Alice cooper
killer
Chords used:
D5 = X577XX
Eb5 = X688XX
Em = X7998X
Bass riff:
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E |------------------|
B |------------------|
G |------------------|
D |------------------|
A |-5---5--5-5----3--|
E |-------------5----|
Intro:
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Eb5 D5
E |------------|-------------| < fade the first chord in
B |------------|-------------| with volume control
G |-8----------|-----------7\|
D |-8----------|-----------7\|
A |-6----------|-----------5\|
E |------------|-------------|
(bass riff) (2 x)
Eb5 D5
E |------------|-------------| < fade the first chord in
B |------------|-------------| with volume control or
G |-8----------|-----------7\|volume pedal if you have one
D |-8----------|-----------7\|
A |-6----------|-----------5\|
E |------------|-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
B|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
A|-------------3--|-5\-------------|----------------3--|
E|-------------5--|----------------|--------------5----|
E|-------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|
G|7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8-8-8-8-|
D|-------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|
Riff 1:
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E |----------------------| < is a combination of the guitars panned
B |----x-x--x-x--x-x-----| hard left and right
G |----x-x--x-x--x-x-----|
D |----x-x--x-x--x-x-----|
A |-5\-----------------3-|
E |------------------5---|
Verse 1 (w/riff 1):
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What did I do to deserve such a fate ?
Didn't really want to get locked in this state.
Someone handed me this gun and I,
I gave it everything. Yeah, I gave it everything.
Riff 2:
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E |--------------------|----------------|
B |--------------------|----------------|
G |-7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8p7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D |--------------------|----------------|
A |--------------------|----------------|
E |--------------------|----------------|
Riff 3:
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guitar 1:
E |---------------------|----------------------|
B |----10--10\----------|----10--10------------|
G |----10--10\----------|----10--10------------|
D |---------------------|----------------------|
A |5\----------------3--|5\-----------------3--|
E |----------------5----|-----------------5----|
guitar 2:
E |10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----|-----------------------------|
B |13b(15)(15)(15)(15)(15)(15)(15)|------10--10--10--10--10--10-|
G |-------------------------------|10~~--12b(14)(14)(14)(14)(14)|
D |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
(riff 2)
guitar 2 (guitar 1 plays variation on riff 1):
E |13b(15)--------(15)bd-p10|13-10~~-------------------------------|-------|
B |-------------------------|---------------13b(15)-p10-13b-(15)-13|-10\---|
G |-------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------|
D |-------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------|
A |-------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------|
E |-------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------|
Verse 2:
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Riff 4:
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(riff 1)
I came into this life,
E |-----------------------|------------------------|repeat throughout verse
B |-----------------------|------------------------|low D note in parenthesis only
G |----5b(7)--------------|----5b(7)---------------| played during the last few bars
D |---------------------3-|------------------------|
A |5(5)-------------------|5(5)------------------3-|
E |------------------3h5--|------------------3h5---|
looked all around.
I saw just what I liked,
and took what I found.
Nothing came easy, nothing came free.
Nothing came at all, until they came after me.
Yeah!
(riff 2)
Riff 5:
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guitar 1 plays it's "riff 3" part, guitar 2:
E |------------------------|----------------------|
B |------------------------|----------------------|
G |-----5------5-7---7-----|------5/7-7-7-7-------|
D |-------5h7----------7b(9)-0----5/7-7-7-7-------|
A |-3/5--------------------|------3/5-5-5-5-----3-|
E |------------------------|------------------5---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_cooper/killer_tab_ver_2.html ]
E |--------------------|----------------------------|
B |--------------------|----------------------------|
G |-7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8p7-6-6-6-6-6/16-16--16-16-16-|
D |--------------------|----------------------------|
A |--------------------|----------------------------|
E |--------------------|----------------------------|
Solo:
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Em
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------|
G|---------7-9b(11)-(11)bd-7-|-6h7p6-4h6p4--4--2--0----|-------|
D|---5-7/9-------------------|-----------------------0-|-2~~---|
A|/7-------------------------|-------------------------|-------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------|
G|---------7-9b(11)-(11)bd-7-|-6h7p6-4h6p4--4--2--0----|-------|
D|---5-7/9-------------------|-----------------------0-|-2~~---|
A|/7-------------------------|-------------------------|-------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------|------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------------------|------|
G|---------7-9b(11)--(11)bd-7|9b(11)--(11)bd-7--9b(11)--(11)bd-7|------|
D|---5-7/9-------------------|----------------------------------|------|
A|/7-------------------------|----------------------------------|7~~---|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------|------|
E|-----------------------|12b(14)bd-10----------------|-----|
B|------------10b(12)bd-8|-------------12--10b(12)bd-8|-----|
G|9b(11)bd-7-------------|----------------------------|9~~--|
D|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----|
A|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------12---------12---------12-12--------12|
G|14b(16)----14b(16)----14b(16)-------14b(16)--|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
E|-------10--------10---------10-10--------10|
B|13b(15)----13b(15)---13b(15)------13b(15)--|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
E|--------12--------12--------12-12---------12| < 4 x
B|15b(17)----15b(17)---15b(17)------15b(17)---|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E|---------|----|--------|----|----|-------|
B|10b(12)~~|11~~|--------|----|----|-------|
G|---------|----|9b(11)~~|12~~|8~~-|7b(9)~~|
D|---------|----|--------|----|----|-------|
A|---------|----|--------|----|----|-------|
E|---------|----|--------|----|----|-------|
E|----------|----------|------------------------|
B|----------|----------|------------------------|
G|(7)bd(6)~~|(6)bd(4)~~|(4)bd(3)~~---------0h2p0|
D|----------|----------|------------------------|
A|----------|----------|------------------------|
E|----------|----------|------------------------|
E|-------------------| < 4 x, lower tempo
B|-------------------|
G|--------------0h2p0|
D|2~~----------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-2~~------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Outro:
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Guitar 1 plays a D5 chord at the beginning of each bar, with exception of bars
3, 7 and 10 where it plays a Eb5 chord.
guitar 2:
E|---------------------------| < 10 x
B|---------------------------|
G|----(9)bd(7)--7~~--6~~-----|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
played by the organ:
E|-5p3-------------|-----------------3-|-----5p3---------|---6-5p3-5-------3-|
B|-----3p2-5p3-----|-5p2-------2h3-5---|-3h5-------------|-----------2h3-5---|
G|-------------2p0-|-----4p2h4---------|---------2p0---2-|-3-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-------------0---|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Repeat organ part
