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Greatest Time of Year  Aly & AJ

Aly and Aj
Acoustic Hearts Of Winter
2006 Hollywood records
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|-------------------------------------------------|

_______________________________________________________________________________________
Chords used: with a capo on 1st fret
E - 022100
A9 - x02200
[F#m]B - [-] [244222]x24442
C#m - x46654
G#/C - x365xx
G#/B - 7x6xxx
G#/Bb - 6x6xxx
Chorus 1:
It's the [E]greatest time of [A9]year, and it's [F#m]here
Help me [B]celebrate it
With [E]everybody [A9]here, friends so [F#m]dear
Let me [B]simply state it
It's our [A9]favorite way, to spend the [B]holiday
Yeah
 
 Post Chorus: E--A9--C#m--B

Verse 1:
There's a special kind of [E]feeling in the air
It only happens [A9]at this time of year
When everyone is [C#m]filled with love and cheer
'Cause that's what [B]matters
Pretty paper [E]boxes tied with bows
Walking in the [A9]sun or in the snow
We can [C#m]feel the excitement [B]growing, knowing
Chorus 2:
It's the [E]greatest time of [A9]year, and it's [F#m]here
Help me [B]celebrate it
With [E]everybody [A9]here, friends so [F#m]dear
Let me [B]simply state it
[E]Joy to the world and [A9]everyone
Lift up your [F#m]hearts and feel the [B]love
It's our [A9]favorite way, to spend the [B]holiday
Yeah
Post Chorus 2: E--A9(hold)
Verse 2:
We can get all [E]cozy by the fire
Turn the music [A9]up a little higher
I don't think that [C#m]I could ever tire
Of being to[B]gether
[C#m]Decorate the [G#/C]tree, hang mistle[G#/B]toe
And stand by [G#/Bb]me
It's a [A9]picture perfect moment captured
[B]Memories that we'll have after
(Repeat Chorus 2 and Post chorus 1 twice)
Bridge: (Fast palm mute)
It's the greatest [E]time (Greatest time of [A9]year)
It's [B]time to [E]celebrate it (Now [A9]it's our [B]favourite [A9]time)[B]
Chorus 3:
It's the [E]greatest time of [A9]year, and it's [F#m]here
Help me [B]celebrate it
With [E]everybody [A9]here, friends so [F#m]dear
B(hold)
Let me simply state it
Joy to the world Joy to the world
Joy to the [E]world[F#m] [A9] [B]
It's the greatest [E]time[F#m] of [A9]year[B]
It's the greatest [E]time
(Repeat Chorus 2 using these chorus 3 chords until fade out)

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