A MAD RUSSIAN'S CHRISTMAS

As recorded by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

(From the 1996 Album CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES)
Transcribed by tubescreamer Music by Paul O'Neill, Robert Kinkel, Peter
Ilyich Tchaikovsky

B5 A5 C5 D5 G5 3 fr.
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A Section I
Slowly P = 50
g k c
I 44 j
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V
Gtr I

T
A 2
B 2

H g 44
0

j k c
V
Gtr II
T
A
B
0

g c
I U WW VV VV 43
WWW
5

UU W V V
T
A 2 (2) 2 2
B 2 (2) 2 2

Hg
0 (0) 0 0

U W V V
c 43 W
T
A
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0 (0) 0 0

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D5 C5 b C5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C.

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[[ [[ [[ 1/2M M
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P.M. A.H. P.M. A.H. P.M. A.H.

O O O
A 7 7 6 6 5 5 2 2
B 5 5 5
D
4 4
b
4
C
3 3 3
C
5 3 2
2
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2
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H g 44 V V V gV V V f V V V
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O O O
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A
B 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
5 3 2 0 5 3 2 0 5 3 2

E5 D5 b
C5 C5 N.C.
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P.M. A.H. P.M. A.H. P.M. A.H.

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A 2 7 7 6 6 5 5 2 2
B 2
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5 5 5
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C
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5 3

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g PR = 50
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B Section II
Brightly P = 138
c c c
G5 C5 B5 A5 C5 D5

g c j c c j c c
18
I 44 VV VV VV VV
V
k V k V k VV k VV
VV VV V V
V V V
T
A 5 4 2 5 7
5 5 5 5 4 2 5 7
B 5 5 5 3 2 0 3 5
3 3 3

H g 44 c j c c j V
c k Vc k c k Vc k V
V V V V u
T
A
B 3 2 0 3 5
3 3 3

c c
B5 C5 D5 G5 C5

g c c j c c j
21
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V
V V V V V
T
A 4 5 7 5
4 5 7 5 5 5 5 5
B 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 3
3 3 3 3

H g k Vc k Vc k V k c j c c j V
c
V V V V
T
A
B 2 3 5 3
3 3 3 3

c c c c c c c
B5 A5 C5 D5 C5 B5 D5 C5 B5 A5 C5 D5

g c c c c c
24
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V VV V V
k V k V k VV k VV
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T
A 4 2 5 7 5 4 7 5 4 2 5 7
4 2 5 7 5 4 7 5 4 2 5 7
B 2 0 3 5 3 2 5 3 2 0 3 5

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c c c c c c c
C5 B5 D5 C5 A5 B5 D5 C5 A5 B5 D5 C5

g c c c c c
I k V
VV k VV k V
VV k V
VV k V k V k VV k VV k V k V k VV k VV
27

V VV VV V V VV VV V V
T
A 5 4 7 5 2 4 7 5 2 4 7 5
5 4 7 5 2 4 7 5 2 4 7 5
B 3 2 5 3 0 2 5 3 0 2 5 3

H g k Vc k Vc k V k Vc k c k c k V k c
V V k c k c k V k c
V V
u V u V u
T
A
B 3 2 5 3 0 2 5 3 0 2 5 3

b
C Section III

c c c
B5 C5 B5 C5 B5 D5 D5 G5 F5
c c c
I
g k VV k VV k VV k VV k V k VV k VV VVV k k k
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V V V V VV V V gVVV VVV c VV VV c
V V V V
T 8
A 4 5 4 5 4 7 7 7
4 5 4 5 4 7 7 5 4 4 4 4
B 2 3 2 3 2 5 5 4 4 4 4
2 2 0 2 2 0

H g k Vc k Vc k Vc k Vc k Vc k V k V V k k gVc k Vc
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g
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k
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k
c VV VV
k
c
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0

Hg k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc

V V V V V V
T
A
B 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2

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g
I
Gtr III M
Full
O
19 (19) 17
T
A
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V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0

