The Ice Tree
View chords used in this chart
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Afinação: D A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
The full tab down below is very, very precise, a little too precise maybe. In general in the verse,
he uses these chords, repeats them in the order seen below, and changes little things here and there:
D A7 Dsus/G Asus/D
e|--------------------------------------|
B|----3--------2-----------------3------|
G|----2--------0--------0--------2------|
D|----4--------2--------5--------0------|
A|-------------0--------5---------------|
D|----0-----------------5--------0------|
These two reoccur during the intro and the choruses
D Gmaj7/B
e|----x--------x------|
B|----3--------3------|
G|----2--------0------|
D|----4--------4------|
A|----x--------2------|
D|----0--------x------|
Those are only the chords most often used. The picking pattern also changes from time to time.
See detailed version below:
[Intro]
D
e|----------------------|
B|---------3-----3------|
G|------2-----2-----2---| Repeat 4 times
D|---------4-----4------|
A|----------------------|
D|----0-----------------|
Gmaj7/B D
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------3---------------------------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--2-----------2-----------2-----2---| Repeat twice
D|----------4-----4-----------4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4------|
A|----2-----------------2---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0-----------------0---------------|
e|----2-----0----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3--------3--------------------3-----2--------3-------------------|
G|-------2--------------2-----0-----0--2-----------2--------2-----0----------|
D|----------------0--------0-----4-----------0--------0--------0-----4-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
D|----0-----------------------------------0----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------3----------------------------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--2-----------2-----------2-----2----| Repeat twice
D|----------4-----4-----------4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-------|
A|----2-----------------2----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0-----------------0----------------|
[Verse 1]
At 6 in the morning
D A7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------2------------------0---|
G|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0------0----------0------0---------|
D|----------4-----4-----------4-----4 -----------2-----2-----------2-----2------|
A|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
D|----0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
the ice in the tree
Dsus/G Asus/D
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------0----|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2-----2----------|
D|----------------5-----------------5-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|----------5-----------------5-------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-------------------|
thaws into the millpond
Dsus/G Asus/D
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3----------------------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----0----|
D|----------------5-----------------5-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|----------5-----------------5-------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-------------------|
returns to the deep
A7 Asus/D
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2--------------------------------------------------3----------------------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2----|
D|----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|----0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
I caress where my lover
...
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------2------------------0---|
G|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0------0----------0------0---------|
D|----------0-----0-----------0-----0------------2-----2-----------2-----2------|
A|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
D|----0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
once lay by my side
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------3----------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2--------2-------|
D|----------------5-----------------5-----------0-----0-----------0--------0----|
A|----------5-----------------5-------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-------------------|
before I turned inwards
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2--------------------------------------------3-----------------3----------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4--------4--------0--------4-------|
D|----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------4-----------------0-------------|
A|----0-----------------0-----------------2-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
and forced her to fly
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3-----------------------2h-3--------------3----------------------|
G|----------2--------------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------2-----2----------|
D|-------0--------0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|----------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-----------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
[Chorus]
e|----2-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3-------3--------------------3-----2--------3---------------------|
G|-------2-------------2-----0-----0--2-----------2--------2-----0------------|
D|---------------0--------0-----4-----------0--------0--------0-----4---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
D|----0----------------------------------0------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3--------------------------3-----------------------------|
G|-------0-----0-----------0-----0-----0--2-----------2--------2-----2-----2--|
D|----------4-----4-----------4-----4--------4-----4--------------4-----4-----|
A|----2-----------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-----------------|
e|----2-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3-------3--------------------3-----2--------3---------------------|
G|-------2-------------2-----0-----0--2-----------2--------2-----0------------|
D|---------------0--------0-----4-----------0--------0--------0-----4---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
D|----0----------------------------------0------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3--------------------------3-----------------------------|
G|-------0-----0-----------0-----0-----0--2-----------2-----------2-----2-----|
D|----------4-----4-----------4-----4--------4-----4-----------4-----4--------|
A|----2-----------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-----------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3--------------------------3-----------------------------|
G|-------0-----0-----------0-----0-----0--2-----------2-----------2-----2-----|
D|----------4-----4-----------4-----4--------4-----4-----------4-----4--------|
A|----2-----------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-----------------|
[Verse 2]
We try to connect with
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-----------------3--------------------2-----------------0---|
G|----------2-----------------2--------------0-----0-----------0-----0---------|
D|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------2-----2-----------2-----2------|
A|----------------------------------------0-----------------0------------------|
D|----0-----------------0------------------------------------------------------|
the people outside
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------0----|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2-----2----------|
D|----------------5-----------------5-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|----------5-----------------5-------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-------------------|
that pass through ours slumber
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------3----------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2--------2-------|
D|----------------5-----------------5-----------0-----0-----------0--------0----|
A|----------5-----------------5-------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-------------------|
like trains in the night
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2--------------------------------------------------3-----------3----------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2-----------2----|
D|----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|----0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
I caress where my lover
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------2------------------0---|
G|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0------0----------0-----0----------|
D|----------0-----0-----------0-----0------------2-----2-----------2-----2------|
A|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
D|----0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
once lay by my side
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3----------------------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----0----|
D|----------------5-----------------5-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|----------5-----------------5-------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-------------------|
before I turned inwards
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4-----4-----------0--------4-------|
D|----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------4-----4------------0------------|
A|----0-----------------0-----------------2-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
and forced her to fly
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3-----------------------2h-3--------------3----------------------|
G|----------2--------------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------2-----2----------|
