In Cold Blood Tab by Joe Turner

In Cold Blood tab by Joe Turner

Guitar Tab

Tabbed by: Andy (yalaki)
Email: yalaki@hotmail.com


Powerful opening song on Joe Lynn Turner's JLT solo album.
It is really fun to play. It's not too hard to learn either. Once you get the
main riff (in the intro for example) you're almost done.

I think I'm correct in saying it is Al Pitrelli on rhythm guitar and
 Chris Caffery (of Savatage) as guest soloist.

Chris' solos don't sound like they want to be tabbed so I haven't bothered.

I have however included pretty much every note played by Al.

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Enjoy! I know I will be!


Questions, comments, requests, etc, email me at yalaki@hotmail.com


Tuning: Standard

******
Intro:
******

In this riff you may prefer to play it slightly differently,
maybe on the A and D strings instead of D and G for example.

This is how I play it:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6---6----------6---6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6-----6----------------------|
D|-----6---6--8--6----6---6--8--6-----------------8-6---8-6-8~~--------------|
A|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

								    Play Twice
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
G|-----6---6----------6---6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6----------------------------|
D|-----6---6--8--6----6---6--8--6-----------------6-8~~----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

********
Verse 1:
********

"I know what you're all about..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------8----------------------------|
D|--6--/8-8---8----11--\8-8---6---6--/8-8---8---8----------------------------|
A|o-6--/8-8-x-8----11--\8-8-x-6---6--/8-8-x-8---6----------------------------|
E|--4--/6-6-x-6----9---\6-6-x-6---4--/6-6-x-6---6----------------------------|

								    Play Twice
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6--/8-8---8----11--\8-8---6---6--/8-8---8---8----------------------------|
A|--6--/8-8-x-8----11--\8-8-x-6---6--/8-8-x-8---8---------------------------o|
E|--4--/6-6-x-6----9---\6-6-x-6---4--/6-6-x-6---6----------------------------|


"Oh, who do you think you are?..."
							 	  Play 3 Times
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o-------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
G|---6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6----6------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|o--4----6--------6-----4-----6-----4---6-6--------------------------------o|
E|--------4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|

"Honey, you lied and called it love..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3--------3----3--------3----3--------3----3-----------------------------|
A|---1-h3-x-x-3----1-h3-x-x-3----1-h3-x-x-3----3--------4-6-4----------------|
E|---1----x-x-1----1----x-x-1----1----x-x-1----1----4-6----------------------|

*******
Chorus:
*******

"Shot me in cold blood..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6---6----------6---6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6-----6----------------------|
D|-----6---6--8--6----6---6--8--6-----------------8-6---8-6-8~~--------------|
A|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

								    Play Twice
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
G|-----6---6----------6---6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6----------------------------|
D|-----6---6--8--6----6---6--8--6-----------------6-8~~----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


********
Verse 2:
********

"I can't believe a word you say..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------8----------------------------|
D|--6--/8-8---8----11--\8-8---6---6--/8-8---8---8----------------------------|
A|o-6--/8-8-x-8----11--\8-8-x-6---6--/8-8-x-8---6----------------------------|
E|--4--/6-6-x-6----9---\6-6-x-6---4--/6-6-x-6---6----------------------------|

								    Play Twice
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6--/8-8---8----11--\8-8---6---6--/8-8---8---8----------------------------|
A|--6--/8-8-x-8----11--\8-8-x-6---6--/8-8-x-8---8---------------------------o|
E|--4--/6-6-x-6----9---\6-6-x-6---4--/6-6-x-6---6----------------------------|


"You left me lying on the floor..."
							 	  Play 3 Times
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o-------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
G|---6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6----6------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|o--4----6--------6-----4-----6-----4---6-6--------------------------------o|
E|--------4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|

"Oh baby, you lied and called it love..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3--------3----3--------3----3--------3----3-----------------------------|
A|---1-h3-x-x-3----1-h3-x-x-3----1-h3-x-x-3----3--------4-6-4----------------|
E|---1----x-x-1----1----x-x-1----1----x-x-1----1----4-6----------------------|



*******
Chorus:
*******

"Shot me in cold blood..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6---6----------6---6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6-----6----------------------|
D|-----6---6--8--6----6---6--8--6-----------------8-6---8-6-8~~--------------|
A|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

								    Play Twice
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
G|-----6---6----------6---6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6----------------------------|
D|-----6---6--8--6----6---6--8--6-----------------6-8~~----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



************
Guitar Solo:
************

Mr. Caffery shreds while the rhythm plays:

								  Play 4 times
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
G|----6--/8----8----6--/8----8----6--/8----8----------------------------------|
D|----6--/8--x-8----6--/8--x-8----6--/8--x-8------9--9--11--------------------|
A|o---4--/6--x-6----4--/6--x-6----4--/6--x-6------9--9--11-------------------o|
E|------------------------------------------------7--7--9---------------------|



e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6---6----------6---6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6-----6----------------------|
D|-----6---6--8--6----6---6--8--6-----------------8-6---8-6-8~~--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6---6----------6---6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6----------------------------|
D|-----6---6--8--6----6---6--8--6-----------------6-8~~----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


"Oh, who do you think you are?..."
							 	  Play 3 Times
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o-------------------------------------------------------------------------o|
G|---6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6----6------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|o--4----6--------6-----4-----6-----4---6-6--------------------------------o|
E|--------4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|


"Oh honey, you lied and called it love..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3--------3----3--------3----3--------3----3-----------------------------|
A|---1-h3-x-x-3----1-h3-x-x-3----1-h3-x-x-3----3--------4-6-4----------------|
E|---1----x-x-1----1----x-x-1----1----x-x-1----1----4-6----------------------|


******
Outro:
******

"Shot me in cold blood..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6---6----------6---6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6-----6----------------------|
D|-----6---6--8--6----6---6--8--6-----------------8-6---8-6-8~~--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6---6----------6---6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6----------------------------|
D|-----6---6--8--6----6---6--8--6-----------------6-8~~----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


*Solo guitar wails back in*

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6---6----------6---6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6-----6----------------------|
D|-----6---6--8--6----6---6--8--6-----------------8-6---8-6-8~~--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6---6----------6---6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6-----6----------------------|
D|-----6---6--8--6----6---6--8--6-----------------8-6---8-6-8~~--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----8h9-8-6-8-6-----6------------8h9-8-6-8-6-----6-------------------------|
D|----------------8-6---8-6-8~~----------------8-6---8-6-8~~-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----8h9-8-6-8-6--------8h9-8-6-8-6-----------8h9-8-6-8-6-----6-------------|
D|----------------8-6----------------8-6-------------------8-6---8-6-8-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend note
| r  Release bend
| pb Prebend note

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