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COLD SHOT
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan
(From the 1984 Album COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER)
Transcribed by guitargod175
Words and Music by Mike Kindred & W.C Clark
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'SRV'
Intro
Moderate Shuffle Q=120(8=s8)
N.C.
3/8 4/4
Gtr I
|----3-----|
E E E E e E +E e E e E E
|--------|------------------------7-5-|
|--------|------------------------7-5-|
|-!x-x---|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|-!x-x---|-7-!0-5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|
|-!x-x---|-0-!0-----------!0---!0-----|
|-!0---0-|----------------------------|
|----3-----| |----3-----|
E e E +E e E e E E E e E +E e E e E E
|------------------------7-5-|------------------------7-5--|
|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5-|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5--|
|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5-|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5--|
|-7-!0-5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-7-!0-5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0------|
|-0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----3-----| |----3-----|
+E E E +E e E e E E +E E E +E e E e E E
|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----3-----| |----3-----|
+E E E +E e E E E E +E E E +E e E e E E
|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-||
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-||
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-||
|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
Verses 1 & 2
N.C.
PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------7-5-|----------------7-5-|
||o-------!x---!x-7-5-|---!x---!x---!x-7-5-|
||--------!x---!x-7-5-|---!x---!x---!x-7-5-|
||----7-5-!x-7-!x-----|-7-!x-5-!x-7-!x-----|
||o-0-----------------|-0------------------|
||--------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------7-5-|----------------7-5--|
|---!x---!x---!x-7-5-|---!x---!x---!x-7-5--|
|---!x---!x---!x-7-5-|---!x---!x---!x-7-5--|
|-7-!x-5-!x-7-!x-----|-7-!x-5-!x-7-!x------|
|-0------------------|-0-------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E e E Q H W
|----------------7-5-|-----------------7---|-5-----------|------||
|---!x---!x---!x-7-5-|---!x---------!x-7---|-5-----------|------||
|---!x---!x---!x-7-5-|---!x---------!x-7---|-5-----------|------||
|-7-!x-5-!x-7-!x-----|-7-!x-5---5h7-!x-----|-------------|------||
|-0------------------|-0------7----------0-|-------------|------||
|--------------------|---------------------|-------------|------||
Choruses
N.C.
~~ ~~
|-----3------|
Q E. +S e E e E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------12-10-|------------------19\---|
|--------------------------12-10-|---------!x----!x-19\---|
|-------------------0----0-12-10-|---------!x----!x-19\---|
|-12--10--(10)b10.5-0-12-0-------|-12---10-!x-12-!x-----0-|
|--------------------------------|----------------------0-|
|--------------------------------|----0-------------------|
~~
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------7-5-|--------------7-5-|
|---!x---!x---!x-7-5-|-----------!x-7-5-|
|---!x---!x---!x-7-5-|-----------!x-7-5-|
|-7-!x-5-!x-7-!x-----|-/7---5--7-!x-----|
|-0------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|----0-------------|
E E E e E e E E E e E e E e E E
|------------------12-10-|----------------12-10-|
|------------------12-10-|----------------12-10-|
|---------------!0-12-10-|--------------0-12-10-|
|-12---10-!0-12-!0-------|-12---10-0-12-0-------|
|---------!0----!0-------|----0----0------------|
|----0----!0-------------|----0-----------------|
E7+9
|--3---| |-3-|
E E E e E e E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------12-10-|----7-------7---7--------------|
|------------------12-10-|----8-------8---8----8---8-8---|
|---------------!0-12-10-|----7-------7---7----7---7-7---|
|-12---10-!0-12-!0-------|---(6)-----(6)-(6)---6---6-6---|
|---------!0----!0-------|-------------------------------|
|----0----!0-------------|-0-----(0)---------0---0-------|
1.
|----3-----| |----3-----|
E e E +E e E e E E +E E E +E e E e E E
|------------------------7-5-|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|
|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|-7-!0-5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----3-----| |----3-----|
+E E E +E e E e E E +E E E +E e E e E E
|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|-(5)-5-------------------7-5--||
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-o||
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5--||
|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0------||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
2.
N.C.
