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   "Wish You Were Here" by Alice Cooper
    Words and music by Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner, and Bob Ezrin
  
    From the album Alice Cooper Goes To Hell (1976)
  
    Transcription by Brian Gaddis
  
  
    b= bend   rb= release bend   x= mute   = slide down   ~~= vibrato
  
  
     Rhythm figure one (w/wah pedal)
  E-|--------x--x------------------------x------------------x--x----------------|
  B-|--------x--x--x---------------x--x--x--x--x------------x--x--x-------------|
  G-|--5--5--------x--x--5---5--5--x--x-----x--x--5---5--5--------x--x--5-------|
  D-|-----------------x---------------------------x------------------x----------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|--------------------x--x----------------x--x-----------------------------x-|
  B-|--------x--x-----x--x--x--x------x------x--x--x-----------------x--x--x--x-|
  G-|--5--5--x--x--x--x--------x--5---x-5--5-------x--x--5---x-5--5--x--x--x----|
  D-|--------------x--------------x-------------------x-------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|--x----------------x--x------------------------x--x------------------------|
  B-|--x--x-------------x--x--x---------------x--x--x--x--x---------------------|
  G-|-----x--5----5--5--------x--x--5---5--5--x--x--------x--5---5--5-----------|
  D-|--------x-------------------x---------------------------x------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     Main rhythm
     w/Rhyhtm fig. one
     Guitar one
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--8----10--8----8----10--8----8----10--8----8----10--8-------------|
  D-|--8----10--8----8----10--8----8----10--8----8----10--8-------------|
  A-|--6--------------6--------------6--------------6-----------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--------10--8-----------10--8-----------10--8-----------10--8--------------|
  G-|--8----10--8-----8----10--8-----8----10--8-----8----10--8--------------|
  D-|--8--------------8--------------8--------------8-----------------------|
  A-|--6--------------6--------------6--------------6-----------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     Verses (w/Main rhythm)
     1. "I bought some postcards. Thought it'd be funny. I would have sent a
         souvenir but they took all my money. It's pretty warm down here but
         it ain't sunny." (Go to Chorus)
  
     2. "I tried to phone you. I tried to call you. Long distance operators,
         they only stall you. Besides the damn rates are so high they just
         apall you."  (Go to chorus, then go to Bridge)
  
     3. "Can't get a ticket to get me home, dear. They just don't have too
         many flights from twilight zone, dear. So, don't forget to feeed
         my cats, Spot and Jerome, dear."  (Go to chorus two)
  
     4. "Seen all the sights here. I'm getting lonely. I'd show you all the
         film I took if they would only let me go home, dear sincerely."
         (Go to End)
  
  
     Chorus
     "And I'm having a  hell of a  time, my dear. Wish you were here."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-------------------5----5--5--3-----2--------3----2------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------5--------------5--------------------|
  A-|---------3--3---3------------------------------------------3---------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     "Having a  hell of a  time, my dear. Wish you were here."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-----------5----5--5--3-----2--------3----2--------------------------------|
  D-|-------------------------------5--------------5----------------------------|
  A-|-3--3---3------------------------------------------3-----------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
                       w/Rhyhthm fig. one
     Guitar one                                     Go to chorus two
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|------------------8----10--8----8----10--8-----------------------------|
  D-|------------------8----10--8----8----10--8-----------------------------|
  A-|------------------6--------------6---------------------------------------|
  E-|---6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|------------------------10--8-----------10--8------------------------------|
  G-|------------------8----10--8-----8----10--8------------------------------|
  D-|------------------8--------------8---------------------------------------|
  A-|------------------6--------------6---------------------------------------|
  E-|---6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
     Bridge w/Rhythm fig. one (Go to verse three after this.)
               "Started out a  nice vacation.  Left the station right on time.
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--------8---------------10~~------------10~~---------------8-8-8-----------|
  G-|--------8---------------10~~------------10~~---------------8-8-8-----------|
  D-|-----------------------------------------------------------8-8-8-----------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-----------------------------------------------------------8---------------|
  G-|--------8---------------10~~------------10~~---------------8---------------|
  D-|--------8---------------10~~------------10~~---------------8---------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
        "Now it's turned to  your frustration. I'm just a prisoner in time."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|11---------------------13~~--------------13~~---------------------8--------|
  G-|-8-8-8-----------------10~~--------------10~~---------------------8--------|
  D-|-8-8-8------------------------------------------------------------8--------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------6--|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|11-11-11-------------13-13~~----------13-13~~-----------------11-11-11-----|
  B-|11-11-11-------------13-13~~----------13-13~~-----------------11-11-11-----|
  G-|-8--8--8-------------10-10~~----------10-10~~------------------8--8--8-----|
  D-|-8--8--8-------------10-10~~----------10-10~~------------------8--8--8-----|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------6--|
  
  
  
  
  
