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Ice Pick
Albert Collins
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ICE PICK
As recorded by Albert Collins
(From the 1978 Album ICE PICKIN')
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.ukMusic by Albert CollinsGtr I (E A D G B E) -
'Albert Collins - Lead w/dist'
Gtr I is written for standard tuning but Albert used F minor tuning
with a capo see www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk/gear/albert_collins/
for more info on his gear/setup
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Larry Burton - Rhythm clean electric'
Intro
Q=92
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||--8s9-9-9-x-x-----x-x-7-8-9-----|-8s9-9-9-x-x--------------------||
||--7s8-8-8-----7-8-----------x-x-|-7s8-8-8-----7-8-----------x-x--||
||o-------------------------------|-----------------x-x-5-6-7-----o||
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E. S H. +H +E e S S S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------11-13----------------------|-(13)--------------(13)---11-------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------11p8-10---|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-8s9-9--9--x--x-----x-x-7-8-9-----|---8s9-9-9-x-x---------------------------|
|-7s8-8--8-------7-8-----------x-x-|---7s8-8-8-----7-8-------------------x-x-|
|----------------------------------|---------------------x--x--5-6--7--------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 1
H. E S S a E Q. +Q. E
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-8tr9-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------10-|-------10------------(10)-------------|
|------------------------------10----|-6s7----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-8s===9-9-9-x-x-----x-x-7-8-9-------|---8s9--9--9-x-x----------------------|
|-7s===8-8-8-----7-8------------x--x-|---7s8--8--8-----7-8--------------x-x-|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------x--x-5-6-7-----|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
~~ ~~~
Q Q H H E a +E S E.
|----------11b11.5-----------------|-------------------13b15==(13)r---11---|
|-13-------------------------------|-------------------------------------13|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E E
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--8-8-8-8--8----------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7--7----------x-x-5-6-7---|-7-7-7-7-7-----x-x----------5---6--7---|
|------------------7-8-------------|-----------7-8-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
~~~
|---3---|
Q S +S E Q a +S +S S E
|----------11b12==(11)r-------------------------------------|
|-13--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------10b12==(10)r(10)p8------|
|------------------------------------------------------10---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--8s9-9-9--x-------x-------x-x-7-8----------9--------------|
|--7s8-8-8--------------7-8-----------------------------x-x-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Q. E H
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-8tr9------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-8s===9-9-9-x-x--------------------|
|-7s===8-8-8-----7-8-----------x-x--|
|--------------------x-x-5-6-7------|
|-----------------------------------|
~~
a +Q Q H
|-------------------------------------------|
|-13b15==(13)r----------11------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S E S S S S S S E E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------10---10-10-10-10------------------|
|----------9----9--9--9--9------x-x-7-8-9---|
|--------------------------9-10-------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-3-| |--3---| |-3--|
a S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|------8------11p8---10---8------------------------|
|-8h10-----10------8----8---11-11p8------8---------|
|-------------------------------------10---10p8----|
|-----------------------------------------------10-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S E S S S S S S E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----8-8-8--8--8-----------------------------------|
|----7-7-7--7--7----------x--x--5---6----7---------|
|---------------------7-8--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
H E a E E E Q. E H
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-8tr9----------------------------------|-8tr9-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------10-8---|----------------------------------|
|------------------------10h12----------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-8s===9-9-9-x-x-----x-x-----7-8--9-----|-8s===9-9-9-x-x-------------------|
|-7s===8-8-8-----7-8----------------x-x-|-7s===8-8-8-----7-8-----------x-x-|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------x-x-5-6-7-----|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
end Rhy Fig 1-|
w/Rhy Fig 1
a E E Q a E E Q
|-8h10p==8----------------------------|
|--------------------8h10p==8---------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
a E e a E e S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-8h9--------------------------------------------|
|-------10---10h12---10---------10---------10----|
|-------------------------10h12------10h12-------|
|------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
Q S S a E +Q S S a +E
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------11-11s13---(13)-------11p8----------------|
|--------------------------------------10b12==(10)r---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----3-----|
S S S E Q H
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-10pb11p8---------------------------------|
|------------10----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
a E E Q a E E Q
|-8h10p==8------------------------|
|------------------8h10p==8-------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
a E e a E e S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-8h9-----------------------------------------|
|-------10---10h12-10---------10---------10---|
|-----------------------10h12------10h12------|
|---------------------------------------------|
~~~
H E a Q.
