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Christmas Eve by Savatage

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Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)
                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
 [email protected]
 http://www.ionet.net/~warpath/index.Shtml

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