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/ Alice Cooper / Killer (1971) / Be My Lover guitar tab

 "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)
   Rhythm 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/Rhythm 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
   Rhythm 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---------------------------|


  Rhythm figure three (Note: a D note sounds throughout this)
  [After second time go to Rhythm 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 Rhythm 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)

  Rhythm 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 Rhythm 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
  Rhythm 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-|-----------------------|


Alice Cooper albums
2001 Dragontown
2000 Brutal Planet
1994 The Last Temptation
1991 Hey Stoopid
1989 Trash
1987 Raise Your Fist and Yell
1986 Constrictor
1981 Special Forces
1980 Flush the Fashion
1978 From The Inside
1977 Lace and Whiskey
1976 Goes To Hell
1975 Welcome To My Nightmare
1974 Muscle Of Love
1973 Billion Dollar Babies
1972 School's Out
1971 Love It to Death
1971 Killer
Killer tabs
01Under My Wheels tabbass tab
02Be My Lover tabbass tab
03Halo Of Flies tabbass tab
04Desperado tabbass tab
07Dead Babies tabbass tab
08Killer tabbass tab

 

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