Stone Cold Lyrics

As recorded by Rainbow
(From the 1982 Album STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES)
Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore,Joe Lynn Turner & Roger Glover
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'David Rosenthal - arrangement for rock organ for guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Blackmore - overdriven gtr'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Blackmore - overdriven gtr'
N.C. Am
Gtr I
|----------||-------3-5-3s5----|--5----8-7-5-3--3----|
Gtr I
| Gtr II
Verse1
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| Gtr III
| PM----------|
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| Gtr III
|-(15)--15b17----15b17r15p==13-15p==13-|--15----13S==12-(12)----|
Pre-Chorus1,2
$
Gtr I
| Gtr II
|-5---3-(3)--7--|-(7)---------------|-5---3-(3)--7--|--7------5b7r5----|
Chorus1
Gtr I
| Gtr II
To Coda
Verse2
Gtr I
| Gtr II
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| Gtr III
|-----10-(10)----|-(10)------------|---------------|------12b14----|
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| Gtr III
|--------12pb14r==12-|------------------------|
|--------------------|--------15b17---(15)-15-13---|
|--15b17-15b17--15b17---(15)----|
D.S. al Coda
&
Gtr I
| Gtr II
|--2----0--(0)---2--|--(2)--------||-4pb5r=4p2-(2)-4--2----|---------------|
|----------------------|--------------4-5-7-|--9-9b10r=9-(9)-7h9p7-(7)S5---|
|----------------5-5S7S|=5-----(5)-7--------|------------------------------|
|--5S7-(7)h8-(8)-------|--------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------8-----5-8-5-|------------8---8S10--10b13----|
|-7b9-----(7)-----7b9-------|-------------------------------|
|-7--8--9----10-----11--12--15b17==|=15r=15-15b17r15-15-15pb17r15-|
|-15b17r15--15b17r==15-15pb17---15-|-15-17-15h17p15-12-12-10----10-------|
|-5p4h5p4h5p4h5-4-(4)-5-7--|--7b9r=======|=7------------||
Pre-Chorus3
Gtr I
| Gtr II
|-5---3-(3)--7--|-(7)---------------|-15b17---15-(15)--15--|-(15)-----||
Chorus3
Gtr I
||o-5----8--(8)----|-3---8-(8)----|-1-3-5-6-5-3---|-10----8--(8)---6---o||
||o----------------|--------------|---------------|-15---14-(14)--12---o||
| Gtr II
||o----------------|--------------|-1-3-5-6-5-3---|--1----0--(0)-------o||
||o----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------------o||
Gtr I
| Gtr II
|--------------------20-17-|-18S17--15-(15)--17-15-|
| Gtr III
Gtr I
|-15b17---15b17r=15---15-12-|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-15b17r15-(15)--------13-15-|
|-15b17r15p==13-------------12---13-|-15-13-------------------|
|-----------------17---|-18-17--15h17p15h=17p=15h17p15-(15)--|
|----------------------15-13-|-13b15r13-(13)---(13)-12-15-13-12-|
|-------13----------------13-12-|-12pb13r12--13-(13)--12h13p12-|
|-14-----(14)-12-14---|-14b16r======14--------|
|-13p12--------------------|----12-13-12-13-(13)----------|
|-(15)--15b17-----15b17--15b17--|-15b17-15b17--15b17---15b17-15b17--15b17-|
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