We All Need Christmas tab by Def Leppard

Tabs

Tuning: Half-Step Down (D#D# G#G# C#C# F#F# A#A# D#D#)

Key: AbAb

Difficulty: Intermediate

Def Leppard - "We All Need Christmas"

Main Riff:

   AbAb              Eb/Ab            Db/Ab
D#D#|----------5--------------|----------4-----------------|----------2--------------|
A#A#|-------5-------5---------|-------5--5-----------------|-------3-------3---------|
F#F#|----6---------------6----|----4-----------------------|----2---------------2----|
C#C#|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#G#|-0-----------------------|-0--------------------------|-0-----------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|

  Dbm/Ab          AbAb              Gbsus2/Ab
D#D#|----------1--------------|----------0-----------------|----------5--------------|
A#A#|-------3--3--------------|-------2-------2------------|----------3--------------|
F#F#|----2--------------------|----2---------------2-------|-------4-----------------|
C#C#|-------------------------|----------------------------|----5--------------------|
G#G#|-0-----------------------|-0--------------------------|-0-----------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|

  Db/Ab           Absus2Absus2
D#D#|-------------------------|----------0-----------------|
A#A#|----------3--------------|----------0-----------------|
F#F#|-------2-------2---------|-------2--------------------|
C#C#|----4---------------4----|----2-----------------------|
G#G#|-0-----------------------|-0--------------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------|----------------------------|


Verse:

Continue main riff with lyrics:

"So here's to you, and all you do
Let's raise a glass to all that's past,
and to the future long may it last... Ohh let it last
And may the light shine on you,
and trust your hopes to see it through
Forever after let it be true... for me and you"


Verse Ending:
D#D#|-------------0-----------|
A#A#|----------0-----0--------|
F#F#|-------2-----------2-----|
C#C#|----2-----------------2--| substitute this in the Main Riff at the end of the Verse
G#G#|-0-----------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------|

Chorus:

D#D#|---------0-------------|-----------------------|---------0--------------|
A#A#|------2---------0------|-----------------------|------3---------3-------|
F#F#|-----------------------|-1----1--1----1--1--x--|------------------------|
C#C#|-----------------------|-2----2--2----2--2--x--|------------------------|
G#G#|-0---------------------|-2----2--2----2--2--x--|-0----------------------|
D#D#|-----------------------|-0----0--0----0--0--x--|------------------------|
  "We    all  need  Christmas,       we    all  need"

D#D#|-1----1--1-----1--1----|---------0-------------|--3----------3-----3-----|
A#A#|-3----3--3-----3--3----|---------2-------2-----|--0----------0-----0-----|
F#F#|-2----2--2-----2--2----|-----------------------|--0----------0-----0-----|
C#C#|-0----0--0-----0--0----|------2-------2--------|--0----------0-----0-----|
G#G#|-----------------------|-0---------------------|--x----------x-----x-----|
D#D#|-----------------------|-----------------------|--3----------3-----3-----|
  "someone      to  need     Open your heart  and  let love"

D#D#|--2-------2--2----2--2--2--|--0-----0--0------0--0--|
A#A#|--3-------3--3----3--3--3--|--0-----0--0------0--0--|
F#F#|--4-------4--4----4--4--4--|--1-----1--1------1--1--|
C#C#|--4-------4--4----4--4--4--|--2-----2--2------2--2--|
G#G#|--2-------2--2----2--2--2--|--2-----2--2------2--2--|
D#D#|---------------------------|--0-----0--0------0--0--|
  "breathe"


Verse 2:

Play identical to Verse 1. Lyrics:

"So say a prayer to light the day,
for those we've lost along the way
They may be gone but, they still remain,
in our hearts in our name"


Chorus 2:

Play Chorus Riff 2x. Lyrics:

"We all need Christmas, we all need someone to need
Open your heart and let love breathe
We all need Christmas, we all need love to succeed
Follow your heart, and let love lead, this Christmas"


Bridge:

   AbAb              Eb/Ab            Db/Ab
D#D#|----------5--------------|----------4-----------------|----------2--------------|
A#A#|-------5-------5---------|-------5--5-----------------|-------3-------3---------|
F#F#|----6---------------6----|----4-----------------------|----2---------------2----|
C#C#|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G#G#|-0-----------------------|-0--------------------------|-0-----------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|

  Dbm/Ab
D#D#|----------1--------------|
A#A#|-------3--3--------------|
F#F#|----2--------------------|
C#C#|-------------------------| distorted guitar fades in with open G#/Ab note
G#G#|-0-----------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------|


Distorted Guitar Part:

  This part overlaps the last chorus after the fade in. Play this and Chorus 2x
D#D#|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
A#A#|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
F#F#|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
C#C#|----------------|---------------|-0--------------|-(0)-----------|
G#G#|-0--------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
D#D#|----------------|-0-------------|----------------|---------------|

D#D#|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
A#A#|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
F#F#|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
C#C#|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
G#G#|-0--------------|---------------|-2--------------|---------------|
D#D#|----------------|-3-------------|----------------|-0-------------|


Outro:

Play Main riff again


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| x  Dead note
| (n) Held note (left ringing from previous bars)

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