Carol Of The Bells

Metallica

(intro piano) (0:00) E |----------|----------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----8--7-|-Repeats while cello------12-12-10-------------------(10)-(12)--| G |---9------|---plays--------------9-9----------12-11-9---9-(11)-(12)--------| D |-9--------|------------------------------------------12--------------------| A |----------|----------------------------------------------------------------| E |----------|----------------------------------------------------------------| (*)=only play first time repeat 9987 til cello ends and end on 99 Then the guitar pedals an E power chord (0:34) E |-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----|At the same time----------12-12---10---------------------------------| G |--9--|--bells play---------9-9-------------12-11-9-------------------------| D |--9--|--(0:42)-------------------------------------------------------------| A |--7--|---2 times-----------------------------------------------------------| E |-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------| (guitar) (0:57) E |---------|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------| B |-8-7h8---|---------|---12-10h12----|---------------------------------------| G |-------9-|-4 times-|------------12-|-4 times-------------------------------| D |---------|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------| A |---------|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------| E |---------|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------| E |--12--12-12-10-------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------13-13--12-12-10----10--10-10-12-10-10-----------------------| G |-------------------------------12--------------------9-9-9-----------------| D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------10-12-10--------------------------------------------------| G |---------9-11-12----------12-----------------------------------------------| D |-9-11-12------------------------2 times------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------12~~------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12-----------| D |-9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12-------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (piano once then guitar once) (1:19) B |------------13-13-12-10-12-10----------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------12-12-11-9-9---------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (piano plays) While Bells plays (repeatedly without break) E |----------|------------|---------------------------------------------------| B |--8-7-8---|------------|------12-12--10------------------------------------| G |--------9-|-8 measures-|-9-9------------12-11-9----------------------------| D |----------|------------|------------------------12-------------------------| A |----------|------------|---------------------------------------------------| E |----------|------------|---------------------------------------------------| Drum break and guitar powers E chord Bells play once then guitar plays While orchestra plays E |-12~~----10~~~-------------------|-----------------------------------------| B |----------------13~~~/12~~~~-----|--8-7-8----------------------------------| G |---------------------------------|--------9--------------------------------| D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E |-12--12-12-10--------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------13-12--12-12-10----10--10-10-12-10-10-------------------------| G |-----------------------------12--------------------9-9-9-------------------| D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Piano plays once then piano and guitar plays E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------10-12-10--------------------------------------------------| G |---------9-11-12----------12-----------------------------------------------| D |-9-11-12-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Orchestra plays then guitar plays once then plays next part while orchestra continues playing ()=optional alternative to note E |-15-14-15-(12)--|--15\12~~--14~~--15~~--17~~-------------------------------| B |-----------17---|----------------------------------------------------------| G |----------------|----------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------|----------------------------------------------------------| A |----------------|----------------------------------------------------------| E |----------------|----------------------------------------------------------| Piano E |-12--12-12-10--------------------------------------------------------------| B |--------------13-12--12-12-10----10--10-10-12-10-10------------------------| G |------------------------------12--------------------9-9-9------------------| D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------10-12-10--------------------------------------------------| G |---------9-11-12----------12-----------------------------------------------| D |-9-11-12------------------------2 times------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar continues E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12-----------| D |-9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12-------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar continues While orchestra plays E |-12~~-12~~-12~~-12~~-12~~-12~~-12~~-12~~--|-15-14-15-----------------------| B |------------------------------------------|----------17--------------------| G |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| E |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| Then some crazy picking Then ends with you can power the E chord (u can go back to 12 if you don't have 24) E |-------------------------|----12~~-------14~~-----15~~-----17~~-----24~~~--| B |-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G |-9-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D |-9-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A |-7-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| then it fades with the E power chord

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