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  It's Ice! Feb. 25, 2007 Tabbed by Brad Melbardis firefighter42000@hotmail.com

This is more for the live version.

Intro: Trey plays it like this for speed when live.


E|-----------|-------4--4-|---------6-4---3----------------------------|B|-------6-6-|------------|-------4------6----6--4--3-/2-/-3-----------|G|-----5-----|-----5------|----5---------------------------------------|D|-3-6-------|-3-6--------|3-6--------------------------------6--6-----|A|-----------|------------|--------------------------------------------|E|-----------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------|-------4--4-|---------6-4---3--------------------6---6---|B|-------6-6-|------------|-------------6----6--4--3-/2-/-3------------|G|-----5-----|-----5------|----5---------------------------------------|D|-3-6-------|-3-6--------|3-6-----------------------------------------|A|-----------|------------|--------------------------------------------|E|-----------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
HERE ARE THE FINGERINGS FOR THE WEIRD CHORDS BELOW:
F/A Ab/C G/B A/EE|-X-------| E|---X-----| E|----3----| E|---X-----|B|-X-------| B|---1-----| B|----3----| B|---X-----|G|-2-------| G|---1-----| G|----4----| G|---6-----|D|-3-------| D|---1-----| D|----5----| D|---7-----|A|-0-------| A|---3-----| A|----3----| A|---7-----|E|-1-------| E|---X-----| E|----3----| E|---0-----|
Bb F/A Eb I press on the elastic sheet, I'm breathing through a slice G Bb Dd B 'Are they worms or are the serpents?' bubbled through the ice Ab/C B G/B F The source was quite invisible, the ever-present voice A/E E B Bb While skating, both legs tracing different shapes, I made my choice INTRO RIFF HERE: Next verse has the same chords, except that just before going to a chorus, the last is an E instead of a Bb. Chorus: G D He's fallen on the ice it cracks Dm7 C Will he plunge in and join me here? G D Meets my eyes to my surprise F D Laughs the full light of my frown My double wants to pull me down E
THE CHROMATIC CHORD DESCEND IS LIKE SO:: E Eb D Db Bb A Ab GE|-----16-15--15-14--14-13-|-10--9---9--8---8--7-|B|-----17-16--16-15--15-14-|-11-10--10--9---9--8-|G|-----16-15--15-14--14-13-|-10--9---9--8---8--7-|D|-------------------------|---------------------|A|-------------------------|---------------------|E|-------------------------|---------------------|Bass: E Bb
THE SECOND ROUND: E Eb D Db C B Bb AE|-----16-15--15-14--14-13-|-12-11--11--10--10--9-|B|-----17-16--16-15--15-14-|-13-12--12--11--11-10-|G|-----16-15--15-14--14-13-|-12-11--11--10--10--9-|D|-------------------------|----------------------|A|-------------------------|----------------------|E|-------------------------|----------------------|Bass: E C
INTO THE JAM: PART 1
E-------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------| D--5-----------------------4--3--4--3--4--3--4--6---7--6--4---| A-----5--6--5--6--5--6--8-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------5--4--5--4--5--4--| D---3--4--3--4--6---7--6--7--6--7--6--7--9--------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------10--9-10--12--| G---5--7------8--7--8--10-----11--10---11--13-----------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------11--10--11--10--11--13-----14--13--14--13-| B--13--12--13--15---------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-14--13--14--16----17--19--20--22--22\-----------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
THE KEY CHANGES TO C: PART 2
E--------------------------------------8-8-----------------10----| B-------------10--10---------------------------------------------| G----------9----------------------9-------------------9----------| D---7--10------------------7--10---------------7--10-------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------|
H E----8-----7----------------------------------------------------| B---------9-----10--8--7---8------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------REPEAT------------------| D------------------------------10-------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------|
PART 3
E---/-10--9--8-------------------------------------------------| B-----------------9--12--10---------------------------------10-| G----------------------------12----11--10--9--8----------------| D------------------------------------------------12--10--11----| A--------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------| B---9--8------------------------------------------------------| G---------9--11--10--9----------------------------------------| D-----------------------11--13--12--11------------------------| A--------------------------------------12----------------12---| E------------------------------------------14---11-/-12-------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------12--10------| G-----------------------------11--14--12------12----------11--| D-------------11--14--12------------------14------------------| A-13--14------------------12----------------------------------| E--------15---------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------| B-----14--13---------12---------------------------------------| G-14----------13---------14--12-----11------------------------| D-------------------------------14-----12--14-----11-14-12----| A---------------------------------------------12--------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------| Then back to PART 2
PART 4
e-/10--9--8---------------------------------------------------| B------------9--10--11--12--10------------S---10--------------| G-------------------------------12--11--10/11-----10--9-------| D--------------------------------------------------------12---| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------9-----------10--------10--11--12---12--13--14-| G-----9--10--11------11--12------------------------------------| D-12-----------------------------10----------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------| B-14--13--12--------------------14--12-------------------------| G-------------14----13--12--11----------13--14--12-------------| D---------------------------------------------------16--15--14-| A--------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------|
A Dm A e-------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------| D-----12--11--------------------------------------------------| A-12----------12----8--7--5-------4--7------------------------| E----------------------------8----------5---------------------|
PART 5 C Am B e-----------------------------------------------12----11-------| B-----------------------------7--10---------13-----------12----| G--------------------------9------------14------------------11-| D-----------7\------7--10--------------------------------------| A-----7--9-----------------------------------------------------| E--8-----------------------------------------------------------|
