King Diamond: Cold As Ice
transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1Guitar 1e|----------------------------|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 2e|----------------------------|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 2e|--------------------------------------------|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 3e|-----------------------------|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 4e|-------------------------------------------|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 5e|----------------1--1--1--|B|----------------1--1--1--|G|----------------^--^-----| ^ = quieterD|-------------------------|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 loudD|---------------------|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 underE|-----------------------------------| 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 1e|---------------------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 2e|-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 effectD|---------------------|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.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = 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
