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

Bruce Cockburn - The coldest night of the year