Tabbed By: Mike
This song is a Billy Squier cover and its on the CD A Very Special Christmas Vol. 5
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend the note right after hitting the string
^ = bend the note while hitting the string
r = release bend
~ = let ring
HALF A STEP DOWN
Intro:eb---3----------------3-------------3---------|Bb---3----------------3-------------3---------|Gb---0----------------0-------------0---------|Db---0----------------2-------------0---------|Ab---2----------------3-------------2---------|Eb---3------------------------------3---------| "Christmas is the time to say I love you"
eb--3-----------------0-----------------0-----|Bb--3-----------------0-----------------0-----|Gb--0-----------------0-----------------2-----|Db--0-----------------2-----------------2-----|Ab--2-----------------2-----------------0-----|Eb--3-----------------0-----------------------| "Share the joys of laughter and good cheer"
eb-------------------------------------------|Bb--3----------------4-----------------------|Gb--5----------------6-------------7---------|Db--5----------------6-------------7---------|Ab--3----------------4-------------5---------|Eb-------------------------------------------| "Christmas is the time to say I love you"
eb--------------------------2--------------------3---|Bb--------0-----------------3--------------------3---|Gb--9-----2-----------------2--------------------0---|Db--7-----2-----------------0--------------------0---|Ab--7-----0--------------------------------------2---|Eb--0--------------------------------------------3---| "And a feeling that will last all through the year"
Verse 1:eb------------------------------------------------|Bb------------------------------------------------|Gb--777666555444----------5-x-5-x-----------------|Db--777666555444--5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|Ab--555444333222--5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|Eb----------------3-x-3-x---------3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
eb-----------------------------------------------------------------|Bb-----------------------------------------------------------------|Gb---------------------------------5-x-5-x-6-x-6-x-7-x-7-x-9-x-9-x-|Db-5-x-5-x-2-x-2-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-6-x-6-x-7-x-7-x-9-x-9-x-|Ab-5-x-5-x-2-x-2-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-3-x-3-x-4-x-4-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-7-x-|Eb-3-x-3-x-0-x-0-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x---------------------------------|
eb------------------------------|Bb------------------------------|Gb-----------------777555444222-|Db-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-777555444222-|Ab-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-555333222000-|Eb-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x--------------|
eb----------------------------------|Bb----------------------------------|Gb----------5-x-5-x-----------------|Db--5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|Ab--5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|Eb--3-x-3-x---------3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
eb-----------------------------------------------------------------|Bb-----------------------------------------------------------------|Gb---------------------------------5-x-5-x-6-x-6-x-7-x-7-x-9-x-9-x-|Db-5-x-5-x-2-x-2-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-6-x-6-x-7-x-7-x-9-x-9-x-|Ab-5-x-5-x-2-x-2-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-3-x-3-x-4-x-4-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-7-x-|Eb-3-x-3-x-0-x-0-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x---------------------------------|
eb--------------------------|Bb--------------------------|Gb---------7-x-7-x-------7--|Db-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-7--|Ab-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-5--|Eb-5-x-5-x---------3-x-3----|
Chorus: strum each chord as much as neededeb---------------------------------------------|Bb---------------------------------------------|Gb----------5----------------------------------|Db---5------5------5---------5-------2-------7-|Ab---5------3------5---------5-------2-------7-|Eb---3-------------3---------3-------0-------5-|
eb---------------------------------------|Bb---------------------------------------|Gb---5----6----7----9---------7--------7-|Db---5----6----7----9----7----7----5---7-|Ab---3----4----5----7----7----5----5---5-|Eb-----------------------5---------3-----|
Solo: leadeb--------------------------------|Bb------8----------13---------8---|Gb------7----------12---------7---|Db-4/5-------9/10--------4/5------|Ab--------------------------------|Eb--------------------------------|
eb------------------------15--------|Bb------8----------13-----15-brbrbr-| * only hit the note once thenGb------7----------12---------------| just bend and release 3 timesDb-4/5-------9/10-------------------|Ab----------------------------------|Eb----------------------------------|
eb----------------------------------------|Bb------13br13------14br14------15br15----|Gb------12br12------13br13------14br14----|Db-10-10-------11-11-------12-12------14--|Ab----------------------------------------|Eb----------------------------------------|
eb----------------------------------------15~-|Bb--------------------------------------------|Gb-------12-14--14^r-12h14p12--12-----12------|Db--12h14--------------------14--14p12--------|Ab--------------------------------------------|Eb--------------------------------------------|
rhythmeb----------------------------------|Bb----------------------------------|Gb----------5-x-5-x-----------------|Db--5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|Ab--5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|Eb--3-x-3-x---------3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
eb----------------------------------|Bb----------------------------------|Gb----------5-x-5-x-----------------|Db--5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|Ab--5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|Eb--3-x-3-x---------3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
eb----------------------------------|Bb----------------------------------|Gb--5-x-5-x-6-x-6-x-7-x-7-x-9-x-9-x-|Db--5-x-5-x-6-x-6-x-7-x-7-x-9-x-9-x-|Ab--3-x-3-x-4-x-4-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-7-x-|Eb----------------------------------|
eb--------------------------|Bb--------------------------|Gb---------7-x-7-x-------7--|Db-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-7--|Ab-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-5--|Eb-5-x-5-x---------3-x-3----|
Verse 2:eb-------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb-------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb-------5-555----------------------------------5-5556-6667-7779-999-|Db--5-5555-5555-55-55-55-55-5552-2227-77-77-77-75-5556-6667-7779-999-|Ab--5-5553-3335-55-55-55-55-5552-2227-77-77-77-73-3334-4445-5557-777-|Eb--3-333-----3-33-33-33-33-3330-0005-55-55-55-5---------------------| pm . .... .... .. .. .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .... .... .... ...
eb------------------------|Bb------------------------|Gb-------------7-75-54-42-|Db-7-77-77-77-77-75-54-42-|Ab-7-77-77-77-75-53-32-20-|Eb-5-55-55-55-5-----------| pm. .. .. ..
eb----------------------------------|Bb----------------------------------|Gb----------5-x-5-x-----------------|Db--5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|Ab--5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|Eb--3-x-3-x---------3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
eb-----------------------------------------------------------------|Bb-----------------------------------------------------------------|Gb---------------------------------5-x-5-x-6-x-6-x-7-x-7-x-9-x-9-x-|Db-5-x-5-x-2-x-2-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-6-x-6-x-7-x-7-x-9-x-9-x-|Ab-5-x-5-x-2-x-2-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-3-x-3-x-4-x-4-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-7-x-|Eb-3-x-3-x-0-x-0-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x---------------------------------|
eb--------------------------|Bb--------------------------|Gb---------7-x-7-x-------7--|Db-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-7--|Ab-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-5--|Eb-5-x-5-x---------3-x-3----|
Then play the chorus again
right after the chorus this is the outro:
eb--------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb-5-5---6-6---7-7779-999-------7~---5~-------------------------------|Db-5-5---6-6---7-7779-999-7-777-7~---5~---------5~---555555555555~--5-|Ab-3-3---4-4---5-5557-777-7-777-5~---3~---------5~---555555555555~--5-|Eb------------------------5-555-----------------3~---333333333333~--3-|
