Artist: Cold Song: Happens All the Time Track: 6 Album: A Different Kind of Pain Legend: h - hammer-on p - pull-off harmonic/volume swell - see performance notes d - decrescendo/fade out / - slide up or slide down // - "hammer-slide" Tuning, Guitar 1 (Matt): Straight C (C, F, A#, D#, G, C) Tuning, Guitar 2 (Scooter/Mike): Straight C (C, F, A#, D#, G, C) Intro, Guitar 1, distortion C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-9-9-9-10p9----------------------------------------------------------------------------//12-10---| F |------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------| C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Note: the harmonic is a volume swell into the chorus. On the repeat, continue playing 9 on the F string, then play the harmonized 9 on the A# with a volume swell or with a whammy bar. Intro, Guitar 2, distortion, let ring At :06, play a C5, as so: C |- G |- D#|- A#|2~ F |2~ C |0~ Chorus, Guitars 1 and 2, distortion Note: the strumming is essentially in time with Sam's bass drum. Down, down, down-up, up, down... C |-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| D#|----------7-----5------------|---------7-----5----------------------------| A#|----5-----7-----5------------|---5-----7-----5----------------------------| F |----5-----5-----3---2/3/2p0--|---5-----5-----3----------------------------| C |----3------------------------|---3----------------------------------------| Bridge, Guitar 1, distortion C |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------14/16/14-|----14/16/14------14/16/14------14/16/14-| A#|--2----4----5----7------x/-x/-x-|-2---x/-x-/x---4---x/-x/-x---5---x/-x-/x-| F |--2----4----5----7-----12/14/12-|-2--12/14/12---4--12/14/12---5--12/14/12-| C |--0----2----3----5--------------|-0-------------2-------------3-----------| Guitar 2, clean, ring out C |-------0-----------0-----------0------------0-----0-----------------------| G |----------0-----------0-----------0------------7-----7h9~~----------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |----2-----------4-----------5-----------7---------------------------------| C |-0-----------2-----------3-----------5------------------------------------| While the 9 on the G is ringing, Guitar 1 plays this at approximately 2:20: C |----------------------------| G |----------------------------| D#|----------------------------| A#|--7---7---6-7---9-----------| F |--7---7---6-7---9-----------| C |--5---5---4-5---7-----------| Let the G5 ring with the ringing 9 on the G from Guitar 2. Outro chorus, both guitars, distortion: Strumming is again more or less in line with Sam's percussion Down, down, down-up, up, down, down, down, down-up... C |----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------| Eb|---5-------7----|---5-------7----| Bb|---5---5---7----|---5---5---7----| F |---3---5---5----|---3---5---5----| C |-------3--------|-------3--------| Repeat until final measure: C |-----------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------| A#|---7---9---2d----------------------------| F |---7---9---2d----------------------------| C |---5---7---0d----------------------------| There you have it. I admit that the strumming is likely a bit faulty, but hopefully you can use it as a guide while listening to the song.