     Chorus two (after verse three)
     "And I'm having a  hell of a  time, my dear. Wish you were here."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-------------------5----5--5--3-----2--------3----2------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------5--------------5--------------------|
  A-|---------3--3---3------------------------------------------3---------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     "Having a  hell of a  time, my dear. Wish you were here."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-----------5----5--5--3-----2--------3----2--------------------------------|
  D-|-------------------------------5--------------5----------------------------|
  A-|-3--3---3------------------------------------------3-----------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     "Having a  hell of a  time, my dear. Wish you were here."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-----------5----5--5--3-----2--------3----2--------------------------------|
  D-|-------------------------------5--------------5----------------------------|
  A-|-3--3---3------------------------------------------3-----------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                                                              (Go to verse four)
  E-|--x--x----------------x--x-----------------x--x----------------------------|
  B-|--x--x--x-------------x--x--x--------------x--x--x-------------------------|
  G-|--------x--x----------------x--x-----------------x--x----------------------|
  D-|-----------x-------------------x--------------------x--x-------------------|
  A-|-------------------------------------------------------x-------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
     END
         "I'm having a  hell of a  time, my dear. Wish you were here."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-------------------5----5--5--3-----2--------3----2------------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------5--------------5--------------------|
  A-|---------3--3---3------------------------------------------3---------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     (Repeat this four more times)
     "Having a  hell of a  time, my dear. Wish you were here."
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-----------5----5--5--3-----2--------3----2--------------------------------|
  D-|-------------------------------5--------------5----------------------------|
  A-|-3--3---3------------------------------------------3-----------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
     (Play this twice)
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-----------8-----------10--8------------8-----------8--10/1110-----------|
  G-|-----------8-----------10--8------------8-----------8--10/1110-----------|
  D-|-----------8-----------10--8------------8-----------8--10/1110-----------|
  A-|-----------6------------8--6------------6-----------6---------------------|
  E-|--8--8--8-----8--8--8----------8--8--8------8--8--8------------------------|
  
  
  
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--5--5-5p3p0---------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|--------------1---------1h3-3-3-3-3p1-----------1-------x-------------x-x--|
  A-|-----------------3---3-----------------3--1--------3----x-------------x-x--|
  E-|---------------------------------------------3--------x----x-x--x-x-x------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Overdubbed guitar (May not be there)                                       |
  E-|--8--8-8p6-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|-----------8--4---------4h6-6-6-6-6p4-----------4--------------------------|
  G-|-----------------5---5-----------------5--3--------5-----------------------|
  D-|---------------------------------------------5-----------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     (Repeat this two more times)
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|--0--5-5-5p3p0-------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|----------------1---------1h3-3-3-3-3p1-----------1------------------------|
  A-|-------------------3---3-----------------3--1--------3---------------------|
  E-|-----------------------------------------------3---------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Overdubbed guitar (May not be there)                                       |
  E-|-----8-8-8p6---------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--8----------8--4---------4h6-6-6-6-6p4-----------4------------------------|
  G-|-------------------5---5-----------------5--3--------5---------------------|
  D-|-----------------------------------------------5---------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  E-|---8-----------------6------------------1----------------------------------|
  B-|---8-----------------6------------------1----------------------------------|
  G-|---9-----------------7------------------2----------------------------------|
  D-|--10-----------------8------------------3--------------------6-------------|
  A-|--10-----------------8------------------3--------------------6-------------|
  E-|---8-----------------6------------------1--------------------4-------------|
  
  
  E-|----------------------18---------------------------------------------------|
  B-|--18rb--16-------18b------18b---18rb--16------13---------------------------|
  G-|------------17----------------------------17-------------------------------|
  D-|--------------------------------------------------15p13------12--13--12----|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------15-------------11-|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Rythm guitar                                                               |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|--10-------------8--------------3--------------6---------------------------|
  A-|--10-------------8--------------3--------------6---------------------------|
  E-|---8-------------6--------------1--------------4---------------------------|
  
  
     (Play this three times)
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|------------------8-------------10-------------8---------------------------|
  D-|--10--10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10---------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |                                                                           |
    |                                                                           |
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|--10--------------------------------------------10-----------------------|
  A-|--10--------------------------------------------10-----------------------|
  E-|---8---------------------------------------------8-----------------------|
  
  
  E-|-11--8--11--8------8-|----------------------|------------------|-----------|
  B-|---------------11----|-11--8--11--8------8-|-6--4--6--4-----4-|-----------|
  G-|---------------------|---------------10-----|-------------5----|5--3--5--3-|
  D-|---------------------|----------------------|------------------|-----------|
  A-|---------------------|----------------------|------------------|-----------|
  E-|---------------------|----------------------|------------------|-----------|
  
  
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-----3-----5--------5--5--5--3--2------3--2--------------------------------|
  D-|--5-----5--------------------------5---------5-----------------------------|
  A-|-----------------3------------------------------3--------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  

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