Ice

The Stranglers - Ice Tabbed By: Reecy Email: Bushhead81@Hotmail.com Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) ICE --- Transcription by: Richard Stanforth (rtstanforth@hotmail.com) Date of Transcription: 11th August 2002 This transcription and more is exclusive to and can be found at :- http://www.geocities.com/strangledchords Finally I managed to get somewhere with this song! Most of the parts are deceptively simple, although I stress it was a pain to work out due to the songs extremely interesting tonal focus and weird structure :) Intro: E---------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------| G--0------------------0-----------0--------0--| D--0---------------0--0--------0--0--------0--| <- play twice. A-10------10-----8-----------6-----------5----| E--8---8------6-----------4-----------3-------| FGEBFGEBEBb (over JJ's high pitched bass run, play this ringing E chord) E--0--| B--0--| G--9--| D--9--| A--7--| E--0--| Verse: (riff 1) E-----------------| B-----------------| G-----5--3--------| D--5--4--2---3s5--| A--5---------2s4--| E-----------------| Die like cherry blossom Hagakure with perfume Deadly with make up on but it just won't do (riff 2) E---------------| B---------------| G--3--3--3--2^--| D--2--1--1------| <- play twice A---------------| E---------------| (repeat riff 1) I have ice instead of heartburn She has ice on her fingers We have ice in the oven but it just won't do (play riff 2 twice) Instrumental break 1: EFGFGEGus4 E--0--0----2-4-2-4-----0--0----3-3-3-3--| B-10-10----2-4-2-4----10-10----3-3-3-3--| G--9--9----3-5-3-5-----9--9----4-4-4-4--| D--9--9----4-6-4-6-----9--9----5-5-5-5--| <- play twice A----------4-6-4-6-------------5-5-5-5--| E----------2-4-2-4-------------3-3-3-3--| verse 2: (the verse is then raised a key) (riff 1b) E-----------------| B-----------------| G-----7--5--------| D--7--6--4---5s7--| A--7---------4s6--| E-----------------| If there's no reason for your words Then your silence ain't absurd If there's no reason for your breathing then it just won't do (riff 2) E---------------| B---------------| G--5--5--5--4^--| D--4--3--3------| <- play twice A---------------| E---------------| Instrumental break 2: E---------------------| B---------------------| G---------------------| D---------------------| <- play four times A--6---6-----6-5------| E----------------8-5--| E-----------| B-----------| G-----------| D-----------| <- play four times A--4-3------| E------6-3--| (play instrumental break 1 twice) verse 3: (verse resorts back to its original key) (riff 1) There is ice in my vision There is ice always in season I want cold air not your treason, it won't do (there is a second guitar part that plays the following): E----------------------8p7--| B--------------9p8-8h9------| G------8p7-7h8--------------| <- play twice D--7h8----------------------| A---------------------------| E---------------------------| E--7-8-10------------------------------------------------------| B----------9-8---9-8-11----------------------------------------| G------------------------10-8---7-8-10-------------------------| D---------------------------------------10-8-------------------| A---------------------------------------------8-10-11-10-8-10--| E--------------------------------------------------------------| repeat over 'Hakagure with perfume' until fade.