Hg k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc

V V V V V V
T
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B 4 4 4 4 4 4
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g
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k
c gVVV VVV
k
c VV VV
k
c
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0

Hg k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc

V V V V V V
T
A
B 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2

W W gU U
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Full

T 15 (15)
O
14 (14)
A
B

g
42
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c VV VV
k
c gVVV VVV
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c VV VV
k
c
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0

Hg k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc

V V V V V V
T
A
B 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2

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g
45
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k
c VV VV
k
c gVVV VVV
k
c VV VV
k
c
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0

Hg k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc

V V V V V V
T
A
B 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2

g U U
I
T
A (16)
B

D Section IV

g c k j k Vc c k j
G5

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VV
48

V V
T
A 5 5 5
B 5 5 5

Hg
3 3 3

c k j j k c c k j
V V V
T
A
B
3 3 3

g V V V gV V V V V
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A 7 6 7 6 7 7 6 7
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E Section V
1. 2.
b
g
F5

I k k k
VV VV VV VV VV VV VV gVVV VVV c VV VV c
51

V V V V
T
A 4 4 4 4
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 0

Hg k k gVc k Vc
V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2

g
I V gV V V V V V V gV V V V V V U
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P.M. P.M. A.H. P.M. A.H.

T
A 6 7 6 7
5 7 5 7 5 5 7 5 7 5 4
B
D D

g k k k k k k
54
I gVVV VVV c VV VV c gVVV VVV c VV VV c gVVV VVV c VV VV c
V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0

Hg k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc

V V V V V V
T
A
B 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2

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Cbsus4 b b
g
E Fm C sus4 E

I gVV VV k k k k k k
57
V V
c V V c gVVV VVV c VV VV c gVVV VVV c VV VV c
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0

Hg k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc

V V V V V V
T
A
B 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2

g V VV gVV VV VV gVV gWW UU

I gV
Gtr III

T 9 9 10 9 (9)
A 11 11 9 9 11 11 9 (9)
11 11 11
B

b
g
C sus4 E

I k k k k k k
gVVV VVV c VV VV c gVVV VVV c VV VV c gVVV VVV c VV VV c
60

V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0

Hg k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc k gVc k Vc

V V V V V V
T
A
B 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2

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b b 1.

g
Fm C sus4 E

I k k k k
gVVV V c VV VV c gVVV VV c V V c
63

VV V V V V V V VV VV V
T
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0

Hg k gV
c k V
c k gV
c k V
c
V V V V
T
A
B 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2

g VV gWW UU
I gVV

T 10 9 (9)
A 11 11 9 (9)
11
B

F Section VI
2.

g
G5

I VV j k VV j k
VV VV VV VV VV VV
65

V V
P.M. P.M.

T
A 5 5
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Hg
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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V V V V V V V V
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g E5 j k
69
I U VV
UU VV VV VV VV V VV VV VV
P.M. P.M.

T
A 2 2
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Hg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

j k
U V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

U U U U
8va

g U U U U
I
M
Gtrs IV, V
Full

22 (22) (22) (22)

T 15 (15) (15) (15)
A
B

g B5

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T
A 4 (4) (4) (4)
B 2 (2) (2) (2)

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A
B 2 (2) (2) (2)

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I UU
7
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A 5
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G Section VII
P = 138
c c c
C5 B5 A5 C5 D5

g c j c c j c c
I VV VV VV VV k V k V k VV k VV
85
V VV VV V V
V V V
T
A 5 4 2 5 7
5 5 5 5 4 2 5 7
B 5 5 5 3 2 0 3 5
3 3 3

Hg c j c c j V
c k Vc k c k Vc k V
V V V V u
Gtr II
T
A
B 3 2 0 3 5
3 3 3

c c c
B5 C5 D5 G5 C5

g k c c c
I VV k VV k VV VV k VV j VV VV j VV
V
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V V V V V V V
T
A 4 5 7 5
4 5 7 5 5 5 5 5
B 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 3
3 3 3 3

