TAB: Silver Bells

Here's another holiday classic, Silver Bells. I play this fingerstyle on steel string guitar, with some light accompaniment from fiddles during the chorus. My arrangement is pretty straightforward and easy to play. Enjoy!

Listen:
http://stevehung.bandcamp.com/track/silver-bells

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SILVER BELLS – Steve Hung arrangement

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Tabbed by: Steve Hung

Email: steve-hung@hotmail.com

Tuning: standard

 

(Verse)

 

        G

e|--3---0------------------3---0---------------------7--5-----|

B|----------3------0----------------3----------0--------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------3---3-----3-------------3-----3-------3-----------|

 

    C

e|--3----------------------------------------------5-----3----|

B|--5---------5--------4--------5--------5--------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--3-----3-------3--------3--------3---------3---------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

    D

e|--2---------------------------------------------------------|

B|--3----3----2----1----1---------1---------1----3------------|

G|--2------------------------4----------4---------------------|

D|--0---------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------0-------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

    G

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--1---------0----------------0--------------(12)------------|

G|--------------------3---------------(12)------------(12)----|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--3----3--------3-------3-----------------------------------|

 

        G

e|--3---0------------------3---0---------------------7--5-----|

B|----------3------0----------------3----------0--------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------3---3-----3-------------3-----3-------3-----------|

 

    C

e|--3----------------------------------------------5-----3----|

B|--5---------5--------4--------5--------5--------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--3-----3-------3--------3--------3---------3---------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

    D

e|--2---------------------------------------------------------|

B|--3----3----2----1----1---------1---------1----3------------|

G|--2------------------------4----------4---------------------|

D|--0---------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------0-------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

         G

e|--5----3---------3---------3--------------3----3------------|

B|------------3---------3---------3---------3----3------------|

G|------------------------------------------0----0------------|

D|------------------------------------------0----0------------|

A|-------2----------------------------------2----2------------|

E|------------------------------------3-----3----3------------|

 

(repeat)

 

(chorus)

 

     G

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---0----1----3--------3---0-----1----3----------3-----------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---3-------------3--------3---------------3-----------------|

 

     C

e|---0----2----3------3---0----2----3---------3---------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---3-------------3------3-------------3---------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

     D

e|---2-----------3-----5-----3-----2--------------------------|

B|---3-------3---------3-----------------1--------------------|

G|---2---2-------------2--------------------------------------|

D|---0--------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

     G

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---1-----------1----3----0---------0-------------(12)-------|

G|------------------------------3--------------(12)----(12)---|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---3-----3-------------------------3------3-----------------|

 

     G

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---0----1----3--------3---0-----1----3----------3-----------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---3-------------3--------3---------------3-----------------|

 

     C

e|---0----2----3------3---0----2----3---------3---------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---3-------------3------3-------------3---------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

     D

e|---2-----------3-----5-----3-----2--------------------------|

B|---3-------3---------3-----------------1--------------------|

G|---2---2-------------2--------------------------------------|

D|---0--------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

     G

e|---3---------3---------3----------------3----3--------------|

B|--------3---------3---------3-----------3----3--------------|

G|----------------------------------------0----0--------------|

D|----------------------------------------0----0--------------|

A|---2------------------------------------2----2--------------|

E|---------------------------------3------3----3--------------|

 

(repeat)

 

(outro)

 

   G  (strum 4x)       (strum 4x)      

e|--------3----------------3----------------------------------|

B|--------3----------------3----------------------------------|

G|--------0----------------0----------------------------------|

D|--------0----------------0----------(fade out)--------------|

A|---2----2----------------2----------------------------------|

E|--------3----------3-----3----------------------------------|

 

 

| /  slide up

| \  slide down

| h  hammer-on

| p  pull-off

| ~  vibrato

| () harmonic

| x  Mute note