We All Need Christmas tab by Def Leppard

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

Key: Ab

Difficulty: Intermediate

Def Leppard - "We All Need Christmas"

Main Riff:

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

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

    Db/Ab                     Absus2
D#|-------------------------|----------0-----------------|
A#|----------3--------------|----------0-----------------|
F#|-------2-------2---------|-------2--------------------|
C#|----4---------------4----|----2-----------------------|
G#|-0-----------------------|-0--------------------------|
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#|-------------0-----------|
A#|----------0-----0--------|
F#|-------2-----------2-----|
C#|----2-----------------2--| substitute this in the Main Riff at the end of the Verse
G#|-0-----------------------|
D#|-------------------------|



Chorus:

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

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

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

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

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



Distorted Guitar Part:

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

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