|------------------------------------|
|---------------------11s13----------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--3---|
e a +E S S S E H
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-11----------------------------------------------|
|------10b12==(10)r---10p8------------------------|
|----------------------------10-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
a E E Q a E E Q
|-8h10p====8---------------------------|
|-----------------------8h10p==8-------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
a E e a E e S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-8h9-----------------------------------------|
|-------10---10h12-10---------10---------10---|
|-----------------------10h12------10h12------|
|---------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
Q S +E. S E. Q
|---------13b15==(13)r-----11----------------|
|-----------------------------13------13-----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--3---|
a +S S a +E S S S S S S S S S E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------||
|-10b12==(10)r-8-10b12==(10)r---10p8h==10-10-8-8---------------||
|------------------------------------------------10-8----7-----||
|-----------------------------------------------------10-------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S E S +S S E e E E E
|---------------------------------------|
|-13-13---13-(13)-13-13-11-11-11b11.5---|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| E E Q Q E E
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------8-|
|--8----------------------------------7-|
|---------------------------------------|
|--8----------------------------------7-|
|-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|
w/Rhy Fig 2 x6
|-3--|
T T T T S S +S S E S S S E E a E
|-------------8-(8)-----------------------|
|------8------------11p8-8----------------|
|-8h10---10----------------10p8-----------|
|-------------------------------10-10-7s8-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
S E S +S S S S E a +E E S S
|---------8---8-(8)-8---------9b10==(9)r--------|
|-11b11.5-------------11p8-11------------11-----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------8-|
S E S +S S S S a +S T T S. T a S S S S
|----8---8-(8)-8-----------------------------------------|
|-11-------------11p8------------------------------------|
|---------------------10b12==(10)r-8----10--8-8h9--------|
|------------------------------------10------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------8---8--|
S E S +S S S S E E a E S S
|----------------------------------------|
|----11---11-(11)-11-11----10-10-8s9-----|
|-10-12---12-(12)-12-12s10-10-10-8s9-----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------8-|
~~~~~~~~~~
|-3-|
S E S +S S S S S S S S T T T T T T S S
|----8---8-(8)---------------------------------------|
|-11-----------11-11p8----8--------------------------|
|----------------------10---8-10p8----8--------------|
|----------------------------------10---10----8------|
|------------------------------------------10---10---|
|--------------------------------------------------8-|
a +E. a +S +S S S S S S E a S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12==(10)r---10b12==(10)-(10)r-10-8----10p8-10-8h9--------|
|---------------------------------------10--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------10-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------8-|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S E S +S S E E E S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-/13-13---13-(13)-13-13-13-13-13-8-11p8--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| E E Q E E Q
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---9---------------------9--9--9---------|
|---8---------------------8--8--8---------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---8---------------------8--8--8---------|
w/Rhy Fig 1 last 8 bars only
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E +Q S S +H
|-----------------------------------------|
|-13b16====(13)r-----11-13-(13)-----------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
|-3--|
+Q S S S a S +S S T T S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-(13)-------11h13-11-11h13-(13)-11-8------8-----------|
|-------------------------------------8-10---10p8-10p8-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
H E S S S S S S Q. E H
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-8tr9----------------------------------|-8tr9-----------------------------|
|---------------------------8-10-8-10-8-|----------------------------------|
|------------------------10-------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---3---|
S +E S S S S S S a +S +S E Q
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12==(10)r----10--8-8-10p8-------10b12==(10)r(10)p8-------|
|---------------------------------10--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E S a S +S E S +Q a +S +S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------8-12s13-(13)-13---13-(13)------------------------------|
|-10-----------------------------------10b12==(10)r(10)p8-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------10--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
S S E Q Q a S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-10p8----------------------------10-10-8-|
|------10-------------------10h12---------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Q E S S H
|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------||
|-8tr9-------------------------------||
|------------10---8------------------||
|-------------------10---------------||
|------------------------------------||
w/Rhy Fig 1
a E E Q a E E Q
|-8h10p==8----------------------------|
|--------------------8h10p==8---------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
a E e a E e S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-8h9--------------------------------------------|
|-------10---10h12---10---------10---------10----|
|-------------------------10h12------10h12-------|
|------------------------------------------------|
~~
Q S S S S Q e a +E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------11-13-13-13-------11----------------|
|--------------------------------10b12==(10)r---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
a +S +S E Q H
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-10b12==(10)r(10)p8-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
