Chordisplay

It's Ice

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 they 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.

I'm mimicking the image in whose radiance I bask I'm tied to him, or him to me, depending who you ask None the less reluctantly reflections tumble in I slide with all the other on the wrong side of the skin

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 in full light of my frown

My double wants to pull me down

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

Slipping on the friction slide, my skin peels to the bone The flesh I leave behind, is something that is not my own I beg my mirror image for a moment with my soul He's leaning back, time to attack, it's me who's in control

And every move I make he's got a hand up just in time He's throwing several punches, and he's blocking most of mine Defeated now I sulk and squirm above the frozen heights Waiting, calculating till he ventures onto the ice.

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

== Bass Tablature ==

It's Ice From: David Lionelli ( LIONELLI_DAV@CSUSYS.CTSTATEU.EDU )

G|--------15--/19-/19-15------------------------------------------------15-| D|--15-17----------------17-15-17--/19-/19-15------------------15-17-15-----| A|--------------------------------------------18-16-15----15-16-------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------18-------------------|