Ice The Stranglers
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
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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-------|
[F] [G] [Eb] [Bb] [F] [G] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
(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:
[Esus4] [F#] [G#] [F#] [G#] [Esus4] [G]
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.
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