Alice Cooper - Killer guitar tab
KILLER
Chords transcribed by Jeff Gower (jgower@gator.net)
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UNDER MY WHEELS
Intro: chords (rapid progression)
G,A - G,A - G,A - G,A - G - E
B,C - B,C - B,C - B,C - Bb - G
C#,D - E
Verse 1:
A - A6 - A - A6 - A - A6 - A,Bb,B - C - C6 - C - C6 - C - C6 - C,B,C,C# - D
- D6 - D - D6 - F - F6 - F - F6 - A - A6 - A - A6 - A - A6 - A - A6 -
Verse 2:
A - A6 - A - A6 - A - A6 - A,Bb,B - C - C6 - C - C6 - C - C6 - C,B,C,C# - D
- D6 - D - D6 - F - F6 - F - F6 - A - A6 - A - A6 - A - A6 - A - A6
Chorus:
E - E6 - E - E6 - D - D6 - D - D6 - (notes: C-B-A-F#) - A - A6 - A - A6 E -
E6 - E - E6 - D - D6 - D - D6 - (notes: C-B-A-F#-E-C#-B-A) - E
Verse 3:
A - A6 - A - A6 - A - A6 - A,Bb,B - C - C6 - C - C6 - C - C6 - C,B,C,C# - D
- D6 - D - D6 - F - F6 - F - F6 - A - A,G#,G,F - F,G,G#,A, etc.
Solo over these chords:
A - A6 - A - A6 - A - A6 - A,Bb,B - C - C6 - C - C6 - C - C6 - C,B,C,C# - D
- D6 - D - D6 - F - F6 - F - F6 - A - A6 - A - A6 - A - A6 - A - A6 - A -
A6 - A - A6 - A - A6 - A,Bb,B - C - C6 - C - C6 - C - C6 - C,B,C,C# - D -
D6 - D - D6 - F - F6 - F - F6 - A - E - F
Last verses:
Bb - Bb6 - Bb - Bb6 - Bb - Bb6 - Bb,B,C - Db - Db6 - Db - Db6 - Db - Db6 -
Db,C,Db,D - Eb - Eb6 - Eb - Eb6 - Gb - Gb6 - Gb - Gb6 - Bb - Bb6 - Bb - Bb6
- Bb - Bb6 - Bb - Bb6
Bb - Bb6 - Bb - Bb6 - Bb - Bb6 - Bb,B,C - Db - Db6 - Db - Db6 - Db - Db6 -
Db,C,Db,D - Eb - Eb6 - Eb - Eb6 - Gb - Gb6 - Gb - Gb6 - Bb - Bb,A,Ab,Gb -
Gb,Ab,A,Bb - etc.
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BE MY LOVER
Intro:
D - A - G - A - D - A - G - A
Verse 1:
D - A - G - A - D - A - G - A - D - A - G - A - D - A - G - A D - A - G - A
- D - A - G - A - D - A - G - A - D - A - G - A
Chorus 1:
G - G6 - G - G6 - G - G6 - G - G6 - F# - Bm - A - G - A - A6 - A - A6 - G -
G6 - G - G6 - A - A6 - G - G6 - D - A/D(V) - G/D(III) - D - G/D(III) -
A/D(V) - D - A/D(V) - G/D(III) - D - G - A
Verse 2:
D - A - G - A - D - A - G - A - D - A - G - A - D - A - G - A D - A - G - A
- D - A - G - A - D - A - G - A - D - A - G - A
Chorus 2:
G - G6 - G - G6 - G - G6 - G - G6 - F# - Bm - A - G - A - A6 - A - A6 - G -
G6 - G - G6 - A - A6 - G - G6 - D - A/D(V) - G/D(III) - D - G/D(III) -
A/D(V) - D - A/D(V) - G/D(III) - D - G - A
D5(II) - D(II) - D(V) - D7(VII) - D9(X)
Chorus 3:
G - G6 - G - G6 - G - G6 - G - G6 - F# - Bm - A - G - A - A6 - A - A6 - G -
G6 - G - G6 - A - A6 - G - G6 - F - G
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HALO OF FLIES
(note - this is an easy song to play but a bit difficult to explain in
terms of chords alone, without the use of standard musical notation or
tablature - I have divided the tune into parts (I,II,III,IV, etc.) to make
it easier to follow - or at least I hope easier to follow - please feel
free to email me with any questions)
I. Intro notes:
E-F-E-F, etc., throughout, soon superimposed with these notes:
G#-G-G#-G-G#-G-G#-G-B-A#-B-A#-B-A#-B-A#-D-D#-D-D#-D-D#-D-D#-
E-F-E-F-F-E-D-C- then enter bass notes:
