Christmas Eve

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

phenominal.

This is the song (and part of the larger story) where the Old

Chellist 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 backround part Chello 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. Chello plays twice, waiting a

meassure 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 messure

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. If you want

any other songs tabbed out don't hesitate to ask I love to tab _good_

music.

As always feel free to send comments, questions, or criticism's to me

via e-mail.

Daniel M. Amitin

warpath@ionet.net

http://www.ionet.net/~warpath/index.Shtml