Learn and Play Music: Escape guitar tab - Alice_cooper tabs

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   "Escape" by Alice Cooper
    Words and music by Cooper, Fowley, Anthony
  
    From the album Welcome to My Nightmare (1975)
  
    Transcription by Brian Gaddis
  
  
    x= mute   = slide down   /= slide up   b= bend   ~~= vibrato
  
    ()= notes in parentheses are carried
  
  
     Note: Some parts of this song are not transcribed due to the difficulty
           in hearing them.
  
  
    Rhythm figure one
     Guitar one
  E-|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  B-|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  G-|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  D-|--2--2---9--7----7--7-----9--2------|--2--2----9--7----7--7---9---2--------|
  A-|--2--2---9--7----7--7-----9--2------|--2--2----9--7----7--7---9---2--------|
  E-|--0--0---7--5----5--5-----7--0------|--0--0----7--5----5--5---7---0--------|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  B-|--9--9------------------------------|--9--(9)------------------------------|
  G-|--9--9-----------------------9-----|--9--(9)------------------------------|
  D-|--9--9---9--7---7---x----9--9-----|----------9--7---7--x---9-----------|
  A-|--7--7---9--7---7---x----9--7-----|----------9--7---7--x---9-----------|
  E-|---------7--5---5---x----7------0--|----------7--5---5--x---7--0--------|
  
  
    Verse
     Guitars play with Rythm figure one with minor variations for other verses.
    1. "Paint on my cruel or happy face.    I'm happy behind it."
    2. "Don't get me wrong, don't get me right. I'm not like you are."
     Guitar one
  E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  B-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  G-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  D-|---2-----2--9--7-----7--7-----9--2---|--2--2----9--7-------7--7-----9---2--|
  A-|---2-----2--9--7-----7--7-----9--2---|--2--2----9--7-------7--7-----9---2--|
  E-|---0-----0--7--5-----5--5-----7--0---|--0--0----7--5-------5--5-----7---0--|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  B-|---9--9------------------------------|--9--9-------------------------------|
  G-|---9--9-----------------------9-----|--9--9-------------------------------|
  D-|---9--9---9--7---7---x----9--9-----|----------x--9--7---7--7--x--9-----|
  A-|---7--7---9--7---7---x----9--7-----|----------x--9--7---7--7--x--9-----|
  E-|----------7--5---5---x----7------0--|----------x--7--5---5--5--x--7--0--|
  
  
      "It takes me inside another place       where no one can find it."
      "When I get home from work at night     I'm blacker and bluer."
     Guitar one
  E-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  B-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  G-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  D-|--2--2-----9----7----7--7----9-----2----|--2--2----9--7----7--7---9---2----|
  A-|--2--2-----9----7----7--7----9-----2----|--2--2----9--7----7--7---9---2----|
  E-|--0--0-----7----5----5--5----7-----0----|--0--0----7--5----5--5---7---0----|
    |                                                                           |
    |Guitar two                                                                 |
  E-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  B-|----------------------------------------|--9--9----------------------------|
  G-|--9--9--x------------------------9-----|--9--9--x-------------------------|
  D-|--9--9--x--9----7---7---x----9--9-----|--9--9--x-9--7--7--7-x-9--------|
  A-|--7--7--x--9----7---7---x----9--7-----|----------9--7--7--7-x-9--------|
  E-|-----------7----5---5---x----7------0--|----------7--5--5--5-x-7--0-----|
  
  
    Chorus
    1. "Escape.                  I get out when I can.     I escape
    2. "So, I escape.            I get out when I can.     Yeah,I escape
     Guitar one plays simile of Rhythm figure two during Choruses
     Guitar two plays simile of this behind Choruses
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|----------9-9-9------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|----------9-9-9------9--7---7--7-----9----------------------------9--7---|
  A-|----------7-7-7---x--9--7---7--7-----9------------2------(2)------9--7---|
  E-|------------------x--7--5---5--5-----7------------0------(0)------7--5---|
  
  
       "anytime I can.  Let's all escape.         I'm crying in my beer."
       "anytime I can.  Let's all escape.         I'm crying in my beer."
     Guitar two
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-|---7--7----9------------------------9--7--------7--7--x--9--------------|
  A-|---7--7----9------2-------(2)-------9--7--------7--7--x--9--------------|
  E-|---5--5----7------0-------(0)-------7--5--------5--5--x--7--------------|
  
  
      "Come on let's escape.                Just get me out of here."
      "Escape.                              Just get me out of here."
     Guitar two
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------9----(9)--|
  D-|--------------------------9--7-------------7--7----x------9------9----(9)--|
  A-|--2----------(2)----------9--7-------------7--7----x------9------7----(7)--|
  E-|--0----------(0)----------7--5-------------5--5----x------7------0----(0)--|
  
  
    Rhythm figure two (Guitar one plays simile of this during Choruses)
  E-|--12----x-12----x-12----12----12---x-x--x---12--x--12-----12--x--12--x--12-|
  B-|---x----x--x----x--x-----x-----x---x-x--x----x--x---x------x--x---x--x---x-|
  G-|---9----x--9----x--9-----9-----9---x-x--x----9--x---9--x---9--x---9--x---9-|
  D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
    Bridge (These chords are implied)
      "But, where am I running to there's no place to go.       Just put on
  E-|-(3)-------------(2)----------------(0)---------(2)------(3)---------------|
  B-|-(3)-------------(3)----------------(1)---------(3)------(3)---------------|
  G-|-(0)-------------(2)----------------(0)---------(2)------(0)---------------|
  D-|-(0)-------------(0)----------------(2)---------(0)------(0)---------------|
  A-|-(2)--------------------------------(3)------------------(2)---------------|
  E-|-(3)-----------------------------------------------------(3)---------------|
  
  
      "my makeup and get me to the show.              Yeah________"
  E-|----(2)--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-|----(3)--------(5)-----------(5)-------(4)------(5)------------------------|
  G-|----(2)--------(5)-----------(4)-------(4)------(5)------------------------|
  D-|----(0)--------(5)-----------(4)-------(4)------(5)------------------------|
  A-|---------------(3)-----------(2)-------(2)------(3)------------------------|
  E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
     "Escape!                                   "Yeah."
     Solo w/Rhythm fig. one simile
  E-|-------12--12-------12------12------14b~~~~-|----------12--12--------------|
  B-|--/14----------/14------14------14----------|-----12b----------14p12-------|
  G-|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------14---|
  D-|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
  A-|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
  E-|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
  
  
                          "What are you waiting for!"
  E-|-------------------------------|-----------------12--12-------12-------12--|
  B-|-------------------------------|------------12b----------/14------/14------|
  G-|--12p11-------12b--12b-rb------|-------------------------------------------|
  D-|---------14----------------14--|-------------------------------------------|
  A-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
  E-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
  
  
                                                    <11>= strike note while
                                                          already bent
  E-|------15b--15~~--|-------12--12--7---------------------------12~~----------|
  B-|--14-------------|--12b-------------8p7------------------------------------|
  G-|-----------------|-----------------------9-----<11>rb-p9-------------------|
  D-|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
  A-|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
  E-|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
       w/ Rhythm figure one
    3. "My doctor said, "Just come around and you'll be taken care of." And
       "while he ran my problems down I stole his mascara. That's how I escape."
  
      No guitars behind this
       "I get out when I can, I escape. Any way I can. I escape. I'm crying in
       "my beer. Let's escape. Just get me out of here!"
  
  
  Song finishes out with guitars one and two playing simile of Chorus rhythm
  while a third guitar plays simile of the solo and Alice ad libs.
  
  

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