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Song
THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
As recorded by Bruce Cockburn
(From the 1981 Album MUMMY DUST)
Words and Music by Bruce Cockburn
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Bruce Cockburn - Electric Guitar w/ flanger'
Intro
Q=106(8=s8)
D Bm
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ flanger effect)
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----| ||------2---2-------2---2---|-----4---4-------4---4---| ||----4-------4---4---------|---4-------4---4-------4-| ||o-5-----------5---------4-|-2-----------2-----------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------|
1.
Em A9
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E
|-------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0------|| |-----0---0-------0---0---|------0---0-------0---0---o|| |---0-------0---0-------0-|----0-------0---0-------0--|| |-2-----------2-----------|-/7-----------7------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------||
2.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------0-----------0-----|| |------0---0-------0---0---|| |----0-------0---0-------0-|| |-/7-----------7-----------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
D
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------| ||o-------3-----------3-----| ||------2---2-------2---2---| ||----4-------4---4---------| ||o-5-----------5---------4-| ||--------------------------|
Bm Em
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E
|-------------------------|-------0-----------0-------| |-------3-----------3-----|-----0---0-------0---0-----| |-----4---4-------4---4---|---0-------0---0-------0---| |---4-------4---4-------4-|-2-----------2-------------| |-2-----------2-----------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|
A9 D Bm
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------0-----------0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------| |------0---0-------0---0---|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----| |----0-------0---0-------0-|-----2---2-------2---2---|-----4---4-------4---4---| |-/7-----------7-----------|---4-------4---4---------|---4-------4---4-------4-| |--------------------------|-5-----------5---------4-|-2-----------2-----------| |--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Em A9 G
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0-----|-------3-----------3-----| |-----0---0-------0---0---|------0---0-------0---0---|-----3---3-------3---3---| |---0-------0---0-------0-|----0-------0---0-------0-|---4-------4---4-------4-| |-2-----------2-----------|-/7-----------7-----------|-5-----------5-----------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A6 A11 D Bm
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------5-----------0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----7---7-------3---3---|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----| |---6-------6s4-4-------4-|-----2---2-------2-------|-----4---4-------4---4---| |-7---------7s5-----------|---4-------4---4---------|---4-------4---4-------4-| |-------------------------|-5-----------5-------0-1-|-2-----------2-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
To Coda
Em A9
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E
|-------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0------| |-----0---0-------0---0---|------0---0-------0---0----| |---0-------0---0-------0-|----0-------0---0-------0--| |-2-----------2-----------|-/7-----------7------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|
1.
G/D D
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------10-----------10-------| |-----8----8-------7----7-----| |---7--------7---7--------7---| |-9------------7--------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
G/A
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------10------------10------|| |------0----0--------0----0---o|| |-------------0-------------0--|| |----9-------------9-----------|| |-10------------10------------o|| |------------------------------||
2.
G/D D G/A D
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E
|-------10-----------10-----|--------10-----------10-----| |-----8----8-------7----7---|------0----0-------7----7---| |---7--------7---7--------7-|-------------0---7--------7-| |-9------------7------------|----9----------7------------| |---------------------------|-10-------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------|
G/D D A11 G/AA
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-------10-----------10-----|-------------3--5--|| |-----8----8-------7----7---|-------3-----3--5--|| |---7--------7---7--------7-|-----4---4---4--6--|| |-9------------7------------|---5-------5-5--7--|| |---------------------------|-0-----------0-----|| |---------------------------|-------------------||
Bridge
F#7 G
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------3-----------3-----| |-----3---3-------3---3---|-----3---3-------3---3---|-----4---4-------4---4---| |---4-------4---4-------4-|---4-------4---4-------4-|---5-------5---5-------5-| |-4-----------4-----------|-4-----------4-----------|-5-----------5-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Aadd9
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----| |-------3-----------3-----|-------0---------0---0---|-------0---------0---0---| |-----4---4-------4---4---|-----6---6-----6-------6-|-----6---6-----6-------6-| |---5-------5---5-------5-|---7-------7-------------|---7-------7-------------| |-5-----------5-----------|-7-----------7-----------|-7-----------7-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bm G/AA F#7
