Christmas Time is Here (Charlie Brown) - Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976)

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version 1 - by Russell Cook, in F (original key), LHF
version 2 - by James McKaskle, in C, easier to play
version 3 - by anaxiphorminges@gmail.com, in Eb, jazz chords, no bar lines
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Christmas Time is Here - by Vince Guaraldi (arr. Russell Cook)

Tablature by Russell Cook (astropig7@gmail.com)

To keep this piece in its original key, I had to get creative with harmonics.
As indicated in the legend, [] means a usual octave harmonic and () means a
double-octave harmonic (e.g., [1] means a harmonic at fret 13 and (1) means a
harmonic at fret 25). Unless you have an amazingly long fretboard, you won't
have a fret 25, so just estimate the correct point.

Key: F major
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)

Slowly
| | | | | |
(3/4) ....3.... V_______
e|-(0------[8]---------------|--5------[8]--------------|
B|-)8------------------------|--5-----------------------|
G|*(5------------------4--5--|--6----------------------*|
D|*)7------------------------|--8----------------------*|
A|-(8==================------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--8=======================|
mp
4 4 1 1 2 4
1 4
2 3
3

3 | | | | | |
VIII_______________________ V_________________________
........3........
e|--12---8---8============-----|--5-----8-----8-----5-------|
B|--8================8----10---|--6-------------------------|
G|*-9================9=========|--6=========================|
D|*-10===============10========|--5=========================|
A|--8==========================|--6=========================|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
4 4 4 4 4
3 3
2 2

5 | | | | | |
VIII_______________________ V________________________

....3....
e|--12---8---8============-----|--5-------[5]--------------|
B|--8================8----10---|--6----[6]-----------------|
G|--9================9=========|--6-[5]--------------------|
D|--10===============10========|--5========================|
A|--8==========================|--6========================|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
7 | | | | | |
e|--5-------------------0---|--3---0---0===========----|
B|------6---6===========----|----------------------4---|
G|--7===============6=======|--5===============4=======|
D|--7===============6=======|--5===============4=======|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--7===============6=======|--5===============4=======|
1 1 1 1 4
4 4 4 3
3 3 3 2
2 2 2 1

__________________________
| 1.
9 | | | | | |
III_____________VI_______ V_______________________
e|---------------------------|---------[8]--------------|
B|--3---6---3-------6--------|--5=======================|
G|--3===============6--------|--5----------------------*|
D|--3===============8--------|--7----------------------*|
A|------------------10-------|--8=======================|
E|--3===============8--------|--------------------------|
4 4 4
3 2
2 3

__________________________
|2. $
11 | | | | | |
VI_______________________
e|--0---------------8-------|--8--------------------8---|
B|--------------------------|--6---9---9----------------|
G|--5-----------------------|--8-------8----------------|
D|--7-----------------------|----------10---------------|
A|--8-----------------------|--6========================|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
4 4 3 3 3
2 3 2
3 4
4

13 | | | | | |
VIII_____________________ VI_______________________
....3....
e|--8------[8]---[9][8]------|--8--------------------8---|
B|--9---------[9]------------|--6---9---9----------------|
G|--9------------------------|--8-------8----------------|
D|--8------------------------|----------10---------------|
A|--9========================|--6========================|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
4 4
3
2

15 | | | | | |
VIII_____________________ V_______________________
....3....
e|--8------[9]---[8][8]------|--8---5---5===========8---|
B|--9---------[9]------------|--5===============6-------|
G|--9------------------------|--5===============6=======|
D|--8------------------------|--5===============5=======|
A|--9========================|--0===============6=======|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
4 4 4
3
2

17 | | | | | |
V_______________IV______ III_____________IV______
e|--8---5---5=======----6---|--6---3---3-------5-------|
B|--5===============4=======|--3===============4-------|
G|--7===============5=======|--3===============4-------|
D|--0===============4=======|--3===============--------|
A|------------------5=======|------------------4-------|
E|--------------------------|--3===============--------|
4 4 4 2
3 3
2

