Colony
View chords used in this chart
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
How to play Colony
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.