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
