Alice Cooper – Big Apple Dreamin Hippo tab

"Big Apple Dreamin' (Hippo)" by Alice Cooper
Words and music by Cooper, Bruce, Buxton, Dunaway, and Smith

/= slide up  \= slide down   b= bend   rb= release bend   p= pull-off
h= hammer-on   ~~= vibrato   .= mute note


Intro Rhythm figure one (Both guitars)E-|-------------------------------------------|B-|-------------------------------------------|G-|-------------------------------------------|D-|-------------------------------------------|A-|--------3--------------------3-------------|E-|--0--3-----5---3--5----0--3-----5----5--3--|
Verse one w/Rhythm figure one (Both guitars) "We're so young and pretty. We're so young and clean. So many things that we have never seen. Let's move from Ohio. Sell this damn old store. Big apple dreamin' on a wooden floor."
Pre-chorus "Skyscrapers and subways and stations. Staring up at the Guitar oneE-|---------2-------------(2)-----------------------1------------(1)----------|B-|---------3-------------(3)-----------------------1------------(1)----------|G-|---------2-------------(2)-----------------------2------------(2)----------|D-|---------0-------------(0)-----------------------3------------(3)----------|A-|---------0-------------(0)-----------------------3------------(3)----------|E-|-------------------------------------------------1------------(1)----------|
| | |Guitar two |E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|--------3--------------------3----------------------3----------------------|E-|--0--3-----5---3--5----0--3-----5----3--5-----0--3-----5---3--5------------|
Chorus Rhythm figure two "United Nations. New York is waiting for you and me, Guitar oneE-|--(1)--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|B-|--(1)--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|G-|--(2)--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|D-|--(3)--------------------------|--3--3--------5--5---------5--5------------|A-|--(3)--------------------------|--3--3--------5--5---------3--3------------|E-|--(1)-------------------5\--3\-|--1--1--------3--3-------------------------|
| | |Guitar two |E-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|B-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|G-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|D-|-------------------------------|---------------------------2---3---2-------|A-|--------3----------------------|-----------3--5--2-------------------------|E-|--0--3-----5----3--5----5--3\--|--1---/5--------------3--------------------|
"baby. Waiting to swallow us down. New York, we're coming to Guitar oneE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|--7--7----3--3-------5--5--------7---------------3--3------------5--5------|A-|--5--5----3--3-------5--5--------7---------------3--3------------5--5------|E-|----------1--1-------3--3--------5---------------1--1------------3--3------|
| | |Guitar two |E-|---------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------6-----------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------7--5/7-7-7-7\-----------------------------|A-|--3---------------3--5--2--------7--5/7-7-7-7\-------------3-----5--2------|E-|-----5\----1-/5--------------3---5--3/5-5-5-5\---1--/5------------------3--|
"see what you're made of. Can't be as tough as you sound." Guitar oneE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|----------------------------3--3-------------------------------------------|D-|--5--5------------7--7------3--3--------3--3---------5---------------------|A-|--3--3------------5--5------1--1--------3--3---------5---------------------|E-|----------------------------------------1--1---------3---------------------|
| | |Guitar two |E-|-----------------------------------------------------3---------------------|B-|-----------------------------------------------------3---------------------|G-|-----------------------------------------------------4---------------------|D-|--2---3----2----------------2-----3--2---------------5---------------------|A-|------------------3---------------------3------------5---------------------|E-|-----------------------5----------------------5------3---------------------|
Solo one Overdubbed guitarE-|--------------12--10h12p10-------------------------------------------------|B-|--10--12--13----------------13--12--10h12p10-------------------------------|G-|----------------------------------------------12--9--12--12b~~-------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |Guitar two (Rhythm figure two) |E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|------------------------------------------------------6--------------------|D-|---------------------2--3--2--------------------------7---5/7-7-7-7-7\-----|A-|---------3--5--2--------------3-----------3--5--2-----7---5/7-7-7-7-7\-----|E-|--1--/5-----------3--------------5--1-/5-----------3--5---3/5-5-5-5-5\-----|
[Finish Rhythm figure two here] <15>= strike note while bentE-|-----------15-----------------------------|--------------------------------|B-|-15b-<15>------15rb---13------13--15------|-13------15p13--15b--15b-rb-p13-|G-|--------------------------14----------14--|-----14-------------------------|D-|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|A-|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|E-|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-|--15b--15b--15b-rb-p12--15------|-12--12h13p12-----------------------------|B-|----------------------------15b-|---------------15--13--12h13p12\10--------|G-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------12----|D-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|A-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|E-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------|-------------------------------15b-rb--15~~-------|B-|------------------------|----------------13--15b-rb--13--------------------|G-|--12/14--12/14-\-7------|---/14--12--14------------------------------------|D-|--------------------10--|--------------------------------------------------|A-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|E-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Verse two Guitar one Rhythm figure three Guiatr two Rhythm figure one "Heard 'bout them massages and all those dirty shows. Well, I read somewhere some places never close. While we waste time on yokels coming through the door, Big Apple dreamin' on a wooden floor."