|----3-----|
+E E E +E e E e E E
|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-||
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-||
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-||
|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----||
|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------||
Guitar Solo
~
|-3--| |-3-| |-3--|
Q S S E E E E E +E E E E E E E +E E E E
|---5-(5)---5-5-5-5-(5)-----|---5---5-----(5)-5-----|
|---5-(5)---5-5-5-5-(5)-----|---5---5-----(5)-5-----|
|---7s=8----7-5-7-5-(5)-----|---5---7b7.5r(7)-5-----|
|-0---------------------7-5-|-7-----------------7-5-|
|-0-------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
~ ~ ~
|-3-| |-3--| |3-|
E S +S E E E E E E E E Q S S E E +E E E E E +E Q Q E E
|-----------^7-(5)-7-------|---------------------------|---7---(7)-7-7--(5)-5-|
|---7b8-(7)-^7--5--7-5-----|-----5---------------------|---7---(7)-7-7------5-|
|---7b9-(7)-^7--5--7-5-----|-----5---------------------|---7b9-(7)-7-7------5-|
|----------------------7---|-7-----7p5---5-(5)b5.5-7-5-|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-5----------------------0-|---0-------0---------------|-5--------------------|
|--3--|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-7---5---------5---|-5-(5)---5---5--5---|
|-7---5---------5---|-5-(5)---5---5--5---|
|-7---5---------5---|-7s=8----7---7--5---|
|-------7-(7)-0---0-|------------------7-|
|-------0-(0)-0---0-|--------------------|
|---0---------0-----|--------------------|
|--3---| |-3-| |--3--| |---3----|
+E E E E +E E a E E E E +E E E E S E S E E a a E. S
|-----------------5-----5---5-|-8b9-(8)-5---5--------------------|
|-----------------5-8b9---5---|-----------5----------------------|
|-------5-7b8-(7)-------------|---------------8s7p5--------------|
|-(7)-7-----------------------|---------------------7-------5----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------x----5-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------x--------|
~
|---3---| |----3----|
E E e E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E
|---------10-(10)-10-10-------|---------------------7-5-|
|---------10-(10)-10-10-------|---------------------7-5-|
|---------12s=13--12-10-------|---------------------7-5-|
|-7-7-(0)---------------12-10-|-7---5-(5)b5.5---7-------|
|-----(0)---------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|---0-----------0---0-----|
~
|----3----| |-3-| |-3--| |---3----|
E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E a +E E E E E S +S
|-------------------------|---------------------5--------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5---8-5----------|
|---------------------5-5h|=7-7-5---5-7b8-(7)---------7b8-(7)--|
|-7---5-(5)b5.5---7-7-----|-------7----------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---0-----------0---------|------------------------------------|
E7+9
~
|-3-| |----3----| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E S +S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|----------7---7-----7-----7----|
|-----------------5---------|----8-----8---8-----8-----8--0-|
|-7p5---5-7b8-(7)---5-5-7-5-|----7-----7---7-----7-----7--0-|
|-----7---------------------|---(6)---(6)-(6)---(6)---(6)-0-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-0-----0---------0-----0-------|
N.C.
|----3-----|
E e E +E e E e E E
|------------------------7-5--|
|------------------------7-5--|
|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5--|
|-7-!0-5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0------|
|-0-!0-----------!0---!0------|
|-----------------------------|
|----3-----| |----3----| |------3-------| |----3----|
+E E E +E e E e E E S +S E E S +S E S +S E S +S E S S S S
|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|---------5-5-----------5-8-(8)b8.5-5---------5---------|
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|---------5-5-8-(8)b8.5---------------8-(8)b9-----------|
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-7-(7)b8---------------------------------------8p7p5---|
|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-----------------------------------------------------7-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----3----| |-3--|
E E a +E E E +E E E E +E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-5-7-7pb9-(7)-5-------5-------------|
|----------------7-(7)---7p5-(5)b5.5-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|----3-----| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E S +S E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------5-------5-------5-5-------5-5-|
|-------------5---8b8.5-5-8b8.5-5-5-8b8.5-5-5-|
|-(0)-7b8-(7)---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
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|---3---| |----3----| |-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--|
a +E E S +S E a +E E a +E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q S E. E
|-5---(5)-5-8-(8)b8.5-5---------5---------5-5------8-|-------8----10b12-(10)-10-8h10--8-|
|-8b9-(8)-5-----------5-8b9-(8)-5---------5---8-10---|-10-10---10------------10---------|
|---------------------------------7b8-(7)------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
~~
|--3---| |-3-|
E E S S S S E E +E E E E
|----8--------5-5-5---(5)-------|
|-10---10p8s5-5-5-5---(5)-------|
|-----------------7b9-(7)-7p5---|
|-----------------------------7-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------3---------| |-3--| |--------3---------| |-3--|
E S +S S a +S E E E E S a S a S a +E E E
|------------8--------------8---------------------------------------------|
|------------8--------------8--8-8-8-8----(8)-8-----(8)-8----(8)-(8)-8-8--|
|-5-7b9==(7)---7pb9r(7)pb9r(7)-5-x-5-7b9==(7)-7pb9==(7)-7pb9r(7)-(7)-5-x--|
|--------------------------------7-------------------------------------7--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-|
S E. E E a E E E E E E E a +E a +E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-----------5---(5)-(5)-5-5-5-5---7-5-|
|-8-(8)-8---x---------------|-----------5---(5)-(5)-5-5-5-5---7-5-|
|-5h=7--7-5---6-------5h7-5-|-7b9.5-(7)-7b9-(7)-(7)-7-5-7-7---7-5-|
