"Caught in a Dream" by Alice Cooper
Words and music by Sparrkinthedark3
From the album Love it to Death (1971)
Transcription by Brian Gaddis
x= mute b =bend rb= reverse bend p= pull-off h= hammer-on \= slide down
/= slide up
Two guitars play all rhythm parts.E-|--------------------------------2-----------------------3-----2--2---------|B-|--------------------------2-----2-----------------3-----3-----3--3---------|G-|--------------2-----2-----2--2--2-----------------0-----0-----2--2---------|D-|--------------2-----2--x--2--4--4-----------------0-----0-----0--0---------|A-|--------0--2--0--x--0--x--0--4--4--------0--2-----2--x--2--x---------------|E-|--0--2-----------------------2--2--0--2--------3--3--x--3--x---------------|
"Well, I'm running through the world with a gun in my back, trying to "You know, I need a house boat and I need a plane. I "Well, I'm running through the world with a gun in my back, trying toE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|------------2---2----------------2------------3-----3------3---------------|G-|------------2---2----------------2------------2-----2------2-2-------------|D-|------------2---2-------------x--2------------2-----2------2-4-------------|A-|------------0---0-------------x--0------------0-----0------0-4-------------|E-|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
"catch a ride in a Cadillac." "need a butler and a trip to Spain." "catch a ride in that Cadillac."E-|--2--------2------------------2----2---------------------------------------|B-|--2--------2-----------3------3----3---------------------------------------|G-|--2--------2--------0--0------2----2---------------------------------------|D-|--4--------4--------0--0------0----0---------------------------------------|A-|--4--------4--------x------------------------------------------------------|E-|--2--------2--------3------------------------------------------------------|
"Thought that I was living, but you can't really tell. Been trying to "I need everything the world owes me. I tell that to "Thought I was living, but you can't never tell. What I thought wasE-|------------------------------------------------------------------2--------|B-|--2-------2----------2----------3----3----------------3-----------2--------|G-|--2-------2----------2----------2----2----------------2-2---------2--------|D-|--2-------2-------x--2----------2----2----------------2-4---------4--------|A-|--0-------0-------x--0----------0----0----------------0-4---------4--------|E-|--------------------------------------------------------2---------2--------|
"get away from that success smell." (Go to Solo one.) "myself and I agree." (Go to Chorus.) "Heaven turned out to be Hell." (Go to Coda.)E-|----------2------------------------2---2-----------------------------------|B-|----------2-------------3--x-------3---3-----------------------------------|G-|----------2----------0--0--x-------2---2-----------------------------------|D-|----------4----------0--0--x-------0---0-----------------------------------|A-|----------4----------x-----------------------------------------------------|E-|----------2----------3-----------------------------------------------------|
Solo one. Play over main rhythm.E-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|B-|--12b--12b-rb--10------12b-rb--10------10-----|----------------12b-rb------|G-|-------------------11--------------11------11-|---------9--11--------------|D-|----------------------------------------------|--9--11---------------------|A-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|E-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--10------10---------------------------------------------------------------|G-|------11------11--9------9-------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------11-----11--9------------------------------------------|A-|-----------------------------------12--------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Solo two after first time. Solo three after second time.) "I'm caught in a dream, so what? You don't know what I'm going through."E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--3-------------------------------5---------------8------------------------|G-|--3---------------2---------------5---------------8------------------------|D-|--3---------------3---------------5---------------8------------------------|A-|--1---------------3---------------3---------------6------------------------|E-|------------------1--------------------------------------------------------|
"I'm right in between, so I'll, I'll just play along with you."E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--3--------------------------------5----------------9----------------------|G-|--3------------------2-------------5----------------9----------------------|D-|--3------------------3-------------5----------------9-| 15 times |------|A-|--1------------------3-------------3----------------7-|7--7--7--7--7|------|E-|---------------------1------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
Solo two (w/ Rhythm figure two.)E-|--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|------15-------------------------------------------------12----------------|G-|----------14rb--14b-rb-14b-rb--14b--14--12---------------12--14b--14-p-12--|D-|--------------------------------------------14--12-h-14--------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|----------------------------------------------------------------12---------|G-|----------------------------------------12--------------12------12---------|D-|--14--12--14--12------------------------12------12--14------14------14-----|A-|------------------14--12h14--12h14----------14-----------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------12-------12--12------12--15b--15p12----12\-|B-|--12--------------12-------15b------15b----------15b----------------15-----|G-|--12------14b-rb--12-------------------------------------------------------|D-|------14--------------14---------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--12b--12b-rb--10------12b-rb--10------10---------------------12b-rb--10---|G-|-------------------11--------------11------11----------9--11---------------|D-|------------------------------------------------9--11----------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--12b--12--10--------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------12--10--12------10------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------11----------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm figure two.E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--9--9---9--10--10---10----9--9---9--10--10---10----9--9---9--10--10--10---|G-|--9--9---9---9---9----9----9--9---9---9---9----9----9--9---9---9---9---9---|D-|--9--9---9---9---9----9----9--9---9---9---9----9----9--9---9---9---9---9---|A-|--7--7---7---7---7----7----7--7---7---7---7----7----7--7---7---7---7---7---|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------2-2--|B-|--9--9---9--10--10---10\----2--2---2--3--3---3---------------3--3--3--3-3--|G-|--9--9---9---9---9----9\----2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2-----2---0--0--0--2-2--|D-|--9--9---9---9---9----9\----2--2---2--2--2---2--4--4-----4---0--0--0--0-0--|A-|--7--7---7---7---7----7\----0--0---0--0--0---0--4--4--4--4---2--2--2-------|E-|------------------------------------------------2--2--2--2---3-------------|
