Tabs
Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan
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- This version is as she does it live and on the Freedom
Sessions CD.
- capo 4th fret
- expressed in chord forms, not actual chords
- D= downstrum; U= upstrum
Intro part (play twice)
Gadd5 Am7sus4 
D9sus4D9sus4
_____________________ ________
|1st time |2nd time
D MajorD U D MajorD D MajorD U U D MajorD U D MajorD
E--3-3--3--|------3-3-|-----------|---------||----------|
B--3-3--3--|------3-3-|--5---5-5--|--------*||--5-------|
G--0-0--0--|--0---0-0-|--0---0-0--|--0-----*||--0-------|
D--0-------|--0h2-----|--4---4-4--|--4-5-4--||--4-------|
A--2-------|--0-------|--5---5-5--|--5-5-5-*||--5-------|
E--3-------|----------|-----------|--------*||----------|
Verse chords (Listen to the song to hear how Sarah strums, and remember the song is in 3/4, or 6/8, time with a waltz-like feel.) Your love is ...C9C9
Em9Em9
A minorAm
Your love is ...
A minorAm D9sus4D9sus4 Em9Em9 C9C9
E---0--0-0---|--x--x-x-x--|----------|-3-(3)--|
B---1--1-1---|--5--5-5-5--|--0--0-0--|-3-(3)--|
G---2--2-2---|--0--0-0-0--|--0--0-0--|-0-(0)--|
D---2--2-2---|--4--4-4-4--|--4--4-4--|-2--2-0-|
A---0--0-0---|--5--5-5-5--|--2--2-2--|-3--3 2 |
E---x--x-x---|--x--x-x-x--|--0--0-0--|-x------|
Everyone ...knows ...(hold cry over 3 bars)
A minorAm D9sus4D9sus4 
G+G G(sus4)
E---0--0-0---|--x--x-x-x--|--3--3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-|
B---1--1-1---|--5--5-5-5--|--0--0-0-0-|-0h1-1-1-1-|
G---2--2-2---|--0--0-0-0--|--0--0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
D---2--2-2---|--4--4-4-4--|--0--0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
A---0--0-0---|--5--5-5-5--|--2--2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|
E---x--x-x---|--x--x-x-x--|--3--3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-|
G(sus4) G(sus4)
E-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-|
B-0h1-1-1-1-|-0h1-1-1-1-|
G-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
D-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
A-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|
E-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-|
Bridge
It's a long ...
E minorEm D9sus4D9sus4 A minorAm Am(7)
E---0--0-0--|--x--x-x-x--|--0--0-0---|--0----------|
B---0--0-0--|--5--5-5-5--|--1--1-1---|--1----------|
G---0--0-0--|--0--0-0-0--|--2--2-2---|--2--2-0-----|
D---2--2-2--|--4--4-4-4--|--2--2-2---|--2--2---2---|
A---2--2-2--|--5--5-5-5--|--0--0-0---|--0--0-------|
E---0--0-0--|--x--x-x-x--|--x--x-x---|--x--x---x---|
It's a long ....
E minorEm D9sus4D9sus4 A minorAm Am(7)
E---0--0-0--|--x--x-x-x--|--0--0-0---|--0----------|
B---0--0-0--|--5--5-5-5--|--1--1-1---|--1----------|
G---0--0-0--|--0--0-0-0--|--2--2-2---|--2--2-0-----|
D---2--2-2--|--4--4-4-4--|--2--2-2---|--2--2---2---|
A---2--2-2--|--5--5-5-5--|--0--0-0---|--0--0-------|
E---0--0-0--|--x--x-x-x--|--x--x-x---|--x--x---x---|
It's a long way ....
E minorEm D9sus4D9sus4 A minorAm (hold for 2 bars)
E---0--0-0--|--x--x-x-x--|--0-------|--0-------|
B---0--0-0--|--5--5-5-5--|--1-------|--1-------|
G---0--0-0--|--0--0-0-0--|--2-------|--2-------|
D---2--2-2--|--4--4-4-4--|--2-------|--2-------|
A---2--2-2--|--5--5-5-5--|--0-------|--0-------|
E---0--0-0--|--x--x-x-x--|--x-------|--x-------|
started from
C majorC C majorC Em9Em9 E minorEm
E---0----------|-----0-0-0--|----------|----------|
B---1----------|-----1-1-1--|----------|----------|
G---0----------|-----0-0-0--|--0-0-0---|--0-0--0--|
D---2----------|-----2-2-2--|--4-4-4/5-|--2-2--2--|
A---3----------|-----3-3-3--|--2-2-2---|--2-2--2--|
E---x----------|-----x-x-x--|--0-0-0---|--0-0--0--|
Intro again while singing the 'de-doo' bit.