(E-B-E-G#-B-C-A-B-C-A-B-C-B-C-D-C-D-E), over which are played guitar notes:
B......C.......C-B-A- E chord
II. Section in A minor:
Am,Am/E,Am - Am/E,Am,Am/E,Bm,Bm/E,Bm - Bm,F,F,F -
F,F/E,F,F/E,G,G/E,G#,G#/E,Am,Am/E,Am - Am/E,Am,Am/E,Bm,Bm/E,Bm - Bm,F,F,F -
F,F/E,F,F/E,G,G/E,G#,G#/E -
Am - E7 - Fmaj7 - B/A - E7/G# (play this sequence of 5 chords once alone,
then twice with the following notes superimposed: E,C,A - D,C,B - D,E,D,C -
E,F,E,D# - B,D,B,D#,B - repeat)
Am - Am,G#,G,F# - F - D - D,C#,C,B - Am - Am,G#,G,F# - F - D - A5 - F - D - A5
III. Section in D:
D chord throughout
(notes superimposed: D,C,A,C,B - G,B,A,G,A,A - G,G,A,B,C,D,E - F#,F#,G,E -
G,F#,E,F#,F# - C,D,E,D,A - G,A,B,C,D,E - G,F#,E,F#) continue this D chord
drone and superimposed notes along with the lyrics: "I've got the
answers....." and play these notes after "...secrets of soul": (notes:
G,F#,E,F# - E,D,C,D)
then keep up the D chord drone through the lyrics: "Daggers and contacts
and...." and play these chords after the lyrics: "...heels of my shoes": C
- G/B,C - D - C - G/B,C - E
IV. Second section in A minor:
play these chords over "The elegance of China.....": Am - Am,G#,G,F# - F -
D - D,C#,C,B - Am - Am,G#,G,F# - F - D - E play these chords tremelo over
"there was a middle asian lady...":
Am....(slide)...F....(slide).....D....(slide).....Am...(slide)...F....(slide
).....D - at "...flies!!", play this slide from D chord to E chord: D,E -
D,E - D,E
V. Power chord sequence in E:
E5 - F#5 - G5 - A5 - G5,D5 -
E5 - F#5 - G5 - A5 - B5,D5 -
E5 - F#5 - G5 - A5 - G5,D5 -
At "I crossed the ocean...", play these chords (muting the E5 chords): E5 -
C5,D5 - E5 - G5,A5 - E5 - C5,D5 - E5 - G5,A5 - E5 - C5,D5 - E5 - G5,A5 - E5
- C5,D5 - E5 - G5,A5 - E5 - C5,D5 - E5 - G5,A5 - E5 - C5,D5 - E5 - G5,A5 -
E5 - C5,D5 - E5 - G5,A5 - E5 - C5,D5 - E5 - G5,A5 - Em (with notes: E -
D#,E,D# - B - A,B,C,B,A - B - F,G,F - E - F,A,B,C,C#,D,D#) repeat twice,
then end with these power chords: E5 - F#5 - G5 - A5 - B5,D5 -
E5 - F#5 - G5 - A5 - G5,D5 -
E5 - F#5 - G5 - A5 - B5,D5 -
E5 - F#5 - G5 - A5 - G5,D5 -
E.......D/E - E - D/E - E - D/E.....E
VI. Bass, drum, and final sequence in Em: After several bars of the bass
drone and drum roll thing, play these notes: E,B,E - E,B,E - E,B,E - E,B,E
- and this continues with the following notes superimposed:
E - F#,G,A - G,F#,G - F#,E,F# - E,D,E - F#,G,A - G,F#,G - F#,E,F# E -
F#,G,A - G,F#,G - F#,E,F# - E,D,E -
E - F#,G,A - G,F#,G - F#,E,F# - E,D,E - F#,G,A - G,F#,G - F#,E,F# E -
F#,G,A - G,F#,G - F#,E,F# - E,D,E -
F#,G - A,Bb,C - Bb,A,Bb - A,G,A - G,F#,G - A,Bb,C - Bb,A,Bb - A,G,A - G -
A,Bb,C - Bb,A,Bb - A,G,A - G,F# - G - F - Eb - D - G - F - Eb - E
solo over these chords:
Em - D - C - D - Em - D - C - D - Em - D - C - D - Em - D - C - D -Em low
notes over the last Em chord above: E - F# - G - A - E - F# - G - A - E -
F# - G - A - then higher notes: E - F# - G - A - E - F# - G - A - E - F# -
G - A - B - C - D - D# - E - F# - G - A - B - C - D - D# - then chords: Em
- D - Em - D - Em - D - Em - D then four slides from high Em.........