19 | | | | | |
V_______________________ VIII_______________________
e|--5-------8-------5-------|--12---8---8============-----|
B|--5===============5-------|--8================8----10---|
G|--7===============6-------|--9================9=========|
D|--8---------------8-------|--10===============10========|
A|--------------------------|--8==========================|
E|--8===============--------|-----------------------------|
4 3
2 4
4
3

21 | | | | | |
V_________________________ VIII_______________________
....3.... ....3....
e|--5-------[5]---------------|--12---8---8============-----|
B|--6----[6]-----------[6]----|--8================8----10---|
G|--6-[5]---------------------|--9================9=========|
D|--5=========================|--10===============10========|
A|--6=========================|--8==========================|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|

23 | | | | | |
....3.............3.........
e|--5-------[5]----13-----8------|--5-------------------0---|
B|--6----[6]-------13-----10-----|------6---6===========----|
G|--6-[5]----------0------10-----|--7===============6=======|
D|--5==============11------------|--7===============6=======|
A|--6==============-------10-----|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--7===============6=======|
4 1
3 4
1 3
2

Da coda (+)
25 | | | | | |
e|--3---0---0===========----|------------------1-------|
B|----------------------4---|--3---6---3-------3-------|
G|--5===============4=======|--3===============3-------|
D|--5===============4=======|--3---------------0-------|
A|--------------------------|------------------3-------|
E|--5===============4=======|--3-----------------------|
1
4
3
2

27 | | | | | |
V________ XII_______________VIII_________
....3.... ..........3..........
e|--0-------8==========5--8--|---------------------------------|
B|--8---------------5========|--13-----13-----13--------8------|
G|--5===============5========|--12-----12-----12--------9------|
D|--7===============5========|--14-----14-----14--------10-----|
A|--8===============---------|--12================8------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------8=========|
4 4 4 2 2
1 3 3
2
3

29 | | | | | |
V_______________ XII_______________VIII________
....3.... ..........3..........
e|--5==================6-----|--------------------------------|
B|--6==================6-----|--13-----13-----13-----8--------|
G|--6=================<5>----|--12-----12-----12-----9--------|
D|--5------------------------|--14-----14-----14-----10-------|
A|--6-----------6-----<4>----|--12================8-----------|
E|------------------6--------|-----------------------8--------|
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2 2
1 1 1

31 | | | | | |
V_______________________
........3........
e|--5-----------------------|--5---------------------0---|
B|--6-----------------------|--------6-----6=========----|
G|--6-----------5-----------|--7=================6=======|
D|--5-----------------------|--7=================6=======|
A|--6---------------8-------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--7=================6=======|
4

33 | | | | | |
........3........ ....3....
e|--3-----0-----0========------|--------------------1-------|
B|-----------------------4-----|--3-----6-----3-----3-------|
G|--5====================4-----|--3=================3-------|
D|--5=================---4-----|--3=================0-------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------3-------|
E|--5=================4========|--3=================--------|

35 | | | | | |
 I_______________ VIII
....3.... ..........3..............3....
e|--3----------------------8--|---------------------------------|
B|--1------(1)=========10-----|--13-----13-----13-----8=========|
G|--2-------------------------|--12-----12-----12-----9=========|
D|--2===============0======---|--14-----14-----14-----10========|
A|----------------------------|--12================8------8-----|
E|--1===============-------8--|-----------------------8------8--|
4 3
3
2

37 | | | | | |
V____________ V______________________________________
e|--5-------5----<7>====5-----|--5-----5-----5-----5========|
B|--6-------6-----------6-----|--5-----5-----5-----5========|
G|--6-------6----<7>====6-----|--5-----5-----5-----5========|
D|--5=======5----<7>====5-----|--5-----5-----5-----5========|
A|--6================---------|--8-----7-----7--------8-----|
E|-------------------8========|--------------------8-----8--|
2 4 3 4 4 4
3
4

39 | | | | | |
V_______________________
e|--5-----------------------|--5-------------------0---|
B|--6-----------------------|------6---6===========----|
G|--6-----------------------|--7===============6=======|
D|--5-----------------------|--7===============6=======|
A|--6-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--7===============6=======|

