Its Hot Tonight Chords & Tabs
Band: Alice Cooper
Song: It's Hot Tonight
Album: Lace and Whiskey
Year: 1977
Tabbed by DoteStudios
Email is undermywheels71@gmail.com
NOTE: For the E chord during "It's hot tonight, too hot for talkin'..." you can just play it like this: (0-2-x-4-5-x)...meaning 0-E, 2-A, nothing-D, 4-G, 5-B, nothing-E. Also all the main riffs are played by a second guitar while the lead guitar improvises.
Keys
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - vibrato
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
x - muted note
(#) - the # in between () is optional to hit
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7-/9--9--|
D---------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7-/9--9--|
A---------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5-/7--7--|
E-0---9---10----6--7--6--3--5--3~~~---0---9---10\------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------x--x--5---x--7\--|
D---------------------------------------------------x--x--x---x--x\--|
A---------------------------------------------------x--x--3---x--5\--|
E-0---9---10----6--7--6--3--5--3~~~---0---9---10\--------------------|
Repeat the 2 riffs above 4x
“It's hot tonight Too hot for talkin'”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----5----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----4----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-----------------------6--7--6--3--5--3~~~-------------------------|
“It's hot tonight”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
G-x--x--7---x--9---------4--------------------------------------------|
D-x--x--x---x--x------------------------------------------------------|
A-x--x--5---x--7------2-----------------------------------------------|
E---------------------0----------------------6--7--6--3--5--3~~~---0--|
“I sweat tonight”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------5--5---------------------------------------|
G--------------------------4--4---------------------------------------|
D--------------------------x--x---------------------------------------|
A--------------------------2--2---------------------------------------|
E-9---10~~~~~~~~~\-------------------------------------------6--7--6--|
“I sweat no sleeping”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------5--5-----|
G----------------------------------------x--x--7---x--9------4--4-----|
D----------------------------------------x--x--x---x--x------x--x-----|
A----------------------------------------x--x--5---x--7------2--2-----|
E-3--5--3~~~-------------------------------------------------0--------|
“It’s too hot tonight”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------6--7--6--3--5--3~~~---0---9---10~~~~~~~~~~\---|
"Dogs are barkin', Cats are screamin'"
Guitar 2
E-2---------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
B-2---------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
G-2---------------------------------------------------------------1-----2----|
D-4-------------------------------------------2-----------1---2---------4----|
A-4----------------------------------------4-----4p2--4-----------------4----|
E-2---------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
Guitar 3
E-2-----------------------2---------2--2--------------------------------2----|
B-2-----------------------2---------2--2--------------------------------2----|
G-2----------------------------------------------------6--------4/6-----2----|
D-4--------------------4------x--4---------------------6----------------4----|
A-4----------------------------------------------------4----------------4----|
E-2---------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
"Streets are steamin' Gods own heats the devil' demon"
Guitar 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------5--5---5---5---5--4--4---4--3--3------|
G-----------------------6--6---6---6---6--5--5---5--4--4------|
D-----------------------6--6---6---6---6--5--5---5--4--4---4--|
A-----------------------4--4---4---4---4--3--3---3--2--2---2--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
E--------2--2--2--2-------------------------------------------|
B--------2--2--2--2-----5--5---5---5---5--4--4---4--3--3------|
G--------2--2--2--2-----6--6---6---6---6--5--5---5--4--4------|
D-----------------4-----6--6---6---6---6--5--5---5--4--4------|
A-----------------------4--4---4---4---4--3--3---3--2--2------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7-/9--9--|
D---------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7-/9--9--|
A---------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5-/7--7--|
E-0---9---10----6--7--6--3--5--3~~~---0---9---10\------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------x--x--5---x--7\--|
D---------------------------------------------------x--x--x---x--x\--|
A---------------------------------------------------x--x--3---x--5\--|
E-0---9---10----6--7--6--3--5--3~~~---0---9---10\--------------------|
“My turn tonight To burn with fever”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----5----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----4----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-----------------------6--7--6--3--5--3~~~-------------------------|
“I burn tonight”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
G-x--x--7---x--9---------4--------------------------------------------|
D-x--x--x---x--x------------------------------------------------------|
A-x--x--5---x--7------2-----------------------------------------------|
E---------------------0----------------------6--7--6--3--5--3~~~---0--|
“I smoke tonight”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------5--5---------------------------------------|
G--------------------------4--4---------------------------------------|
D--------------------------x--x---------------------------------------|
A--------------------------2--2---------------------------------------|
E-9---10~~~~~~~~~\-------------------------------------------6--7--6--|
“I'm all on fire”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------5--5-----|
G----------------------------------------x--x--7---x--9------4--4-----|
D----------------------------------------x--x--x---x--x------x--x-----|
A----------------------------------------x--x--5---x--7------2--2-----|
E-3--5--3~~~-------------------------------------------------0--------|
“It's damn hot tonight”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------6--7--6--3--5--3~~~---0---9---10~~~~~~~~~~\---pickscrape--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_cooper/its_hot_tonight_tab_ver_2.html ]
"Summer nights they Make me crazy"
Guitar 2
E-2---------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
B-2---------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
G-2---------------------------------------------------------------1-----2----|
D-4-------------------------------------------2-----------1---2---------4----|
A-4----------------------------------------4-----4p2--4-----------------4----|
E-2---------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
Guitar 3
E-2-----------------------2---------2--2--------------------------------2----|
B-2-----------------------2---------2--2--------------------------------2----|
G-2----------------------------------------------------6--------4/6-----2----|
D-4--------------------4------x--4---------------------6----------------4----|
A-4----------------------------------------------------4----------------4----|
E-2---------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
"Make me all hazy"
Guitar 2
E----------------------------7---7---7---7---7--7--7------|
B----------------------------7---7---7---7---7--7--7------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------9-------------------------------|
A-------------------------9-------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
E--------2--------2--2-------7---7---7---7---7--7--7------|
B--------2--------2--2-------7---7---7---7---7--7--7------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D-----4-----x--4----------9-------------------------------|
A-------------------------9-------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
Guitar 1 solos...
