Sarah Mclachlan

Sarah Mclachlan - Ice Cream guitar tab

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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

_____________________ ________

|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

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(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 better than ice cream

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 anything else .... tried

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 better than ice cream

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 how to cry (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

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It's a long way down

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 down

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 down to the place where we

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.

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Verse (as before)

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Your love is better than chocolate

Better than anything else that I?ve tried

Oh, love is better than chocolate

Everyone here knows how to fight

Bridge (as before)

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It?s a long way down

It?s a long way down

It?s a long way down to the place where we started from

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...

From: Preserved Moose

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 better than Ice Cream

Bm7 E A/C# D

Better than anything else that I've tried.

Bm7 E F#m7 D A/C#

Your love is better than Ice Cream.

Bm7 E D Bm7

Everyone here knows how to fight.

F#m E Bm7

And it's a long way down

F#m E Bm7

It's a long way down

F#m E Bm7 D A/C# D A/C# F#m

It's a long way down to the place where we started from

A Bm7 E

A Bm7 E

D E F#m7 D A/C#

Your love is better than chocolate

Bm7 E A/C# D

Better than anything else that I've tried.

Bm7 E F#m7 D A/C#

Oh, love is better than chocolate.

Bm7 E D Bm7

Everyone here knows how to cry.

F#m E Bm7

And it's a long way down

F#m E Bm7

It's a long way down

F#m E Bm7 D A/C# D A/C# F#m

It's a long way down to the place where we started from

A/C# D A/E F#m

Do do do do do do do

A Bm7 E

Do do do do 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

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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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