'Poison' by Alice Cooper - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Poison
Song lyrics:
Intro
Rhythm guitar on top of staff
Play this twice
D D
[E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------9-----7-------------5--------5-----------------------------
D--------7----------------------5--------5--------------------------------
A-----5-----5-----5-----5----9--------9--------7--5-----------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
Play this three times
Bb D
[E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------9-----7-------------5--------5-----------------------------
D--------7----------------------5--------5--------------------------------
A-----5-----5-----5-----5----9--------9--------7--5-----------------------
E--8----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb D
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------9-----7-------------9-----7---------------------------------
D---------7-------------------7-----------------7---------------------------
A------5-----5-----5-----5-------5-----5-----5------------------------------
E---8-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
Note: the Intro might be played like this
[E------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------5--------5--------
D-----0--7--0--14--0--12--0---4--5-----4--5-----2--0---
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------]
"Your cruel device, your blood like ice. One look
"Your mouth, so hot. Your web, I'm caught. Your skin,
[E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---7-------------3-------10---------5--------------12------12--10------12---
A---5-------------1--------8---------3----------10------10----------10-------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
"could kill. My pain, your thrill."
"so wet. Black lace on sweat."
[E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------10-----10--8--------------5-----5--3-----5------------------------
D------8----------------8--------3--------------3-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7
A---6---------6------------6--1--------1--------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------]
"I want to love you but I better not touch."
"I hear you calling and it's needles and pins."
[E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---7--7--7--7--7--7--7---12--------8--------------3------------------------
D---7--7--7--7--7--7--7---12--------8--------------3----------3-----3--3----
A---5--5--5--5--5--5--5---10--------6--------------1----------3-----3--3----
E--------------------------------------------------------------1-----1--1----]
"I want to hold you but my senses tell me to stop. I want to kiss you but
"I want to hurt you just to hear you sreaming my name. Don't want to touch you
[E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--5-------------------------8-----3-----------------------------------------
D--5------6------------------8-----3-----------7-------------3---------------
A--3------6------------------6-----1-----------7-------------3---------------
E---------4------------------------------------5-------------1---------------]
w/Fill one
"I want it too much. I want to taste you but your lips are venomous poison."
"but you're under my skin. I want to kiss you but your lips are venomous poison."
[E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----5---------------7--------3------------------------------5-5--5---7---3--
D----5--------5------7--------3---------------------3--------5-5--5---7---3--
A----3--------5------5--------1---------------------3--------3-3--3---5---1--
E-------------3-------------------------------------1------------------------]
Fill one
[E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D---0--0--7--0--14--0--12--0------5-------5-----5-----
A------------------------------8-------7-----8-----7--
E-----------------------------------------------------]
"You're poison running through my veins. You're poison.
[E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------5---------7------3------------------5-------------7--3---------5-----
D---3---5---------7------3--------------3---5-------------7--3-----3---5-----
A---3---3---------5------1--------------3---3-------------5--1-----3---3-----
E---1-----------------------------------1--------------------------1---------]
Fill two
[E------------------------------
B---11--------10---------------
G-----------------12p10--/12--
D------------------------------
A------------------------------
E------------------------------]
"I don't want to break these chains.
[E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---7------3--------------------5---------3----------------------------------
D---7------3-------------3------5---------3----------------------------------
A---5------1-------------3------3---------1----------------------------------
E------------------------1---------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------9-------------------------------------------9-----7------------
D-------7-----------7--------5------5-----5---------7-----------------7------
A---5------5-----5-----5--8------7-----8-----7---5-----5-----5-----5-----5---
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
Go to verse two
[E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---9-----7--------7--7------------------------------------------------------
D---------------7-----7------------------------------------------------------
A------5-----5--------5------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
Solo
"Poison."
[E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---3------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---3------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---1------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---5------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D Bb D Bb D
w/Intro riff
[E-------------------------------------------------10-------------------------
B--------------------------------------------13b------13--10-----------------
G------------------9--7---------5--------------------------------------------
D---------------7---------T--5-----T--T--------------------------------------
A-------------------------9--------7--5--------------------------------------
E---3b/5/8b------------------------------------------------------------------]
Bb D
Back to "One look could kill..." part after solo.
[E-----------------------------------------------------------17----17-20-20b-
B------10------------------------17-18----17-18-20----18-20----20-----------
G--12------11b-rb---------17h19--------19----------19-----------------------
D-----------------12--10----------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------]
End
G G G G G G G G Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb
"Poison.
[E--------------------------------------------15b-----------------------------
B--------------------------------------------17b-----------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D5 Bb F C D5 Bb
"I wanna love you but I'd better not touch. I wanna hold you but
[E---15b--------------------------(15)---------------------------------------
B---17b--------------------------(17)-------17b-rb-b-rb-17b-rb-b--15--------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
F C D5 Bb F C
"my senses tell me to stop. I wanna kiss you, but I want it too much.
[E------------------------------------------------------------20--------------
B-------------------------20b---------------------------20b------(20)--(20)~-
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
D5 Bb F Bb D5 Bb
" I wanna taste you but your lips are venomous poison.
[E--------22------------20----------------------------------------------------
B---20b------(20)rb-b------(20)rb-p18--20-18--17--18-------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------19------------17--17---
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
Bb C
[E---20b--20~~-------20b--(20)------20b---20--18--17---T---17-----------------
B-----------------------------------------------------20------18--17---------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
"Pois_____________on."
[E-------20-------------------------------------------------------------------
B---18------18----------------------------------18-------18-------18---------
G---------------------19----19b-rb--17------19------20b------20b------20b----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------20--------------22b---------------
B---18-----------------------18-------20b------20b-rb-p18--------------------
G-------19--19--19~~-------------20------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
"Poi_________son. Poi-
[E---22---------22b-(22)rb--20--18--17-------17-------------------------------
B--------------------------------------20-------20--17h18p17-----------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------19-------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
"___________son.
[E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------18-------18-------18-------18-------18--18------18-------
G---17h19--17--20b------20b------20b------20b------20b----------21------19---
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------10--------------------------------------------
B------------------18--------------13--10----------13--10--------------------
G-----17--19--20b------19------------------13--12----------13--10--12--------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---13p10--13b---10----------13p10--13b--10----------13p10--13p10------------
G--------------------13--12------------------13--12----------------13--12----
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------18----------------------
B---10h13--10--10--10-------18--20--20b-rb--18--20b------20b-----18--20------
G-----------------------19---------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------20------------20------20b--(20)-----/21b--(21)--20b--(20)--20b--(20-
B---17b------17b-rb-b------17------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
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part 1 part 2
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7--7-7-----------------4H5----4H5--------7--7-7--------------4h5---4h5--
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part 3
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