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Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

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Guitar Tab for Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

Performed by: U2. Composed by: Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector.
This song is published by ABKCO MUSIC INC, EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC, TRIO MUSIC COMPANY, UNIVERSAL SONGS OF POLYGRAM and displayed here with permission. All rights reserved.
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                        CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME)
                                As recorded by U2
                 (From the 1989 Album A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS)

Music by Phil Spector


           A                   C#m                   D                    E
      x 0 2 2 2 0          x 4 6 6 5 4          x x 0 2 3 2          0 2 2 1 0 0

          E7                   F#m
      0 2 2 1 3 0          2 4 4 2 2 2

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

 Intro
  Q=120
  A                         C#m
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          +H     Q  Q    W          +H.      Q
|-0--------|-(0)----------|-4--------|-(4)---------|
|-5--------|-(5)----------|-5--------|-(5)---------|
|-6--------|-(6)----------|-6--------|-(6)---------|
|-7--------|-(7)----------|-6--------|-(6)---------|
|-0--------|-(0)----0--2--|-4--------|-(4)------4--|
|----------|--------------|----------|-------------|


  D                        E          E7
                                      <
  W          +H.      Q    W          E E E E E E E E
|-2--------|-(2)---------|----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3--------|-(3)---------|----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2--------|-(2)---------|-1--------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-0--------|-(0)------0--|-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--|


   Verse
    Q=145(8=s8)
    A                              C#m
    Gtr II
    Q  H.           +W             Q  H.           +W
    |  |             |             |  |             |
    /  /             /             /  /             /

    Gtr I
    Q  Q   E E Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q   E E Q     Q  Q  E E Q
||-----0-------0--|-----0--------|----4-------4--|-----4------4--|
||o----5-------5--|-----5--------|----5-------5--|-----5------5--|
||-----6-------6--|-----6--------|----6-------6--|-----6------6--|
||-----7-------7--|-----7--------|----6-------6--|-----6------6--|
||o-0------0-0----|--0-----0--2--|-4------4-4-4--|--4-----4-4-4--|
||----------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|


  D                               E               E7
  Q  H.           +W              Q  H.           E E E E E E E E
  |  |             |              |  |            | | | | | | | |
  /  /             /              /  /            / / / / / / / /

                                                  <
  Q  Q   E E Q     Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q   E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|----2-------2--|-----2------2--|----0-------0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
|----3-------3--|-----3------3--|----0-------0--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|----2-------2--|-----2------2--|----1-------1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---||
|-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--o||
|---------------|---------------|-0------0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||


 Chorus
  A                          F#m
  W          +W              W          +W
  |           |              |           |
  /           /              /           /

                    |-3-|                      |-3-|
  W          +H     Q Q Q    W          +H     Q Q Q
|-0--------|-(0)-----------|-2--------|-(2)------------|
|-5--------|-(5)-----------|-2--------|-(2)------------|
|-6--------|-(6)-----------|-2--------|-(2)------------|
|-7--------|-(7)----7-6-4--|-4--------|-(4)----4-2-0---|
|-0--------|-(0)-----------|-4--------|-(4)------------|
|----------|---------------|-2--------|-(2)------------|


  D                        E          E7
  W          +W            W          E E E E E E E E
  |           |            |          | | | | | | | |
  /           /            /          / / / / / / / /

                                      <
  W          +H.      Q    W          E E E E E E E E
|-2--------|-(2)---------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3--------|-(3)---------|-0--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2--------|-(2)---------|-1--------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-0--------|-(0)------0--|-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--|


 Verse 3
  A                              C#m
  Gtr II
  Q  H.           +W             Q  H.           +W
  |  |             |             |  |             |
  /  /             /             /  /             /

  Gtr I
  Q  Q   E E Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q   E E Q     Q  Q  E E Q
|----0-------0--|-----0--------|----4-------4--|-----4------4---|
|----5-------5--|-----5--------|----5-------5--|-----5------5---|
|----6-------6--|-----6--------|----6-------6--|-----6------6---|
|----7-------7--|-----7--------|----6-------6--|-----6------6---|
|-0------0-0----|--0-----0--2--|-4------4-4-4--|--4-----4-4-4---|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|


