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
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