Carol Tab

by Slint
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D G B E
Key: D
Capo: no capo
Author bleeeson [a] 195. Last edit on Feb 18, 2025
A couple of things to keep in mind:
-You'll need a lot of distortion for some of these harmonics to be audible
-Listen closely to the recording to get the rhythm, especially during the bridge
-Pay attention to the small variations throughout the song
 
 
[Intro]
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3*----5*------0-----8--------|
A|---------7*------------5*----3*---------0-----8--------|
D|-5*--------------5*---------------------0-----8--------|  x3
 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5*------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
 
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0---0----5*-5*-5*-5*-5*----0---0-------------------|
A|---0---0----5*-5*-5*-5*-5*----0---0-------------------|
D|---0---0----------------------0---0---8-8-8-8-8-8-----| x4
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Don't actually play the second 7 on the low D, just release the pressure on the other two strings so thats
the only one ringing out. Similarly just mute the two D strings and leave the open A ringing out
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------7--------------------------0-----------------|
A|-0--------7--------------------------0---0-------------|
D|-0--------7---7---8-8-8-8-8-9*-------0------8-8-8-8-8--|
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7--------------------------0-----------------|
A|----------7--------------------------0---0-------------|
D|-7*-------7---7---8-8-8-8-8-9*-------0------8-8-8-8-8--|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3*----5*------0-----8--------|
A|---------7*------------5*----3*---------0-----8--------|
D|-5*--------------5*---------------------0-----8--------| x2
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------9*-9*-9*-9*-9*-9*-9*-|
A|----------------------------------9*-9*-9*-9*-9*-9*-9*-|
D|----------------------------------9*-9*-9*-9*-9*-9*-9*-|
 
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------7--------------------------7-----------------|
A|-0--------7--------------------------7-----------------|
D|-0--------7---7---8-8-8-8-8-9*-------7---7---8-8-8-8-8-|
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-0------------------------7-------------------------0---0------------|
A|-7*-------0---0----------------------7-------------------------0-0--------------|
D|----------0-------8-8-8-8-8-7*-------7---7--8-8-8-8-8-7*-------0------8-8-8-8-8-|
 
 
 
[Bridge]
 
For the 5*b play the fifth fret harmonic then bend it up a half step with a neck bend or tremolo bar
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5*-----------------5*----------------5*----------------|
A|----5*-5*--------------5*-5*-------------5*-5*----------|
D|----------5*-5*-5*-----------5*-5*-5*----------5*-5*-5*-|
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5*-----------2.5*-2.5*-2.5*-2.5*-2.5*-2.5*-4*---------5*-5*--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------5*-5*-5*b-5*b*-5*b-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5*-----------------5*----------------5*----------------5*-----------------|
A|----5*-5*--------------5*-5*-------------5*-5*-------------5*-5*-----------|
D|----------5*-5*-5*-----------5*-5*-5*----------5*-5*-5*----------5*-5*-5*--| x4
 
 
[Chorus]
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------3*----5*------0-----8--------|
A|---------7*------------5*----3*---------0-----8--------|
D|-5*--------------5*---------------------0-----8--------| 
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------7--------------------------0-----------------|
A|-0--------7--------------------------0---0-------------|
D|-0--------7---7---8-8-8-8-8-9*-------0------8-8-8-8-8--|
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7--------------------------0------------------------7-----------------|
A|-9*-------7--------------------------0---0--------------------7-----------------|
D|----------7---7---8-8-8-8-8-7*-------0------8-8-8-8-8-5*------7---7---8-8-8-8-8-|
 
 
[Outro]
 
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0---0----5*-5*-5*-5*-5*----0---0-------------------|
A|---0---0----5*-5*-5*-5*-5*----0---0-------------------|
D|---0---0----------------------0---0---8-8-8-8-8-8-----| x4
 
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---0---0-|
A|---0---0-|
D|---0---0-|
 
 
************************************
 
| *   Harmonic
| 2.5* Harmonic between 2nd and 3rd fret
| *b   Harmonic bend
 
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