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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


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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