Christmas Time is Here (Charlie Brown) - Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976)
version 1 - by James McKaskle, in C
version 2 - by Tim Smith, in Eb, jazz chords, measures not shown
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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 Tim Smith, Oct 2002 - updated Jan 2013 - anaxiphorminges@gmail.com


           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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