Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence Chords & Tabs
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MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE
Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Arranged by Kotaro Oshio
Transcribed by Maarten Lindtjorn
Gtr I (D A D G A C) - 'Untitled'
Q=80
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------9-----------9-----|
||o-7---7---7---7---7---7---|
||----7-------7---7-------7-|
||--------------------------|
||o-8-----------8-----------|
||--------------------------|
H H
1.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---5---5----|
|---7-------7---7-------7-|---5-------5---5-------5--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-8-----------8-----------|-7-----------7------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
H H H H
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------7-----------4------||
|-5---5---5-----0-------0-o||
|---5-------5-4---4---4----||
|-7-----------5------------||
|-------------------------o||
|--------------------------||
H H
2.
T T T T
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------11p7---7-----11p7---|-------11p7---7-----11p7-|
|-5---5----------5----------|-5---5----------5--------|
|---5--------5-----5------5-|---5--------5-----5------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7------------7------------|-7------------7----------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
H H H H
A
T T T T T T T
E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E E E H Q E E E E Q
||---------------|--------0(12)-----------|--------------|-^0---------------|
||o--------------|--------0(12)-----------|--------------|-^0---------------|
||---------------|-0------0(12)---0(12)---|--------------|-^0---------------|
||--0h2p0--------|-5------0(12)---0(12)---|-0h2p0--------|-^7--10-5-9p5-----|
||o-3-------5----|-5--5-7-0(12)-7-0(12)-7-|-0-------3----|-^7-----5-----7---|
||--3-----7-3----|-5--5-------------------|-------7------|-^7-----5---------|
T T T PM-|
E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E E E H Q Q H
|--------------|--------0(12)-----------|--------------|-------------||
|--------------|--------0(12)-----------|--------------|------------o||
|--------------|-0------0(12)---0(12)---|--------------|-------------||
|-0h2p0--------|-5------0(12)---0(12)---|-0h2p0--------|-------5-----||
|-3-------5----|-5--5-7-0(12)-7-0(12)-7-|-0-----3p0----|-------5----o||
|-3-----7-3----|-5--5-------------------|--------------|-x--x--5-----||
B
T PM-|
H E E E E E E Q H Q Q H Q Q H
|-^0----------0-|-------------|-------0(12)----|------------|
|-^0----0---0---|-----0--0----|-------0(12)----|------------|
|-^0----0-------|-0-0-0--0----|-------0(12)----|------------|
|-^3----3-3-----|-5------5----|-7--7--0(12)----|-------5----|
|-^3------------|-5-----------|-7--7--0(12)----|-------5----|
|-^3------------|-5-----------|-7--7--0(12)----|-x--x--5----|
T PM-|
H E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q H Q Q H
|-^0----------0-|---------------|-------0(12)----|------------|
|-^0----0---0---|---------0--0--|-------0(12)----|------------|
|-^0----0-------|-0---0---0--0--|-------0(12)----|------------|
|-^3----3-3-----|-5-5-----5--5--|-7--7--0(12)----|-------5----|
|-^3------------|-5-------------|-7--7--0(12)----|-------5----|
|-^3------------|-5-----5-------|-7--7--0(12)----|-x--x--5----|
C
T T T T T T T
E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E E E H Q E E E E Q
|--------------|--------0(12)-----------|--------------|-^0--------------|
|--------------|--------0(12)-----------|--------------|-^0--------------|
|--------------|-0------0(12)---0(12)---|--------------|-^0--------------|
|-0h2p0--------|-5------0(12)---0(12)---|-0h2p0--------|-^7--10-5-9p5----|
|-3-------5----|-5--5-7-0(12)-7-0(12)-7-|-0-------3----|-^7-----5-----7--|
|-3-----7-3----|-5--5-------------------|-------7------|-^7-----5--------|
T T T
E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|--------0(12)-----------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------0(12)-----------|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--------------|-0------0(12)---0(12)---|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0h2p0--------|-5------0(12)---0(12)---|-0h2p0----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-------5----|-5--5-7-0(12)-7-0(12)-7-|-0-----3p0----0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-----7-3----|-5--5-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
Crazy tapping
T T
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h|=5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h|=7p0h7p0(12)h7p====0h7p0h=|
