Aly & AJ – Greatest Time Of Year (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
Aly and Aj
Acoustic Hearts Of Winter
2006 Hollywood records
Tabbed by: [email protected]
This is 95% correct.
Tuning: Standard EADGBe on both Aly, Aj, Guitar 3 and a bell
All of them have a capo on first fret to make the E-shaped chords sound as F. This is
how our 2 girls play on their video on MTV. This is also a soundtrack to the movie Santa
3.
* - means harmonics
Chorus 1:
Aly: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-| (x2) A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-x-x-x-x-| E|-------------------------7-7-7-7-| then e|-----0-----0-5*----4*--------0-----0-4*-5*-7*--| B|---0-----0------5*---------0-----0-------------| G|-1-----2-----------------4-----6---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Aj: e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--| B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--| G|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| (x2) A|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--| E|-0-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2----------| then e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|---------------------------------| Bell: e|----12---------------12------------| B|-------12-14---0--------12-14---12-| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| then e|-12----16----19-| B|-------12-------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------|
Post Chorus 1:
Aly: e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-9-9--9-9--8-9--9-9--9---9---9-9--9-9--9-9--8-9-| D|-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x---x---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-| A|-7-7--7-7--6-7--7-7--7---7---7-7--7-7--7-7--6-7-| E|------------------------------------------------| Aj: e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-1-1--1-1--2-2--2-2--2---2---6-6--6-6--4-4--4-4-| D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2---2---6-6--6-6--4-4--4-4-| A|-2-2--2-2--0-0--0-0--0---0---4-4--4-4--2-2--2-2-| E|-0-0--0-0---------------------------------------|
Bell: Idle
Verse 1:
Aly: Palm mute e|----- B|----- G|-9--- D|-x--- A|-7--- (All this until chorus) E|----- Aj: Palm mute e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| (x2) A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------| Bell: e|--------------16--12--14----16---12---16-----5*--5*--| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2:
Aly: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-| (x3) A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-x-x-x-x-| E|-------------------------7-7-7-7-| then e|-----0-----0-5*----4*--------0-----0-4*-5*-7*--| B|---0-----0------5*---------0-----0-------------| G|-1-----2-----------------4-----6---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Aj: e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--| B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--| G|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| (x3) A|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--| E|-0-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2----------| then e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|---------------------------------| Bell: e|----12---------------12----------------12-------| B|-------12-14---0--------12-14---12--------12-14-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| then e|-12----16----19-| B|-------12-------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------|
Post Chorus 2:
Aly: e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-9-9--9-9--8-9--9-9--| D|-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--| A|-7-7--7-7--6-7--7-7--| E|---------------------| Aj: e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-1-1--1-1--2-2--2-2-| D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-| A|-2-2--2-2--0-0--0-0-| E|-0-0--0-0-----------|
Bell: Idle
Verse 2:
Aly: x means palm mute e|--------| B|--------| G|-x-x-9--| D|-x-x-x--(All this until "Decorate...) A|-x-x-7--| E|--------| Aj: Palm mute e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| (x2) A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------| Bell: e|--4--4--5--4----16--12--19--12--14--16--14---16-17-16-| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Aly: Decorate... (Fast up down picking) e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6---| A|-4----4----4----4----4----3----3----3----3----3-| E|------------------------------------------------| then e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6---| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-7----7----7----7----7----6----6----6----6----6-| Aj: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bell: Idle
Aly: It's a picture perfect e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Aj: Same as Aly
Bell: e|--4---4---7-5*-| B|--------5------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------|
(Repeat Chorus 2 and Pre Chorus 1 twice)
Bridge:
Aly: Picking Very fast (Use up down) e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| B|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| (All this until Chorus 3) A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Aj: Palm muting Very fast (Use Up down) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----------------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-| (x2) A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| then e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Bell: e|-0--4--0--7--0--5*-4*-7*----12*--4-5-2-4-0--4--0--2--0----5*-| B|-------------------------4*----------------------------0-----| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3: then this will enter if you listen closely e|----------------------------5-4-5--5-4-5--5-4-5--5-4-5-| B|-5-4-5--5-4-5--5-4-5--5-4-5----------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3:
Aly: will enter at 2:49 only and still very fast e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| B|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| (All this) A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Aj: Palm mute e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--| B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--| G|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| (x2) A|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--| E|-0-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2----------| then "Joy to the world" (still palm mute) e|---- B|---- G|-4-- D|-4-- (All this) A|-2-- E|----
Interlude:
Aly: still very fast e|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| B|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| (All this) A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Aj: e|-0-0-0-0-------------------------| B|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------| G|-1-1-1-1---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-| D|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-| (x2) A|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-| E|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-----------------| Bell: e|----12---------------12----------------12-------| B|-------12-14---0--------12-14---12--------12-14-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 4: Repeat Interlude for both Aj and Bell, except Aly on this one
Aly: switching from very fast to this one e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------7---| B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----5---4/5\4/5-----5---4/5---5-| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------------| D|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-------2---------------4---------| (All this until the song ends) A|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-------------2-2-------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
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Chords used: with a capo on 1st fret
E - 022100
A9 - x02200
F#m - 244222
B - x24442
C#m - x46654
G#/C - x365xx
G#/B - 7x6xxx
G#/Bb - 6x6xxx
Chorus 1:
E A9 F#m
It's the greatest time of year, and it's here
B
Help me celebrate it
E A9 F#m
With everybody here, friends so dear
B
Let me simply state it
A9 B
It's our favorite way, to spend the holiday
Yeah
Post Chorus: E--A9--C#m--B
Verse 1:
E
There's a special kind of feeling in the air
A9
It only happens at this time of year
C#m
When everyone is filled with love and cheer
B
'Cause that's what matters
E
Pretty paper boxes tied with bows
A9
Walking in the sun or in the snow
C#m B
We can feel the excitement growing, knowing
Chorus 2:
E A9 F#m
It's the greatest time of year, and it's here
B
Help me celebrate it
E A9 F#m
With everybody here, friends so dear
B
Let me simply state it
E A9
Joy to the world and everyone
F#m B
Lift up your hearts and feel the love
A9 B
It's our favorite way, to spend the holiday
Yeah
Post Chorus 2: E--A9(hold)
Verse 2:
E
We can get all cozy by the fire
A9
Turn the music up a little higher
C#m
I don't think that I could ever tire
B
Of being together
C#m G#/C G#/B
Decorate the tree, hang mistletoe
G#/Bb
And stand by me
A9
It's a picture perfect moment captured
B
Memories that we'll have after
(Repeat Chorus 2 and Post chorus 1 twice)
Bridge: (Fast palm mute)
E A9
It's the greatest time (Greatest time of year)
B E A9 B A9 B
It's time to celebrate it (Now it's our favourite time)
Chorus 3:
E A9 F#m
It's the greatest time of year, and it's here
B
Help me celebrate it
E A9 F#m
With everybody here, friends so dear
B(hold)
Let me simply state it
Joy to the world Joy to the world
E F#m A9 B
Joy to the world
E F#m A9 B
It's the greatest time of year
E
It's the greatest time
(Repeat Chorus 2 using these chorus 3 chords until fade out)