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From: Brian Gaddis
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab
Subject: TAB: "Be My Lover" by Alice Cooper
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 03:39:59 -0600
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"Be My Lover" by Alice Cooper
Words and music by Michael Bruce
From the album Killer (1971)
Transcription by Brian Gaddis
x= mute b= bend rb= release bend p= pull-off h= hammer-on
\= slide down TP= tremelo pick
Intro (Two guitars)
Rythm figure one
(x)= Muted sound seems to caused by guitarist lightly letting
his pick hand slap the strings before he strikes the chord.
E-|--2---2-------------3---3------------|--2---2-------------3---3------------|
B-|--3---3---(x)-------3---3---(x)------|--3---3---(x)-------3---3---(x)------|
G-|--2---2---(x)---2---0---0---(x)---2--|--2---2---(x)---2---0---0---(x)---2--|
D-|--0---0---(x)---2---0---0---(x)---2--|--0---0---(x)---2---0---0---(x)---2--|
A-|----------(x)---0---x---x---(x)---0--|----------(x)---0---x---x---(x)---0--|
E-|--------------------3---3------------|--------------------3---3------------|
Verse (w/rythm figure one)
1. "She struts into the room. Well, I don't know her. But with a magnifying
"glance I just sort of look her over. We had a drink or two, well, maybe
"three. And then suddenly she starts telling me her
E-|---2--2----------3--3----------------2----2--------------3----3------------|
B-|---3--3--(x)-----3--3--(x)-----------3----3---(x)--------3----3----(x)-----|
G-|---2--2--(x)--2--0--0--(x)--2--------2----2---(x)-2------0----0----(x)-----|
D-|---0--0--(x)--2--0--0--(x)--2--------0----0---(x)-2------0----0----(x)-----|
A-|---------(x)--0--x--x--(x)--0-----------------(x)-0------x----x----(x)-----|
E-|-----------------3--3------------------------------------3----3------------|
"life story. (w/Fill one) She says, (Go to Chorus)
E-|-------2--2----------3------3----------------------------------------------|
B-|-------3--3--(x)-----3--3---3--x--5\---------------------------------------|
G-|--2----2--2--(x)--2--0--0-0----x--6\---------------------------------------|
D-|--2----0--0--(x)--2--0--0-0----x--7\---------------------------------------|
A-|--0----------(x)--0-------x----x--7\---------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------3------------------------------------------------|
Fill one
E-|-----------------------------|----------------------|
B-|-----------------------------|----------------------|
G-|---12b--12b---12p10------10--|----------10----------|
D-|---------------------12------|--10--12------12--10--|
A-|-----------------------------|----------------------|
E-|-----------------------------|----------------------|
Chorus
Rythm figure two
"Baby, if you want to be my lover you'd better
E-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
B-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
G-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A-|--5--5--7--5--|--5--5--7--5--|--5--5--7--5--|--5--5--7--5--|--4--4--4--4---|
E-|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--2--2--2--2---|
"take me home. 'Cause it's a long, long way to
Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------7---------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--3--3--3--3-----7---6---------------12--12--12\---------------------------|
D-|--4--4--4--4-----9---7---5-----5-5---12--12--12\---------------------------|
A-|--4--4--4--4-----9---7---5-----5-5---10--10--10\----7--7--9--7--7--7--9--7-|
E-|--2--2--2--2-----7---5---3---3-3-3------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|-----------------2---0---3-------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------3---2---3-------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------4---2---0-------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------4---------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------7--7--9--7--7--7--9--7-|
E-|----------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
"paradise and I'm still on my own."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5--7--7--9--7--5--5--7--5---------------------------|
E-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3---------------------------|
Rythm figure three (Note: a D note sounds throughout this)
[After second time go to Rythm figure five]
Guitar one
E-|--------------------------------------5-----------------3------------------|
B-|--/7----------------------------------5-----------------3------------------|
G-|--/7----------------------------------6-----------------4------------------|
D-|--/7----------------------------------7-----------------5------------------|
A-|--/5----------------------------------7-----------------5------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------5-----------------3------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
B-|-------------------|-----5--7p5-----|-----3--5p3-----|-----5--7p5----------|
G-|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
D-|--------7--9p7--0--|--7----------7--|--5----------5--|--7----------7-------|
A-|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
E-|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
(w/Fill two first time )
Guitar one (w/Fill five second time)
E-|-------------------------------------3---------------5---------------------|
B-|--7----------------------------------3---------------5---------------------|
G-|--7----------------------------------4---------------6---------------------|
D-|--7----------------------------------5---------------7---------------------|
A-|--5----------------------------------5---------------7---------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------3---------------5---------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
B-|-----------------|-----5--7p5-----|-----3--5p3-----|-----5--7p5------------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D-|------7--9p7--0--|--7----------7--|--5----------5--|--7----------7---------|
A-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
E
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