|-5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h|=5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h|=7p0h7p0(12)h7p====0h7p0h=|
|-3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h|=3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h|=5p0h5p0(12)h5p====0h5p0h=|
|-5---------------|-5---------5-----|-0-----0(12)-0(12)-----7--|
|-5---------------|-5---------5-----|-0-----0(12)-0(12)-----7--|
|-5---------------|-5---------5-----|-0-----0(12)-0(12)-----7--|
W H E Q. Q. E Q 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
|--7p=0h7p0h7p0h7p0h|=5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h|=5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0-|
|--7p=0h7p0h7p0h7p0h|=5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h|=5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0-|
|--5p=0h5p0h5p0h5p0h|=3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h|=3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0-|
|-(7)---------7-----|-5---------7-----|-5---------5p====|
|-(7)---------7-----|-5---------7-----|-5---------5p====|
|-(7)---------7-----|-5---------7-----|-5---------5p====|
+H E Q E H E Q E H E Q.
T T
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7p0h7p0(12)h=7p====0h7p0h|=7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h|=5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h=|
|-7p0h7p0(12)h=7p====0h7p0h|=7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h|=5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h=|
|-5p0h5p0(12)h=5p====0h5p0h|=5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h|=3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h=|
|-0-----0(12)-12-----0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-----3-------7--|
|-0-----0(12)--0(12)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-----3-------7--|
|-0-----0(12)--0(12)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-----3-------7--|
Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
PMT T
E E E E E E E E Q. E H H H
|-5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0-|-2------2(14)----|-----------|
|-5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0-|-2------2(14)----|-----------|
|-3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0-|-2------2(14)----|-----------|
|-------5---------|-2------2(14)----|-6p===2----|
|-------5---------|-2----x-2(14)----|-----------|
|-------5---------|-2----x-2(14)----|-----------|
Q E E H
E
$
T T T T T T T
E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E E E H Q E E E E Q
|--------------|--------0(12)-----------|--------------|-^0--------------|
|--------------|--------0(12)-----------|--------------|-^0--------------|
|--------------|-0------0(12)---0(12)---|--------------|-^0--------------|
|-0h2p0--------|-5------0(12)---0(12)---|-0h2p0--------|-^7--10-5-9p5----|
|-3-------5----|-5--5-7-0(12)-7-0(12)-7-|-0-------3----|-^7-----5-----7--|
|-3-----7-3----|-5--5-------------------|-------7------|-^7-----5--------|
T T T
E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E E E H Q Q E E E E
|--------------|--------0(12)-----------|--------------|-^0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|--------------|--------0(12)-----------|--------------|-^0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|--------------|-0------0(12)---0(12)---|--------------|-^0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|-0h2p0--------|-5------0(12)---0(12)---|-0h2p0--------|-^7--7--5-5-5-5-|
|-3-------5----|-5--5-7-0(12)-7-0(12)-7-|-0-----3p0----|-^7--7--5-5-5-5-|
|-3-----7-3----|-5--5-------------------|--------------|-^7--7--5-5-5-5-|
T T T T T T T
E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E E E H Q E E E E Q
|--------------|--------0(12)-----------|--------------|-^0--------------|
|--------------|--------0(12)-----------|--------------|-^0--------------|
|--------------|-0------0(12)---0(12)---|--------------|-^0--------------|
|-0h2p0--------|-5------0(12)---0(12)---|-0h2p0--------|-^7--10-5-9p5----|
|-3-------5----|-5--5-7-0(12)-7-0(12)-7-|-0-------3----|-^7-----5-----7--|
|-3-----7-3----|-5--5-------------------|-------7------|-^7-----5--------|
To Coda
E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E E E H Q. Q E Q
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-^0----0--0----|
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-^0----0--0-0--|
|--------------|-!0----------0---|--------------|-^0----0--0-0--|
|-0h2p0---0----|-!0--0h2-0h2---2-|-0h2p0---0----|-^7----5--5-0--|
|-0-------0----|-!3--3---3-------|-3-----3-0----|-^7----5--5-0--|
|-4-----4------|-!3--3-----------|-2-------0----|-^7----5--5----|
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F
