Schools Out Chords & Tabs
"School's Out" by Alice Cooper
Words and music by Cooper, Bruce, Buxton, Dunaway, Smith
From the album School's Out (1972)
Transcribed by ???
Intro
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------14------------12------------14-----------------------------------|
G-|----------14------------12------------14--12~~-----------------------------|
D-|----------14------------12------------14----------14p13p12-----------------|
A-|--14--14--------14--14--------14--14---------------------------------------|
E-|--12--12--------12--12--------12--12---------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two tr= trill |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------14------------12------------14-----------------------------------|
D-|----------14------------12------------14--12tr13--14\----------------------|
A-|--14--14--------14--14--------14--14---------------------------------------|
E-|--12--12--------12--12--------12--12---------------------------------------|
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------14------------12------------14----------------------------14-----|
D-|----------14------------12------------14--12----14p13p12------------14-----|
A-|--14--14--------14--14--------14--14------------------------14--14---------|
E-|--12--12--------12--12--------12--12------------------------12--12---------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|--0---------------------------------------------------------3--------------|
B-|--0---------------------------------------------------------3--------------|
G-|--x---------------------------------------------------------1--------------|
D-|--2---------------------------------------------------------2--------------|
A-|--2---------------------------------------------------------2--------------|
E-|--0---------------------------------------------------------0--------------|
Guitar one
E-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------|----------14------------12--|
G-|----------12------------14--12~~--------------|----------14------------12--|
D-|----------12------------14----------14p13p12--|----------14------------12--|
A-|--14--14--------14--14------------------------|--14--14--------14--14------|
E-|--12--12--------12--12------------------------|--12--12--------12--12------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------|--3-------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------|--2-------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------|--2-------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Rhythm figure one
Guitar one
E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G-|----------14--12~~--------------|----------14------------12----------------|
D-|----------14----------14p13p12--|----------14------------12----------------|
A-|--14--14------------------------|--14--14--------14--14--------14--14------|
E-|--12--12------------------------|--12--12--------12--12--------12--12------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------/---------------|-----------2-------------0----------------|
G-|----------------/---------------|-----------2-------------0----------------|
D-|----------------/---------------|------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|---x--x----------x---x---------x---x------|
E-|----------------------7\--------|---x--x----------x---x---------x---x------|
Guitar one
E-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G-|--14--12~~--------------|----------14------------12------------14--12------|
D-|--14------------14\-----|----------14------------12------------14------14\-|
A-|------------------------|--14--14--------14--14--------14--14--------------|
E-|------------------------|--12--12--------12--12--------12--12--------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|---2--0-----------------|-----------2-------------0-------------2---0------|
G-|---2--0-----------------|-----------2-------------0-------------2---0------|
D-|---------------------0--|--------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------0h2-----|---x---x---------x---x---------x---x--------------|
E-|------------------------|---x---x---------x---x---------x---x----------7\--|
Verse one w/Rhythm figure one
"Well, we got no choice, all the girls and boys. Makin' all that noise, 'cause
they found new toys."
"Well, we can't salute, can't find a flag. If that don't suit ya,
Guitar one
E-|----------8-----8----8--8-----8----8--8------10--11-------9-----9----9-----|
B-|----------8-----8----8--8-----8----8--8------10--11------11----11---11-----|
G-|----------9-----9----9--9-----9----9--9------11--12------12----12---12-----|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------8-----8----8---8----8----8---8-----10--11------11----11---11-----|
G-|----------9-----9----9---9----9----9---9-----11--12------12----12---12-----|
D-|---------10----10---10--10---10---10--10-----12--13------13----13---13-----|
A-|---------10----10---10--10---10---10--10-----12--13------13----13---13-----|
E-|----------8-----8----8---8----8----8---8-----10--11------11----11---11-----|
"that's a drag.
Guitar one
E-|---9-----9---9-----------|
B-|--11----11--11-----------|
G-|--12----12--12----0/-----|
D-|-------------------------|
A-|-------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|-------------------------|
B-|--11----11--11----11\----|
G-|--12----12--12----12\----|
D-|--13----13--13----13\----|
A-|--13----13--13----13\----|
E-|--11----11--11----11\----|
w/Fill one
"School's out for summer."
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------3---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---------|
G-|-----------------------------------3---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---------|
D-|------------------8---10--3--5-----5---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---------|
A-|--5------5--5--5--8---10--3--5---------------------------------------------|
E-|--3------3--3--3--6----8--1--3---------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------10-12----12--------10--12-----12-----------------|
D-|------------------8---10--10-12----12--------10--12-----12-----------------|
A-|--5---------------8---10---8-10----10---------8--10-----10-----------------|
E-|--3---------------6----8---------------------------------------------------|
Fill one
E-|-----------|
B-|--5--------|
G-|--3b-------|
D-|-----------|
A-|-----------|
E-|-----------|
w/Fill two
"School's out for ever!"
