Sevendust: Cold As War

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77

YouTube Username: MysticGuitar77

Date last modified: April 1, 2013

Tuning: Altered Drop B (B,F#,B,E,F#,B)

Intro
 B|------------|
F#|------------|
 E|------------|
 B|-0~---------|
F#|-0~---------|
 B|-0~---------|

Riff 1
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-8-8--8-8-8/10---5-5--5-5-5/7---3-3--3-3-3/5---4-4--4-4-4/5/7---|
F#|-8-8--8-8-8/10---5-5--5-5-5/7---3-3--3-3-3/5---x-x--x-x-x-x-x---|
 B|-8-8--8-8-8/10-0-5-5--5-5-5/7-0-3-3--3-3-3/5-0-4-4--4-4-4/5/7-0-|
                  *              *              *

 B|-----0--------------0-----------0-------0----------0-------0------|
F#|-----0--------------0-------------0-------0----------0-------0----|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-8-8---8-8/10---5-5---5-5/7---3-----3/5-----0~---3-----3/5-----0~-|
F#|-8-8---8-8/10---5-5---5-5/7---3-----3/5-----0~---3-----3/5-----0~-|
 B|-8-8---8-8/10-0-5-5---5-5/7-0-3-----3/5-----0~---3-----3/5-----0~-|
                 *             *

Riff 2 (w/ wah)   "Signs of doubt..."
 B|-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 B|-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-|   x2
F#|----------------------------5\-----|
 B|-----------------------------------|

 B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-10---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----0-0-0-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-0-0-----|
F#|----------------------------5\--------------------------------3-5-|
 B|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 note: Open wah for all open notes, closed wah for the rest.

Play Riff 2 x3   "I see the fire and flames..."

Riff 2 ending this time:
 B|----------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|
 B|-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-----------|
F#|------------------5-5-5-5b~-|
 B|----------------------------|

Fill 1
 B|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-10--10-10--10-10/12--12-12--12/14--14-14---14---14---14\-|
 B|-x---x--x---x--x--x---x--x---x--x---x--x----x----x----x---|
F#|-8---8--8---8--8//10--10-10--10/12--12-12---12---12---12\-|
 B|------------------------------------------0----0----0-----|

Play Riff 1 x1   "Cold as war..."
Play Riff 2 x3   "I see the violent rage..."

Riff 2 ending this time:
 B|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------|
 B|-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F#|------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------|

Fill 2
 B|-------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------|
 E|-9/10--10-10------------10/12-12-12--12-12-|
 B|-x-x---x--x--0-0--0-0-0-x--x--x--x---x--x--|
F#|-7/8---8--8--0-0--0-0-0-8//10-10-10--10-10-|
 B|-------------0-0--0-0-0--------------------|
                * *  * * *

Play Riff 1 x2   "Cold as war..."

Riff 1 ending this time:
 B|-------------|
F#|-------------|
 E|-------------|
 B|-3--3-3-3--5-|
F#|-3--3-3-3--5-|
 B|-3--3-3-3--5-|
       * *

Solo (w/ delay and wah)
 B|------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-12~--13h15-10~--12h14-8~--10h12-7~--8h10-5~--7-7b8r7--3-5\-|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------------|

 B|-12-14-14b15-14b15-14~--12-14-14b15r14----------------11----------------|
F#|---------------------------------------13-12-10-12-13----13-12-10-12-10-|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 B|-------0-----12-14-14b15-14b15-15b17r15--12-14-12\-|
F#|-------0-------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------|
 B|-12\11---7~----------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------|

 B|-14'-15'-22'-19'\-|
F#|------------------|
 E|------------------|
 B|------------------|   ' = tremolo pick
F#|------------------|
 B|------------------|

Riff 3 (clean)   "You would think I would know by now..."
 B|------0------------0-----------0---------0-|
F#|----0------------0-----------0-0-------0-0-|
 E|-7------10--3--0-----7--2--0---3--2--0-----|
 B|-------------------------------x-----------|
F#|-------------------------------x-----------|
 B|-8------12--5--------8--3------5--4--------|

Play Riff 1 x2   "Cold as war..."

Enjoy!!