Christmas Dreams bass tab by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Bass tabs

Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb)


Key Eb

Intro/Verse 1/Chorus (0:00):

Rest until 0:44, then...

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Gb|--r-------------|     |--r-------------|
Db|--e-------------| play  |--e-------------|
Ab|--s-------------| x3   |--s-------------|
Eb|0-t---5---------| then... |0-t---5-----5-7-|

Verse 2 (0:52):

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Gb|--r-------------|--r-------------|
Db|--e-------------|--e-------------| play
Ab|--s-------------|--s-------------| x2
Eb|0-t---5---------|0-t---5-------7-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Gb|--r-------------|--r-------------|
Db|--e-------------|--e-------------| play
Ab|--s-------------|--s-------------| x2
Eb|0-t---5---------|0-t---5---------|


Chorus (1:05):

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Gb|----------------|-----------------|
Db|----------------|-----------------| play
Ab|5---------------|-----------------| x4
Eb|------5-------0-|(0)0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Gb|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Ab|5---------------|----------------|-----------------|
Eb|----------------|5---------------|(5)--------------|


Bridge (1:29): slightly faster:

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------| play
Ab|----------------| x8
Eb|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Verse 3 (1:46):

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------| play
Ab|----------------| x16
Eb|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


Guitar Solo (2:17):

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------| play
Ab|----------------| x24
Eb|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


Verse 4 (3:04):

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------| play x14,
Ab|----------------| ritardando on 14th time
Eb|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


Outro (3:31): *listen for timing*

Gb|---------|---------|---------|---------||
Db|---------|---------|---------|---------||
Ab|---------|---------|---------|---------||
Eb|5--------|5--------|5--------|0--------||


***🏷Legend***
rest = don't play
(0) = tied note from previous measure
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