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-/9-9-|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-/7-7-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-/7-7-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-/7-7-|
||o-------------------|-------------/0-0-|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0---||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0--o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0---||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------5-5--o||
|-------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5---||
T T
Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E
|-------0(12)------|-0-0-0-0-0(19)--0-0-|------------------|
|-------0(12)------|-0-0-0-0-0(19)--0-0-|------------------|
|-------0(12)------|-0-0-0-0-0(19)--0-0-|-0--0---0--0--0-0-|
|-3--3--0(12)--3-3-|-5-5-5-5-0(19)--5-5-|-7--7--10-10-10-9-|
|-3--3--0(12)--3-3-|-5-5-5-5-0(19)--5-5-|-7--7---7--7--7-7-|
|-3--3--0(12)--3-3-|-5-5-5-5-0(19)--5-5-|-7--7---7--7--7-7-|
PM T T T T
+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(12)-0-0(19)-0-|-0-0-0-0-0(12)-0-0(19)-0-|
|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0(12)-0-0(19)-0-|-0-0-0-0-0(12)-0-0(19)-0-|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0(12)-0-0(19)-0-|-0-0-0-0-0(12)-0-0(19)-0-|
|-(9)-9-9-7-7-5-x-3-|-3-3-3-3-0(12)-3-0(19)-3-|-5-5-5-5-0(12)-5-0(19)-5-|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-x-3-|-3-3-3-3-0(12)-3-0(19)-3-|-5-5-5-5-0(12)-5-0(19)-5-|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5-x-3-|-3-3-3-3-0(12)-3-0(19)-3-|-5-5-5-5-0(12)-5-0(19)-5-|
PMT PMT T T
Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-0--0-x-0(12)-x-0(19)-0(19)-|-(0(19))-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-0--0-x-0(12)-x-0(19)-0(19)-|-(0(19))-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-0--0-x-0(12)-x-0(19)-0(19)-|-(0(19))-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-7--7-x-0(12)-x-0(19)-0(19)-|-(0(19))-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|
|-7--7-x-0(12)-x-0(19)-0(19)-|-(0(19))-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|
|-7--7-x-0(12)-x-0(19)-0(19)-|-(0(19))-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-|
W H Q E E
G
T T T T T T T
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------5-------7-------5-------7-------5-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------7---------|
|-----0(12)---0(12)---------------------------0(12)---------5-|
|-(0)-----------------0(12)-----------0(12)-----------0(12)---|
|-(0)-------------------------0(12)---------------------------|
|-(0)---------------------------------------------------------|
+E E E E E E E E
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------7-------5-------7-------5-------7-------5-0(12)-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------0(12)-7-------5-|
|-----------------0(12)---------------------------0(12)---0(12)---|
|---------0(12)-----------0(12)-----------0(12)-------------------|
|-0(12)---------------------------0(12)---------------------------|
|-0(12)-----------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------7-------5---------------------------------------7-------5-|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------7-------5-------7-------5-----------------|-x-7-----------------------------|
|-----------------0(12)---------------------------0(12)-----------|-x---x-5-x-7-x-5-----------------|
|---------0(12)-----------0(12)-----------0(12)-----------0(12)---|-----x---x---x---x-7-x-5---------|
|-0(12)---------------------------0(12)---------------------------|-----------------x---x---x-7-x-5-|
|-0(12)-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------x---x---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0(12)-----------0(19)-----------0(12)-------|
|-0(12)-----------0(19)-----------0(12)-------|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(19)---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(19)---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|---------------------------7---------------5-|
|-------7---5---7-------5-------5-------7-----|
E E E E E E E E
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0(12)-----------0(12)-----------0(12)-------|
|-0(12)-----------0(12)-----------0(12)-------|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(12)---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(12)---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|-----------------------5---7---------------5-|
|-------7---5---7---------------5-------7-----|
E E E E E E E E
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0(12)-----------0(19)-----------0(12)-------|
|-0(12)-----------0(19)-----------0(12)-------|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(19)---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(19)---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|-------7---------------5---7---------------5-|
