"Ice Pick Freek" by The Atomic Bitchwax

album: II

transribed by Jay P (jayinny@yahoo.com)

The song, as recorded for the II album, is played in the key of D.
For convenience, I usually play the song in drop-D tuning.
Listen to the recording for the rhythm and song structure.

Intro - the song opens with a repetitive strumming of this D chord.

E-|---------------|
B-|-----3--------.|
G-|-----2---------|
D-|-----0---------|
A-|-----0--------.|
D-|-----0---------|

Riff 1

E-|-------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------5----|
A-|--0--5-6-7-7-5-7---0--5-6-7-7-5-3----|
D-|--0--5-6-7-7-5-7---0--5-6-7-7-5------|

E-|-------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------.|
G-|-------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------|
A-|-0--5-6-7-7-5-7---0--5-7-5b6b5-3-0--.|
D-|-0--5-6-7-7-5-7---0--5-7-------------|

Riff 2

E-|-----------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------5~---|
G-|------------------------------------5~---|
D-|---0--5-6-7-7-5-7\0----0--5-6-7-7-5------|
A-|-----------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------|

E-|---------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------5~--.|
G-|-------------------------7b9-7b9b7p5----5~---|
D-|---0--5-6-7-7-5-7-----0------------7---------|
A-|--------------------------------------------.|
D-|---------------------------------------------|

Riff 3

E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|---0--5-6-7-7-5-7\0--------------------|
G-|---0--5-6-7-7-5-7\0--------------------|
D-|---------------------0--5-6-7-7-5-7\0--|
A-|---------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------|


E-|----------------------------------|
B-|---------------------5------------|
G-|---------------------5------------|
D-|------------------------5-7-5-7---|
A-|---0--5-6-7-7-5-7~----------------|
D-|----------------------------------|