Ice Cream Man - Van Halen
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[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
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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
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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|---------------------------------------------------------------------||



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| (n) Ghost note
| p Pull-off
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato

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Ice Cream Man
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