Guitar 2 (during solo)
E-----------------------|----|-------------------------|----|
B-5---------------------|----|-10----------------------|----|
G-6----4--4---4---4/6---|-2x-|-11----9--9---9---9------|-2x-|
D-6----4--4---4---4/6---|----|-11----9--9---9---9--11--|----|
A-4----2--2---2---2/4---|----|--9----7--7---7---7--11--|----|
E-----------------------|----|----------------------9--|----|
Break:
Guitar 1
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-7b9----10--9-----10--9-----9---10p9p7-----7--7--7--7b9----10--9-----|
G---------------9---------9----------------------------------------9--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--9-------------------------------------------------9----------------|
G--9-----9--9--9--9------9------9\7---7--------------9-----9--9--9--9-|
D--9-----9--9--9--9------9------9\7---7--------------9-----9--9--9--9-|
A--7-----7--7--7--7------7------7\5---5--------------7-----7--7--7--7-|
E--------^-------------------------------------------------^----------|
(above strum D, U, D, U) (above strum D, U, D, U)
Guitar 1
E--------------------------------|
B-10--9-----9---10p9p7-----------|
G--------9-----------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G-----9------9\7---7-----7-------|
D-----9------9\7---7-----7----6--|
A-----7------7\5---5-----5----6--|
E-----------------------------4--|
Guitar 1 goes back to soloing...
Guitar 2 (during solo)
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-5---------------------10----------------------|
G-6----4--4---4---4/6---11----9--9---9---9/11---|
D-6----4--4---4---4/6---11----9--9---9---9/11---|
A-4----2--2---2---2/4----9----7--7---7---7/-9---|
E-----------------------------------------------|
Break:
Guitar 1
E------------------------------------------------------|
B-7b9----10--9-----10--9-----9---10p9p7------5~~~-4~~~-|
G---------------9---------9----------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E------------------------------------------------------|
B--9------------------------------------------5----4---|
G--9-----9--9--9--9------9------9\7---7-------4----4---|
D--9-----9--9--9--9------9------9\7---7-------4----4---|
A--7-----7--7--7--7------7------7\5---5-------2----2---|
E--------^---------------------------------------------|
(above strum D, U, D, U)
“It's hot tonight Too hot for talkin'”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----5----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----4----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-----------------------6--7--6--3--5--3~~~-------------------------|
“It's hot tonight”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------5--5--------------------------------------------|
G-x--x--7---x--9------4--4--------------------------------------------|
D-x--x--x---x--x------x--x--------------------------------------------|
A-x--x--5---x--7------2--2--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------6--7--6--3--5--3~~~------|
“I sweat tonight”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------5---------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------4---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------2------------------------------------------|
E-9---10~~~~~~~~~\---------0---------------------------------5--6--5--|
“I sweat no sleeping”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------5--5-----|
G----------------------------------------x--x--7---x--9------4--4-----|
D----------------------------------------x--x--x---x--x------x--x-----|
A----------------------------------------x--x--5---x--7------2--2-----|
E-3--5--3~~~-------------------------------------------------0--------|
“It's too hot tonight”
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------6--7--6--3--5--3~~~---0---9---10~~~~~~~~~~\---pickscrape--|
"Dogs are barkin', Cats are screamin'"
Guitar 1
E-2---------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
B-2---------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
G-2---------------------------------------------------------------1-----2----|
D-4-------------------------------------------2-----------1---2---------4----|
A-4----------------------------------------4-----4p2--4-----------------4----|
E-2---------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
Guitar 2
E-2-----------------------2---------2--2--------------------------------2----|
B-2-----------------------2---------2--2--------------------------------2----|
G-2----------------------------------------------------6--------4/6-----2----|
D-4--------------------4------x--4---------------------6----------------4----|
A-4----------------------------------------------------4----------------4----|
E-2---------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
"Streets are steamin' Gods own heats the devil' demon"
Guitar 1
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------5--5---5---5---5--4--4---4--3--3------|
G------------------------6--6---6---6---6--5--5---5--4--4------|
D------------------------6--6---6---6---6--5--5---5--4--4---4--|
A------------------------4--4---4---4---4--3--3---3--2--2---2--|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E--------2--------2--2-----------------------------------------|
B--------2--------2--2---5--5---5---5---5--4--4---4--3--3------|
G------------------------6--6---6---6---6--5--5---5--4--4------|
D-----4-----x--4---------6--6---6---6---6--5--5---5--4--4------|
A------------------------4--4---4---4---4--3--3---3--2--2------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
E-----------------------|----|-------------------------------------|
B-----------------------|----|-------------------------------------|
G-----------------------|----|-------------------------------------|
D-----------------------|-2x-|-------------------------------------|
A-----------------------|----|-------------------------------------|
E-0---9---10~~~~~~~~~~\-|----|-0---9---10----6--7--6--3--5--3~~~0--|
