The Stranglers - Ice

      
 
 The Stranglers - Ice
 Tabbed By: Reecy
 Email: Bushhead81@Hotmail.com
 
 Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
 
 
 ICE
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 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.