I’m gonna show you one of the tunes from my Christmas CD "Christmas......at last". This is the song "Sleigh Ride". I do it in a pretty heavy way (must of been a fast sleigh!!). It is mostly picking, with a few hammer-ons and pull-offs notated. It is broken into sections rather than measures, so try to learn one section at a time. The first entire line is repeated, and the repeat measure signs in the second line tell you to repeat the previous lick. The last lick is a series of hammer-ons and pull-offs and has a right hand tap on the 12^th fret. Since I tabbed it out with no rhythm notation, you will have to know the tune, or click below to hear how it goes. (Remember, the audio file is a "real audio" file so it doesn't sound as good as the CD, but will let you hear the melody).

It is always fun doing a standard tune your own way. You have to try to come up with something that keeps the integrity of the original melody intact, but try and add some of yourself to it. I chose to do the Christmas songs on the CD in different ways, but always hopefully making it sound like me! So enjoy this one, and have a merry Christmas!!! J