Mad Russians Christmas by Trans-siberian Orchestra This is a sweet song located on Christmas Eve and Other Stories. Have fun with this one Standard Tuning (.19) (.29) (.33) E---------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------| A-2-2--2-2--5-5--4-4--3-3--2p0-----2-| E-0-0--0-0------------------------------3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * (.42) (.47) (.52) E------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------| A-2p0-----2--1b2p0-----2-5-5--4-4--3-3-----|3> E-----3-2-0--------3-2-0-------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * Continued from the bar above (1.05) E-----------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------| D---2---2---2p0---------------------------| A-2---3---2-----3-2-1-0-----(2-3-2-3-2-3)-| E-----------------------3-2---------------| * * * * * * * * * * (played very soft) This part im not sure if these are the right chords (1.14) (1.21) E-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------| D-----5--7\5-----------5-5-7\5------------5-| A-----5--7\5-[555]x7-5-5-5-7\5-[555]x31-5-5-| E-\3--5\3-[333]---3-3-3-5\3-[333]----3-3-| xxx * xxx * Im not sure if this is played like this but its close E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-----------------0-------------------------------| D-------000-2-444---444-2-000-2-000---------------| A-222-4-----------------------------4-222-0-222-0-| E-------------------------------------------------| All Palm Muted, and that is 2nd Gtr. @ (1.39) 1st Gtr comes in here (1.44) E-19b21r19p17----------------22b24r22-----| B-------------19-15b17r15-14----------19--| G-----------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------| (2.06) E----------------------------------| B----------------------------------| G-7-----6-----7-----6----------| D---7-5---7-5---7-5---7-5----(7-5)-| A----------------------------------| E----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Repeats 4 times, on last time hit 4 after the (7-5) Then this riff plays a few times E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-----------------0-------------------------------| D-------000-2-444---444-2-000-2-000---------------| A-222-4-----------------------------4-222-0-222-0-| E-------------------------------------------------| All Palm Muted (2.58) E---------------(14b15)--------------| B---------------(16b17)--------------| G----------------------------------4-| D-5-------5------------------------4-| A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * (play either one, i dont know if its 2 gtrs or 1) (3.34) E-----------------| B-----------------| G-----------------| D-----5-7-5-------| A-|5|-5-7-5-[555--|x8 E-|3|-3-5-3-[333--| xxx (3.43) E----------------------15-151515-15-12-------12-| B----------------12h14-----------------15-13----| G-------11h12h14--------------------------------| D-12h14-----------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------| |___Tremelo Pick_____| continued from above E-----------------------------------------------------| B-15-151515-15-12------12-------------12~-------------| G-----------------14-12---14~12~11~14~---14~12---12\7-| D---------------------------------------------12------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------| (3.55) E-------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------11-11-11---| D------------------------------------11h12h14--------12-| A-9p7p5-10p9p7-12p10p9-14p12p10-12h14-------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------| (3.58) E-------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------| G-11-12-------14-12-11-------11-12-14-| D-------12-------------12-14----------| A----------14-------------------------| E-------------------------------------| (4.04) E------------------------------------| B-------------------------12h14-15\3-| G----------------11h12h14------------| D-------11h12h14---------------------| A-12h14------------------------------| E------------------------------------| (4.06) E------------------------------------| B----------------------131313-131313-| G------------------------------------| D-999-111111-121212-x2---------------| A------------------------------------| E------------------------------------| (4.11) E-------------------------------12-15-17-| B-------------------------12h14----------| G----------------11h12h14----------------| D-------11h12h14-------------------------| A-12h14----------------------------------| E----------------------------------------| E-15-151515-15-12------12-----------------------| B-----------------15-13---15-151515-15-12-------| G-----------------------------------------14-12-| D-----------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------| E------------------------------| B-12------------12~------------| G----14~12~11~14~--12-14-12-14-| D------------------------------| A------------------------------| E------------------------------| (4.20) E-15-151515-15-12-------12-----------------------| B-----------------15-13----15-151515-15-12-------| G------------------------------------------14-12-| D------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------| B-12------------12~-----12~-----------12~------12~-| G---14~12~11~14~---14~12~--14~12~11~14~--14~12~----| D--------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------| (4.30) This is the simplified way E--------------------------------------------------15-| B----13-12-------13-12---------------------------15---| G-14-------12-14-------12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-----| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------| (4.30) The way I think it really is played more complex E-----------------------------------| B---------13p12p10-12p10------------| G-14p12p11---------------12-12p9----| D--------------------------------12-| A-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------------| Repeat once, those are triplets, then.. E------------------------------------15-| B---------------------------------15----| G-14p12p11-12---------14p12p11-12-------| D-------------14p12---------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| Repeat this twice then..^ ^KEY^ ~ = Vibro/Tremelo * = Palm Mute p = pull-off h = hammer-on = Artificial Harmonic x = dead note /\ = slide up/down # = Let note gain feedback || = fade in with volume/possible delay 1b2 = 1/2 bend 1b3 = full bend 17b19r17 = full bend then release Thats all, this is a sweet song. This should be close to perfect, but there may be some things in the quicker parts i couldn't hear. Rock on and Enjoi. Questions or comments e-mail me @ teamturboplasma@hotmail.com *Revision Soon www.TAB6.com