|---------------7-7-7-x-----|-------------------------------0-----|
|---------------x-x-x-------|-------------------------------0-----|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-3--|
a +E a +S S +E E E a E E E E
|-5----(5)-----------------5--(5)-5-5-5---5-5-5-|
|-5----(5)-----------------5--(5)-5-5-5---5-5-5-|
|-7b9==(7)-(7)pb9==(7)pb9r(7)-(7)-5-7-5h7-7-7-5-|
|-------------------------------------x-----x---|
|-------------------------------------0-----0---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----3-----| |----3-----|
E E E +E e E e E E E e E +E e E e E E
|-----------------------7-5-|------------------------7-5-||
|--------------------!0-7-5-|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5-||
|---0-----------!0---!0-7-5-|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5-||
|-7-0-5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-7-!0-5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----||
|---------------!0----------|----------------------------||
|---------------------------|----------------------------||
Verse 3
e E Q H H E E E E
|-5-----------|--------5-7------|
|-5-----------|--------5-7------|
|-5-----------|--------5-7-!0---|
|-------------|------------!0---|
|-------------|------------!0---|
|-------------|------------!0---|
e E Q H H E E E E e E Q H H E E E E
|-5-----------|--------5-7----|-5-----------|--------5-7----|
|-5-----------|--------5-7-!0-|-5-----------|--------5-7-!0-|
|-5-----------|--------5-7-!0-|-5-----------|--------5-7-!0-|
|-------------|------------!0-|-------------|------------!0-|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
e E Q H E Q. Q E e
|-5-----------|----------------||
|-5-----------|----------------||
|-5-----------|--------------0-||
|-------------|--------------0-||
|-------------|----------------||
|-------------|---15\----------||
Chorus
~~ ~~
|-----3------|
Q E. +S e E e E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------12-10-|------------------19\---|
|--------------------------12-10-|---------!x----!x-19\---|
|-------------------0----0-12-10-|---------!x----!x-19\---|
|-12--10--(10)b10.5-0-12-0-------|-12---10-!x-12-!x-----0-|
|--------------------------------|----------------------0-|
|--------------------------------|----0-------------------|
~~
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------7-5-|--------------7-5-|
|---!x---!x---!x-7-5-|-----------!x-7-5-|
|---!x---!x---!x-7-5-|-----------!x-7-5-|
|-7-!x-5-!x-7-!x-----|-/7---5--7-!x-----|
|-0------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|----0-------------|
E E E e E e E E E e E e E e E E
|------------------12-10-|----------------12-10-|
|------------------12-10-|----------------12-10-|
|---------------!0-12-10-|--------------0-12-10-|
|-12---10-!0-12-!0-------|-12---10-0-12-0-------|
|---------!0----!0-------|----0----0------------|
|----0----!0-------------|----0-----------------|
|--3---| |-3-|
E E E e E e E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------12-10-|----7-------7---7------------|
|------------------12-10-|----8-------8---8----8---8-8-|
|---------------!0-12-10-|----7-------7---7----7---7-7-|
|-12---10-!0-12-!0-------|---(6)-----(6)-(6)---6---6-6-|
|---------!0----!0-------|-----------------------------|
|----0----!0-------------|-0-----(0)---------0---0-----|
|----3-----| |----3-----|
E e E +E e E e E E +E E E +E e E e E E
|------------------------7-5-|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|
|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|-7-!0-5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----3-----| |----3-----|
+E E E +E e E e E E +E E E +E E E E E E
|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-||
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-||
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-||
|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
Outro
|----3-----| |----3-----|
+E E E +E E E E E E +E E E +E E E E E E
|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----3-----| |----3-----|
+E E E +E E E E E E +E E E +E E E E E E
|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----3-----| |----3-----|
+E E E +E E E E E E +E E E +E E E E E E
|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|
|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E7+9
|----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 E E E E
|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|-(5)-5-------------------7-5-|----7-------7---7-----7-----7---7--|
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|----8-------8---8-----8-----8---8--|
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-|----7-------7---7-----7-----7---7--|
|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----|---(6)-----(6)-(6)---(6)---(6)-(6)-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-0-----(0)---------0-----0---------|
|--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
|----7-------7---7-----7-----7---7--|----7-------7---7-----7-----7-----7---|
|----8-------8---8-----8-----8---8--|----8-------8---8-----8-----8-----8---|
|----7-------7---7-----7-----7---7--|----7-------7---7-----7-----7-----7---|
|---(6)-----(6)-(6)---(6)---(6)-(6)-|---(6)-----(6)-(6)---(6)---(6)---(6)--|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-0-----(0)---------0-----0---------|-0-----(0)---------0-----0-----0------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H
|----7-----7-----7-----7----7---|-5-----------|
|----8-----8-----8-----8----7---|-5-----------|
|----7-----7-----7-----7----7---|-5-----------|
|---(6)---(6)---(6)---(6)-------|-x-----------|
|-----------------------------0-|-0-----------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-|-------------|
2/4 4/4
TP
H W +W e E Q H
|------|--12---------|-(12)--------|-12-----------*|
|------|--13---------|-(13)--------|-13-----------*|
|------|--12---------|-(12)--------|-12-----------*|
|------|-(11)--------|-(11)--------|--------------*|
|------|-------------|-------------|--------------*|
|------|-------------|-------------|--------------*|
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
-----------
| - 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
