HOLIDAY - "the christmas song" Tablature

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From: bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca (Barrie McCombs)
Subject: CRD: The Christmas Song (Mel Torme) REVISED!
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Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 20:39:06 GMT
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I just took a close look at the version I posted earlier, and found some
errors and ommission. This is closer to the "real" thing. The ninth,
eleventh, thirteenth, and other "masochistic" chords have been simplified
to sevenths.

THE CHRISTMAS SONG Time: 4/4 Tenor: C Bass: C


16 2m7 57 1maj7
Chestnuts roasting on ....

16 5m7 17 4
Jack Frost ...

6m 4m6 1 77
Yuletide carols being ...

3 2m7 7b7 3b
And folks dressed up ...

2m7 57 1 2m7 1maj7 2m7 57
Ev'ry- body knows a turkey ...

1 2m7 17 4 7b7
Help to make ...

6m 4m6 1 77
Tiny tots with their eyes ....

3m7 67 2m7 57 1
Will find it hard to ....

5m7 17 5m7
They know that San-...

17 5m7 17 4maj7
. He's loaded lots of toys and good...

4m7 7b7 3bmaj7
And ev'ry mother's ...

6m7 27 57
To see if reindeer really ....

17 77 7b7 67 57
And so I'm offer-ing ...

1 5m7 17 4 7b7
To kids from one ...

6m7 7b7 1maj7 27
Al-though it's been said ...

3m7 6m7 2m7 57 1maj7
Merry Christ-mas....


NOTES:
- Ninth and other chords have been "simplified" to sevenths
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure

CHORDS (Number System):
- The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti-do)
- Play a song in any key from the same chart
Common Keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Key of C: C D E F G A B
Key of D D E F# G A B C#
Key of G G A B C D E F#
Key of A A B C# D E F# G#

- Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)