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From nermal.cs.uoguelph.ca!torn!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!news.miami.edu!usenet.ufl.edu!mailer.cc.fsu.edu!grep!walters Thu Jul  8 13:24:15 EDT 1993
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 From: walters@grep.cs.fsu.edu (Glen Walters)
 Subject: Re: REQ: Ice Cream Man
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 Organization: Florida State University Computer Science Department
 Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1993 02:01:04 GMT
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      Ice Cream Man is almost like an old blues standard that Dave wanted to
 do.  Then the band took the tune and rocked it out.  Dave actually plays the
 acoustic guitar in the intro.  The guitar is tuned down a half-step and to
 an open E chord.  That is E B G# E B E from high to low.  It's a basic
 12-bar pattern (excluding the first two bars of intro) going E A E E A A E E
 B A E E (one bar for each chord).  Here is the intro in tab with the guitar
 tuned properly.  I use my thumb and middle finger to pick the notes, use
 what-ever is easiest for you.
 
 |----------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
 |----O----O----O----O--|----O----O----O----O--|------------------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|----repeat both bars----------|
 |------------O----2----|--3----2----O----2^0--|------------------------------|
 |--O----4--------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
 
 
      Another riff thrown in before the A sometimes starts on the low E
 string and ascends E F# G G#.  This riff is also right before the heavy
 guitars come in.  The distorted guitars also play the basic blues but in
 positions at the 7th and 5th fret.  I actually have the entire transcription
 including a very acurate solo.  If you want more, be specific.(It's very
 hard to get the tab right on a computer like this.  I also know  just about
 everything there is to know about Eddie Van Halen.  If you want any more
 information I'll try to oblige.  I'm using a friends account, and I will
 return E-mail through him.
 
                                        Keep on riffin',
 
                                           Josh "Slosh" Hollis
                                           C/O walters@cs.fsu.edu
 
 
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 From: walters@grep.cs.fsu.edu (Glen Walters)
 Subject: Tab: Ice Cream Man
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 Since its so hard to tune the guitar to an open E chord this tab will be in
 regular tuning.
 
 ~ is a slide
 12>14  means bend at 12th fret up to the pitch of the 14th fret
 12>14>12  means to bend back down after
 (12)>14  means that the note is already bent to before picking
 p                 h
 ^  is a pull off  ^  is a hammer on
 t  means a tap with the right hand
 
 I hope the rest is self explanitory.  Good luck.
 
 
         'Dedicate one to the ladies'   Now,
 |----------------------|----------------------|   ||
 |------O---O---O---O---|------O---O---O---O---| . ||
 |----------------------|----------------------|   ||
 |----------------------|----------------------|   ||
 |------------2---4-----|----5---4---2---4-----| . ||
 |----O---4-------------|----------------------|   ||
 
    summertimes here babe   need somethin to keep you
    ice cream man           stop me when I'm passin by
 ||----------------------|----------------------|
 ||.---------------------|----------------------|
 ||----------------------|----------------------|
 ||----------------------|----------------------|
 ||.---2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2---|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
 ||----O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
     cool                               Ah, now
                               Oh, my, my,
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |------O---O---O---O---|------O---O---O---O---|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----2---4---5---4-----|----2---4---2---4-----|
 |----O---O---O---O-----|----O---O---O---O-----|
 
   summertimes here babe    need somethin  to keep you
   I'm your ice cream man stop me when I'm passin by
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
 |----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
    cool                             Better look
                                     See now
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |------O---O---O---O---|------O---O---O---O---|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----2---4---5---4-----|----2---4---2---4-----|
 |----O---O---O---O-----|----O---O---O---O-----|
 
    out now though            Dave's got somethin for you
    all my      flavors are   guaranteed to satis-
 |-------------------------|----------------------|
 |-------------------------|----------------------|
 |-------------------------|----------------------|
 |-------------------------|----------------------|
 |----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9----|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-9---|
 |----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7----|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
      Tell ya what it is                   I'm your
      fy  Hols a second baby
 |----------------------|--------7--7---7------|  ||
 |------O---O---O---O---|--------7--7---7------| .||
 |----------------------|--------8--8---8------|  ||
 |----------------------|--------9--9---9------|  ||
 |----2---4---5---4-----|----2---9--9---9------| .||
 |----O---O---O---O-----|----O---7--7---7------|  ||
 
