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It’s Ice
Kevin Kukoda (mitchmercy@aol.com)
Eric Berman (ericbe@microsoft.com)

These are just the chords up to the jam after the second chorus.

Intro guitar part over Benny Hill bass line (it's in Bb):

                                     P       P
E|-----------|---------4-|---------6-4---3-----------|
B|-------3-6-|-------3---|-------3-----5---6-4---3---|
G|-----5-----|-----5-----|-----5---------------6-----|
D|-3-6-------|-3-6-------|-3-6---------------------6-|
A|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
E|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|

                                     P       P
E|-----------|---------4-|---------6-4---3---------6-|
B|-------3-6-|-------3---|-------3-----5---6-4---3---|
G|-----5-----|-----5-----|-----5---------------6-----|
D|-3-6-------|-3-6-------|-3-6-----------------------|
A|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
E|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|

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

Next vers has the same chords, except that just before going to a chorus, the last chord 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 suprise
F                           D
Laughs the full light of my frown

My double wants to pull me down

E

That little chromatic riff goes like this:  
       E  Eb     D      Db   Bb  A      Ab     G
E|-----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 time this happens it goes:  
       E  Eb     D      Db    C  B      Bb     A
E|-----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
                      IT'S ICE (JAM)  
        
              Transcribed by: Billy (Harpua76@aol.com)
                                     


   This is a sick tune.  There is a lot of playing in it, so
   be ready for a challenge.  The key is to listen for phrases
   and learn the song piece by piece.  I am unsure of some of the
   chordal sections, so any help would be appreciated.   As always,
   listen to the Rift version for exact timings.
    

    THEME 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-------------------------------------------------------------
        
       THEME 2 (modulation to C)

   e---------------------------------------8---------------------
   B-------------7--10------------------7-------------------7----
   G----------9----------------------9-------------------9-------
   D---7--10------------------7--10---------------7--10----------
   A-------------------------------------------------------------
   E-------------------------------------------------------------
                               (2nd time)
   e--10--8-----7-----------------10-----------------------------
   B---------9-----10--8------7----------------------------------
   G----------------------10-----------------REPEAT--------------
   D------------------------------10-----------------------------
   A-------------------------------------------------------------
   E-------------------------------------------------------------
                               (1st time)  
    THEME 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 Theme 2 

      THEME 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---------------------
 
     THEME 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 mixo)
   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#aug7          Aaug7
   e----------16-----17--17--17----------------------------------
   B------17---------18--18--18----------------------------------
   G--17-------------18--18--18----------------------------------
   D-------------------------------------------------------------
   A-------------------------------------------------------------
   E-------------------------------------------------------------
     Now here is where it gets really tricky.  I am not 100% sure 
     if they are just playing augmented chords all the way up.  
     But it was the closest I could get to the sound.  Use the same
     fingering for all the augmented chords.  The rhythm is based on
     4 different patterns that each member is playing at different 
     times.  Listen to the album to get the right timing.

      AUGMENTED CHORD FORM--- Bbaug7
   e----------------------------6--------------------------------
   B----------------------------7--------------------------------
   G----------------------------7--------------------------------
   D----------------------------8--------------------------------
   A-------------------------------------------------------------
   E-------------------------------------------------------------
     Chords  Bbaug7--Baug7--Caug7--C#aug7--Daug7--D#aug7--"OWWW"
             
      Then this little lick     Bdim  C   
   e----------------------------10----8--8--8--------------------
   B----------------------------9-----8--8--8--------------------
   G----------------------------10----9--9--9--------------------
   D----------------------------9--------------------------------
   A-------------------------------------------------------------
   E-------------------------------------------------------------
      Continue chord build-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-------------------------------------------------------------
     Decending line:

   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\----------------------------------

       JAM

        Again, I am not sure of the chords for this section.  What 
        I have seems to work, but I'm sure it's not even close.

        Ebaug/G    Gbaug/Bb
   e-------------------------------------------------------------
   B------4--------7---------------------------------------------
   G------4--------7------------REPEAT 4 TIMES-------------------
   D------5--------8---------------------------------------------
   A------6--------9---------------------------------------------
   E-------------------------------------------------------------
      It then sounds like the band goes to a G-Bb vamp for Page's 
      keyboard solo.  Again, that is probably inaccurate.  

      ON CUE- Go back to Theme 1 holding out that last D note a 
              few beats longer before leading back to the final 
              chorus.

     Then--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)

        I am unsure of the last chord.  It may be a C/C#.

    I hope this transcription will give everyone lots to work on.
    I sure gave me a lot.  If anyone has any corrections, feel free
    to submit them.   ----Billy