Alice Cooper - Second Coming guitar tab
"Second Coming" by Alice Cooper
From the album Love it to Death (1971)
Words and music by Alice Cooper
Transcription by Brian Gaddis with a little thanks
to Jeff Gower and Kyle Wolfe.
x= mute /= slide up b= bend rb= release bend
Intro
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------3----------3--2-------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----2--3-------2--3----------3--2-----0-----------------------------------|
E-|--1---------------------------------3--------------------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------1-----------1-----------------------------------------|
G-|-------------1/2-----------1--2-----4--------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse one
"I couldn't tell if the bells were getting louder. Songs they ring I
finally recognize. I only know Hell is getting hotter. (The) Devil's
getting smarter all the time. And it would be nice to walk upon the
water, to talk again to angels on my side."
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----5---3---5--3--2-----7---7---7---7----7---7---7---7----5---5---5---5---|
E-|-------------------------5---5---5---5----4---4---4---4----3---3---3---3---|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------------12--12--12--12---|
G-|------------------------14--14--14--14----9---9---9---9---12--12--12--12---|
D-|------------------------14--14--14--14----9---9---9---9---12--12--12--12---|
A-|--7---------------------12--12--12--12---11--11--11--11---10--10--10--10---|
E-|-----10--8--10--8--7-------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------|
B-|--------------|
G-|--------------|
D-|--------------|
A-|--5--5--5--5--|
E-|--2--2--2--3--|
| |
| |
E-|--------------|
B-|--------------|
G-|--7--7--7--7--|
D-|--7--7--7--7--|
A-|--9--9--9--9--|
E-|--------------|
"Time is getting closer, I read it on a poster. Fanatical exposers (on)
E-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
B-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
G-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
D-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
E-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
Background guitar plays chords on top of staff
"corners prophecized." Am E E7 F
E-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------|
B-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------|
G-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------|
D-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---2-----------------------------------------|
A-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---0--0---------5--3--2--3--2--0-------------|
E-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---------3--0--------------------------------|
Am E G F#
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--7--5------------------------------------3---------3--2-------------------|
A-|--------8--7--5---------------------2--3------2--3--------3--2-------------|
E-|-----------------8--7--5---3--2--1------------------------------3----------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------1-----------1-----------|
G-|-------------------------------------------1/2-----------1--2-----4--------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo (Guitar solo is doubled)
Am E G D F C
<8>= strike note while already bent
E-|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B-|---8b--<8>rb--5---5--7--8-|--8b--8--7--5-----5--6-|-6b--6--5--3-----3------|
G-|--------------------------|---------------7-------|--------------5---------|
D-|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E
"It would be nice to walk upon the water."
E-|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|--3/5-----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------7---5--7--5--4-|-0-/2-----------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------|-----------------------5-------3--2---3--------2--3-|
E-|----------------------|----5-----------3--0----------------------1---------|
Note: rythm guitar is on the bottom
"To talk again to angels on my side. I've just come back
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------2--3-----2--3-------------------------|
E-|--5-------------3--0------------1---------------------5--------------------|
"to show you all my words are golden, so have no gods before me
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------5---3--2-----3----------2--3-------------------------------|
E-|--3--0---------------------------1--------------5------------3--0----------|
"I'm the light."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------3--------------3--------3--------2------------------|
A-|-----------------2--3-----2--3-----3--------3--------3--0------------------|
E-|-----------1--------------------1--------1--------1------------------------|
End (This repeats until song runs into "Ballad of Dwight Fry")
Note: Pick scrapes and slides downwards start this off
Am E G D
E-|------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
B-|------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
G-|------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
D-|----------------2--3----|---3--2-------------|---------------2-------------|
A-|-------2--3--5----------|---------5--3--2----|------2--3--5-----5----------|
E-|---5------------------0-|------------------3-|---5-------------------------|
F C E
E-|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
B-|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
G-|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
D-|--2----------------|--------------------|----------------------------2-----|
A-|-----5--3--2-------|---------2--3--5--3-|---5--3--2------------1--2--------|
E-|--------------5--1-|---3--5-------------|------------5--3--0---------------|
E
E-|-----------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------|
D-|-----------------3--2--------|
A-|--1--2-----1--2--------3--2--|
E-|--------0--------------------|
