Cold Shot Lyrics

As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan
(From the 1984 Album COULDN'T STAND THE WEATHER)
Words and Music by Mike Kindred & W.C Clark
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'SRV'
Moderate Shuffle Q=120(8=s8)
N.C.
Gtr I
|-!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-|----------------------------|
|---!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------|
|-(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-----|
|-(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
||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------------------|
|---!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------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E Q H W
|---!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-----|-------------|------||
Choruses
N.C.
Q E. +S E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------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-|
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|---!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-----|
|---------------!0-12-10-|--------------0-12-10-|
|-12---10-!0-12-!0-------|-12---10-0-12-0-------|
|---------!0----!0-------|----0----0------------|
|----0----!0-------------|----0-----------------|
|---------------!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-------|
|---!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-----|
|-(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||
N.C.
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-||
|-(5)-5-----------!0---!0-7-5-||
|-------5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0-----||
Guitar Solo
Q S S E E E E E +E E E E E E E +E E E E
|---7s=8----7-5-7-5-(5)-----|---5---7b7.5r(7)-5-----|
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-|----------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-7---5---------5---|-7s=8----7---7--5---|
+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--------------------|
|-------5-7b8-(7)-------------|---------------8s7p5--------------|
|---------12s=13--12-10-------|---------------------7-5-|
E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E a +E E E E E S +S
|---------------------5-5h|=7-7-5---5-7b8-(7)---------7b8-(7)--|
E E E E S +S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7p5---5-7b8-(7)---5-5-7-5-|----7-----7---7-----7-----7--0-|
N.C.
|---!0-----------!0---!0-7-5--|
|-7-!0-5-(5)b5.5-!0-7-!0------|
|-0-!0-----------!0---!0------|
+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-----------!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-|
|-5-7-7pb9-(7)-5-------5-------------|
|----------------7-(7)---7p5-(5)b5.5-|
E S +S E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------5---8b8.5-5-8b8.5-5-5-8b8.5-5-5-|
|-(0)-7b8-(7)---------------------------------|
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)------------|----------------------------------|
E E S S S S E E +E E E E
|-10---10p8s5-5-5-5---(5)-------|
|-----------------7b9-(7)-7p5---|
E S +S S a +S E E E E S a S a S a +E E E
|-5-7b9==(7)---7pb9r(7)pb9r(7)-5-x-5-7b9==(7)-7pb9==(7)-7pb9r(7)-(7)-5-x--|
S E. E E a E E E E E E E a +E a +E +E E E E E E E E
|-5h=7--7-5---6-------5h7-5-|-7b9.5-(7)-7b9-(7)-(7)-7-5-7-7---7-5-|
a +E a +S S +E E E a E E E E
|-7b9==(7)-(7)pb9==(7)pb9r(7)-(7)-5-7-5h7-7-7-5-|
|--------------------!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----------|----------------------------||
E E Q H H E E E E
|-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-!0-|-5-----------|--------5-7-!0-|
|-5-----------|--------5-7-!0-|-5-----------|--------5-7-!0-|
|-------------|------------!0-|-------------|------------!0-|
E E Q H E Q. Q E E
Q E. +S E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------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-|
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|---!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-----|
|---------------!0-12-10-|--------------0-12-10-|
|-12---10-!0-12-!0-------|-12---10-0-12-0-------|
|---------!0----!0-------|----0----0------------|
|----0----!0-------------|----0-----------------|
|---------------!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-----|
|---!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-----|
|-(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-----||
|-(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-----|
|-(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-----|
|-(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-----|
|-(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)-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H
TP
H W +W E E Q H
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