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Mad Russians Christmas

Trans-siberian Orchestra
Tab
4.6(19)

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

Song

This is a sweet song located on Christmas Eve and Other Stories. Have fun with this one

Standard Tuning

(.19) (.29) (.33)

E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A-2-2--2-2--5-5-<5>-4-4-<4>-3-3-<3>-2p0-----2-|
E-0-0--0-0------------------------------3-2-0-|

* * * * * * * * * *

(.42) (.47) (.52)

E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A-2p0-----2--1b2p0-----2-5-5-<5>-4-4-<4>-3-3-----|3>
E-----3-2-0--------3-2-0-------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

Continued from the bar above (1.05)

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D---2---2---2p0---------------------------|
A-2---3---2-----3-2-1-0-----(2-3-2-3-2-3)-|
E-----------------------3-2---------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

(played very soft)

This part im not sure if these are the right chords

(1.14) (1.21)

E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-----5--7\5-----------5-5-7\5------------5-|
A-----5--7\5-[555]x7-5-5-5-7\5-[555]x31-5-5-|
E-<7>\3--5\3-[333]---3-3-3-5\3-[333]----3-3-|

xxx * xxx *

Im not sure if this is played like this but its close

E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------0-------------------------------|
D-------000-2-444---444-2-000-2-000---------------|
A-222-4-----------------------------4-222-0-222-0-|
E-------------------------------------------------|

All Palm Muted, and that is 2nd Gtr. @ (1.39)

1st Gtr comes in here

(1.44)

E-19b21r19p17----------------22b24r22-----|
B-------------19-15b17r15-14----------19--|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

(2.06)

E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-7-----6-----7-----6-----<6~>-----|
D---7-5---7-5---7-5---7-5----(7-5)-|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

Repeats 4 times, on last time hit 4 after the (7-5)

Then this riff plays a few times

E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------0-------------------------------|
D-------000-2-444---444-2-000-2-000---------------|
A-222-4-----------------------------4-222-0-222-0-|
E-------------------------------------------------|

All Palm Muted

(2.58)

E---------------(14b15)--------------|
B---------------(16b17)--------------|
G----------------------------------4-|
D-5-------5------------------------4-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

(play either one, i dont know if its 2 gtrs or 1)

(3.34)

E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-----5-7-5-------|
A-|5|-5-7-5-[555--|x8
E-|3|-3-5-3-[333--|

xxx

(3.43)

E----------------------15-151515-15-12-------12-|
B----------------12h14-----------------15-13----|
G-------11h12h14--------------------------------|
D-12h14-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

|___Tremelo Pick_____|

continued from above

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-15-151515-15-12------12-------------12~-------------|
G-----------------14-12---14~12~11~14~---14~12---12\7-|
D---------------------------------------------12------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

(3.55)

E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------11-11-11---|
D------------------------------------11h12h14--------12-|
A-9p7p5-10p9p7-12p10p9-14p12p10-12h14-------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

(3.58)

E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-11-12-------14-12-11-------11-12-14-|
D-------12-------------12-14----------|
A----------14-------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

(4.04)

E------------------------------------|
B-------------------------12h14-15\3-|
G----------------11h12h14------------|
D-------11h12h14---------------------|
A-12h14------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|

(4.06)

E------------------------------------|
B----------------------131313-131313-|
G------------------------------------|
D-999-111111-121212-x2---------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|

(4.11)

E-------------------------------12-15-17-|
B-------------------------12h14----------|
G----------------11h12h14----------------|
D-------11h12h14-------------------------|
A-12h14----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
E-15-151515-15-12------12-----------------------|
B-----------------15-13---15-151515-15-12-------|
G-----------------------------------------14-12-|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
B-12------------12~------------|
G----14~12~11~14~--12-14-12-14-|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|

(4.20)

E-15-151515-15-12-------12-----------------------|
B-----------------15-13----15-151515-15-12-------|
G------------------------------------------14-12-|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
B-12------------12~-----12~-----------12~------12~-|

G---14~12~11~14~---14~12~--14~12~11~14~--14~12~----|

D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

(4.30) This is the simplified way

E--------------------------------------------------15-|
B----13-12-------13-12---------------------------15---|
G-14-------12-14-------12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-----|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

(4.30) The way I think it really is played more complex

E-----------------------------------|
B---------13p12p10-12p10------------|
G-14p12p11---------------12-12p9----|
D--------------------------------12-|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

Repeat once, those are triplets, then..

E------------------------------------15-|
B---------------------------------15----|
G-14p12p11-12---------14p12p11-12-------|
D-------------14p12---------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|

Repeat this twice then..^

^KEY^

~ = Vibro/Tremelo

* = Palm Mute

p = pull-off

h = hammer-on

<> = Artificial Harmonic

x = dead note

/\ = slide up/down

# = Let note gain feedback

|| = fade in with volume/possible delay

1b2 = 1/2 bend

1b3 = full bend

17b19r17 = full bend then release

Thats all, this is a sweet song. This should be close to perfect, but there may be some

things in the quicker parts i couldn't hear. Rock on and Enjoi. Questions or comments

e-mail me @ teamturboplasma@hotmail.com

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

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