  D                               E               E7
  Q  H.           +W              Q  H.           E E E E E E E E
  |  |             |              |  |            | | | | | | | |
  /  /             /              /  /            / / / / / / / /

                                                  <
  Q  Q   E E Q     Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q   E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|----2-------2--|-----2------2--|----0-------0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|----3-------3--|-----3------3--|----0-------0--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|----2-------2--|-----2------2--|----1-------1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-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--|
|---------------|---------------|-0------0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


 Solo
  A                                C#m
  Gtr II
  Q   H.          +W               Q  H.              +W
  |   |            |               |  |                |
  /   /            /               /  /                /

  Gtr I
  Q.     E H      +H     E E E E   Q  E  E E E +Q     +H     Q.    E
|---------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------5-(5)--|-(5)-------------|
|-2-------------|----------------|---------6-6-(6)--|-(6)----4b6r==2--|
|---------------|----------------|----6--6----------|-----------------|
|--------0-0----|-(0)----0-2-4-5-|-4----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|


  D                             E
  Q  H.          +W             Q     H.
  |  |            |             |     |
  /  /            /             /     /

                                |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-|
  Q  Q   Q  Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E  E E E E E E E E
|-----------2--|--2--5--5-----|-5-----5------5-----5-----|
|----3---3-----|-----------3--|---5------5-----5-----5---|
|-2------------|--------------|-----4------4-----4-----4-|
|--------------|--------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------------------|


  E7
  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
  /   /   /   /   /   /   /   /

  |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
  E E   E E E   E E E   E E E   E
|-4-------4-------4-------4---------|
|---5-------5-------5-------5-------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


 Chorus
  A                          F#m
  W          +W              W          +W
  |           |              |           |
  /           /              /           /

                    |-3-|                      |-3-|
  W          +H     Q Q Q    W          +H     Q Q Q
|-0--------|-(0)-----------|-2--------|-(2)------------|
|-5--------|-(5)-----------|-2--------|-(2)------------|
|-6--------|-(6)-----------|-2--------|-(2)------------|
|-7--------|-(7)----7-6-4--|-4--------|-(4)----4-2-0---|
|-0--------|-(0)-----------|-4--------|-(4)------------|
|----------|---------------|-2--------|-(2)------------|


  D                        E          E7
  W          +W            W          E E E E E E E E
  |           |            |          | | | | | | | |
  /           /            /          / / / / / / / /

                                      <
  W          +H.      Q    W          E E E E E E E E
|-2--------|-(2)---------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3--------|-(3)---------|-0--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2--------|-(2)---------|-1--------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-0--------|-(0)------0--|-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--|


   Outro
    A                              C#m
    Gtr II
    Q  H.           +W             Q  H.           +W
    |  |             |             |  |             |
    /  /             /             /  /             /

    Gtr I
    Q  Q   E E Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q   E E Q     Q  Q  E E Q
||-----0-------0--|-----0--------|----4-------4--|-----4------4--|
||o----5-------5--|-----5--------|----5-------5--|-----5------5--|
||-----6-------6--|-----6--------|----6-------6--|-----6------6--|
||-----7-------7--|-----7--------|----6-------6--|-----6------6--|
||o-0------0-0----|--0-----0--2--|-4------4-4-4--|--4-----4-4-4--|
||----------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|


  D                               E               E7
  Q  H.           +W              Q  H.           E E E E E E E E
  |  |             |              |  |            | | | | | | | |
  /  /             /              /  /            / / / / / / / /

                                                  <
  Q  Q   E E Q     Q  Q  E E Q    Q  Q   E E Q    E E E E E E E E   4x
|----2-------2--|-----2------2--|----0-------0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
|----3-------3--|-----3------3--|----0-------0--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|----2-------2--|-----2------2--|----1-------1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---||
|-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--o||
|---------------|---------------|-0------0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||


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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Comments on this version of the 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)' guitar tabComments on this version of the 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)' guitar tab

mrm06mrm06 November 06, 2009 at 10:14 am
Awesome tab, Willisis2! Just in time for the holiday season too...

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