D|-------0--------0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|----------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-----------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
[Chorus]
e|----2-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3-------3--------------------3-----2--------3---------------------|
G|-------2-------------2-----0-----0--2-----------2--------2-----0------------|
D|---------------0--------0-----4-----------0--------0--------0-----4---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
D|----0----------------------------------0------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3--------------------------3-----------------------------|
G|-------0-----0-----------0-----0-----0--2-----------2-----------2-----2-----|
D|----------4-----4-----------4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4--------|
A|----2-----------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-----------------|
e|----2-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3-------3--------------------3-----2--------3---------------------|
G|-------2-------------2-----0-----0--2-----------2--------2-----0------------|
D|---------------0--------0-----4-----------0--------0--------0-----4---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
D|----0----------------------------------0------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3--------------------------3-----------------------------|
G|----------0-----0--------0-----0-----0--2-----------2-----------2-----2-----|
D|-------4-----4--------------4-----4--------4-----4-----4-----4-----4--------|
A|----2-----------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-----------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3--------------------------3-----------------------------|
G|----------0-----0--------0-----0-----0--2-----------2-----------2-----2-----|
D|-------4-----4--------------4-----4--------4-----4-----------4-----4--------|
A|----2-----------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-----------------|
[Verse 3]
After the cold night
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------2-----------------0----|
G|----------4-----4----------4-----4--------0-----0-----------0-----0----------|
D|-------2-----2----------2-----2-----2--------2-----2-----------2-----2-------|
A|---------------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
D|----0----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
the raindrops that froze
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------------0----|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2-----2----------|
D|----------------5-----------------5-----------0-----0-----------------0-------|
A|----------5-----------------5-----------------------------------0-------------|
D|----5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-------------------|
melt into the thin air
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3----------------------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----0----|
D|----------------5-----------------5-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|----------5-----------------5-------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-------------------|
like the footsteps of ghosts
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2--------------------------------------------------3----------------------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2----|
D|----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|----0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
I caress where my lover
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------2-----------------0----|
G|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0------0----------0-----0----------|
D|----------0-----0-----------0-----0------------2-----2----------2-----2-------|
A|----------------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
D|----0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
once lay by my side
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3-----------3----------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2-----------0----|
D|----------------5-----------------5-----------0-----0-----------------0-------|
A|----------5-----------------5-----------------------------------0-------------|
D|----5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-------------------|
before I turned inwards
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2--------------------------------------------3-----------------3----------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4--------4--------0--------4-------|
D|----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------4-----------------0-------------|
A|----0-----------------0-----------------2-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
and forced her to fly
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3-----------------------2h-3--------------3--------------3-------|
G|----------2--------------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------2-----2----------|
D|-------0--------0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-------------|
A|----------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-----------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
[Outro]
For she could not know me
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------2-----------------0---|
G|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----------0-----0---------|
D|----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------2-----2------|
A|----------------------------------------0-----------------0------------------|
D|----0-----------------0------------------------------------------------------|
for I know not myself
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3--------------3-------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2-----2----------|
D|----------------5-----------------5-----------0-----0-----------0-------------|
A|----------5-----------------5-------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-------------------|
And without understanding
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2--------------------------------------------3-----------------3----------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4-----------------0--------4-------|
D|----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------4-----4-----------0-------------|
A|----0-----------------0-----------------2-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
Love isn´t enough
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3-----------------------2h-3-----------------------3-----3-------|
G|-------2-----------------0-----0-----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
D|----------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|----------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-----------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|----------3-----3-----------3-----3-------|
G|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|
D|----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|------------------------------------------|
D|----0-----------------0-------------------|
I caress where my lover
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------2-----------------0-----|
G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----------|
D|---------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------2-----2--------|
A|---------------------------------------0-----------------0--------------------|
D|---0-----------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
once lay by my side
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3--------------3-------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----0----|
D|----------------5-----------------5-----------0-----0-----------0-------------|
A|----------5-----------------5-------------------------------------------------|
D|----5-----------------5-----------------0-----------------0-------------------|
before I turned inwards
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2--------------2------------------------------3----------------3----------|
G|-------0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----4-----------------0--------4-------|
D|----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------4------4----------0-------------|
A|----0-----------------0-----------------2-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
and forced her to fly
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3-----------------------2h-3--------------3--------------3-------|
G|----------2--------------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------2-----2----------|
D|-------0--------0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-------------|
A|----------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-----------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
before I turned inwards
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2--------------------------------------------3-----------------3----------|
G|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----4--------4--------0--------4-------|
D|----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----------4-----------------0-------------|
A|----0-----------------0-----------------2-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
and forced her to fly
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3-----------------------------------3-----------------3----------|
G|-------2----------------0-----0------------2-----------2-----2-----------2----|
D|----------0-----0-----------2-----2-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------|
A|----------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-----------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------2----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0----------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
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How to play The Ice Tree
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 D. 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.