is most of the song, hope you enjoyed it.
Daniel M. Amitin
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