Rhythm figure three w/Wah pedalE-|-------------------------------------------|B-|-------------------------------------------|G-|-------5---------------------5-------------|D-|----5-----7----5--7-------5-----7----7--5--|A-|-7---------------------7-------------------|E-|-------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus "Skyscrapers and subways and stations. Staring up at the Guitar one w/Wah pedalE-|---------2-------------(2)-----------------------1------------(1)----------|B-|---------3-------------(3)-----------------------1------------(1)----------|G-|---------2-------------(2)-----------------------2------------(2)----------|D-|---------0-------------(0)-----------------------3------------(3)----------|A-|---------0-------------(0)-----------------------3------------(3)----------|E-|-------------------------------------------------1------------(1)----------|
| | |Guitar two |E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|--------3--------------------3----------------------3----------------------|E-|--0--3-----5---3--5----0--3-----5----3--5-----0--3-----5---3--5------------|
"United Nations. Guitar oneE-|--(1)--------------------------|B-|--(1)--------------------------|G-|--(2)--------------------------|D-|--(3)--------------------------|A-|--(3)--------------------------|E-|--(1)--------------------------|
| | |Guitar two |E-|-------------------------------|B-|-------------------------------|G-|-------------------------------|D-|-------------------------------|A-|--------3----------------------|E-|--0--3-----5----3--5-----------|
Solo two w/Rhythm figure fourE-|-------------------------5-------------------------------------------------|B-|--10---8--.---------8b------8--5-------------------------------------------|G-|---9------0--9--------------------7b-rbp5--7---7--5------------------------|D-|-----------------------------------------------------7--7p5--7~--7--7--7~~-|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------5------------------8--5h8p5-----------5-----------|B-|--5-----------5--8----------5--8b--8----8b------------8--8b~~--------------|G-|--5-------7b--------7b-----------------------------------------------------|D-|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------10-----------------------------|B-|--10--12--13--13b---13--12--10h12p10---/15------13--15b--15b--<15>rb--13---|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--15b---------------13-----------------------------------------------------|G-|-------14---14--12------12--14------12--14---------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------14---------10~~\--------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm figure four (behind Solo two)E-|------------------------------------------|B-|------------------------------------------|G-|------------------------------------------|D-|------------------------------------------|A-|--------3--------------------3------------|E-|--0--3-----5---3--5----0--3-----5---3--5--|
End Play simile of Rhythm figure two till fade. "New York is waiting for you and me, baby. Waiting to swallow us down. New York, we're coming to see what you're made of. Are you as great as you sound? [FILL ONE] New York is waiting for you and me, baby. [FILL TWO] Waiting to swallow us down. [FILL THREE] New York we're coming to see what you're made of. [FILL FOUR] Are you as tough as you sound? [Fill FIVE] Oh, New York is waiting for you and me, baby. [FILL SIX] Waiting to swallow us down. [FILL SEVEN] New York, we're coming to see what you're made of. [FILL EIGHT] Are you as tough as you sound. [FILL NINE] Yeah... Continue guitar and vocal ad lib till fade
Fill oneE-|--<12>rb-------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|----------12--13--12-------------------------------------------------------|G-|----------------------<14>rb-p12--------12h14--12------12h14~~~------------|D-|----------------------------------14---------------14----------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill two Fill threeE-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|B-|-15b--<15>rb-p13--15b~~--|--/10--8/10\8-----8-8--8--8----------------------|G-|-------------------------|---------------9-------------<7>rb--5--5h7-------|D-|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------7~~\-|A-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|E-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Fill fourE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--15b--<15>rb-p13------13~~\-----------------------------------------------|G-|-------------------14------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill fiveE-|--<12>rb--7--8-------------------------------------------------------------|B-|-----------------/12-------------------------------------------------------|G-|----------------------12-------12h14--12-----12h14~~\----------------------|D-|---------------------------14-------------14-------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill six Fill sevenE-|------15--15--15b--15--15b~~--|-------15----15----15--15--12------12-------|B-|-15b--------------------------|-15b--<15>--<15>--<15>---------15-----15b-rb|G-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|D-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|A-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Fill eightE-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--15--<15>--<15>--<15>--<15>rb--13------13h15------------------------------|G-|------------------------------------14---------14~~------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill nineE-|--15--12--15--12------12---------------------------------------------------|B-|------------------15------15--12--15--12------12---------------------------|G-|------------------------------------------14------14--12--14--12------12---|D-|------------------------------------------------------------------14-------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------|B-|----------------------------|G-|--14p12-------12--12h14~~\--|D-|----------14----------------|A-|----------------------------|E-|----------------------------|
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