Guitar one
E-|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------3---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x----------------|
G-|----------------------------3---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x----------------|
D-|--5--------8---10--3--5-----5---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x----------------|
A-|--5--------8---10--3--5----------------------------------------------------|
E-|--3--------6----8--1--3----------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------10-12----12--------10--12-----12-----------------|
D-|------------------8---10--10-12----12--------10--12-----12-----------------|
A-|--5---------------8---10---8-10----10---------8--10-----10-----------------|
E-|--3---------------6----8---------------------------------------------------|
Fill two
E-|--------------------|
B-|--------------------|
G-|--5b--5--3~~~~~-----|
D-|--------------------|
A-|--------------------|
E-|--------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_cooper/schools_out_tab_ver_3.html ]
w/Fill three
"School's been blown to pieces!"
Guitar one
E-|----------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------3---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x----------------|
G-|----------------------------3---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x----------------|
D-|--5--------8---10--3--5-----5---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x----------------|
A-|--5--------8---10--3--5----------------------------------------------------|
E-|--3--------6----8--1--3----------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------10-12----12--------10--12-----12-----------------|
D-|------------------8---10--10-12----12--------10--12-----12-----------------|
A-|--5---------------8---10---8-10----10---------8--10-----10-----------------|
E-|--3---------------6----8---------------------------------------------------|
Fill three
E-|--15-----15-15-15---15-----15--15--15--15---|
B-|--18b---------------18b----18b-----18--18b--|
G-|--------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|
w/Fill four
Guitar one
E-|-------------------------------------------------1-------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------1-------------------------|
G-|--2---------------------2------------------------2-------------------------|
D-|--2---------------------5------------------------3-------------------------|
A-|--0---------------------0------------------------3-------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------1-------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|-------------------------------------------------1-------------------------|
B-|--5---------------------3------------------------1-------------------------|
G-|--6---------------------4------------------------2-------------------------|
D-|--7---------------------5------------------------3-------------------------|
A-|--x---------------------x------------------------x-------------------------|
E-|--5---------------------5------------------------1-------------------------|
Fill four
E-|--------------|
B-|--10----------|
G-|--12b---------|
D-|--------------|
A-|--------------|
E-|--------------|
"No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks. Yeah!"
w/Fill five
Guitar one
E-|--12---------12--12--12----------12----------------------------------------|
B-|--15b--------15b-----15b---------15b--15p12--------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------14p12--14--14b~~--------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------2----------0----------2--0---------------------2----------0--------|
G-|--------2----------0----------2--0---------------------2----------0--------|
D-|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
A-|--x--x-------x--x-------x--x-----------0h2-------x--x-------x--x-----------|
E-|--x--x-------x--x-------x--x---------------------x--x-------x--x-----------|
Fill five
E-|------------------------|
B-|--14-----------14-------|
G-|--14---12------14---12--|
D-|--14---12------14---12--|
A-|------------------------|
E-|------------------------|
Guitar one
E-|--10/12--12--10/12--12--10/12--12--10/12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-----------|
B-|--10/12--12--10/12--12--10/12--12--10/12-----12--11--10--9--8--7-----------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------2--0-------------------2---------0---------------------------------|
G-|--------2--0-------------------2---------0---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A-|--x--x----------0h2------x--x------x--x------x---6---5---4--3--2-----------|
E-|--x--x-------------------x--x------x--x------x-----------------------------|
Guitar one
E-|---------12--12~~~---------15b--<15>rb-p12------12~~~----------------------|
B-|--10/12-------------------------------------15-----------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------2---------0----------2--0------0-----------------------------------|
G-|--------2---------0----------2--0------0-----------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--x--x------x--x-------x--x------------------------------------------------|
E-|--x--x------x--x-------x--x------------------------------------------------|
Verse w/Rhythm figure one
"Well, we got no class, and we got no principles, and got no innocence.
We can't even think of a word that rhymes!"
"School's out for summer!
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------13b--13b--<13>rb-p11------11--11~~~~-----------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------12-----------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"School's out for ever!"
Guitar one
E-|-------------------------20b-<20>--20b-<20>--20b-<20>--20b-<20>--20p18-----|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"My school's been blown to pieces."
E-|------18-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--20------20~~~-----------8------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------10b-----------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------2--------5-------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------5-------3--------5-------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------5-------3--------3-------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------3-------1--------3-------------------------------|
"No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks."
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------5--8b-------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Out for summer, out till fall, we might not come back at all!"
Guitar one
E-|--10-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---8-------------------------------13b-------------------------------------|
G-|--11-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"School's out for ever!
Guitar one
E-|-------------------------------15-------15-------15-------15-------15------|
B-|--------------------------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-\|
G-|--------------------------17b------17b------17b------17b------17b------17b\|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"School's out for summer!
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------12b--12b--12p10------10--12----12~~~~~----------|
D-|--------------------------------------------12-----------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"School's out with fever!
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------20b~~~--20b~~~----20b~~---<20>rb--18------18----|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------20------20|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"School's out completely."
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------10b-----10b-----------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--11-----------10----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--12-----------10-----5----------------------------------------------------|
D-|--12-----------10-----5----------------------------------------------------|
A-|--10------------8-----3----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|