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Christmas Time Tabs

(ver. 2)
Vince Guaraldi
Christmas Time is Here (Charlie Brown) - Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976)
version 1 - by James McKaskle, in C
version 2 - by Tim Smith, in Eb, first few bars only
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This tab is from classtab.org and was not made by me
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**     Christmas Time is Here       **
**     Charlie Brown Christmas      **
**    composed by Vince Guaraldi    **
**     arranged for solo guitar     **
**        by James McKaskle         **
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   time sig: 3/4
   tempo:    96-100
   key:      C (originally F). Notation legend at bottom


    | + | + |--3--|  | + | + | +    | + | + |--3--|   | + | + | +
E||----<3>=(3)-----|-0--<3>-------|----<3>=(3)------|-0--<3>-------|
B||-3--------------|-0------------|-3---------------|-0------------|
G||-0------------0-|-1------------|-0-------------0-|-1------------|
D||-2---------4----|-3------------|-2----------4----|-3------------|
A||-3--------------|--------------|-3---------------|--------------|
E||----------------|-3------------|-----------------|-3------------|



  CVII                           CVII
  | + | + | +                    | + | + | +                   | + | + | +
|-7---------0---|-0------------|-7---------0--|-0------------|-0------------|
|---8-8---3-----|-1------------|---8-8---3----|-1------------|---1-1-----0--|
|-7---7---4-----|-1------------|-7---7---4----|-1------------|-2-------1----|
|-9---9---5-----|-0------------|-9---9---6----|-0------------|-4-------3----|
|-7-------------|-1------------|-7------------|-1------------|-0------------|
|-8-------------|--------------|-8------------|--------------|--------------|



                         CI                    CVII
  | + | + | +    | + | + | +    | + | + | +    | + | + | +    |--6--| +
|--------------|--------------|----<3>-------|-7---------0--|----3--3-0--|
|-3-0-0--------|---1-----1----|-3------------|---8-8---3----|-1----------|
|-0---------3--|-2---2---1----|-0------------|-7---7---4----|-1----------|
|-2-------4----|-3-------3----|-2------------|-9---9---5----|-0----------|
|-0-------6----|-5------------|-3------------|-7------------|-1----------|
|--------------|---------3----|--------------|-8------------|------------|



  CVII           CV                                                        
CI
  | + | + | +    |--3--|  | + | +    | + | + | +    | + | + | +    | + | + | 
+
|-7---------0--|-------8-<12>------|-0------------|--------------|--------------|
|---8-8---3----|-5--8--------------|---1-1-----0--|-3-0-0--------|---1-----1----|
|-7---7---4----|-5-----------------|-2-------1----|-0---------3--|-2---2---1----|
|-9---9---6----|-6-----------------|-4-------3----|-2-------4----|-3-------3----|
|-7------------|-5-----------------|-0------------|-0-------6----|-5------------|
|-8------------|-6-----------------|--------------|--------------|---------3----|



                 CIII
  | + | + | +    | + | + | +    | + |---3---|   | +    | + | + | +
|---------3----|-3---------3--|-3--<3>-----<4>-<3>---|-3---------4--|
|-3------------|---4-4--------|-4------<4>-----------|---4-4--------|
|-0------------|-3---3--------|-3--------------------|-3---3--------|
|-2------------|-----5--------|----------------------|-----5--------|
|-3------------|-3---3--------|-4--------------------|-3---3--------|
|--------------|-4------------|----------------------|-4------------|



                                 CI
  | + |---3---|   | +    | + | + | +    | + | + | +    | + | + | +
|-3--<4>-----<3>-<3>---|-3-0-0-----3--|-3-0-0--------|-1-----------|
|-4------<4>-----------|-0---0---1----|-0---0-----6--|-1-3-3---5---|
|-3--------------------|-0---0---1----|-0---0---3----|-2-------3---|
|-3--------------------|-2------------|---------5----|-0-------4---|
|-4--------------------|---------1----|-4-------3----|---------3---|
|----------------------|--------------|-5------------|---------4---|



                 CVII           CV                        CVII
  | + | + | +    | + | + | +    |-3-|  | + |----3---|     | + | + | +
|-0---1---0----|-7---------0--|-----8-<12>=(12)-10=(10)-|-7---------0--|
|---------0----|---8-8---3----|-5-8---------------------|---8-8---3----|
|-2-------1----|-7---7---4----|-5-----------------------|-7---7---4----|
|-3-------3----|-9---9---5----|-6-----------------------|-9---9---6----|
|---------2----|-7------------|-5-----------------------|-7------------|
|-3-------3----|-8------------|-6-----------------------|-8------------|



  CV         CVIII
  |-3-| |---6----|    | + | + | +    | + | + | +    | + | + | +
|-----8-<12>-8------|-0------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5-8--------8---8--|---1-1-----0--|-3-0-0--------|---1-----1----|
|-5----------9---9--|-2-------1----|-0---------3--|-2---2---2----|
|-6--------------10-|-4-------3----|-2-------4----|-3-------3----|
|-5----------11--11-|-0------------|-2-------6----|-5-------0----|
|-6-----------------|--------------|--------------|---------3----|



