The Ice Is Getting Thinner Chords
The Ice Is Getting Thinner by Death Cab For Cutie is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F, C, G, D, A and Dsus2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Clean electric guitar
Standar Tuning EADGBe
Am F C Am G F C
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Am F C Am G F D
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Am F C Am G F C
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|--0--------------------------3--------0--------------------------3-----------------|
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Arpeggio of chords starts
Am F C Am G F D
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Am F C Am G F C
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|--2-----2--4--------------------------2-----2--0-----------------------------------|
|--0--------------------------3--------0--------------------------3-----------------|
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F C F A Dsus2 G C F G
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Solo starts
Am F C Am G F D
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Am F C Am G F C
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|--2-----2--4--------------------------2-----2--0-----------------------------------|
|--0--------------------------3--------0--------------------------3-----------------|
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Solo ends
Am F C Am G F D
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|--0--------------------------3--------0--------------------------5--------|
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Am F C Am G F C
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|-----2--------------0--2--0--5-----------2--------------0--2--0--5--------|
|--2-----2--4--------------------------2-----2--0--------------------------|
|--0--------------------------3--------0--------------------------3--------|
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Am F C
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Solo
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