 I got good lemonade ah,   dixie     cups
 |-----O----------------|--O---------O---------|
 |-----O----------------|--O---------O---------|
 |-----1----------------|--1---------1---------|
 |-----2----------------|--2---------2---------|
 |-----2----------------|--2---------2---------|
 |-----O----------------|--O---------O---------|
 
           all flavors and push ups to I'm your
 |-----O----------------|----------------------|
 |-----O----------------|----------------------|
 |-----1----------------|----------------------|
 |-----2----------------|----------------------|
 |-----2----------------|----------------------|
 |-----O----------------|--O---2---3---4-------|
 
     ice cream man baby     stop me when I'm passin by
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
 |----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
                                       See now
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |------O---O---O---O---|------O---O---O---O---|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----2---4---5---4-----|----2---4---2---4-----|
 |----O---O---O---O-----|----O---O---O---O-----|
 
   all my flavors are guaranteed   to    satis-
 |------------------------|----------------------|
 |------------------------|----------------------|
 |------------------------|----------------------|
 |------------------------|----------------------|
 |----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9---|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
 |----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
 fy       hold on one more             Well, I'm
 |----------------------|----7---7---7---7-----|
 |----------------------|----7---7---7---7-----|
 |----------------------|----8---8---8---8-----|
 |----------------------|----9---9---9---9-----|
 |----2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2---|----9---9---9---9-----|
 |----O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O---|----7---7---7---7-----|
 
 usually passin by just about eleven o'clock
 uh, huh, I never stop, I'm usually passin by
 just about eleven o'clock,  and if you let me
 cool you one time, you'll be my regular stop.
 Alright boys!   (this is over the verse part above)
 
 I got good lemonade, dixie cups, all flavors and push
 ups too.  I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin
 by (etc.   this is where the distorted guitar comes in,
 again playing basically the same thing-look at section
 after solo for a hint)
 
 (Now to the solo)
 
                      Ah,      one      time
       (let ring . . . . . . . . . . . . .)
            sl.         sl.
 |----9----------------------|---------------12----12---|
 |---(9)--------14-----------|--16-------16-------------|
 |---(9)-9-9~14----14--------|-----16-------------------|
 |---(7)---9~14-------14~16--|--------16----------------|
 |---------------------------|--------------------------|
 |---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
              h  p  h              h p
 |----16-19-12^16^12^14-12-16-19-12^16^12-14-12--|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 
              h  p                    p     p
 |----16-19-12^16^12-14-12-16-19-12-16^12-14^12--|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 
              h  p                 h  p
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |----16-19-12^16^12-15--------------------------|
 |----------------------12-16-19-12^16^12-14-----|
 |-------------------------------------------12--|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 
              h  p
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------15>17-----|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |----16-19-12^16^12-14--------------------------|
 |----------------------12-16-19-O---------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 
                 h  p  h  p  h   t-sl.  t-sl.      (Here Eddie taps with
 |-----------------------------------------------|  his right index finger
 |----15>18>15-12^15^12^15^12^15-17~-15-17~-15---|  and slides up toward the
 |-----------------------------------------------|  pick-ups and the string
 |-----------------------------------------------|  pulls off onto the note.
 |-----------------------------------------------|  The slide goes to no
 |-----------------------------------------------|  exact note but the
                                                    pull-off does.)
      t-sl.  t-sl.  t-sl. p           p
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |----17~-15-17~-15-17~-15^12--------------------|
 |----------------------------14->-15->-14^12----|(slow bend)
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 
         ! ! !  p  p  !!!!!!dive down 1 1/2 step!!!!
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |----14->->-15-^12^O----------------------------|(Gradual bend while
 |-----------------------------------------------| whanging w/ bar)
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 
   !!!!then back up!!
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |------------------15>17>15>17---------------|
 |---(O)--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 
 
 |----------------------12-15-16-16-----------|
 |---(15)-15------------------------15>17-----|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 
                h  p                p
 |--------12------------------------------------|
 |---(15)-----12^15^12------------15^12---------|
 |---------------------14-*-15-14-------14>16---|
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------|
 
                 p                        p
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |----12-------15^12-------12-----------------|
 |-------15-14-------14>16----15-14-12>14^O---|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 
       !!!!dive bomb 3 steps!!!Then back up!!
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |----(O)--------------------------------*-12->--|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------O-----------------|
 
      slow bend      t p
 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|(Tapping is done while bend is still
 |----(12)->-15------15^12----------| being held-and into next measure)
 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 
      t p    release bend           p
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------p--------------------------|
 |----15^12----(12)^9--11--11>12>11-^-9-------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 
      [semi harm.     ]  sl. p
 |--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|
 |----11---9----------------------|
 |-------------11---9-------------|
 |----------------------11~10^9---|
 |--------------------------------|
 
                  sl.       sl.
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------O-----------|
 |--------------------------*~16---|
 |---------------------------------|
 |----10>12----(10)~2--------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 
                                 sl.   sl.
 |----16----16----16----16----16-~---------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-------16----16----16----16----16~(9)~---|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 
     sl.                                    sl.
 |--------15----15----15----15----15-------------|
 |-----------------------------14----14-14-------|
 |----~15----15----15----15----15---(15)---15~---|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------|
 
     sl.                 sl.      sl.
 |-------------16----16-------19-------21---|
 |-------15---------------------------------|
 |---~16----16----16----16~19----19~21------|
 |------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------|
 
        sl.                  hold bend into next measure
 |---(21)~(19)-19-------------------|
 |----------------------O---15>19---|
 |----21-~-19-------O-------15>19---|
 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------|
 
 
 |---------------------12-----------12---------|
 |----(15)---(15>17)------15>19--------15>19---|
 |----(15)---(15>17)---------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 
 
 |-----------12---------12------14>15---|
 |----(15)------15>17------12-----------|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|
 