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Verse (as before)
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Bridge (as before)
Vamp on these two chords 11 times while singing the 'a-doo-dm-doo' part.
C9C9 D9sus4D9sus4
D MajorD U U D MajorD U U
E-----0--0--|--x--x-x--|
B-----3--3--|--5--5-5--|
G--0--0--0--|--0--0-0--|
D--2--2--2--|--4--4-4--|
A--3--3--3--|--5--5-5--|
E--x--------|--x--x-x--|
End on Em9Em9
E--0--|
B--0--|
G--0--|
D--4--|
A--2--|
E--0--|
Derek Chubry
[email protected]
Feel free to send any questions or comments my way. Let me
know if you liked, if I spelled out too much, too little,
if the notation needs clarifying,...
Enjoy this tasty tune!! Mmmmm...ice cream...
Ice Cream
As written and recorded by Sarah McLachlan
From the Album "Fumbling Towards Ecstacy"
Transcribed by John Argentiero ([email protected])
Well, most of this song is played on piano (um, all of it I think) but
live I believe she does it on guitar, or so I've been told/led to
believe, so here's a good arrangement.
Listen to the record for rhythms.
(hum and make cute little happy sounds over intro)
A augmentedA 
Bm7Bm7 
E MajorE
A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
A augmentedA D MajorD Bm7Bm7 
Esus2Esus2
D MajorD E MajorE 
F#m7F#m7 D MajorD 
A/C#A/C#
Your love is ...
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE A/C#A/C# D MajorD
Better than anything ...
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE F#m7F#m7 D MajorD A/C#A/C#
Your love is ...
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE D MajorD Bm7Bm7
Everyone here ...
F# minorF#m E MajorE Bm7Bm7
And it's a ....
F# minorF#m E MajorE Bm7Bm7
It's a long ...
F# minorF#m E MajorE Bm7Bm7 D MajorD A/C#A/C# D MajorD A/C#A/C# F# minorF#m
It's a long way down ....
A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
D MajorD E MajorE F#m7F#m7 D MajorD A/C#A/C#
Your love is better ...
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE A/C#A/C# D MajorD
Better than anything ....
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE F#m7F#m7 D MajorD A/C#A/C#
Oh, love is better ...
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE D MajorD Bm7Bm7
Everyone here knows ...
F# minorF#m E MajorE Bm7Bm7
And it's a long ...
F# minorF#m E MajorE Bm7Bm7
It's a long ...
F# minorF#m E MajorE Bm7Bm7 D MajorD A/C#A/C# D MajorD A/C#A/C# F# minorF#m
It's a long way down ....
A/C#A/C# D MajorD 
A/EA/E F# minorF#m
Do do do ...
A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
Do do do ...
Repeat that last line till the end. As the song is in A, end on an A augmentedA
chord, unless by some strange act of God you can fade yourself out like
on the record...
To make life easier, here's TAB for all of the chords...
e--0---2-----0---2----2------2-----------2-----0----|
B--2---3-----0---3----0------2-----2-----2-----2----|
G--2---2-----1---2-----------2-----2-----2-----2----|
D--2---4-----2---0----2------2-----2-----4-----2----|
A--0---2-----2--------2------4-----4-----4-----0----|
E------------0--------0------2-----------2-----0----|
A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 E MajorE D MajorD Esus2Esus2 F#m7F#m7 A/C#A/C# F# minorF#m A/EA/E
Hope this is through enough to allow you to happily play in any given
acoustic coffe house or hang-out joint of your choice! If there are any
problems, email me!
John
[email protected]
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| I haven't seen Barbados, / WAR IS PEACE \ I don't want to hurt |
| so I must get out of / FREEDOM IS SLAVERY \ you, but if I have to, |
| this... - Tori /IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH \ I will... - COS |
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Other versions of Ice Cream
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Ice cream by Sarah Mclachlan
| Version | Type |
|---|---|
| Ice cream | Chords |