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------7-----|-------------3--5--|-------------------------| |-------7---------7---7---|-------7-----3--5--|-------2-----------2-----| |-----7---7-----7-------7-|-----7---7---4--6--|-----3---3-------3---3---| |---7-------9-9-----------|---7-------9-5--7--|---4-------4---4-------4-| |-9-----------------------|-9-----------0-----|-4-----------4-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------2-----------2-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----| |-----3---3-------3---3---|-----4---4-------4---4---|-----4---4-------4---4---| |---4-------4---4-------4-|---5-------5---5-------5-|---5-------5---5-------5-| |-4-----------4-----------|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Aadd9
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E
|-------------------0-----|-------------------0-----| |-------0---------0---0---|-------0---------0---0---| |-----6---6-----6-------6-|-----6---6-----6-------6-| |---7-------7-------------|---7-------7-------------| |-7-----------7-----------|-7-----------7-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bm A
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E
|-------0-----------0-----|-------5-----------5-----|| |-----2---2-------2---2---|-----5---5-------5---5---|| |---3-------3---3-------3-|---6-------6---6-------6-|| |-4-----------4-----------|-7-----------7-----------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------||
Sax Solo
D Bm Em
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------0-----------0-----| |-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|-----0---0-------0---0---| |-----2---2-------2---2---|-----4---4-------4---4---|---0-------0---0-------0-| |---4-------4---4---------|---4-------4---4-------4-|-2-----------2-----------| |-5-----------5---------4-|-2-----------2-----------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A9 D
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------0-----------0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------| |------0---0-------0---0---|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----| |----0-------0---0-------0-|-----2---2-------2---2---|-----2---2-------2-------| |-/7-----------7-----------|---4-------4---4-------4-|---4-------4---4---------| |--------------------------|-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-------0-1-| |--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bm Em F#m
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----| |-------3-----------3-----|-----0---0-------0---0---|-----2---2-------2---2---| |-----4---4-------4---4---|---0-------0---0-------0-|---2-------2---2-------2-| |---4-------4---4-------4-|-2-----------2-----------|-4-----------4-----------| |-2-----------2-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
G A11
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H.
|-------0-----------0-----|----5------|| |-----3---3-------3---3---|----3------|| |---4-------4---4-------4-|----4------|| |-5-----------5-----------|----5------|| |-------------------------|----0------|| |-------------------------|-----------||
&
G/D D
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------10-----------10-----| |-----8----8-------7----7---| |---7--------7---7--------7-| |-9------------7------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------|
G/A D G
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E
|--------10-----------10-----|-------3-----------3-----| |------0----0-------7----7---|-----3---3-------3---3---| |-------------0---7--------7-|---4-------4---4-------4-| |----9----------7------------|-5-----------5-----------| |-10-------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------|
A6 D Bm
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------5-----------5-----|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----7---7-------7---7---|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----| |---6-------6---6-------6-|-----2---2-------2---2---|-----4---4-------4---4---| |-7-----------7-----------|---4-------4---4---------|---4-------4---4-------4-| |-------------------------|-5-----------5---------4-|-2-----------2-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Em A5
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|-------0-----------0-----|----------|--------| |-----0---0-------0---0---|----------|--------| |---0-------0---0-------0-|-2--------|-(2)----| |-2-----------2-----------|-2--------|-(2)----| |-------------------------|-0--------|-(0)----| |-------------------------|----------|--------|
D A/C#Bm Em
|--3---| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
+H. +Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------------|-------0-----------0-----| |------------3-2-|-------3-----------3-----|-----0---0-------0---0---| |-(2)----(2)-2-2-|-----4---4-------4---4---|---0-------0---0-------0-| |-(2)----(2)-4-2-|---4-------4---4-------4-|-2-----------2-----------| |-(0)----(0)-5-4-|-2-----------2-----------|-------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Outro
A9 D Bm
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q 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
|-----------------------||--------------------------|-------------------------| |-/7-7-5-----/7-7-5-----||o-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----| |--------0----------0---||------2---2-------2---2---|-----4---4-------4---4---| |-/7-7-5---5-/7-7-5---5-||----4-------4---4---------|---4-------4---4-------4-| |-----------------------||o-5-----------5---------4-|-2-----------2-----------| |-----------------------||--------------------------|-------------------------|
Em A9
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E E 3x
|-------0-----------0-----|--------0-----------0------|| |-----0---0-------0---0---|------0---0-------0---0---o|| |---0-------0---0-------0-|----0-------0---0-------0--|| |-2-----------2-----------|-/7-----------7------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------||
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
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