then notes: E - F#,G,A - G,F#,B - A,G,C - B,A,D - C,B,E - D,C,F..slide to
high E Final chord: Em
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DESPERADO
Intro arpeggio:
Bb/F (notes: D,E,F,E,D) - Am (notes: D,C,B,C,B) - Bb/F (notes: D,E,A,G,E) -
Am (notes: D,C,B,C,B) -
Verse:
Bb/F (notes: D,E,F,E,D) - Am (notes: D,C,B,C,B) - Bb/F (notes: D,E,A,G,E) -
Am (notes: D,C,B,C,B) - Bb/F (notes: D,E,F,E,D) - Am (notes: D,C,B,C,B) -
Bb/F (notes: D,E,A,G,E) - Am (notes: D,C,B,C,B) -
Chorus:
E - F - G - F#,G,A - E - F - G - F#,G,Eb,Bb,C
Repeat Verse and Chorus
Instrumental (strings) break - play these chords: Bb (notes: D,E,F,E,D) - C
(notes: E,F,G,F,E) - Bb (notes: D,E,F,E,D) - C (notes: E,F,G,F,E) - Bb
(notes: D,E,F,E,D) - C (notes: E,F,G,F,E) - Bb (notes: D,F) - C (notes:
E,G) - A
Chorus:
E - F - G - F#,G,A - E - F - G - F#,G,Eb,Bb,C - Bb - Eb,Bb,C - Bb - Eb,Bb,C
- Bb - Eb,Bb,C - Bb - Eb,Bb,C - Bb - Eb,Bb,C - Bb - Eb,Bb,C -
Bb (notes: D,E,F,E,D) - C (notes: E,F,G,F,E) - Bb (notes: D,F) - C (notes:
E,G) - A
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YOU DRIVE ME NERVOUS
Intro:
Opening chord - Dsus2
Dm - G - Dm - G
Verse:
Dm - G7 - Dm - G7 - Dm - G7 - A (notes: E - D - C,A,C - A - G - F,D,F) - Dm
- G7 - Dm - G7 - Dm - G7 - A (notes: E - D - C,A,C - A - G - F,D,F) -
A,C,C#,Dm - (bent note)
Chorus ("....nervous, nervous..."):
C - G/B - Bb - F/A - G,F#,F,E - Dm - (bent note) C - G/B - Bb - F/A -
G,F#,F,E - Dm - (bent note) C - G/B - Bb - F/A - G,F#,F,G - A
Solo:
Dm - G7 - Dm - G7 - Dm - G7 - A (notes: E - D - C,A,C - A - G - F,D,F) Verse:
Dm - G7 - Dm - G7 - Dm - G7 - A (notes: E - D - C,A,C - A - G - F,D,F) -
A,C,C#,Dm - (bent note)
Chorus ("....nervous, nervous..."):
C - G/B - Bb - F/A - G,F#,F,E - Dm - (bent note) C - G/B - Bb - F/A -
G,F#,F,E - Dm - (bent note) C - G/B - Bb - F/A - G,F#,F,G - A
Dm - G - Dm - G - Dm - G - Dm
C - B - Bb
A - G - F
Dsus2
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DEAD BABIES
Intro:
Bass notes: E,A,A,E,E,D,D,D,D,C,C,Bb,E,A,A,E,E,D,D,D,D,C,C,Bb ...... with
superimposed guitar notes: E,B,C,G,A - F#,D,B,G,A - chord: C(III)
Verse:
arpeggio chords: Am - Gm/A - Am (notes: A,Bb) - D (notes: A,A,G,A,G,F#) - G
- G/F# - G/F - E - Am2 - D6 - Am - Gm/A - Am (notes: A,Bb) - D (notes:
A,A,G,A,G,F#) - G - G/F# - G/F - E - Am2
Chorus:
C - Dm - E7 - Am (+harmonized notes)
C - Dm - E7 - Am (+harmonized notes)
C7 - D7sus4 - D7 - G - G/F# - G/F - E7 - Am
Bass notes again with guitar notes (E,B,C,G,A) superimposed, then Repeat Verse
Repeat Chorus
Low notes: A,E,G#,D#,G,G,D,F#,C#,F,C,A,E,G#,D#,G,G,D,F#,C#,F,C, etc.
"goodbye , little Betty", etc. sung over above notes, then at "Betty, so
long!", play these notes over a C chord: G - higher G,G - F#,F# - G,E -
F#,D - E,C - D,B - C,D then these notes over a Bb6 chord:
G - D - A - E - C - G - D - A
then these notes over a C chord again:
G - higher G,G - F#,F# - G,E - F#,D - E,C - D,B - C,D then these notes over
a Bb6 chord again: G - D - A - E - C - G - D - A
then chords, with harmonized notes:
Dm - CaddD - Bb - A - Dm - CaddD - Bb - A Repeat Chorus and Low note
sequence once, ending in Am chord
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KILLER
Intro:
Eb/D(fade-in) - Dm - Eb/D (fade-in) - Dm - Eb/D (fade-in) - Dm Dm7 - Am7/D
- Dm7 - Am7/D
Verse:
Dm7 - Am7/D - Dm7 - Am7/D - Dm7 - Am7/D - Dm7 - Am7/D - Dm7 - Am7/D - Dm7 -
Am7/D - Dm7 - Am7/D - Dm7 - Am7/D - Dm7 - Am7/D - Dm7 - Am7/D - Eb/D - A7
Solo:
Dm7 - Am7/D - Dm7 - Am7/D - Eb/D - A7 - Dm7
Verse:
Dm7.........Eb - A7 - Dm7......Eb - A7 - B7
Solo:
Em7 - D,Bm - Em7 - D,Bm - etc., etc. until Em chords (slows down)
Slow moody sequence:
Dm - Dm - Eb/D - Dm - etc., etc. until Dm chord (right before drum roll)
Organ chords:
Dm - E7 - A - Dm - F - Bb - A - Dm - etc., etc. until final power chords:
Dm - Eb - A - Dm
