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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
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 | |