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Cold As Ice

King Diamond:  Cold As Ice

transcribed by:  Rami Nuotio     :  [email protected]
                 Russ Elton      :  [email protected]

FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:

                          The Tab Crypt
                  http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/

Date last modified:  June 23, 2007

PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU.

Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------6--|
A|-------------------------5--|
E|-1-0-1--------1-0-1-0-------|
   * * *        * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-|
A|-----------------------------0-|
E|-1-0-1--------1-0-1-/5-4-1-0---|
   * * *        * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------6--|
A|-------------------------5--|
E|-1-0-1--------1-0-1-0-------|
   * * *        * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--------------7--6------------------|
E|-1-0-1-------------8----7--6-3----7-|
   * * *
                "Cold and wet..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-22222222222222222222222222222222-|
   ********************************


Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-3-2-3--------3-2-3-2----6--|
A|-3-2-3--------3-2-3-2----5--|
E|----------------------------|
   * * *        * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------2-1-------|
D|-3-2-3--------3-2-3-2-1-3-2-0-|
A|-3-2-3--------3-2-3-----3-2-0-|
E|------------------------------|
   * * *        * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-3-2-3--------3-2-3-2----6--|
A|-3-2-3--------3-2-3-2----5--|
E|----------------------------|
   * * *        * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-3-2-3--------9--8-5----9--8-5----4--|
A|-3-2-3--------7--6-3----7--6-3----2--|
E|-------------------------------------|
   * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-22222222222222222222222222222222-|
   ********************************


Riff 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-10------9------10----10------9------10---0-|
E|--0-0000-0-0000--0-00--0-0000-0-0000--0-0---|
      ****   ****    **    ****   ****    * *
   "Colder and..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-7----10----9----7----12----10----9----10----|
A|-0-00--0-00-0-00-0-00--0-00--0-00-0-00--0----|
E|------------------------------------------00-|
     **    **   **   **    **    **   **    **
   "The candle's burning..."
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-10------9------10----10------9------10---0-|
E|--0-0000-0-0000--0-00--0-0000-0-0000--0-0---|
      ****   ****    **    ****   ****    * *
   "Darker and..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-7----10----9----7----12----10----9----10----|
A|-0-00--0-00-0-00-0-00--0-00--0-00-0-00--0-00-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
     **    **   **   **    **    **   **    **
   "The shadows..."

Riff 3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-5\4--4--4-4----2/3-3-3--3-3-|
A|-3\2--2--2-2----2/3-3-3--3-3-|
E|-----------------------------|
   "Cold as ice..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5\4--4--4-4----------------------|
A|-3\2--2--2-2-------------------10-|
E|----------------0000-2222-3333--8-|
                  **** **** ****
   "Cold as ice..."


Play Riff 2   "Colder and..."
Play Riff 3   "Cold as ice..."


Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---7p5-7----7p5-7--2-3----7p5-7\-------3-2-|
E|-0--------0-------------0--------0-3-2-----|
   "...I!"
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------0-------0--|
A|---7p5-7----7p5-7--2-3---2-------0----|
E|-0--------0------------3-----3-2------|
   "My breath is..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---7p5-7----7p5-7--2-3----7p5-7\-------3-2-|
E|-0--------0-------------0--------0-3-2-----|
   "...time..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------0-------0-----|
A|---7p5-7----7p5-7--2-3---2-------0-------|
E|-0--------0------------3-----3-2------0--|
   "...as if the..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|---------0-------0--2--|
A|-------2-------0----0--|
E|-0-2-3-----3-2---------|
   "...shadows have..."


Riff 5
e|----------------1--1--1--|
B|----------------1--1--1--|
G|----------------^--^-----| ^ = quieter
D|-------------------------|
A|-2-2--2-2--2-2-----------|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0-----------|
   * *  * *  * *
      "Cold as ice."
e|------------------3--|
B|------------------3--|
G|------------------^--| ^ = goes from quiet to loud
D|---------------------|
A|-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
   * *  * *  * * *
      "So cold."

Play Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-22222222222222222222222222222222-|
   ********************************

Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm


Solo (La Rocque)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------12--|
G|-14b16---{14}{14}{14}{14}--14-14--14h16p14--------12--|
D|-------------------------------------------16~--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


Solo (Wead)
e|-22b24r23-(22)b24~~----15-14----------|
B|-----------------------------15-------|
G|--------------------------------14----|
D|-----------------------------------17-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-15-13-12-10-----------------------|
G|-------------12-11----11-----------|
D|-------------------12----12--------|
A|----------------------------12-12~-| Last note is held under
E|-----------------------------------| next part (new guitar comes in)

e|-------------------------------|
B|-8--7-------8-7----------------|
G|-------5~--------7~--5~--7--9--|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-10b12~-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------8-7-(7)b8--7---7h8p7----------------------|
G|-----------/9--------------9-------9-7------------------|
D|---------------------------------------9-7--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------10-9-7----7~-|
E|--------------------------------------------------10----|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-8--7-------8-7----------------|
G|-------5~--------7~--5~--7--9--|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Harmony part:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------10-13----10-13-16----13----------------|
B|-12~--------------12-------12----------15-------15----------|
G|------------10-13----------------------------16----13-16----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------15-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------7-12/14p11-------15-12-------20-17-------|
B|-12~----------8------------13----------12----------17----|
G|------------9-----------------14----------12----------17-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-10~----14~-------------13-16----13-16-19----16----------------|
B|---------------------15-------15----------18-------18----------|
G|---------------13-16----------------------------19----16-19----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------18-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10~----14~--------------|
B|---------------silent--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 2   "Colder and colder..."
Play Riff 3   "Cold as ice..."
Play Riff 4   "...I!"
Play Riff 5   "Cold as ice..."

Ending:
e|----------------1--1-|
B|----------------1--1-|
G|----------------^--^-| ^ = quiet, then delay effect
D|---------------------|
A|-2-2--2-2--2-2-------|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0-------|
   * *  * *  * *
    "...so cold."

Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
1012     = pre-bend.
1012r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most 
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while 
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill
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