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/ Alice Cooper / Muscle Of Love (1974) / Muscle Of Love guitar tab

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From:   LAYNE BURROUGHS [burroughs.psd@NAVAIR.NAVY.MIL]
Sent:   Friday, January 09, 1998 7:45 PM

Muscle of Love
Recorded by Alice Cooper
Album:  Muscle of Love
Submitted by:  Layne Burroughs

[Riff A]
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---4--4-2-2-4-2---------------4--4-2-----5---7----------------------|
D-|---------4-----4-0-4-0---------------4---5---7----------------------|
A-|-2---------------------4b5--2------------3---5----------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat 3 times

[Riff B]
Guitar 1
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------2--4-4----------4-4------------4-2--•|
D-|-4-4-----------4-4-----------4-2--4-4----------4-4------------4-2--•|
A-|-4-4-----------4-4-----------4----2-2----------2-2------------2-0---|
E-|-2-2-----------2-2-----------2--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------9-7--4-4----------4-4------------4-2--•|
D-|-4-4-----------4-4-----------9-7--4-4----------4-4------------4-2--•|
A-|-4-4-----------4-4-----------7-5--2-2----------2-2------------2-0---|
E-|-2-2-----------2-2--------------------------------------------------|
Fill 1 Guitar 3
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------2---2--------2---2-------------7---7-------------------------|
G-|-------4b6-4b6------4b6-4b6-----------9b11-9b11----9b11-9p7-9b11-7--|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

[First Verse] Guitar 1 and 2 play Riff B
Who's the queen of the lockeroom?
Who's the cream of the crop?
Joey took her to the matinee
Thank God she wouldn't stop

[Chorus][Riff C]
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-5------7---------9-------------------------------------------------|
D-|-5------7---------9---------5------------7--------------------------|
A-|-3------5---------7---------5------------7--------------------------|
E-|----------------------------3------------5--------------------------|
     Holy muscle of love,      my heart's a muscle

[Second Verse] Guitar 1 and 2 play Riff B 
Well I must have gone to their crazy head,
Where everything is hot.
Cuz I don't know if the things I'm thinkin'
I know the thoughts are not.

[Chorus] with Riff C
     Holy muscle of love, I got a muscle of love

[Repeat Riff A 3 times]

[Guitar Solo]
12 bars over F# Then Riff D
[Riff D]
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------7---|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------9-------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------7---9-----------|
D-|---------3---5------------5---7-------------7---9-------------------|
A-|-3---7------------5---9------------7---11---------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Third Verse] with Riff B
I read Dad's books like I did before,
Now things are crystal clear.
Lock the door in the bathroom now,
I just can't get caught in here.

[Chorus] with Riff C
     Holy muscle of love, I got a muscle of love 

[Outro Chorus] 
[Riff E]
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------7---|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------9-------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------7---9-----------|
D-|---------3---5------------5---7-------------7---9-------------------|
A-|-3---7------------5---9------------7---11---------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Holy muscle of love
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------------------7---|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------8-------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------7---9-----------|
A-|---------3---5------------5---7-------------7---9-------------------|
E-|-3---7------------5---9------------7---11---------------------------|
I got a muscle of love
Holy muscle of love
My heart's a muscle of love
Holy muscle of love
I got a muscle of love
Yeah
Must be a gift from above.
[Guitar Noodling over Riff E]
[Ending Riff]  
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---4--4-2-2-4-2-----------------------------5--7----4-4-------------|
D-|---------4-----4-0-4-0----------------------5--7----4-4-------------|
A-|-2---------------------4b5--2---0-----------3--5----2-2-------------|
E-|------------------------------------2---0---------------------------|



---- another multiple guitars transcription ------

 "Muscle of Love" by Alice Cooper
  Words and music by Michael Bruce and Alice Cooper

  From the album Muscle Of Love (1973)

  Transcription by Brian Gaddis


  \= slide down   p= pull-off   h= hammer-on   b= bend   sb= slight bend

  ~~= vibrato   ps\= pick scrape down



  Note: Some parts of this song are not transcribed due to the difficulty
        in hearing them.

