Cold Reader

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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Stone Sour - Cold Reader

Tabbed by ReinierK (please don't steal my work)

Legend:

h - hammer on T - tap

p - pull off TP - tremolo picking

b - bend string up PM - palm muting

r - release bend \n/ - tremolo arm dip; n = amount to dip

/ - slide up \n - tremolo arm down

\ - slide down n/ - tremolo arm up

v - vibrato /n\ - tremolo arm inverted dip

t - right hand tap = - hold bend

s - legato slide <> - volume swell louder/softer

S - shift slide x - muted slash

* - natural harmonic o - single note slash

[n] - artificial harmonic ·/. - pick slide

n(n) - tapped harmonic

tr - trill

Tuning:

Db - 6th string (thin)

Ab - 5th string

E - 4th string

B - 3rd string

Gb - 2nd string

B - 1st string (thick)

Intro

Dd|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|
B |-0-0003-2/3-2/3--3-3331-111/3-| x4
Gb|-0-0003-2/3-2/3--3-3331-111/3-|
B |-0-0003-2/3-2/3--3-3331-111/3-|

(guitar 2 after 2nd repetition)

Dd|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
E |-7-777/10-1010\8/10--8/10-101010\8-888/10-|
B |------------------------------------------| x2
Gb|-5-555/8--8-8-\6/8---6/8--8-8-8-\6-666/8--|
B |------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

Dd|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|
B |------------------------------| x4
Gb|------------------------------|
B |-0000-3333-22225555-1111-3333-|

PM .... .... ........ .... ....

I... can only hurt...

Pre-chorus

Dd|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
E |---8-8----8-8----7-7----7-7-|
B |----------------------------| x2
Gb|---6-6----6-6----5-5----5-5-|
B |-6--6---6--6---5--5---5--5--|

I... can't fight you...

Chorus

Dd|-------------------------------|---------------------------x--|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------x--|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------x5-|
B |-------------------------------|---------------------------x5-|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------------------x--|
B |-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-0-3-|-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-x--|

No... I won't...

Dd|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-0-3-|-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-|

bend slow

Why... do I...

Dd|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
B |-0000-3333-22225555-1111-33330000-3333-22225555-1111-|
Gb|-0000-3333-22225555-1111-33330000-3333-22225555-1111-|
B |-0000-3333-22225555-1111-33330000-3333-22225555-1111-|

Verse 2

Dd|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|
B |------------------------------| x4
Gb|------------------------------|
B |-0000-3333-22225555-1111-3333-|

PM .... .... ........ .... ....

Stay... away from...

Pre-chorus

Dd|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
E |---8-8----8-8----7-7----7-7-|
B |----------------------------| x2
Gb|---6-6----6-6----5-5----5-5-|
B |-6--6---6--6---5--5---5--5--|

I... can't fight you...

Chorus

Dd|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------5555-|
B |-------------------------------|---------------------------5555-|
Gb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-0-3-|-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6------|

No... I won't...

Dd|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-0-3-|-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-|

bend slow

Why... do I...

Dd|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|---------------------------| x2
Gb|-0-3-0-----0-3---0-3-0-----0-3-|-0-3-0-----0-3---0-3-0-----|
B |-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-0-3-|-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-|

bend slow

Verse 3

Dd|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|
B |------------------------------| x4
Gb|------------------------------|
B |-0000-3333-22225555-1111-3333-|

PM .... .... ........ .... ....

Stop... I know your...

Pre-chorus

Dd|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
E |---8-8----8-8----7-7----7-7-|
B |----------------------------| x2
Gb|---6-6----6-6----5-5----5-5-|
B |-6--6---6--6---5--5---5--5--|

I... can't fight you...

Chorus

Dd|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------5555-|
B |-------------------------------|---------------------------5555-|
Gb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-0-3-|-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6------|

No... I won't...

Dd|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-0-3-|-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-|

bend slow

Why... do I...

Outro

Dd|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|---------------------------| x2
Gb|-0-3-0-----0-3---0-3-0-----0-3-|-0-3-0-----0-3---0-3-0-----|
B |-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-0-3-|-0-3-0-5b6-0-3---0-3-0-5b6-|

bend slow

NO... I WON'T...

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