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Boughs of Holly

Trans-siberian Orchestra
Tab
★4.7(7)

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

Song

Redo of Boughs of Holly, Number 2 on Christmas Attic

(Standard Tuning)

(.07)

E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D---5-------5-----5-|
A-5-5---555-5---5-5-|
E-5-----555-----5---|

(.39)

E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-7-5-4------4-----4-5---4---------|
D------7-5-7---5-7-----7---7-5-4-5-|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|

Repeats

(.55)

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------9-11-12-11-9----|
D-7-0-0-0-9-------9-10-12--------------12-|
A-----------10-10-------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

(1.04)

E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------9-9-9-9------------|
D-12-10-9----------9------------12-10-9----|
A---------12-10-12---10-----------------12-|
E------------------------------------------|

(1.13-1.29) I can not figure out, I've asked many guitarists, and nobody can get this

part, its something around the first ionian mode in key of G... If anyone can figure

this part out, or help to, that would be greatly appreciated

(1.30)

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G------------------------9-11-12-11-9----|
D-7-0-0-0-9-------9-10-12-------------12-|
A-----------10-10------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

(1.38)

E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------9-9-9-9------------|
D-12-10-9----------9------------12-10-9----|
A---------12-10-12---10-----------------12-|
E------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|

G-------- Repeats until 2.09-|

D----------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5--------------------|
E-3-3-3-3--------------------|

*******

(2.09)

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G-9-9-7-5-7/9-11-11-9-7-9/11-12-12-11-9-11/12-14-12-11-------|
D------------------------------------------------------14-12-|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

T T T T T T T T

E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G-9-9-7-5-7/9-11-11-9-7-9/11-12-12-11-9-11/12-14-|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|

T T T T T T

(2.24)

E--------------------------|
B-15-13-12-----------------|
G----------14-12-11-12-14--|
D--------------------------|  (x3)
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|

G-------- Repeats until 2.56-|

D-5-5-5-5--------------------|
A-3-3-3-3--------------------|
E----------------------------|

*******

(2.56)

E--------------------------|
B-15-13-12-----------------|
G----------14-12-11-12-14--|
D--------------------------|  (x3)
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|

(3.08)

E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14/16-14-12--|
D-----------------------------------|  (x2)
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

(3.16)

E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-14-16-14-16-14-16-14-16-17-16-14--|
D-----------------------------------|  (x2)
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

(3.24)

E--------------------------------------|
B-15p12-------15p12--------------------|
G-------14p12-------14p12--------------|

D--------------------------------------| Repeats a lot then slows down

A------------------------ around 3.50-|ish

E--------------------------------------|

(3.56)

E-------------|
B-15-12-------|
G-------14-12-|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|

Slowly

*=Palm Mute

p= pull-off

T= right hand tap

This is a very good song to learn. Merry Christmas everyone.

The Lost Christmas Eve Tabs will be out very soon! I'm working hard on those to get

them out before Christmas '04. Rock on TSO Fans. Comments and corrections are always

welcome, teamturboplasma@hotmail.com

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

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