Colony - In Flames
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
IN FLAMES - COLONY
From the Album tokyo showdown

Transcription Done By: Il Duende

. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
" - tremelo picking () - ghost note
p - pull off h - hammer-on
tr - trill notes fb - full bend (1step)
- harmonic

In Flames - Colony

Tuning = Dropped A# (A#,2,3,4,5,C)
(Lowest string down 3 steps, all other strings down 2 Steps)
(so,Tune guitar to C, then drop the lowest string down 1 step)

Riff A

|--------------12-13-15--------------12-13-15-18-|
|------13-15--------------13-13-15---------------|
|-14---------------------------------------------|Keyboard
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
| |
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-7---/10/12------------(12)---------------------| & II
|-7---/10/12------------(12)---------------------|
|-7---/10/12------------(12)---------------------|


|-17---------15-13-12--------------12-13-15-18---|
|-----------------------13-13-15-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|Keyboard
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
| |
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-7---/10/12------------(12)---------------------| & II
|-7---/10/12------------(12)---------------------|
|-7---/10/12------------(12)---------------------|


Riff B.1
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-------7-----8-----7-----75------------------h-------|
|-5-------------------------85-5--8-x-8--8-x-7-8------|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------5----x-8--8-x-----0-0--|
| |
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------h-------|Gtr II
|-------7-----5------------hpp---------------5-7------|
|-5-----------------8-----7875-5--8-x-8--8-x----------|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------5----x-8--8-x-----0-0--|

Riff B.2
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-------------------------7---------------------------|
|-5-----7-----8-----5---------8-5--5-x-3--3-x-3-3-----|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---5--5-x-3--3-x-3-3-0-0-|
| |
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-------5-----7-----------7---------------------------|
|-8-----------------8---------8-5--5-x-3--3-x-3-3-----|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---5--5-x-3--3-x-3-3-0-0-|

Repeat Riff B.1 (1 Time)

Riff B.3
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-------------------------7-----------------------------|
|-5-----7-----8-----5---------8-5--5-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---5--5-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| |
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-------5-----7-----------7-----------------------------|
|-8-----------------8---------8-5--5-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---5--5-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Riff C.1
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|Gtr I
|-----------------------3\2---3\2--|
|-3h5-----3h5-----3h5--------------|
|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-----0------|
| |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------|
|-3h5-----3h5-----3h5---5\3---5\3--|
|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-----0------|
| |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|Gtr III
|-5h7-----5h7-----5h7---7\5---7\5--|
|----------------------------------|
|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-----0------|

Repeat Riff C.1 (2 Times)

Riff C.2
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------hp----|Gtr I
|-----------7--575----|
|-5--x-x-8---------8--|
|-5--x-x-8------------|
| |
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|Gtr II
|---------------hp----|
|-5--x-x-8--8--787----|
|-5--x-x-8---------8--|

Repeat Riff C.1 (3 Times)
Repeat Riff C.2 (1 Time)

Riff D
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------5--7--|Gtr I
|-------7--8----7--5-----------5--8----8--------|
|-5--8----------------8-----5-------------------|
|------------------------5----------------------|
| |
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-------7--5-------------------5-------8--7--8--|
|-5--8----------8--7--5-----5-------------------|
|------------------------5--------8-------------|


|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-------7--8----7--5-----------5-----5-----5-/7-|
|-5--8----------------8-----5-----------8-------|
|------------------------5--------5-------------|
| |
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-------7--5-------------------5-------3--2--3--|
|-5--8----------8--7--5-----5-------------------|
|------------------------5--------3-------------|

Repeat Riff D (1 Time)
Repeat Riff C.1 (3 Times)
Repeat Riff C.2 (1 Time)
Repeat Riff C.1 (3 Times)
Repeat Riff C.2 (1 Time)

Riff E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-------5-----------------------------------------|
|-7h8-x-7h8-x-7h8-x-7-x---x-7-x---8-7-x-7-77-------hpp--------------------|
|-5---x-5---x-5-----------------------x-5-55-8-10-81087-10-10-x-5-5555555-|
|-5-------------------------------------5-55-8----------10-10-x-5-5555555-|
| |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------hpp--------------------|
|-7h8-x-7h8-x-7h8-------7-------7-5---x-7-77----8-7875--------------------|
|-5---x-5---x-5---x-8-x---x-8-x-----8-x-5-55-8----------10-10-x-5-5555555-|
|-5-------------------------------------5-55-8----------10-10-x-5-5555555-|

Repeat Riff E (1 Time)
Repeat Riff D (2 Times)
Repeat Riff C.1 (3 Times)
Repeat Riff C.2 (1 Time)
Repeat Riff C.1 (3 Times)
Repeat Riff C.2 (1 Time)
Repeat Riff E (2 times)

Riff F
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8fb+r-----hp------8fb+r-10hb+r-8--------------------------------------|
|-7-------10-91097-------------------10---too muted to hear---------------|
|------------------10-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------3--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------235---|Gtr
|-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0235------|III
|-----0-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-----0-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-----------|
|-0-0-----------------------------0-0-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------23----|Gtr
|-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0235------|III
|-----0-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-----0-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-----------|
|-0-0-----------------------------0-0-------------------------------|

Repeat Riff C.1 (3 Times)
Repeat Riff C.2 (1 Time)
Repeat Riff C.1 (3 Times)
Repeat Riff C.2 (1 Time)

Riff G (Rhythm Under Solo)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------3-|
|--------------5-----------------------------5---------------235--|Gtr II
|--------------3--------------3--------------3--33333333-0235-----|
|-0-0-000-00-0---0-0-000-00-0-1-0-0-000-00-0----11111111----------|
|-0-0-000-00-0---0-0-000-00-0---0-0-000-00-0----------------------|
| |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------356-|
|--------------5-----------------------------5-------------235----|Gtr III
|--------------3--------------3--------------3--33333333-35-------|
|-0-0-000-00-0---0-0-000-00-0-1-0-0-000-00-0----11111111----------|
|-0-0-000-00-0---0-0-000-00-0---0-0-000-00-0----------------------|

Repeat Riff G (1 time)
Repeat Riff F (1 time)
Repeat Riff B.1
Repeat Riff B.2
Repeat Riff B.1
Repeat Riff B.3

Fill 1
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|Gtrs I
|-----------------| & II
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Repeat Riff B.1
Repeat Riff B.2
Repeat Riff B.1
Repeat Riff B.3

this is a excelent song from in flames, i take it
from the live album but the 2 vers. are too closed
Song info
Colony
In Flames
2001
  • Rock
  • Death Metal
  • Heavy Metal
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