“Surprise Ice”
Kings of Convenience
Riot on an Empty Street
You should be able to use a pick instead of finger picking. The only hard concept in
song is the chord progression, but that will come with time. This is my first full tab but
very accurate. At the bottom I have the lyrics after the part they occur in.
-The Vishual
PART 1
E|-----2---0-2---2-----------------|
B|-0-2---2-----2-------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
PART 2
E|---------7-----------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4-6-4-6---6-4-6-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
PART 3
E|---------5---------------5-------|
B|-----5-------5-------5-------5---|
G|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
D|-2-------------------------------|
A|-----------------4---------------|
E|---------------------------------|
PART 4
E|-----5---3-5---5-----------------|
B|-0-3---3-----3-------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
PART 5
E|-----7---5-7---7-----------------|
B|-0-5---5-----5-------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
PART 6 (CHORUS)
E|---------------------------------|
B|------10-------10----10----------|
G|------------11-------------------|
D|---12----12-------12-------------|
A|-9-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
B|-----7-----7---------------------|
G|---------7-----7-----------------|
D|---7---7-----7-------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
B|-------5-------------------------|
G|---7-----7---7-------------------|
D|-----7-----7---------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
B|-------7-------------------------|
G|---7-----7---7-------------------|
D|-----7-----7---------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
PART 7
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------5-----------------------------|
G|---4-----4---4-----------------------|
D|-----4-----4-------------------------|
A|-2-------------2---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kings_of_convenience/surprise_ice_tab.html ]
PART 8 (SUBSTITUTE FOR PART 5)
E|-7-----7---------7-----7---------|
B|---7-----7---7-----7-----7-------|
G|-----7-----7---------7-----6-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
PART 9
E|---------------------------------|
B|-------8-------------------------|
G|---9-----9---9-------------------|
D|-----9-----9---------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
B|-------7-------------------------|
G|---7-----7-----------------------|
D|-----7-----7---------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
E|-------0-------------0-----------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---7-----7---7---7-----7---------|
D|-----7-----7-------7-----7-------|
A|-4-------------4-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|
PART 10
E|-------0-------------0-----------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---7-----7---7---7-----7---------|
D|-----7-----7-------7-----7-------|
A|-4-------------4-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|
PART 1 X4
PART 1 X3
When past sometimes takes you with soft hands,
PART 2 X2
Forcelessly pulls you to your…
PART 3 X1
…chair,
PART 1 X2
Hides you away from these…
PART 4 X2
…half days,
PART 1 X2
Sunless at the end of the…
PART 5 X2
…year,
PART 1 X4
The air is like a knife cutting through you,
PART 2 X2
A room in the house is always…
PART 3 X1
…warm,
PART 1 X2
Stretched out on the bathroom floor…
PART 4 X2
…thinking,
PART 1 X2
Of fair days your future may…
PART 5 X4
…hold,
PART 6 X2
Love comes like surprise ice on the water,
Love comes like surprise ice at dawn,
Love comes like surprise ice on the water,
Love comes at dawn,
PART 7 X4
PART 1 X4
Deprived of the light and of the colors,
PART 2 X2
The world ends at your window…
PART 3 X1
…tree,
PART 1 X2
Darkness creates these…
PART 4 X2
…illusions,
PART 1 X2
But pale days can teach you to…
PART 8
…see,
PART 9 X5
Rain falls but no life is given,
Weeks pass no progress is made,
Past sometimes takes you with soft hands,
And all that surrounds you will fade,
And all that surrounds you will fade,
PART 10 X2
PART 6 X2
Love comes like surprise ice on the water,
Love comes like surprise ice at dawn,
Love comes like surprise ice on the water,
Love comes at dawn,
PART 7 X3
That’s all. It’s a hard song to play but really effective. If you’re going to play a
for it, the bass is essential for all those key notes before the riffs/pickings. Just
for it and you’ll know what I mean.
If you have any questions, you can contact me at:
E-MAIL: tm-tommy@nc.rr.com
AIM: shabutie873
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