H g k Vc k Vc k V k cj c cj c
V V V V V
T
A
B 2 3 5
3 3 3 3 3

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g V V V V V V V V V V V
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I V V V
5
Gtr III
12 14 15 15 14 15 15 12 12
T 12 13 15 15 13 15 15 14 15 15 12 12
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c c c c
B5 D5 C5 D5 B5 C5 G5

g c c
I k VV k VV k VV k VV k VV k VV k VV VV k
V V
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T
A 4 7 5 7 4 5 5
4 7 5 7 4 5 5 5
B 2 5 3 5 2 3 3 5
3

Hg k V
c k V k V
c k V k V
c k V
c k V k
u u V
T
A
B 2 5 3 5 2 3 3
3

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B 5 0 2
0 2 0 2 3 4

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Hg V W V
96
V V V W W V
T
A
B 0 5 5 0 2
0 5 0 2

g V V gV V V
V e V f V f V gV V V V V
I V V gV V u V u V

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T 7 8 10
A 6 7 9 8 9 10 11 11 7 7 7
7 9 7 9
B
P

g V V V
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Gtr IV

T 10 8 7
A 9
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B 0 2 4 5
0 2 3 4

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H g eV k k V eV k k V
V V
101
u V u u V u
T
A
B 6 5 6 5
0 2 0 2

g k V V V gV f V gV V V V k k V V V gV f V gV V V V k
I u u
T
A 10 9 10 11 10 11 12 11 12 10 9 10 11 10 11 12 11 12
B

103 H g eV k k V V k k V eV V V V V V V
u u u u
T
A
B 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 5

8va 8va 8va

g k V V V k k V V V k V V V V V V V V
I V V
u u V V V V V
14 15 17 12 14
T 13 12 13 13 12 13 15 17
A 14 16 17
14 16 17
B 15 17

c c c c
H Section VIII

_ j _ _ j _
G5 C5
Gtr I

g c j c c j c
105 H V
V V V
Gtr II
T
A
B 3
3 3 3

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k _B5c k _A5c k _C5c k _D5c k _B5c k _C5c k _D5 _G5 k c

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g k c k c k c k k Vc k Vc k V c j c
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V V V V V
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T
A
B 2 0 3 5 2 3 5
3 3 3

g k V V V V V V V V V V V
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12 14 15 15 14 15 15 12 12
T 15 13
A
B

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T 7 5 3 7 12 5 7 5 7
A 14 12 11 14 12 14 12 14
B

c c k _B5c k _A5c k _C5c k _D5c k _C5c k _B5c k _D5c k _C5c

_ j _
G5 C5

g c j c k Vc k c k Vc k V k Vc k Vc k V k Vc
110 H V
V V u u
T
A
B 3 2 0 3 5 3 2 5 3
3

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g
I V V gV V V V V V V
T 15 15 14 15 15 12 12
A 14 12
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k _B5c k _A5c k _C5c k _D5c k _C5c k _B5c k _D5c k _C5c k _

c
A5
k _
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B5
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113 H k k k k
V V V V V V V V
u u u
T
A
B 2 0 3 5 3 2 5 3 0 2 5 3

g V V V V V V V V V V V V
I V V V V

T 10 12 10 0 10 12 10 0 10 12 10 0 10 12 10 0
A
B
H P H P H P H P

g VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
I
3 3 5 3
T 7 5 3 7 12 7 5 12 7 13 12 5
A 14 12 11 14 14 12 14 12
B

k _A5c k _B5c k _D5c k _C5c k _B5c k _C5c k _B5c k _C5c k _B5c k _D5c k _ _G5 k
gk c k c k c k Vc k Vc k Vc k Vc k Vc k V k V k
116 H V k V
V V V
u u
T
A
B 0 2 5 3 2 3 2 3 2 5 5
3

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8va

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A 11 12 14
12 14
B 14 15
H P H P H P H P H P H P H P H P

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