                            p
 |----(14)>16-12-------------------------------|
 |---------------12----------------------------|
 |------------------14>15>14^12--14>15-14>15---|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 
                    1/4 bend      p
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------15>17---|
 |----12>14--14>15--14>---12>14>12^0----------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 
                p                 p
 |---------12------------------------------|
 |----(15)----15^12----12-------15^12------|
 |------------------15----15-14-------15---|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 
                 p
 |-------------------------------|
 |----12-------15^12----12---O---|
 |-------15-14-------O---*---O---|
 |-------------------O-------O---|
 |-------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|
 
        p        p        p           h
 |------------------------------------------|
 |----12^11---------------------------------|
 |----------14-12^11----12^11----11---------|
 |-------------------14-------14----12^14---|
 |------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------|
 
                             I'm your
        h                        sl.
 |--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |----11^12----11-----------------------|
 |----------14----12-14-----------------|
 |-------------------------------*~-----|
 
     ice cream man            stop me when I'm passin by
 
 |------------------------|----------------------|
 |------------------------|----------------------|
 |------------------------|----------------------|
 |----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9---|----------------------|
 |----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7---|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
 |------------------------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
                                           Im' your
 |------------------------|------------------------|
 |------------------------|------------------------|
 |------------------------|------------------------|
 |----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9---|----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9---|
 |----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7---|----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7---|
 |------------------------|------------------------|
 
   ice cream man,      stop me when I'm passin by
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----------------------|----------------------|
 |----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
 |----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
                                         They say
 |-------------------------|------------------------|
 |-------------------------|------------------------|
 |-------------------------|------------------------|
 |----9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9---|----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9---|
 |----7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7---|----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7---|
 |-------------------------|------------------------|
 
     all my flavors are guar-
 |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|
 |----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9----|
 |----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7----|
 
    anteed to satisfy!
 |---------------------------|
 |---------------------------|
 |--------------------sl.----|
 |----2-------4-2-2---4~9----|
 |----O-------O-O-O----------|
 |---------------------------|
 
              sl.           One
 |--------------------------------|
 |-----9------------14------------|
 |--------9-(9)~14-----14--sl.----|
 |----(9)----9-~14--------14~16---|
 |--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|
 
     time         boys!
 |---------------------------------|
 |----16----------16---------------|
 |-------16--------------*---------|
 |----------16-----------*---------|
 |----------------------------sl.--|
 |----------------------------*~---|
 
                           I'm your
 |-----------------------------------|
 |----------------------------sl.----|
 |----11>13----11>13---9----(9)~-----|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 
   ice cream man.____
 |-----------------------------------|
 |------------------15>17------------|
 |------------------------15---------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 
                         -I'm your
                    grad bend  sl.
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |----12>14-----14--12>14---(12)~----|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 
    ice     cream  man!___
 |--------------------------19>21----|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-------*---------------------------|
 |---------*-------------------------|
 |-----------O-----------------------|
 
                            B-b-b-b-
 |----(19)>19---->19-----------------|(bent before picking)
 |------------------------17---------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 
    b - b - b - ba - by!
 |-----------------------------------|
 |----(17)~---------------12>14>12---|(slow release)
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 
                        Ah,   my,
                          !!dive  3 !!
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |---(12)-----9---11>12-^-9----------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 
     my,     my
  !!up!!dive 3!!up!!dive 2 1/2!!!!
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |----(9)----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 
      All my flavors are       Guarante-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ed
 |---------------------|----------------|
 |----4----------------|----2-----------|
 |----4----------------|----2-----------|(free-time)
 |----4----------------|----2-----------|
 |----2----------------|----O-----------|
 |---------------------|----------------|
 
     to satis-uh-fy  yeah!
 
                                trill
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------| (trill of hammering on and
 |-----------------------------------------|  pulling off)
 |------------------------------------sl.--|
 |----7----7--5------5--4----4--3-^-(5)~---|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 
       Ow!__
 |--------------8----7--------------------|
 |----*---------8----7--------------10----|
 |-----*--------8----7-------------*------|
 |------*-------7----6------------*-------|
 |-------*------8----7-----------*--------|
 |----------------------------------------|
 
              p  h sl-sl.        sl-sl.   p h  sl-sl.   p  p
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |----14-12-14^12^10~9~10-14-12-10~9~10-14^12^10~9~10----------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------13^11^9----9---|
 |------------------------------------------------------------14-----|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
        p  p sl.   p    p sl.     all slides                      sl.                    sl.
 |----------------------------------------------------------------7~---||
 |----------------------------------------------------------------7~---||
 |----------------------------------------------------------------7~---||
 |----14^12^10~9-10^9---------10----------------------------------6~---||
 |--------------------12^10~9----9~7~~5~~~4~~2~~12~11~~7~~5>7-----7~---||
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------||
 
 That last section is the conversation type part between Ed and Dave.
 Have fun.
 
                                   My Eruption is bigger than yours,
 
                                      Josh "Slosh" Hollis
 
 "He said eruption.  Hu, hu, huh, hu, huh"-Beavis