   Intro
   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------4--4p2-----2h4p2-------------------4--4p2-----------------------|
D-|-------------------4---------4p0--4p0-----------------4--------------------|
A-|--12\---2------------------------------5---2--------------------------2----|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------7----9\----4----|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------7----9\----4----|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------5----7\----2----|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--4--4p2-----2p4h2-------------------4p2--4p2---------------------4--4p2---|
D-|----------4---------4p0--4p0-------------------4---------------------------|
A-|------------------------------5---2----------------------------2-----------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------7----9\----4-----------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------7----9\----4-----------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------5----7\----2-----------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----2h4p2-------------------4--4p2----------------------------------------|
D-|--4---------4p0--4p0-----------------4-------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------5---2------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------3----0---------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------2----1---------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------0----2---------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------2---------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------0---------------------------|


   Guitar one                                                     "Ah-h,"
E-|-------------------------------------------------7-------------------------|
B-|--------2---2-------2---2--------------7---7------7p6p5p4\3-5b-3-----------|
G-|--------4b--4b------4b--4b-------------9b--9b------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--4--4---------4--4--------4/7---9--9----------9--9-------------9--7--4--4-|
A-|--4--4---------4--4--------4/7---9--9----------9--9-------------9--7--4--4-|
E-|--2--2---------2--2--------2/5---7--7----------7--7-------------7--5--2--2-|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar three                                                               |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------9\7---------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------9\7---------------------------------------------|
D-|--4--4---------4--4--------------9--9----------9--9-------------9--7--4--4-|
A-|--4--4---------4--4--------------9--9----------9--9-------------9--7--4--4-|
E-|--2--2---------2--2--------------7--7----------7--7-------------7--5--2--2-|



  Verse
   1."Who's the queen of the    locker room?      Who's the cream of the crop?"
   2."Well, I must have come to that crazy age  where everything is hot."
   3."I read Dad's books like I did before.       Now things are crytal clear."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------4--4-----------4/7--9--9-----------------------9--9-|
A-|-----------------------4--4-----------4/7--9--9-----------------------9--9-|
E-|-----------------------2--2-----------2/5--7--7-----------------------7--7-|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------9\7----------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------9\7----------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------4--4----------------9--9-----------------------9--9-|
A-|-----------------------4--4----------------9--9-----------------------9--9-|
E-|-----------------------2--2----------------7--7-----------------------7--7-|


               "Poor Joey took her to the    matinee,         said, "God, she
               "'Cause I don't know if the   things I'm thinking are normal
               "Lock the door in the         bathroom, now. I just can't get
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9\7--4--4---------------------------4--4--------4/7--9--9----------------|
A-|--9\7--4--4---------------------------4--4--------4/7--9--9----------------|
E-|--7\5--2--2---------------------------2--2--------2/5--7--7----------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------9\7----------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------9\7----------------------|
D-|--9\7--4--4---------------------------4--4-------------9--9----------------|
A-|--9\7--4--4---------------------------4--4-------------9--9----------------|
E-|--7\5--2--2---------------------------2--2-------------7--7----------------|


    "wouldn't stop!"                   (Fill one)  Go to Chorus one
    "thoughts or not."                 (Fill three)  Go to Chorus two
    "I just can't get caught in here." (Fill five) Go to End
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------9--9------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------9--9------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------7--7------------------------------------|


   Fill one
E-|--7p5-------------------------------------|
B-|-------7--6--5------------5b~~------------|
G-|----------------7--8p7p5------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------|


   Fill three
E-|----------------|-------------------------|
B-|--3h5p3p0-3---5-|-3--5--3--5--5b~~--------|
G-|----------------|-------------------------|
D-|----------------|-------------------------|
A-|----------------|-------------------------|
E-|----------------|-------------------------|


   Fill five
E-|-----------------------10--12b------------|
B-|-------10--12--10--12---------------------|
G-|--/11-------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------|



  Chorus one             (Fill two)
      "Holy muscle of love.         My heart's a muscle."    (Go to verse two)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--5------7----------9------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--5------7----------9-----------4-------------6----------------------------|
D-|--5------7----------9-----------5-------------7-----------4--4-------------|
A-|--3------5----------7-----------5-------------7-----------4--4-------------|
E-|--------------------------------3-------------5-----------2--2-------------|


