'Various Riffs' by Cooper Alice - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Various Riffs
Song lyrics:
Alice Cooper random riffs
Tabbed by: Jeorge Senter
Common signs: h=hammer on to
p=pull off to
/=slide up to
=slide down to
Riff 1: Desperado
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------3----5----6----5----3-------3---1---0---1---0-----------|
g|----3----3----3----3----3----------2---2---2---2--------------|
d|--3----3----3-----3---3--------2----2---2---2---2-------------|
a|-----------------------------0--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------5----3-----------------------------------------|
b|------3----5---------------5------3---1---0---1---0-------------|
g|----3----3----3-----3----3----------2---2---2---2---------------|
d|--3----3----3------3---3--------2----2---2---2---2--------------|
a|-----------------------------0----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2: School's out
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------14---------12---------14----------------------------------|
d|--14-14--14--14-14--12--14-14--14--14------------------------------|
a|--14-14--12--14-14--10--14-14--12----------------------------------|
E|--12-12------12-12------12-12----------12--------------------------|
Riff 3: Gutter cat
(bass riff)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------0-0-0-0-0-----------------------5--3--2-------------------|
E|--0h2-----------3-2-3-3-3--2-0-2-2-2----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------0-0-0-0-0-----------------------5--3--2--0---0--2--3----|
E|--0h2-----------3-2-3-3-3--2-0-2-2-2-------------3------------|
(guitar)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---7-7--7-----------------7--7--------7--------------------------|
d|---7-7--7--7--5-4--0-0h2--7--7--0-0h2-7--------------------------|
a|---5-5--5-----------------5--5--------5--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4: No more mr. nice guy
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--10-10-8--8-8--------------------------------------------------|
g|--9--9--9--7-7----0-----7---------------------------------------|
d|--7--7--7--7-7------7/9---9p75---------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5: Welcome to my nightmare
e|---------------12------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------12---(i know the chord isn't right but I just can't-----|
g|---------------13---------------find the correct one)------------------|
d|-------0h2-----14--------0h2-------------------------------------------|
a|---0h2---------14----0h2-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0---------0---12--0---------0-----------------------------------------|
Riff 6: DEVIL'S FOOD
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------9--12--7--9--9---------------9--12--7--9--9----------|
d|-----0---2-2--9--12--7--9--9------0---2-2--9--12--7--9--9----------|
a|-0h2----------7--10--5--7--7--0h2----------7--10--5--7--7----------|
E|-------0----------------------------0------------------------------|
gettin ready for the ladies (etc.)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-2-2-2--5-5-5-------9--12--7--9--9----------------------------------|
d|-2-2-2--5-5-5--2----9--12--7--9--9----------------------------------|
a|-0-0-0--3-3-3--2----7--10--5--7--7----------------------------------|
E|---------------0----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 7: The Black widow (not sure about this one at all)
the horror that he'll bring...
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------0--------------2-----|
d|-2-.-.-2-.-.-2-.-.-2-3--2-.-.-2-.-.-2-.-.-2----2-.-.-2-.-.-------|
a|---0-0---0-0---0-0--------0-0---0-0---0-0--------0-0---0-0-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
the black widow
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------0-2-----2-2-2-2--5--0-2------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 8: Go to hell
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------(play a lot of combinations of these)-----|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----4-4--------------4-4-------------------------------------------|
a|----------0h2h4-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--2--------------0h2------------------------------------------------|
for criminal acts..... for being a brat.....
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--(sing along with guitar)-------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--4-4p2---2--4---------------2-4--4-4p2---2-4------------------------|
a|--------4-------4p2---2-4----2-4--------4-----4p2---2-4--------0-----|
E|--------------------5-----2--0-2------------------5-----2--0h2---2---|
for all the decent citizens.. you can go to hell
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--4-4p2---2-4-----------------6-7---7---6--5---4---4------------------|
a|--------4-----4p2---2-4-------6-7---7---6--5---4---4------0-----------|
E|------------------5-----2-----4-5---5---4--3---2---2--0h2---2-2-------|
(later)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-2------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-2-------2-4--2-----------4--4-4----------4-4-4--6--(repeat)--------|
a|-0-0-2/4------2-------2-4-4--4-4------0---4-4-4--6------------------|
E|--------------0-0-2/4-----2--2-2--0-2---2-2-2-2--4------------------|
Riff 9: PRETTIEST COP ON THE BLOCK
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----9-----------------------9--------------(mute quickly)-----------|
d|----9-----------9-----------9-----------9--9------------------------|
a|----7-----------9-----------7-----------9--9------------------------|
E|--0---7-9--5-7--7--7-9--5-0----7-9--5-7-7--7------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-3------5-5-5-5-5-5--3-------------------3------7-7-7-7-7-5--3-------------|
d|-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3---------------3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-5--3-3-3---------|
a|-1-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--1-3-3------1-----3--1-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-3--1-3-3---------|
E|---1-1-----------------1-1--1-3---1-3------1-1-----------------1-1---------|
(repeat for second verse, use first riff for chorus)
Riff 10: Teenage frankenstein
teenage frankenstein
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------5-7-7-7-7--5-------------------------------------------------|
a|--7-7--7-7--3-5-5-0-5--3-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5--0-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 11: FREEDOM
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------5-----7-----5------------5-----5-----5-----------------|
d|-----------------7-----7-----7------------5-----4-----3-----------------|
a|-000000000000000---000---000---0000000000---000---000-------------------|
E|-(lots of times)--------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 12: Poison
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------9---7-------5-----5-----------------------------------------|
d|-7-7-7------------4h5---4h5---------------(repeat)--------------------|
a|-5-5---5----5---5-------------7-5-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 13: Feed my frankenstein
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------5---5--5---7-5---------|
d|-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------5---5--5---7-5---------|
a|-7-7-7-7------0------------2-0-2------0------7-7-7---7---7--7-------------|
E|----------0-3---3-0--0-0-3--------0-3---3-0-------------------------------|
Riff 14: Lost in america
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--7-7-7-765--7-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-765--7------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-543--5-5-5-5-8--5-5-5-543--5------------------------|
Riff 15: BRUTAL PLANET
e|-------------------------------(other riff)----------------------9---|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------8h9-8h9-8h9-8p7-8h9-8h9-8h9-----|
d|-8--2-2-2-2-2-2--8--2-2-222-222------------------------------------|
a|-6--0-0-0-0-0-0--6--0-0-000-000------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 16: Wicked young man
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--(repeat twice, on third time.-->.)----------------------------------|
a|-5-5--8-10-11-11-10-8-----------------11-11-11-10-10-10-8-------------|
E|-3-3--6-8--9--9--8--6-----------------9--9--9--8--8--8--6-------------|
Riff 17: Pick up the bones
(i know it's a stretch)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------3---------3--------3-------------3--------3--------3---------|
a|-----7---7-----7---7----7---7---------7---7----7---7----7---7-------|
E|---5---------3--------0-----------3-5--------3--------0-------------|
Riff 18: It's the little things
Guitar two:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------3/14-----------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------13---------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------14--16-14-16---14----------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-3(etc.)---------------------------------------|
That is IT!