|-----------5---7---------------5-------7-----|
E E E E E E E E
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-x---x-------x-----------0(12)-------|
|-x---x-------x-----------0(12)-------|
|-x---x-------x---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|-x---x-------x---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|---7-----x---x-5---7---------------5-|
|-------5---7-x---------5-------7-----|
E E E E E E E E
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0(12)-----------0(19)-----------0(12)-------|
|-0(12)-----------0(19)-----------0(12)-------|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(19)---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(19)---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|---------------------------7---------------5-|
|-------7---5---7-------5-------5-------7-----|
E E E E E E E E
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0(12)-----------0(19)-----------0(12)-------|
|-0(12)-----------0(19)-----------0(12)-------|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(19)---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(19)---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|-----------------------5---7---------------5-|
|-------7---5---7---------------5-------7-----|
E E E E E E E E
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0(12)-----------0(19)-----------0(12)-------|
|-0(12)-----------0(19)-----------0(12)-------|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(19)---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(19)---x---x---0(12)---x---|
|---------------------------7-----------------|
|-------7---5---7-------5-------5-------7---5-|
E E E E E E E E
T T T T T
S S S S S S S S Q E E
|-0(12)-----------0(19)---0(12)------|
|-0(12)-----------0(19)---0(12)------|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(19)---0(12)------|
|-0(12)---x---x---0(19)---0(12)--0-0-|
|-------------------------0(12)--0-0-|
|-------7---5---7-------5-0(12)--0-0-|
E E E E H
H
E E E E E E E E H E Q 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-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3----3-3--5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3----3-3--5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3----3-3--5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
T
Q Q Q S S E E E E E E E E E
|-------0(12)--x-x-x-|-----------------|
|-------0(12)--------|-----------------|
|-------0(12)--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-7--7--0(12)--------|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5s3-|
|-7--7--0(12)--------|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5s3-|
|-7--7--0(12)--------|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5s3-|
D.S. al Coda
T PM-|
E E E E E Q E E E E E Q E E Q Q H Q Q H
|----------------|----------------|-------0(19)----|------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------0(19)----|------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0-0-0--0-x-|-------0(19)----|------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3s=5-|-5-5-5-5-5--5-x-|-7--7--0(19)----|-x--x--5----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3s=5-|-5-5-5-5-5--5-x-|-7--7--0(19)----|-x--x--5----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3s=5-|-5-5-5-5-5--5-x-|-7--7--0(19)----|-x--x--5----|
&
Q. Q E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-----------0-|-^0--------0---|-4-----4-0-----0-|
|-0-------0-0-0-|-^0----0-----4-|-----0-----0-----|
|-0----0--0-0-0-|-^0------4-----|---4---------4---|
|-7----3--3-3-3-|-^3------------|-----------------|
|-7----3--------|-^3------------|-----------------|
|-7----3--------|-^3------------|-----------------|
T T
E E E E E E E E
|-----------0-------------|
|---------0---------0(12)-|
|-------0-----0(12)-------|
|-----3-------------------|
|---3---------------------|
|-3-----------------------|
T T T T T T T T
E E E E E E E E W
|-0(12)-------------0(19)-------------------------|------*|
|-------------0(19)-------0(19)-------------------|------*|
|-------0(19)-------------------0(19)-------------|------*|
|-------------------------------------3(15)-------|------*|
|-------------------------------------------3(15)-|------*|
|-------------------------------------------------|-3----*|
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
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| - 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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* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *
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