Licking Cream
View chords used in this chart
TRANSCRIBED BY: Paul De Jaegher (www.angelfire.com/bc/tablature)
DATE: January 31, 2000
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TUNING: tune your guitar as follows low to high (A#-F#-B-E-G#-C#)
INTRO PART A: (bracketed notes played by guitar two)
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
E|--6/7\6------6/7\6------6---7---|
B|--------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------4/5\4------4---5---|
A#|---------------------------(1)--|
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
E|--6/7\6------6/7\6------7---9---|
B|--------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------4/5\4------5---7---|
A#|-----------------------(1)-(0)--|
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
E|--6/7\6------6/7\6------6---7---|
B|--------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------4/5\4------4---5---|
A#|---------------------------(1)--|
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
E|--6/7\6------6/7\6------4---4---|
B|--------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4------4/5\4------2---2---|
A#|-----------------------(1)-(0)--|
INTRO PART B: (with Part A in the background)
Play this three times
C#|----------------------------|
G#|------------0---------------|
E|------6----------6----------|
B|----------------------------|
F#|--4-------------------------|
A#|----------------------0--0--|
Then play this five times
C#|----------------------------|
G#|------------0--------0------|
E|------6----------6------6---|
B|----------------------------|
F#|--4-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|
VERSE PART A: (guitar one)
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------6----------6---7------------7-----------7---6--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|------4----------4---5------------5-----------5---4--|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
VERSE PART A: (guitar two)
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------6----------6---7------------4-----------6---7--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|------4----------4---5------------2-----------4---5--|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
VERSE PART B: (guitar one)
Play this four times
C#|----------------------------|
G#|------------0--------0------|
E|------6----------6------6---|
B|----------------------------|
F#|--4-------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|
VERSE PART B: (guitar two)
Play this four times
C#|----------------------------|
G#|-----------6----------------|
E|------6---------6-------6---|
B|----------------------------|
F#|------------------------4---|
A#|--0------------------0------|
CHORUS: (guitar one)
C#|--------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|
E|------4-------4--------4--|
B|--------------------------|
F#|--2-------2-------2-------|
A#|--------------------------|
C#|--------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|
E|------4-------4--------4--|
B|--------------------------|
F#|--0-------0-------0-------|
A#|--------------------------|
C#|--------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
B|------4-------4--------4--|
F#|--------------------------|
A#|--2-------2-------2-------|
C#|--------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
B|------4-------4--------4--|
F#|--------------------------|
A#|--1-------1-------1-------|
CHORUS: (guitar two)
C#|--------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
B|------4-------4--------4--|
F#|--2-------2-------2-------|
A#|--------------------------|
C#|--------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
B|------4-------4--------4--|
F#|--0-------0-------0-------|
A#|--------------------------|
C#|--------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
B|------4-------4--------4--|
F#|--------------------------|
A#|--2-------2-------2-------|
C#|--------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
B|------4-------4--------4--|
F#|--------------------------|
A#|--1-------1-------1-------|
FIRST INTERLUDE: (guitars one and two)
Play this four times
C#|-------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------6---7--|
B|-------------------------------|
F#|------------------------4---5--|
A#|--0-----0----0-----0-----------|
pm................
SECOND INTERLUDE: (guitar one)
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------7---|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------5---|
A#|--0----0-----0----0---0----0---0---0----0---0--------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------7--7--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------5--5--|
A#|--0----0-----0----0---0----0---0---0----0---0--------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4-----4--------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------6---6-----7-----7----3----3----3----0--|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4-----4--------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------6---6-----7-----7----3----3----3----0--|
SECOND INTERLUDE: (guitar two)
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------6---|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------4---|
A#|--0----0-----0----0---0----0---0---0----0---0--------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------4--4--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------2--2--|
A#|--0----0-----0----0---0----0---0---0----0---0--------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--6/7\6-----6/7\6----6/7\6----6/7\6----6/7\6--6---7--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4-----4/5\4----4/5\4----4/5\4----4/5\4--4---5--|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--6/7\6-----6/7\6----6/7\6----6/7\6----6/7\6--6---4--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|--4/5\4-----4/5\4----4/5\4----4/5\4----4/5\4--4---2--|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
How to play Licking Cream
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.