Ice Cream Man Tab

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[Intro]
 
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|------0---0---0---0---|------0---0---0---0---|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|------------2---4-----|----5---4---2---4-----|
E|----0---4-------------|----------------------| 
 
 
[Verse]
 
    summertimes here babe   need somethin to keep you
    ice cream man           stop me when I'm passin by
e||----------------------|----------------------|
B||.---------------------|----------------------|
G||----------------------|----------------------|
D||----------------------|----------------------|
A||.---2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2---|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
E||----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
     cool                               Ah, now
                               Oh, my, my,
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|------0---0---0---0---|------0---0---0---0---|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----2---4---5---4-----|----2---4---2---4-----|
E|----0---0---0---0-----|----0---0---0---0-----|
 
   summertimes here babe    need somethin  to keep you
   I'm your ice cream man stop me when I'm passin by
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
    cool                             Better look
                                     See now
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|------0---0---0---0---|------0---0---0---0---|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----2---4---5---4-----|----2---4---2---4-----|
E|----0---0---0---0-----|----0---0---0---0-----|
 
    out now though            Dave's got somethin for you
    all my      flavors are   guaranteed to satis-
e|-------------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------|
A|----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9----|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-9---|
E|----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
e|----------------------|--------7--7---7------|  ||
B|------0---0---0---0---|--------7--7---7------| .||
G|----------------------|--------8--8---8------|  ||
D|----------------------|--------9--9---9------|  ||
A|----2---4---5---4-----|----2---9--9---9------| .||
E|----0---0---0---0-----|----0---7--7---7------|  ||
 
 I got good lemonade ah,   dixie     cups
e|-----0----------------|--0---------0---------|
B|-----0----------------|--0---------0---------|
G|-----1----------------|--1---------1---------|
D|-----2----------------|--2---------2---------|
A|-----2----------------|--2---------2---------|
E|-----0----------------|--0---------0---------|
 
           all flavors and push ups to I'm your
e|-----0----------------|----------------------|
B|-----0----------------|----------------------|
G|-----1----------------|----------------------|
D|-----2----------------|----------------------|
A|-----2----------------|----------------------|
E|-----0----------------|--0---2---3---4-------|
 
     ice cream man baby     stop me when I'm passin by
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
                                       See now
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|------0---0---0---0---|------0---0---0---0---|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----2---4---5---4-----|----2---4---2---4-----|
E|----0---0---0---0-----|----0---0---0---0-----|
 
   all my flavors are guaranteed   to    satis-
e|------------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------|
A|----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9---|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
E|----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
 fy       hold on one more             Well, I'm
e|----------------------|----7---7---7---7-----|
B|----------------------|----7---7---7---7-----|
G|----------------------|----8---8---8---8-----|
D|----------------------|----9---9---9---9-----|
A|----2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2---|----9---9---9---9-----|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----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)
 
 
[Solo]
 
                      Ah,      one      time
       (let ring . . . . . . . . . . . . .)
            sl.         sl.
e|----9----------------------|---------------12----12---|
B|---(9)--------14-----------|--16-------16-------------|
G|---(9)-9-9~14----14--------|-----16-------------------|
D|---(7)---9~14-------14~16--|--------16----------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
              h  p  h              h p
e|----16-19-12^16^12^14-12-16-19-12^16^12-14-12--|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
              h  p                    p     p
e|----16-19-12^16^12-14-12-16-19-12-16^12-14^12--|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
              h  p                 h  p
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----16-19-12^16^12-15--------------------------|
G|----------------------12-16-19-12^16^12-14-----|
D|-------------------------------------------12--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
              h  p
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------15>17-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----16-19-12^16^12-14--------------------------|
A|----------------------12-16-19-0---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
                 h  p  h  p  h   t-sl.  t-sl.      (Here Eddie taps with
e|-----------------------------------------------|  his right index finger
B|----15>18>15-12^15^12^15^12^15-17~-15-17~-15---|  and slides up toward the
G|-----------------------------------------------|  pick-ups and the string
D|-----------------------------------------------|  pulls off onto the note.
A|-----------------------------------------------|  The slide goes to no
E|-----------------------------------------------|  exact note but the
                                                   pull-off does.)
      t-sl.  t-sl.  t-sl. p           p
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----17~-15-17~-15-17~-15^12--------------------|
G|----------------------------14->-15->-14^12----|(slow bend)
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
         ! ! !  p  p  !!!!!!dive down 1 1/2 step!!!!
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----14->->-15-^12^O----------------------------|(Gradual bend while
D|-----------------------------------------------| whanging w/ bar)
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
   !!!!then back up!!
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------15>17>15>17---------------|
G|---(O)--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|----------------------12-15-16-16-----------|
B|---(15)-15------------------------15>17-----|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
                h  p                p
e|--------12------------------------------------|
B|---(15)-----12^15^12------------15^12---------|
G|---------------------14-*-15-14-------14>16---|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
                 p                        p
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|----12-------15^12-------12-----------------|
G|-------15-14-------14>16----15-14-12>14^O---|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
       !!!!dive bomb 3 steps!!!Then back up!!
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----(O)--------------------------------*-12->--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0-----------------|
 
      slow bend      t p
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|(Tapping is done while bend is still
G|----(12)->-15------15^12----------| being held-and into next measure)
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
 
      t p    release bend           p
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------p--------------------------|
G|----15^12----(12)^9--11--11>12>11-^-9-------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
      [semi harm.     ]  sl. p
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----11---9----------------------|
D|-------------11---9-------------|
A|----------------------11~10^9---|
E|--------------------------------|
 
