Samson - Doctor Ice bass tab

Title: Doctor Ice

Artist: Samson

Bassist: Chris Aylmer

Album: Don't Get Mad - Get Even

Tabbed by Daniel Hoehr <dhoehr@surfeu.de> and Chris Aylmer

Being more of a heavy blues rock number than heavy metal, make sure that you

play the eighth-note groove evenly and nicely dampen every note (so no Steve

Harris thunder, please).

Watch out for the little scalar passages that are played in octaves, adding a

bit of Gene Simmons-style glam to the groove.

There are, of course, different versions of the song. This tab represents a mix

of the original Samson recording and a version Chris played with his band

Doctor Ice.

INTRO:

4 bars rest

g|----------------||------------------|-----------5---3--||

d|4---------------||o-----------------|-----------------o||

A|4---------------||o-----------------|-------1-3---1---o||

E|----------------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3------------||

VERSE:

"Nerves of steel..."

"Iron will..."

g|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5---3--||

d|o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||

A|o-----------------|---------3-3-1-1-|-----------------|-------1-3---1---o||

E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-1-1---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3------------||

"The time has come..."                                          (with drums)

g|------------2---2-|---3---3---5---5-|-----------------|------------------||

d|----5---5---------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||

A|----------0---0---|-1---1---3---3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5----555-555-||

E|--3---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||

CHORUS:

"Doctor Ice"                        "Doctor Ice"

g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||

d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||

A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||

E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------||

  

VERSE:

"Senses chill..."

"Just a man..."

"The time has come..."

CHORUS (2x)

M8: "Feel his hands..."

g|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

d|-----7---7-------5--|-----7---7-------5--|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-0-0-------------|

A|-------------5-7---7|-------------5-7---7|-------------3-3-|-----3-3-2-2-----|

E|-5-5---5---5--------|5-5---5---5---------|-----------------|-------------3-3-|

                                                               > > > > >

g|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

d|-----7---7-------5--|-----7---7-------5--|-3-3-2-2-0-0-----|-----------------|

A|-------------5-7---7|-------------5-7---7|-------------3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5--r-r--|

E|-5-5---5---5--------|5-5---5---5---------|-----------------|-----------------|

SOLO: (you'll get the general idea, but this works out fine)

g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-0-1-1-3-3-|

A|-----------------|-3-3-1-1-0-0-----|-----------------|-3-3-------------|

E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|

g|-----------------|---5---3---2-----|-----------------|---5---7---8---10-|

d|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|------------------|

A|---------------1-|-3---1---0-------|-------------1-2-|-3---5---6---8----|

E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------------1---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|------------------|

g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

A|-----1--------1--|-3-3-3-3-3-1-1---|-----1--------1--|-3-3-5-5-3-3-1-1--|

E|-3333----3333----|---------------1-|-3333----3333----|------------------|

g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

A|-----1--------1--|-3-3-3-3-3-1-1---|-----1--------1--|-3-3-5-5-3-3-1-1--|

E|-3333----3333----|---------------1-|-3333----3333----|------------------|

After SOLO:

g|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||

d|o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------/8---o||

a|o-----r---r---r---|-r---r---r---r---|-----------------|---------3-------o||

E|--3---------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3------------||

"The Time has come..."

CHORUS ad lib. repeat and fade