Coda "(Whoa-whoa-whoa) When you see me with a smile on my face."E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|-----------------2--2---x---2---2----------3---3---3---3-------------------|G-|-----------------2--2---x---2---2----------0---0---0---0-------------------|D-|-----------------2--2---x---2---2----------0---0---0---0-------------------|A-|-----------------0--0---x---0---0----------x---x---x---x-------------------|E-|-------------------------------------------3---3---3---3-------------------|
"(Whoa-whoa-whoa) Then you know I'm a mental case."E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|----2---------2-----2-------------2-------------3---3----------------------|G-|----2---------2-----2-------------2---------0---0---0----------------------|D-|----4---------4-----4------4------4-----0---0---0---0----------------------|A-|----4---------4-----4------4------4-----x---x---x---x----------------------|E-|----2---------2-----2------2------2-----3---3---3---3----------------------|
(w/ Fill one) "Whoa-whoa-whoa. Whoa. Whoa-whoa-whoa. Whoa. Whoa-whoa-whoa."E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---2---------2-----2-------3-------3-----3------2--------2-------2------2--|G-|---2---------2-----2----x--4-------4-----4---x--2--------2-------2------2--|D-|---2---------2-----2----x--5-------5-----5---x--4--------4-------4------4--|A-|---0---------0-----0----x--5-------5-----5---x--4--------4-------4------4--|E-|---------------------------3-------3-----3---x--2--------2-------2------2--|
(Go to Chorus.)E-|-----------3---------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--3--3--3--3----5--5-------------------------------------------------------|G-|--4--4--4--4----5--5-------------------------------------------------------|D-|--5--5--5--5----5--5-------------------------------------------------------|A-|--5--5--5-------3--3-------------------------------------------------------|E-|--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill oneE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|--2--1--2--1---------------------------------------------------------------|D-|--------------4--5--5---5--3--5--------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo three (w/ Rhythm figure two.)E-|--17b--17rb--15------------------------------------------------------------|B-|-----------------17--15h17----15--17--15-----------------------15----------|G-|------------------------------------------16--14--16---14--16------16------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------15------15--------------19--19-----|B-|--17b--17p15--------15------15--16/-17------17--------22b--22b--22b--22b---|G-|----------------16------16-------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--19---------------------22b--22rb--19-------19---19---19------------------|B-|--22b--22rb--20------20-----------------22b--22b--22b--22b--22rb-p--20--22-|G-|-----------------21--------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|--21----16b--16b-rb--14------16b-rb--14------14----------------------16b-rb|D-|-------------------------16--------------16------16----------14--16--------|A-|-----------------------------------------------------14--16----------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Vocals ad lib till fade.)E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|------------------------------------------12b--12b-rb--10------12b-rb------|G-|--14------14-----------------------------------------------11--------------|D-|------16------16--14------14-----------------------------------------------|A-|----------------------16------16--14--17-----------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------12b--12--10--------------------|B-|--10------10--------------------12b-rb--10---------------12--10--12-----10/|G-|------11------11---------9--11---------------------------------------11----|D-|------------------9--11----------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(<17>= Strike note at top of bend.)E-|-----------------14----------------------17b--17--14-----------------------|B-|--17b--<17>--17------17b--17b--17--17b\---------------17--15---------------|G-|--------------------------------------------------------------16b-rb-------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|--14------14------14---------------14------14--16--14--16b-rb--14----------|D-|------16------16------14h16----14------16----------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------------------17-----------------------------|G-|--16-b-rb--14--16b-rb--14--16b-rb--14--16b------16rb--14------14-----------|D-|----------------------------------------------------------16-------14------|A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------16--|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|-----------------------------------------------------------14b-------------|G-|---------------------------------------14------14--16--14--16b--16b-rb-----|D-|---------------14------14--16--14--16------16------------------------------|A-|--14--16---16------16------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------17-----|G-|--16b-rb-14--16b-rb--16b-rb-14--16b-rb-14--16b-rb-14--16b-rb---16b---------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------14-------14-------14-------14-------14------|B-|-------17-------17--------17b------17b------17b------17b------17b----------|G-|--16b------16b------16rb---------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Fade out.)E-|--14--17b-<17>-<17>-<17>-<17>-<17>-<17>-<17>-17rb--14----------------------|B-|-------------------------------------------------------17--15--17----------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
