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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)
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Gadd5 Am7sus4 D9sus4
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|1st time |2nd time
D U D D U U D U D
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 ... C9 D9sus4 Em9 C9 D U D U E--3--3-3-3--|--x--x-x-x--|----------|-3-(3)--| B--3--3-3-3--|--5--5-5-5--|--0--0-0--|-3-(3)--| G--0--0-0-0--|--0--0-0-0--|--0--0-0--|-0-(0)--| D--2--2-2-2--|--4--4-4-4--|--4--4-4--|-2--2-0-| A--3---------|--5--5-5-5--|--2--2-2--|-3--3 2 | E--x---------|--x--x-x-x--|--0--0-0--|-x------| better than ... Am D9sus4 Gadd5 C9 E---0--0-0---|--x--x-x-x--|--3-3--3--|-3-(3)--| B---1--1-1---|--5--5-5-5--|--3-3--3--|-3-(3)--| G---2--2-2---|--0--0-0-0--|--0-0--0--|-0-(0)--| D---2--2-2---|--4--4-4-4--|--0-0--0--|-2--2-0-| A---0--0-0---|--5--5-5-5--|--2-------|-3--3 2 | E---x--x-x---|--x--x-x-x--|--3-------|-x------| Your love is ... Am D9sus4 Em9 C9 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) Am D9sus4 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 ... Em D9sus4 Am 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 .... Em D9sus4 Am 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 .... Em D9sus4 Am (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 C Em9 Em 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. ===== Verse (as before) ===== Bridge (as before) ====== Vamp on these two chords 11 times while singing the 'a-doo-dm-doo' part. C9 D9sus4 D U U D 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 Em9 E--0--| B--0--| G--0--| D--4--| A--2--| E--0--| Derek Chubry b7k5@musicb.mcgill.ca 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 (jfafreak@wam.umd.edu) 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 Bm7 E A Bm7 E A Bm7 E A D Bm7 Esus2 D E F#m7 D A/C# Your love is ... Bm7 E A/C# D Better than anything ... Bm7 E F#m7 D A/C# Your love is ... Bm7 E D Bm7 Everyone here ... F#m E Bm7 And it's a .... F#m E Bm7 It's a long ... F#m E Bm7 D A/C# D A/C# F#m It's a long way down .... A Bm7 E A Bm7 E D E F#m7 D A/C# Your love is better ... Bm7 E A/C# D Better than anything .... Bm7 E F#m7 D A/C# Oh, love is better ... Bm7 E D Bm7 Everyone here knows ... F#m E Bm7 And it's a long ... F#m E Bm7 It's a long ... F#m E Bm7 D A/C# D A/C# F#m It's a long way down .... A/C# D A/E F#m Do do do ... A Bm7 E Do do do ... Repeat that last line till the end. As the song is in A, end on an A 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 Bm7 E D Esus2 F#m7 A/C# F#m A/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 jfafreak@wam.umd.edu ______________________________________________________________________________ | 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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