• Song:

    12 Black Rainbows

  • Artist:

    Type O Negative

  • Album:

    The Least Worst of Type...

This is one of my favorite Type O songs.  Its on the album
The Least Worst Of.

After trying to learn this song several times over the last
15 years or so I think i've finally got it nailed.

-Trey

Tuning (A E A D F# b)

/   = Slide up
\   = Slide down
^   = Bend up
v   = Release
x   = Left hand mute
PM  = Right hand palm mute
... = Hold


B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-/9--5--------------5---5--------/9--\7--5h7-5-----555---|
E |-/9----7--------5-7------7-5--7-----------------------5-5|
A |-/9------5-6-7-------------------------------------------|

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-5--------------5---5--------/9--\7--5h7-5%%%%%%%--------|
E |---7--------5-7------7-5--7--------------7%%%%%%%555-----|
A |-----5-6-7-----------------------------------------------|

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-5--------------5---5--------/9--\7--5h7-5-----555-------|
E |---7--------5-7------7-5--7-----------------------5-5----|
A |-----5-6-7-----------------------------------------------|

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-5--------------5---5--------/9--\7--5h7-5%%%%%%%%%%%----|
E |---7--------5-7------7-5--7--------------7%%%%%%%%%%%----|
A |-----5-6-7-----------------------------------------------|


                   
                   Mute 5 6 and 7
                   here to avoid the             1/2 step
                   wrong harmonics               ^.........v
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-7---------|
E |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-5---------|
A |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-----------|

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------9/-12-----|
A |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-9/-12-----|
E |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-7/-10-----|
A |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-----------|


B |-----------|
F#|-----------|
D |-12/-7-----|
A |-12/-7-----|
E |-10/-5-----|
A |-----------|



        PM......................        PM.................
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------/7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--/7---7---7---7---7---7---|
E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--/5---5---5---5---5---5---|
A |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---------------------------|
            Idle  hands  maybe the  devil's    work

                    PM...................
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-7--/6--/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
A |-7--/6--/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
E |-5--/4--/3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|
A |---------------------------------------------------------|
                    Unbridled minds you see are so much worse

B |---------------|
F#|---------------|
D |---------------|
A |-0-2-0-5-2-----|
E |-------------0-|
A |-----------5---|

        PM......................        PM.................
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------/7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--/7---7---7---7---7---7---|
E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--/5---5---5---5---5---5---|
A |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---------------------------|
            Too much pity spent and wasting time

                    PM...................
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-7--/6--/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
A |-7--/6--/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
E |-5--/4--/3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|
A |---------------------------------------------------------|
   Irresponsibility         not my only crime

B |---------------|
F#|---------------|
D |-5h7-----------|
A |-----5h7-------|
E |---------5h7---|
A |-------------5-|
          no



B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-7---------|
E |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-5---------|
A |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-----------|

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------9/-12-----|
A |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-9/-12-----|
E |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-7/-10-----|
A |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-----------|

B |-----------|
F#|-----------|
D |-12/-7-----|
A |-12/-7-----|
E |-10/-5-----|
A |-----------|



   No PM this time
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------/7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--/7---7---7---7---7---7---|
E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--/5---5---5---5---5---5---|
A |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---------------------------|
            Obsessive thinking,    depressed drinking

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-7--/6--/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
A |-7--/6--/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
E |-5--/4--/3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|
A |---------------------------------------------------------|
                    The person i once was, he's dead

B |---------------|
F#|---------------|
D |---------------|
A |-0-2-0-5-2-----|
E |-------------0-|
A |-----------5---|

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------/7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--/7---7---7---7---7---7---|
E |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--/5---5---5---5---5---5---|
A |-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---------------------------|
            Exhume the past this time or be my last

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-7--/6--/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
A |-7--/6--/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
E |-5--/4--/3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---|
A |---------------------------------------------------------|
    This is my final quest          to remove my mask

B |---------------|
F#|---------------|
D |-5h7-----------|
A |-----5h7-------|
E |---------5h7---|
A |-------------5-|
          yeah



   This took me forever to figure out. There's the descending
part that follows Peter's vocals and Kenny is definitely
alternating between B14 and B12. This is my best guess so far.

   Repeat once
B |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A |-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
    Don't be afraid as she
    So just tell me the time

B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
    pulled down the shade
    be it quarter of nine

B |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
    Said  there's nothing to fear
    Since the sun's gone away

B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E |-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
    but the monster is here
    now the creature will play




B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-5--------------5---5--------/9--\7--5h7-5-----555-------|
E |---7--------5-7------7-5--7-----------------------5-5----|
A |-----5-6-7-----------------------------------------------|

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-5--------------5---5--------/9--\7--5h7-5%%%%%%%%%%-----|
E |---7--------5-7------7-5--7--------------7%%%%%%%%%%-----|
A |-----5-6-7-----------------------------------------------|



                                                 1/2 step
                                                 ^.........v
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-7---------|
E |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-5---------|
A |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-----------|

B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------9\-7\-6\--|
A |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-9\-7\-6\-7|
E |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7-7\-5\-4\-7|
A |-7---7---5---7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--7---7---5---7----------7|



Bass Only
Ice cold eyes follow me everywhere i go
Making my heart appear as lead
I hate to wish it but i'll tell you though
That i'm quite ready cause i'm already dead



   Repeat once
B |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A |-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
    Don't be afraid as she
    So just tell me the time

B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
    pulled down the shade
    be it quarter of nine

B |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
    Said  there's nothing to fear
    Since the sun's gone away

B |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E |-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
    but the monster is here
    now the creature will play



   Repeat once
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|-/12--\3---/5---/7---/8---\7---/10--/11---|
D |-/11--\2---/4---/6---/7---\6---/9---/10---|
A |-/9---\0---/2---/4---/5---\4---/7---/8----|
E |------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------|
   *Elephant sounds*

B |-------------------------------|
F#|-12----------------------------|
D |-11--------11%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%-|
A |-9---------9-%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%-|
E |-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|



There's a second guitar or sitar part here.
Its very hard to hear but it sounds like
A |-------6-----------------------------------------|
E |-6-----------------------------------------------|

   Repeat once
B |-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
F#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
    Don't be afraid as she
    So just tell me the time

B |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
F#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
    pulled down the shade
    be it quarter of nine

B |-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
F#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
    Said  there's nothing to fear
    Since the sun's gone away

B |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
F#|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
E |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
    but the monster is here
    now the creature will play




   Repeat once
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|-/14--\5---/7---/9---/10--\9---/12--/13---|
D |-/13--\4---/6---/8---/9---\8---/11--/12---|
A |-/11--\2---/4---/6---/7---\6---/9---/10---|
E |------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------|
   *More elephant sounds*



   Repeat once
B |---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-14-14-14-14-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-|
D |-13-13-13-13-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-9--9--9--9--8-8-8-8-|
A |-11-11-11-11-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7--7--7--7--6-6-6-6-|
E |---------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------|
   *More elephant sounds*

B |-------------------------|
F#|-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|
D |-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-|
A |-9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-|
E |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|




B |---------|
F#|-14------|
D |-13------|
A |-11------|
E |---------|
A |---------|
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