Alma Mater, By Alice Cooper
School's Out 1972
Tabbed Sparkinthedark3
Tab Key: (h) natural harmonic; / slide up; \ slide down;
// or \\ slide up or down to infinity
Part A Intro
E E7 A Am7 F#addE Fmaj7
E |------0----------0---------0-------3----------0----------0----|
B |-----0-0--------0-0-------2-2-----1-1--------2-2--------1-1---|
G |----1---1------1---1-----2---2---0---0------3---3------2---2--|
D |---2-----2----0-----0---2-------2-----2----4-----4----3-----3-|
A |--2----------2---------0-------0----------4----------3--------|
E |-0----------0----------------------------2----------1---------|
E
E |------0--------12(h)-|
B |-----0-0-------------|
G |----1---1------------|
D |---2-----2-----------|
A |--2------------------|
E |-0---------0---------|
Part B Verse
E |---------0--------------0--------------0----------3--------|
B |--------0-0------------0-0------------2-2--------1-1-------|
G |-------1---1----------1---1---------2----2------0---0------|
D |-----2-------2------0-------0-----2-------2----2-----2-----|
A |---2--------------2-------------0-------------0------------|
E |-0--------------0------------------------------------------|
1 Rain is falling down my cheek seaching for the sea
2 I watch the bus as it pulls out of view
3 And now alone crying in my beer
E |-----------0------------------0------------------0----------0----|
B |---------2---2--------------1---1---------------0-0--------0-0---|
G |-------3-------3----------2-------2-----------1----1------1---1--|
D |-----4-----------4------3-----------3-------2-------2----2-----2-|
A |---4------------------3-------------------2-------------2--------|
E |-2------------------1-------------------0--------------0---------|
Tomorrow like the rain I'll be back home again
Someday like that bus I will be leaving to
Cause old friends said goodbye, I guess I'll be leavin too
Part C
E |--------4---4-------------5--------------------3-----------------|
B |--------4---4-------------5--------------------2-----------------|
G |--------4---4-------------6--------------------3-----------------|
D |--------6---6-------------7--------------------2-----------------|
A |--------6---6-------------7--------------------------------------|
E |--------4---4-------------5--------------------------------------|
1 But you know it breaks my heart to leave you, Camelback, my high school (Go to Part B, Verse 3)
2 But you know it breaks my heart to leave you, Cortez, I'll miss you
Part D (play twice)
E |-----------------------------------------------------0-----|
B |-------------------------2----------4----------------0-----|
G |-------------------------2----------4----------------1-----|
D |-----------2-4-----------2----------4----------------2-----|
A |-----0-2-4---------------0----------2----------------2-----|
E |--4-2------------------------------------------------0-----|
Yes I will, yes I will, you know I will
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_cooper/alma_mater_tab.html ]
Part E
E |----------2----------3-----------2----2----2----------3--3-|
B |----------2----------2-----------0----0----0----------2--2-|
G |----------3----------0-----------1----1----1----------0--0-|
D |----------2----------2-----------0----0----0----------2--2-|
A |----------4----------0-----------2----2----2----------0--0-|
E |----------2----------------------0----0----0---------------|
Well so long everybody I hope that I would see you again
Goodbye everybody I finally grew up, they finally let me outa school
Part F
Solo (slide guitar)
Guitar One
E |-------------12//-------12\9----7\5---------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------3/5------|
G |--9//-------------------------------------6/9-----------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two
E |------0----------0---------0-------3----------0----------0----|
B |-----0-0--------0-0-------2-2-----1-1--------2-2--------1-1---|
G |----1---1------1---1-----2---2---0---0------3---3------2---2--|
D |---2-----2----0-----0---2-------2-----2----4-----4----3-----3-|
A |--2----------2---------0-------0----------4----------3--------|
E |-0----------0----------------------------2----------1---------|
Guitar One
E |----------------12//---|
B |--3/5------------------|
G |-----------------------|
D |-----------------------|
A |-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|
Guitar Two
E |------0--------12(h)---|
B |-----0-0---------------|
G |----1---1--------------|
D |---2-----2-------------|
A |--2--------------------|
E |-0---------0-----------|
Talking Verse w/part B (repeating F#addE, Fmaj7 and E at end)
Hey remember the time -
'member the time
we took that snake and put it down little Betsy' dress?
Now I don't think Miss Axelrod was much impressed
No I don't think Miss Axelrod was much impressed
Well I don't think Miss Axelrod was much impressed
sung w/ part E
Oh, goodbye, everybody
I hope that I would see you again
So long, everybody
How do you like that, they finally let me outta school
talking w/ part E, repeat and fade
Goodbye
Ah, I wanna get outta here
They let me outta school
How 'bout that, uh?
Goodbye
Hey goodbye, guys
Maybe I'll see -
Maybe I'll see you around sometime, uh?
Eh, don't make a stranger of yourself, uh?
Remember the Coop, uh?
May -
I ho -
I hope - you don't forget me or nothin'
Goodbye
Part G
"Happy Trails" repeat and fade
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------2-4-2---2-4-2---2-4-2---2-4-2-|
A |---2-4-2---2-4-2---2-4-2---2-4-2--0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E |-0-------0-------0-------0----------------------------------------|