Am Abm F# E e-14--12------------11-----------11---------------------------| B---------13------------12-----------14--11-------12----------| G-------------14------------13---------------11-------13------| D---------------------------------------------------------14--| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb e-----------------------------------12-----------------12--15-| B-11------------------------11--14--------------11--14--------| G-----12----------------12-------------------12---------------| D---------13--------13--------------------13------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
(Eb) e-15----------------------------------------------------------| B-----16--14------16--14------------------14------------------| G-------------15----------15--13--12--15------15--13--12------| D---------------------------------------------------------13--| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Adim7 e------------------------------------------------10-----------| B-------------------------------10-------------------11-------| G----------------------------11-------------------------------| D-11------------------10--13-------------10--13---------------| A-----13--12-------12-----------------12----------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
(F#) e-18----------------------------------------------------------| B-----19--17------19--17------------------17------------------| G-------------18----------18--16--15--18------18--16--15------| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
G e-------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------12--13--12------| G-----------------------------------------12------------------| D-16--14------------------------------12------------------15--| A---------16--15--------------14--15--------------------------| E-------------------------15----------------------------------|
(G) e-----------------------------19------------------------------| B-12------10----------------------20--18------20--18----------| G-----------------------------------------19----------19--17--| D-----13------11----------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------| B-----15--18--15----------------------------------------------| G-16--------------17--16--------------------------------------| D-------------------------17--15------------------------------| A---------------------------------17--16----------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Edim7 e-------------------------------------12----------------------| B---------11--14--------------11--14-----------------14--17---| G-----13------------------13-----------------13--15-----------| D-14------------------14--------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
e-16--18--20--16----------16----------------------------------| B-----------------19--16------19--16----------16--------------| G-------------------------------------18--17------18--17------| D---------------------------------------------------------18--| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#aug7b5? Aaug7b5? e----------16-----17--17--17----------------------------------| B------17---------18--18--18----------------------------------| G--17-------------18--18--18----------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bbaug7 e-----6--------------------------------| B-----7--------------------------------| G-----7--------------------------------| D-----8--------------------------------| A-----X--------------------------------| E-----X--------------------------------|
CHORDS RISING: Bbaug7--Baug7--Caug7--C#aug7--Daug7--D#aug7--"OWWW"
Bdim C e------10----8--8--8--------------------| B-------9-----8--8--8-------------------| G------10----9--9--9--------------------| D-------9-------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------|
Continue chord rise-up----Faug7--F#aug7--Gaug7--G#aug7--Aaug7 A#aug7 Then this build-up:
Baug7 G#aug7 Aaug7 A#aug7 e-19--19----16--16-----17--17----18\--------------------------| B-20--20----17--17-----18--18----19\--------------------------| G-20--20----17--17-----18--18----19\--------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
descending RIFF:
e-18--17--16--15-----------------------------------------------| B-----------------19--18--19--18--------18--17--16--15---------| G-------------------------------------------------------18--17-| D--------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------| G-18--17------17--15--17-15-----------------------------------| D---------------------------------18--16--18--16-----15--14---| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------| D-13--12------------------------------------------------------| A---------16--15--16--15-------15--13--15--13---11--9-11--9---| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A--8--7--6--5-------------------------------------------------| E----------------9--8--9--8\----------------------------------|
THEY NOODLE AROUND IN SOME AUGMENTED CHORDS BEFORE THE JAM
Ebaug/G? Gbaug/Bb? e-------------------------------------------------------------| B------4--------7---------------------------------------------| G------4--------7---------------------------------------------| D------5--------8---------------------------------------------| A------6--------9---------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
THEN THE JAM STARTS WITH A G7
E--3-----| B--3-----| G--4-----| D--3-----| A--5-----| E--3-----|
THEN TO A Bb7
E--6-----| B--6-----| G--7-----| D--6-----| A--8-----| E--6-----|
THEN MOVE THE SAME FINGERING 3 HALF STEPS UP FOR A C#7 THEN ADD A HIGH(B) TO THAT CHORD AND PICK IT UNTIL THE CUE: GO BACK TO PART 1, FOLLOWED BY THE CHORUS X2, THEN THE OUTRO:
F E Eb D Db C B Bb e------17--16--16--15--15--14------13--12--12--11--11--10-----| B------18--17--17--16--16--15------14--13--13--12--12--11-----| G------17--16--16--15--15--14------13--12--12--11--11--10-----| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-(8)---------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------(9)----------------------------| (bass)
A Ab G Gb F E Eb D e-------9--8--8--7--7--6-------5--4--4--3--3--2---------------| B------10--9--9--8--8--7-------6--5--5--4--4--3---------------| G-------9--8--8--7--7--6-------5--4--4--3--3--2---------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-(5)---------------------(1)---------------------------------| (bass)
ENDING CHORD: F# AUG ADD4?
E--X-----| B--9-----| G--11----| D--10----| A--9-----| E--X-----|
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