Alice Cooper - Talk Talk guitar tab
"Talk Talk" by Alice Cooper Words and music by Sean Bonniwell From the album Flush The Fashion (1980) Transcription by Brian Gaddis \= slide down /= slide up ()= carried notes b= bend up rb= release bend ~~= vibrato Note: Some parts of this song are not transcribed due to the difficulty in hearing them. Intro E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B-|--7--7\-------------5--5---5---5--5--|--7--------------------7--7----------| G-|--7--7\-------------5--5---5---5--5--|--7--------------------7--7----------| D-|--7--7\----5--5\----5--5---5---5--5--|--7--------------------7--7----------| A-|--5--5\----5--5\----3--3---3---3--3--|--5----------3----3----5--5----------| E-|-----------3--3\---------------------|---------0-0-1----1-0----------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------------7--7-----10\--5-------------------------------------------| G-|-----------------7--7-----10\--5-------------------------------------------| D-|-----------------7--7-----10\--5-------------------------------------------| A-|------3---3------5--5------8\--3-------------------------------------------| E-|--0-0-1---1---0------------------------------------------------------------| Verse "I got me a complication and it's an only child. Concern my reputation E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----7---7--------5--7--7-------7----7----5--7\--------7--7-------5--7--7--| D-|-----7---7--------5--7--7-------7----7----5--7\--------7--7-------5--7--7--| A-|-----5---5--------3--5--5-------5----5----3--5\--------5--5-------3--5--5--| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "as something more than wild. I know it serves me right. But I can't E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--5/--7---7----------5----7\----------------------3------------------------| D-|--5/--7---7----------5----7\----------------------3------------------------| A-|--3/--5---5----------3----5\-------3----3---------1---3--3---------5--5----| E-|-----------------------------------1----1-------------1--1---------3--3----| "sleep at night. I have to hide my face or go some other place." E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------5-------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------5--5\---------------------------------------5--5------5------5-5----| A-|-------3--5\--------3----3--------3------3--3\-----5--5------5------5-5----| E-|----------3\--------1----1--------1------1--1\-----3--3------3------3-3-3--| "No T= use tremelo bar on notes E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--T------7---------T------7--7---------------------------------------------| D-|--5------7---------5------7--7---------------------------------------------| A-|--5------5---------5------5--5---------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "I won't cry out for justice, admit that I was wrong. Stay in hibernation E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----7-----7-------5---7--7------7----7------5---7\-----7----7----5--7--7--| D-|-----7-----7-------5---7--7------7----7------5---7\-----7----7----5--7--7--| A-|-----5-----5-------3---5--5------5----5------3---5\-----5----5----3--5--5--| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "until the talk subsides and gone. My social life's a dud. My name is E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------------7----7--------5---7\---------------------3---------------------| D-|------------7----7--------5---7\---------------------3---------------------| A-|------------5----5--------3---5\-------3--3----------1--3--3-------5---5---| E-|---------------------------------------1--1-------------1--1-------3---3---| "really mud. I'm up to here in lies. I guess I'm down to size." E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|-----5--5\-------------------------------------5-----5----------5-----5-5--| A-|-----3--5\---------3--3-------3-------3--3-----5-----5----------5-----5-5--| E-|--------3\---------1--1-------1-------1--1-----3-----3----------3-----3-3--| (To size) E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----8------------(8)------------6---6--------------| D-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----8------------(8)------------6---6--------------| A-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----6------------(6)------------4---4--------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------8--8---------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------8--8---------------------------------| G-|--8-----------(8)------------6---6----8--8---------------------------------| D-|--8-----------(8)------------6---6----8--8---------------------------------| A-|--6-----------(6)------------4---4----6--6---------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "I can't seem to talk about the things that bother me. Seems to be E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----8-----8-----------------6--8----8-----------------------8--8--------8--| G-|----8-----8-----------------6--8----8-----------------------8--8--------8--| D-|----8-----8-----------------6--8----8-----------------------8--8--------8--| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "what everybody has against me." E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--6----8----8--------------------6--8--6--8--6-----------------------------| G-|--6----8----8-----------8--8--8--6--8--6--8--6------5--5--5--3--5---5------| D-|--6----8----8--------6--8--8--8--6--8--6--8--6------5--5--5--3--5---5------| A-|---------------------4--6--6--6---------------------3--3--3--3--3---3------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "Ow. Oh. "Oh..Yeah." E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------7-----------------------7---------| G-|--7--7--------------5--5---5---5--5-----7-----------------------7---------| D-|--7--7-----5--5-----5--5---5---5--5-----7---------3-------------7---------| A-|--5--5-----5--5-----3--3---3---3--3-----5---------3-------------5---------| E-|-----------3--3--------------------------------0--1----------0------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------------7--7----10\---5--------------------------------------------| D-|-----3---3------7--7----10\---5--------------------------------------------| A-|-----3---3------5--5-----8\---3--------------------------------------------| E-|--0--1---1---0-------------------------------------------------------------| "Now, here's my situation and how it really stands. I'm out of circulation E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------7------7-----5--7--7----7---7-------5--7\---------7---7------5--7--7-| D-|------7------7-----5--7--7----7---7-------5--7\---------7---7------5--7--7-| A-|------5------5-----3--5--5----5---5-------3--5\---------5---5------3--5--5-| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "I've all but washed my hands. My social life's a dud. My name is E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------7---7----------5--7\-------------------------3----------------------| D-|-------7---7----------5--7\-------------------------3----------------------| A-|-------5---5----------3--5\-----------3--3----------1---3--3------5----5---| E-|--------------------------------------1--1--------------1--1------3----3---| "really mud. I'm up to here in lies. I guess I'm down to size." E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|-----5--5-----------------------------------------5-----5--------5------5-5| A-|-----3--5-------------3--3-------3--------3--3----5-----5--------5------5-5| E-|--------3-------------1--1-------1--------1--1----3-----3--------3------3-3| (To size) E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------7------------------| G-|-----5--3--5--3--5--3--5--5----7------------------------7------------------| D-|-----5--3--5--3--5--3--5--5----7-------------3----------7----------3-------| A-|-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----5-------------3----------5----------3-------| E-|-----------------------------------------0---1------0----------0---1--1----| | | |Lead guitar | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------13b-------13---------13--13b----13-----------| G-|--------------------------------------------14--------------------14-------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------7--------------------------------------7-----------------------------| G-|------7--------------------------------------7-----------------------------| D-|------7--------------------------------------7-----------------------------| A-|------5---------------3----------------------5---------------3--3\---------| E-|---0---------------0--1-------------1----0----------------0--1--1\---------| | | |Lead guitar | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--13--13b-rb------13--13b~~~~~-rb-------13---13b-rb------13--13b~~~~~------| G-|--------------14--------------------14---------------14----------------14\-| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Overdub | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------------------------------------------------------------10\--------| D-|----------------------------------------------------------------10\--------| A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------8\--------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "Talk talk. Talk talk. Talk talk...." E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--7----7\----7----7\----7----7\--------------------------------------------| G-|--7----7\----7----7\----7----7\--------------------------------------------| D-|--7----7\----7----7\----7----7\--------------------------------------------| A-|--5----5\----5----5\----5----5\--------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|