   Fill two  ///= unintelligible notes
E-|------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------|
G-|--///---0--2--0---2--2--0--2--2b----------|
D-|------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------|


  Chorus two               (Fill four)
     "Holy muscle of love.             Well, I got a muscle of love."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--5------7----------9------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--5------7----------9-------------4---------------6---------4--------------|
D-|--5------7----------9-------------5---------------7---------4--------------|
A-|--3------5----------7-------------5---------------7---------2--------------|
E-|----------------------------------3---------------5------------------------|


   Fill four
E-|------------------------------------------|
B-|-------8--10--8---10--8--10--10--10b~~----|
G-|--6/9-------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------|


   Play simile of Intro riff here (After Chorus two). Then go to Solo.


  Solo
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--4b~~----------------------2--2--2--4--4b---2--2--4--4b---2--2--4--4b-----|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Rhythm behind solo (Two guitars play simile of this throughout solo)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--4---4--4--4--4--4---4--4--4--4--4----------------------------------------|
A-|--4---4--4--4--4--4---4--4--4--4--4----------------------------------------|
E-|--2---2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2----------------------------------------|




E-|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--2--4p2----|--2--2--2--4--4b---2--2--4--4b---2--2--4--4b------------------|
D-|----------4-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|------------2-------------------------------------------|------------------|
B-|---------2-----5--2--5--5b---2--2--5--5b---2--2--5--5b--|--2--5p2-------2--|
G-|--2--4b-------------------------------------------------|----------4sb-----|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------|


                                                              (Bridge starts)
E-|------------2--------|----------------|------------------------------------|
B-|---------2-----5--2--|-----2--5p2-----|-2p0--------------------------------|
G-|--2--4b--------------|-4b----------4--|------2-----2-----2--4b-------(rb)--|
D-|---------------------|----------------|---------4-----4--------------------|
A-|---------------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------|----------------|------------------------------------|


   Bridge (Starts with downward pick scrapes)            (Go to Verse three)
E-|-------------------------------------------------7\------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------9----------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------7--9-------------------------------|
D-|-----2--3--5------4--5--7------6--7--9-------------------------------------|
A-|--3------------5------------7----------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



  End
    "Holy muscle of love.             Well, I got a muscle of love."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--5------7----------9------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--5------7----------9-------------4---------------6----------4--4--4--4----|
D-|--5------7----------9-------------5---------------7----------4--4--4--4----|
A-|--3------5----------7-------------5---------------7----------2--2--2--2----|
E-|----------------------------------3---------------5------------------------|


   (Repeat chord strum as necessary)                  End Rhythm fig.
                             Pick scrape downward    "Holy        muscle   of
E-|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4|--------------------------|
D-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4|-----2--3--5-----4--5--7--|
A-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2|--3-----------5-----------|
E-|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|


   "love.                      I've got a muscle of  love."
E-|----------------------7\---------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------9----------------------------------------------------7\-|
G-|-------------7--9----------------------------------------------------8-----|
D-|----6--7--9----------------------------------------------------7--9--------|
A-|-7----------------------------2--3--5-----4--5--7-----6--7--9--------------|
E-|---------------------------3-----------5-----------7-----------------------|

   Repeat End Rhythm fig. with ad libs until below rhythm comes,


   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------12--12p10------10h12p10----------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------11------------11p9--11p9----------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------12------|
A-|-----2--3--5-----4--5--7---------------------------------------------------|
E-|--3-----------5------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------4---4p2--------2h4p2------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------4-------------4p0--4p0-----------|
A-|-----2--3--5-----4--5--7\-------------------------------------------5------|
E-|--3-----------5------------------------------------------------------------|


   Guitar one
E-|-----------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------7--9-----8--8--8---------------------------------------------|
D-|--9--7--------7--9-----9--9------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------9--7--5--7-----9--9------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------7--9\----4--4------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------7--9\----4--4------------------------------------------------|
A-|--2--0--------5--7\----2--2------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------2--0---------------------------------------------------------------|



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
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