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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-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
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-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
Guitar one
E-|-------------------------------------3----------------5--------------------|
B-|--7----------------------------------3----------------5--------------------|
G-|--7----------------------------------4----------------6--------------------|
D-|--7----------------------------------5----------------7--------------------|
A-|--5----------------------------------5----------------7--------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------3----------------5--------------------|
| |
|Guitar two (5)= carried note |
E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
B-|-----------------|-----5--7p5-----|-----3--5p3-----|-----5--7p5--(5\)------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D-|------7--9p7--0--|--7----------7--|--5----------5--|--7-----------7\-------|
A-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
Fill two
E-|--12b-rb--10------10----------|-------------------------|------------------|
B-|--------------12------12--10--|--10b-rb--7-----7--------|------------------|
G-|------------------------------|-------------9-----9--7--|------7-----7--9\-|
D-|------------------------------|-------------------------|-7h9-----9--------|
A-|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
E-|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
Fill five
E-|--12b-rb--10------10----------|--------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------12------12--10--|--10b--<10>--<10>--<10>--<10>rb--7----------|
G-|------------------------------|------------------------------------9--7----|
D-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Go to End
E-|------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------|
G-|-------7-----7--9\------------|
D-|--7h9-----9-------------------|
A-|------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------|
Guitars play simile of Rythm figure four throughout second verse
2. "I told her that I came from Detroit city and I played guitar in
a long-haired rock and roll band. [Fill three] She asked me why the
singer's name was Alice? I said, "Listen, baby, you really wouldn't
understand." (Go to Fill four)
Rythm figure four
Guitar one
E-|-----------------------3-3-3--3------------------------------3-------------|
B-|--------------7-----5--3-3-3--3----5-------7-7-7--7--5---3-3-3---5---------|
G-|------7-------7-----6--4-4-4--4----6-------7-7-7--7--6---4-4-4---6---------|
D-|------7-------7-----7--5-5-5--5----7-------7-7-7--7--7---5-5-5---7---------|
A-|------5-------5-----7--5-5-5--5----7-------5-5-5--5--7---5-5-5---7---------|
E-|--------------------5--3-3-3--3----5-----------------5---3-3-3---5---------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|--------------5-----5--3-3-3--3----5-------5------5--5-------3---5---------|
B-|--------------5-----5--3-3-3--3----5-------7------7--5---3---3---5---------|
G-|--------------7-----6--4-4-4--4----6-------7------7--6---4---4---6---------|
D-|--------------------7--5-5-5--5----7-------7------7--7---5---5---7---------|
A-|-------------------------5-5--5----7-------5------5--7---5---5---7---------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------5---3-----------------|
Fill three < >= strike note while already bent
E-|---------TP--------------------10---(-10-)--------------|
B-|--10---(-10-)-------------10---13b--(<13>)--<13>rb--10--|
G-|--12b--(<12>)-----<12>rb--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------|
Fill four
Guitar one "And I said," (Go to Chorus two)
E-|--5---3-3-3--3-3-------------------------------------|
B-|--5---3-3-3--3-3-------5---5\------------------------|
G-|--6---4-4-4--4-4--4/6--6---6\------------------------|
D-|--7---5-5-5--5-5--5/7--7---7\------------------------|
A-|--7---5-5-5--5-5--5/7--7---7\------------------------|
E-|--5---3-3-3--3-3--3/5--5---5\------------------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|--5---3-3-3--3-3-------------------------------------|
B-|--5---3-3-3--3-3-------5-----------------------------|
G-|--6---4-4-4--4-4--4/6--6-----------------------------|
D-|--7---5-5-5--5-5--5/7--7--7--5-----------------------|
A-|--7---5-5-5--5-5--5/7--7--7--5-----------------------|
E-|--5---3-3-3--3-3--3/5--5--5--3-----------------------|
Chorus 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-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------3-------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------3---2---3---------------/8----8---------------------------|
G-|-----------------4---2---4---------------/7----7---------------------------|
D-|-----------------4---2---5-------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------5--------------------------7--7--9--7--7--7--9--7-|
E-|----------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Go to Rythm figure three
"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---------------------------|
End
Rythm figure five
(Arranged for one guitar)
E-|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-10--10--10--10---------|
G-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-11--11--11--11---------|
D-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0---0---0---0---------|
A-|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
"Oh,"
E-|--------------------|-----------------------------------------12-----------|
B-|--10---10---10---10-|--13----13----13----13----13----13-------10-----------|
G-|--11---11---11---11-|--11----11----11----11----11----11-------11-----------|
D-|---0----0----0----0-|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------0-----------|
A-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
Play slowly
"Baby, if you wanna 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--6--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-|---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
B-|-----------2-----3---2---3-------3-----------------------------------------|
G-|-----------3-----4---2---4-----4-4---12--12--12----------------------------|
D-|--4--4--4--4-----4---2---5-----5-5---12--12--12----------------------------|
A-|--4--4--4--4-----2---0---5-----5-5---10--10--10--0--7--7--9--7--7--7--9--7-|
E-|--2--2--2--2-------------3---3-3-3------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|-----------------2-------3-------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------3---2---3-------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------4---2---0-------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------4---2---0-------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------2---0---x-------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
(Repeat F as necessary)
"paradise and I'm still on my own!"
E-|----------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
B-|----------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G-|----------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D-|----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A-|--5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5--7--7--9--7--5--5--7--5----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
(Repeat G as necessary)
"Own...!" w/Fill six
E-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Fill six <12>= strike while already bent
E-|--<12>rb--10--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
B-|--------------12--10b-rb--7-----|-------------------|-------------------7--|
G-|-----------------------------9--|-7-----------------|-------------7--9-----|
D-|--------------------------------|----9--7-----------|-------7--9-----------|
A-|--------------------------------|----------9--7-----|-7--9-----------------|
E-|--------------------------------|----------------10-|----------------------|
E-|--------------10--12b--|
B-|--10b-rb--12-----------|
G-|-----------------------|
D-|-----------------------|
A-|-----------------------|
E-|-----------------------|
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