Metallica

Carol Of The Bells

Metallica


Tom: A

(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)
E |---12-12-10----------------------------------------------------------------|
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