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Jingle Bell Rock by Brenda Lee

Jingle Bell Rock tab by Brenda Lee

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JINGLE BELL ROCK

As recorded by Brenda Lee
(From the 1964 Album MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM BRENDA LEE)


Words and Music by Joe Beal & Jim Boothe
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Hank Garland - Electric Guitar'


 Intro
 Q=126(8=s8)
 N.C.                        F#m      N.C.
 4/4
 Gtr I
  E E Q  E E Q   E E E E E   E E E  W     E E Q Q Q
|-14-14-14--14-14-14--|-14-17----------------------|-----------|--------------||
|-15-15-15--14-14-14--|-15----15-17-------17-15----|-14--------|--------------||
|---------------------|-------14-16-15b16-16-14----|-14--------|--------------||
|---------------------|-------------------------17-|-16--------|--------------||
|---------------------|----------------------------|-----------|--------------||
|---------------------|----------------------------|-----------|---5-3--2--0--||
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 1st Verse
 D    Dmaj7   D6   F#m    D6   D#°    Em   A7
 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-----2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2S4-----|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0----------|


 Em   A7    Em   A7    Em        A7
 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------||


 2nd Verse
 D    Dmaj7   D6   F#m    D6   D#°    Em   A7
 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-----2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2S4-----|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0----------|


 Em   A7    Em   A7    Em   A7    D
 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E  E E E Q E Q
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2--2-2---||
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3--3-3---||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2--2-2---||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0--0-0---||
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|----------------||
|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0---------|----------------||


 Bridge
 G        G#°       D
 E E E Q E Q  E E E Q E Q  E E E Q E Q  E E E Q E Q
|-3-3-3-3--3-3--|---------------|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2---|
|-3-3-3-3--3-3--|-3-3-3-3--3-3--|-3-3-3-3--3-3--|-3-3-3-3--3-3---|
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-4-4-4-4--4-4--|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2---|
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3-3-3-3--3-3--|-4-4-4-4--4-4--|---------------|----------------|


 E        E7       A       N.C.
 E E E Q E Q  E E E Q E Q  Q Q H   E E Q Q Q
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|------------|---------------||
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-2----------|---------------||
|-1-1-1-1--1-1--|-1-1-1-1--1-1--|-2----------|---------------||
|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-2----------|---------------||
|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-0----------|---------------||
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|------------|---5-3--2--0---||


 3rd Verse
 D    Dmaj7   D6
                ~~~
 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E  Q E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---/10----|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---/10----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|


     D#°    B7 N.C.
            |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
 E E E E E E E E  Q  E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----10----12----12----13----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--11----11----11----14----12-|
|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-1-----------------------------|
|-----------------|-2-----------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------------|


 G      Gm         Em     D N.C.
                         |--3--| |--3--| |-3-|
  W     E E E Q E E  E  W     Q  E E E E E E E E E
|-----------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-----|-----------|-2--------------------------||
|-12--------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-/11-|-12--------|-3-----12-------10------8---||
|-12--------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-/10-|-11--------|-2--12----12-11----11-9---9-||
|-----------|-0-0-0-0--0-0-/11-|-12--------|-0--------------------------||
|-----------|------------------|-----------|----------------------------||
|-----------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-----|-----------|----------------------------||


 4th Verse
 D     D6         D6   D#°    Em   A7
             ~~~
 W     E E E E E  Q E  E E E E E E E E  E E E E E  E Q
|----------|-2-2-2-2---/10----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-----17---|
|----------|-0-0-0-0---/10----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-----14---|
|-7--------|-2-2-2-2----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-/16------|
|-7--------|-0-0-0-0----------|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2----------|
|----------|------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-0----------|
|----------|------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0------------|


 Em   A7    Em   A7
 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E  E Q
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-----17--|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-/14-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2---------|
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0---------|
|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-----------|


        D N.C.
  ~~
          |--3--| |--3--| |-3-|
  Q Q H   Q  E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-2--------------------------||
|-12----------|-3-----12-------10------8---||
|-12----------|-2--12----12-11----11-9---9-||
|-------------|-0--------------------------||
|-------------|----------------------------||
|-------------|----------------------------||


 Bridge
 G      G#°       D
  W     E E E Q E Q  E E E Q E Q  E E E Q E Q
|-----------|---------------|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2---|
|-12--------|-3-3-3-3--3-3--|-3-3-3-3--3-3--|-3-3-3-3--3-3---|
|-12--------|-4-4-4-4--4-4--|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2---|
|-----------|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0---|
|-----------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------|-4-4-4-4--4-4--|---------------|----------------|


 E        E7       A       N.C.
 E E E Q E Q  E E E Q E Q  Q Q H   E E Q Q Q
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|------------|---------------||
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-2----------|---------------||
|-1-1-1-1--1-1--|-1-1-1-1--1-1--|-2----------|---------------||
|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-2----------|---------------||
|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2--|-0----------|---------------||
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-0-0-0-0--0-0--|------------|---5-3--2--0---||


 Outro
 D    Dmaj7   D6
                ~~~
 E E E E E E E E  E E E E E  Q E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---/10----|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0---/10----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|


     D#°    B7 N.C.
            |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
 E E E E E E E E  Q  E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----10----12----12----13----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--11----11----11----14----12-|
|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|-1-----------------------------|
|-----------------|-2-----------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------------|


 G               Em      A7  Em      A7
  W     E E E Q E E  E  H.    +E  E  H.    +E  E
|-----------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-----|------------------|-------------------|
|-12--------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-/11-|-12-------(12)-11-|-12-------(12)-11--|
|-12--------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-/10-|-11-------(11)-10-|-11-------(11)-10--|
|-----------|-0-0-0-0--0-0-/11-|-12-------(12)-11-|-12-------(12)-11--|
|-----------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------|-3-3-3-3--3-3-----|------------------|-------------------|


 Em     N.C.                    Asus4
  W      E E Q  E E Q   E   E E E H    W      +W
|-----------|-14-14-14--14-14-14--|---------------------|-10--------|-(10)----*|
|-12--------|-15-15-15--14-14-14--|-17b19-15-17-15------|-10--------|-(10)----*|
|-11--------|---------------------|---------------------|--9--------|--(9)----*|
|-12--------|---------------------|---------------------|--9--------|--(9)----*|
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------|---------*|
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------|---------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h  - hammer-on
 p  - pull-off
 b  - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r  - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s  - legato slide
 S  - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~  - vibrato
 tr - trill
 T  - tap
 TP - trem. picking
 PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n - tremolo bar down
 n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =  - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x  - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o  - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 | - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
 : - bar (freetime)
 $ - Segno
 & - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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