                  sl.       sl.
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------0-----------|
G|--------------------------*~16---|
D|---------------------------------|
A|----10>12----(10)~2--------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
                                 sl.   sl.
e|----16----16----16----16----16-~---------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------16----16----16----16----16~(9)~---|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
     sl.                                    sl.
e|--------15----15----15----15----15-------------|
B|-----------------------------14----14-14-------|
G|----~15----15----15----15----15---(15)---15~---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
     sl.                 sl.      sl.
e|-------------16----16-------19-------21---|
B|-------15---------------------------------|
G|---~16----16----16----16~19----19~21------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
        sl.                  hold bend into next measure
e|---(21)~(19)-19-------------------|
B|----------------------0---15>19---|
G|----21-~-19-------0-------15>19---|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
 
 
e|---------------------12-----------12---------|
B|----(15)---(15>17)------15>19--------15>19---|
G|----(15)---(15>17)---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-----------12---------12------14>15---|
B|----(15)------15>17------12-----------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
                            p
e|----(14)>16-12-------------------------------|
B|---------------12----------------------------|
G|------------------14>15>14^12--14>15-14>15---|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
                    1/4 bend      p
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------15>17---|
G|----12>14--14>15--14>---12>14>12^0----------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
                p                 p
e|---------12------------------------------|
B|----(15)----15^12----12-------15^12------|
G|------------------15----15-14-------15---|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
                 p
e|-------------------------------|
B|----12-------15^12----12---0---|
G|-------15-14-------0---*---0---|
D|-------------------0-------0---|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
        p        p        p           h
e|------------------------------------------|
B|----12^11---------------------------------|
G|----------14-12^11----12^11----11---------|
D|-------------------14-------14----12^14---|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
                             I'm your
        h                        sl.
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----11^12----11-----------------------|
A|----------14----12-14-----------------|
E|-------------------------------*~-----|
 
    ice cream man            stop me when I'm passin by
 
e|------------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------------|----------------------|
D|----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9---|----------------------|
A|----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7---|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
E|------------------------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
                                           Im' your
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9---|----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9---|
A|----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7---|----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7---|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
 
   ice cream man,      stop me when I'm passin by
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---|
E|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
 
                                         They say
e|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|----9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9---|----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9---|
A|----7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7---|----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7---|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
 
     all my flavors are guar-
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|----9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9----|
E|----7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7----|
 
    anteed to satisfy!
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--------------------sl.----|
D|----2-------4-2-2---4~9----|
A|----0-------0-0-0----------|
E|---------------------------|
 
              sl.           One
e|--------------------------------|
B|-----9------------14------------|
G|--------9-(9)~14-----14--sl.----|
D|----(9)----9-~14--------14~16---|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
 
     time         boys!
e|---------------------------------|
B|----16----------16---------------|
G|-------16--------------*---------|
D|----------16-----------*---------|
A|----------------------------sl.--|
E|----------------------------*~---|
 
                           I'm your
e|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------sl.----|
G|----11>13----11>13---9----(9)~-----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
   ice cream man.____
e|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------15>17------------|
G|------------------------15---------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
                         -I'm your
                    grad bend  sl.
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----12>14-----14--12>14---(12)~----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
    ice     cream  man!___
e|--------------------------19>21----|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------*---------------------------|
A|---------*-------------------------|
E|-----------0-----------------------|
 
                            B-b-b-b-
e|----(19)>19---->19-----------------|(bent before picking)
B|------------------------17---------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
    b - b - b - ba - by!
e|-----------------------------------|
B|----(17)~---------------12>14>12---|(slow release)
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
                        Ah,   my,
                          !!dive  3 !!
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---(12)-----9---11>12-^-9----------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
     my,     my
  !!up!!dive 3!!up!!dive 2 1/2!!!!
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----(9)----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
      All my flavors are       Guarante-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ed
e|---------------------|----------------|
B|----4----------------|----2-----------|
G|----4----------------|----2-----------|(free-time)
D|----4----------------|----2-----------|
A|----2----------------|----0-----------|
E|---------------------|----------------|
 
    to satis-uh-fy  yeah!
 
                                trill
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------| (trill of hammering on and
G|-----------------------------------------|  pulling off)
D|------------------------------------sl.--|
A|----7----7--5------5--4----4--3-^-(5)~---|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
       Ow!__
e|--------------8----7--------------------|
B|----*---------8----7--------------10----|
G|-----*--------8----7-------------*------|
D|------*-------7----6------------*-------|
A|-------*------8----7-----------*--------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
              p  h sl-sl.        sl-sl.   p h  sl-sl.   p  p
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----14-12-14^12^10~9~10-14-12-10~9~10-14^12^10~9~10----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------13^11^9----9---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------14-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
        p  p sl.   p    p sl.     all slides                      sl.                    sl.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------7~---||
B|----------------------------------------------------------------7~---||
G|----------------------------------------------------------------7~---||
D|----14^12^10~9-10^9---------10----------------------------------6~---||
A|--------------------12^10~9----9~7~~5~~~4~~2~~12~11~~7~~5>7-----7~---||
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------||
 
 
 
************************************
 
| (n)  Ghost note
| p    Pull-off
| >    Accented note
| t    Tapping
| b    Bend
| ~    Vibrato
 
************************************
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Great tab. Although, I think it's in Standard down 1/2 step. That could be just me, though. Again, great job on this.
Rest in Power, Eddie 💪🏽
Sweet! I've been lookin' for this tab!