                CVII                                     CVII
  | + | + |-3-|   |--6--| |--3--|    | + | + |---3----|    |--6--| |--3--|
|----<3>------3-|-7--0--0----0=(0)-|-0======(0)--10=(10)-|-7--0--0----0=(0)-|
|-3-------3-5---|-8--8--8----0-----|-1-----------9==(9)--|-8--8--8----0-----|
|-0-------4-----|-7--7--7----0-----|-1-----------10=(10)-|-7--7--7----0-----|
|-2-------5-----|-9--9--9-9--------|-0-----------10=(10)-|-9--9--9-9--------|
|-3-------------|-7----------------|-1-------------------|-7----------------|
|---------------|-8-------8--------|---------------------|-8-------8--------|




             |--6--| | +    |--6--| | +    |--6--| | +    | + | + |--3--|
|-0--------|-0------------|--------------|--------------|------------0--3-|
|-1--------|----1--1---0--|-3--0--0------|----1----1----|-0--<8>----------|
|-1--------|-2-------1----|-0-------3----|-2-----2-2----|-7-------------0-|
|-0--------|-4-------3----|-2-------4----|-3-------3----|-5-------0-------|
|-1--------|-0------------|-2-------5----|-5------------|-7---------------|
|----------|--------------|--------------|---------3----|-8---------------|



CVII                                CVII
  |--6--| |--3--|    |---6---| | +    |--6--| |--3--|    | + | + | +
|-7--0--0----0=(0)-|-0==(0)-12-0----|-7--0--0----0=(0)-|-0------------|
|-8--8--8----0=(0)-|-1==(1)-13-1----|-8--8--8----0=(0)-|-1------------|
|-7--7--7----0=(0)-|-1==(1)----1----|-7--7--7----0=(0)-|-1------------|
|-9--9--9----------|-0==(0)-12------|-9--9--9----------|-0------------|
|-7----------------|-1==(1)-11------|-7----------------|-1------------|
|-8-------8--------|-----------3----|-8-------8--------|---------3----|



                                                           CIII
  | + | + | +    | + | + | +    | + | + | +   | + | + | +    | + | + | +
|-0------------|--------------|-------------|----<3>--3----|-3---------3--|
|---1-1-----0--|-3-0-0--------|---1-----1---|-3------------|---4-4--------|
|-2-------1----|-0---------3--|-2---2---2---|-0------------|-3---3--------|
|-4-------3----|-2-------4----|-3-------3---|-2------------|-----5--------|
|-0-------2----|---------6----|-5-----------|-3------------|-3---3--------|
|--------------|--------------|---------3---|--------------|-4------------|




  | + |---3---|   | +    | + | + | +    | + |---3---|   | +
|-3--<3>-----<4>-<3>---|-3---------4--|-3--<4>-----<3>-<3>---|
|-4------<4>-----------|---4-4--------|-4------<4>-----------|
|-3--------------------|-3---3--------|-3--------------------|
|-3--------------------|-----5--------|-3--------------------|
|-4--------------------|-3---3--------|-4--------------------|
|----------------------|-4------------|----------------------|




  | + | + | +    | + | + | +    | + | + | +    | + | + | +    | + | + | +
|-3-0-0-----3--|-3-0-0--------|-1------------|-0 --1---0----|-7---------0--|
|-0-------1----|-0---------6--|-1-3-3---5----|---------0----|---8-8---3----|
|-0-------1----|-0-------3----|-2-------3----|-2-------1----|-7---7---4----|
|-2------------|---------5----|-0-------4----|-3-------3----|-9---9---5----|
|---------1----|-0-------3----|---------3----|-2------------|-7------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------4----|-3------------|-8------------|



                             CVII             CV            CVIII
  |--3--|  |  + |-----3----|   | + | + | +    |--3--| |-----6----|
|-------8-<12>==(12)-10=(10)-|-7---------0--|-------8-<12>--8------|
|-5--8-----------------------|---8-8---3----|-5--8----------8---8--|
|-5--------------------------|-7---7---4----|-5-------------9---9--|
|-6--------------------------|-9---9---6----|-6-----------------10-|
|-5--------------------------|-7------------|-5-------------11--11-|
|-6--------------------------|-8------------|-6--------------------|




  | + | + | +    | + | + | +    | + | + | +
|-0------------|--------------|--------------|-----------||
|---1-1-----0--|-3-0-0--------|---1-----1----|-0---------||
|-2-------1----|-0---------3--|-2---2---2----|-7---------||
|-4-------3----|-2-------4----|-3-------3----|-5---------||(oo)====++
|--------------|---------6----|-5-------0----|-7---------||
|--------------|--------------|---------3----|-8---------||



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  | + | + | +
|-1---2-3---4-- rhythm marker - "| +  " marks a quarter note

|--3--|  triplet eighth notes = quarter note duration

|---6---|  triplet quarter notes = half not duration

12==(12) tied note

<3> artificial harmonic

CV barre chord fifth fret

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Charlie Brown
Christmas Time Is Here


E----10---6---6---------3----------3---------|
B----6-----------8------4--------4-----------|
G----7------------------4------4-------------|
D----8------------------3----3---------------|(X2)
A----6------------------4--4-----------------|
E--------------------------------------------|


E----3--------------------------------------------------|
B----4---4----4---3---6---3---3---2---1---4--------4----|
G----5--------4-------3-------2-------1--------5--------|
D----5--------3-------3-------1-------1--------6--------|
A----0--------------------------------------------------|
E-------------4-------3-------2-------1--------6--------|


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---6--------|
---7--------|
---5--------|
---6--------|
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