Cold Speak

Islander

Tuning: Drop B (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#) Riff 1 C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12--12-12-12-12-| C#|-------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-| Play Riff 1 x4 "Sometimes you let your tongue and heart..." Riff 2 "You let the cold speak when you're talking to me..." C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-10-| B|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x---x--x--x--x--| F#|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8--8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8--8---8--8--8--8--| B|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0---0--0--0--0--| C#|-------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-| B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-| F#|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-| B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-| ^ends here 2nd time through Play above twice "Say what you mean but always love..." C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------| B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| x2 F#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| "Don't let the cold speak..." C#|----------------------| G#|----------------------| E|-7--7--7~----3--3--2~-| B|-0--0--0~----0--0--0~-| F#|-x--x--x-----x--x--x--| B|-8--8--8~----5--5--3~-| Play Riff 1 x2 "To be the most beautiful song that I've ever heard..." Play Riff 2 x1 "You let the cold speak when you're talking to me..." (the "Say what you mean but always love" part gets played one additional time) Riff 3 "Your mouth is an open grave..." C#|-----------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------| E|-----7----7----------7-----7-------| B|-----------------------------------| x2 F#|-5h6----6---5b6r5--6---5h6---5b6r5-| B|-----------------------------------| C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------15-----15--------------15-------15-----------------15-----15-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7----| B|-12h13-----13----12b13r12--13----12h13----12b13r12--12h13-----13----12b13r12-x-x-x-x-x-x----| F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-\\-| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\-| "You've gotta change the root..." C#|------------------------------| G#|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| x4 F#|-----5----5--------5-----5----| B|-0h1----1---0~---1---0h1---0~-| "Say what you mean but always love..." C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-7~------3~------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-| B|-0~------0~------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---| first two chords played clean F#|-x-------x-------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8b--8b--8b--8b--8b--8b--8b--8b--| B|-8~------5~--------------------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 2 x1 "Say what you mean but always love..." Ending "Don't let the cold speak..." C#|---------------------------| G#|---------------------------| E|-7--7--7~----3--3--2~------| B|-0--0--0~----0--0--0~------| F#|-x--x--x-----x--x--x-------| B|-8--8--8~----5--5--3~---0~-| Enjoy!!

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