41 | | | | | |
III_____________VI_______
e|--3---0---0===========----|---------------------------|
B|----------------------4---|--3---6---3-------6--------|
G|--5===============4=======|--3===============6--------|
D|--5===============4=======|--3===============8--------|
A|--------------------------|------------------10-------|
E|--5===============4=======|--3===============8--------|

D.S. al coda (+) Coda

43 | | | | | |
/.\
e|---------[8]--------------| |--0-----------------------|
B|--5=======================| |--8-----------------------|
G|--5--------------[5]------| |--5-----------------------|
D|--7-----------------------| |--7-----------------------|
A|--8=======================| |--8-----------------------|
E|--------------------------| |--------------------------|

=== held note

p pull-off
h hammer-on
/ slide up
\ slide down
( arpeggiate - slowly strum from the lowest string to the highest string
)

/.\ fermata
ff fortissimo (very loud)
f forte (loud)
mf mezzo forte (medium loud)
mp mezzo piano (medium soft)
p piano (soft)
pp pianissimo (very soft)
sub. subito (suddenly)

<5> natural harmonic - play open string, touch point on 5th fret
<7> natural harmonic - play open string, touch point on 7th fret
<9> natural harmonic - play open string, touch point on 9th fret
<12> natural harmonic - play open string, touch point on 12th fret
[1] artificial harmonic - play indicated fret, touch point on 13th fret
(1) artificial harmonic - play indicated fret, touch point on 25th fret

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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 note duration

12==(12) tied note

<3> artificial harmonic

CV barre chord fifth fret

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Christmas Time Is Here (Charlie Brown) - Vince Guaraldi

tabbed by anaxiphorminges@gmail.com, Oct 2002 - updated Jan 2013

Ebm9 Db(#11)
E |--------10-----6---6------------3--------------3-------------3---|
B |--------6---------------8-------4-----------4----4-----------4---|
G |--------7-----------------------4---------4--------4---------4---|
D |--------8-----------------------3-------3------------3-------3---| (X2)
A |--------6-----------------------4-----4----------------4----(4)--|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A-7(b9) Db7/Ab G-7 Gbdim7 F-7 Bb9 Ebm9

E |----3-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----4---4-----4---3-----6---3------3---2-----1---4-------4-----6--|
G |----5---------4---------3----------2---------1---------5-------7--|
D |----5---------3---------3----------1---------1---------6-------5--|
A |----0-------------------5--------------------------------------6--|
E |--------------4---------3----------2---------1---------6----------|

Cbm13 Fb9#11
E |--------6------------6h7---6------------|
B |------7---7----------7-----7---7--------|
G |-----6-------6-------6-----7-----7------| (X2)
D |-----6--------(6)----6-----6-------(6)--|
A |----(6)-------------(6)----7------------|
E |-----7---------------7------------------|

G-7 Db13 C7sus4 C7(b13/b9) F-7

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

B+7 Bb7sus4 Bb7(b9)

E |----3------4p1---1------3---3----|
B |-----------1------------0--------|
G |----2------1------------1--------|
D |----1------1------------0--------|
A |----2------1------------1--------|
E |---------------------------------|
 Ebm9 Db(#11)
E |--------10----6---6-------------3------------3-------------3-----|
B |--------6---------------8-------4----------4---4-----------4-----|
G |--------7-----------------------4--------4-------4---------4-----|
D |--------8-----------------------3-------3----------3-------3-----| (X2)
A |--------6-----------------------4-----4--------------4----(4)----|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A-7(b9) Db7/Ab G-7 Gbdim7 F-7 Bb9 Ebm9

E |----3---------------------------------------------------------------||
B |----4---4-----4---3-----6---3----3---2------1---4-----1----4----6---||
G |----5---------4---------3--------2----------1---------1----5----7---||
D |----5---------3---------3--------1----------1---------1----6----5---||
A |----0-------------------5------------------(3)--------1---------6---||
E |--------------4---------3--------2----------1--------------6--------||

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