a E E Q a E E Q
|-8h10p==8------------------------|
|------------------8h10p==8-------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
a E e a E e S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-8h9-----------------------------------------|
|-------10---10h12-10---------10---------10---|
|-----------------------10h12------10h12------|
|---------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
Q E S S +Q S S S S S S S S Q H
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------8----|-8b8.5----------------------------|
|-------------8s10-(10)-------8------10-|-------10p8-----------------------|
|-------------------------------10------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a E E Q a E E Q
|-8h10p====8---------------------------|
|-----------------------8h10p==8-------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
a E e a E e S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-8h9-----------------------------------------|
|-------10---10h12-10---------10---------10---|
|-----------------------10h12------10h12------|
|---------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
Q E E +Q S E a +S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------13---(13)-------11p8----------------|
|------------------------------------10b12==(10)r-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--3---| |---3---|
S S S E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------13---||
|-----------------------------------13--------||
|-10p8----------------------------------------||
|--------10-----10---8---10---8---------------||
|---------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------||
w/Rhy Fig 1 1st 9 bars only
a E E Q H
|-13b15==13r----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Q S +E. a +Q a +E +S S
|---------13b15==(13)r-----13b15==(13)r-------13b15==(13)r(13)-----|
|--------------------------13b15==(13)r-------13b15==(13)r(13)-11--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
S E. Q H
|-13--------------------------------|
|-13-13------13---------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
H E a +E +S S E
|---------------------13b15==(13)---(13)r-13-13---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
E +E S E. Q S S E
|-13b15====(13)r---13-------------------------|
|---------------------13------13-------11s8---|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3---| |-3--|
E a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------8-8----11p8-----10p8------8---------------|
|-----8h10-----10--------8--------10---11----8-------|
|-----------------------------------------10------10-|
|----------------------------------------------10----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
S S E E a E a S S S S E E
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-8--------------------------------------|
|---10---------8h10---8h10p8-------------|
|----------------------------8-------8---|
|------------------------------11-11-----|
~~~~~~~~~
a +Q. E +Q E E
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------10---(10)---------------|
|----------------------------------------10------|
|-11b12==(11)r-----------------------------------|
~~~
|--3---|
a +S +S S S E. S S S S S S E E
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12==(10)r(10)p=8----10----10---8-10p8h==10-10---|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
5/4
|---3---|
a +S +S S S S S E S S E a +S +S S E E E Q Q H
|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------||
|-10b12==(10)r(10)-8-10-----8-------8---10b12==(10)r(10)-8----|-----------||
|----------------------------------------------------------10-|-10--------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------||
|-------------------------8-------8---------------------------|--------||
|
| S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E Q Q H
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------||
|----------8----8--8--8-8-------------------------------------|--9--------||
|----------7----7--7--7-7-------x-x-5-6----------7------------|--8--------||
|---------------------------7-8-------------------------------|-----------||
|-------------------------------------------------------------|--8--------||
Free Time
4/4
~
H E S S E S S
|----------------8-8------:
|--------10b10.5-----11-8-:
|-------------------------:
|-------------------------:
|-------------------------:
|-------------------------:
E S S E E S S S S S S a +S a +S
|--------------------------------------------------------:
|--------------------------------------------------------:
|-11-10-8----8-10p8----8-10----10b12==(10)r-10b12==(10)r-:
|---------10--------10------10---------------------------:
|--------------------------------------------------------:
|--------------------------------------------------------:
|
| TP
| W
|--3-----------------------------------------------------:
|--3-----------------------------------------------------:
|--3-----------------------------------------------------:
|--2-----------------------------------------------------:
|--3-----------------------------------------------------:
|--------------------------------------------------------:
|-3--| |-3--|
S S S E a E S S S E E E E
|---------------------------------:
|---------------------------------:
|-10p8----------------------------:
|------10---8h10-8----------------:
|------------------10p8----8----8-:
|-----------------------11---11---:
|
| TP
| W
|--3------------------------------:
|--3------------------------------:
|--3------------------------------:
|--2------------------------------:
|--3------------------------------:
|---------------------------------:
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E +E H +W E E Q H
|-------------------------:-------------:--------------*|
|-------------------------:-------------:--x-----------*|
|-------------------------:-------------:--x-----------*|
|-------------------10----:-(10)--------:--x-----------*|
|-------------------------:-------------:-10-----------*|
|-11-8-11b12==(11)r-------:-------------:--x-----------*|
|
| TP TP
| W W E E Q H
|--3----------------------:---3---------:--3-----------*|
|--3----------------------:---3---------:--3-----------*|
|--3----------------------:---3---------:--3-----------*|
|--2----------------------:---2---------:--2-----------*|
|--3----------------------:---3---------:--3-----------*|
|-------------------------:-------------:--------------*|