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In the key of G Major + E Aeolian (= E Natural Minor - relative minor)
A Live Improvised Solo Transcription by Dylan Lawrence Gibson of the song "I'm Eighteen" by Alice Cooper.
Opening Sliding Section:
e|------------------------------|------------------------|
B|--/5---/7---/8---/10---/12~---|---10--8--7--7/8---7~---|
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------|
Lick - G Major/E Aeolian (3-note per shape):
e|----------------------------------|
B|---8-7-5---5----------------------|
G|---------7---7-5-4--4/5--4--------|
D|----------------------------7-----|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Descending Scale Run - G Major/E Aeolian (3-note per string shape):
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------5---5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7/8~-7~--|
G|----------------------------------------------4---4-5-7-4-5-7---7------------------------|
D|------------------------------4---4-5-7-4-5-7---7----------------------------------------|
A|--------------3---3-5-7-3-5-7---7--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-5-7-3-5-7---7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lick - G Major/E Aeolian (3-note per shape):
e|--8-7-5---5-------------|
B|--------8---8-7/8-7-5~--|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Zakk Wylde Style Pentatonic Lick - G Major/E Aeolian:
Sequence 1
e|----------| (x5)
B|--8p5-----|
G|------7---|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
e|--------------|
B|--8p5---8p5/--| (slide to next sequence)
G|------7-------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
Sequence 2
e|--------------| (x5)
B|--15p12-------|
G|---------14---|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
e|-------------------|
B|--15p12----15p12---|
G|--------14---------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Sequence 3 (alternate speed pick)
e|--------------| (x5)
B|--17p20-------|
G|--------19----|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|--17p20----17p20---14/17~\---|
G|--------19-------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
My Whammy Style Pentatonic Lick - G Major/E Aeolian:
up-sown whammy while playing
e|--w15-w12-----w12--------------------------------|---------------|--------------|
B|----------w15------w15--w12------w12-------------|---------------|--------------|
G|-----------------------------w14-----w14--w12----|---w12/w14-w12-|--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|---------------|-12w---14w----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------|
Normal Pentatonic Descending Run:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------12----12--14~-|
D|------------------12----12--14----14---------|
A|----------12--14-----14----------------------|
E|--12--15-------------------------------------|
p.m
Sweeping Arpeggio (Full Five Sring + Half Three String Shape):
e|-14p10----------------------------10-14p10--|--14p10----------10-14p10----|
B|-------12----------------------12-----------|--------12----12-------------|
G|----------11----------------11--------------|-----------11----------------|
D|-------------12----------12-----------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------14-11-14--------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Slide Tapping Combo - Inspired by Dragonforce:
e|-12h15p12h15-p/-t24-t24-t24-12h15p12--p/-t24-t24-t24-------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Slide Tapping Combo - Inspired by Dragonforce:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h15p12h15-p/-t24-t24-t24-12h15p12--p/-t24-t24-t24-------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Dragon Forcer Style Dive - "Blood-Dragon" Roar:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2wdb--5wrh---<12>w~--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
END:
β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| p/ Pick Slide
| w Whammy
| wdb Whammy Dive Bomb down
| wrh Whammy Release Harmonic (above-indicated fret marker)
| <0> Natural Harmonic (above-indicated fret marker)
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-Off
| h Hammer-On
| p.m. Palm Mute
β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- I'm Eighteen (Tabs)
- I'm Eighteen (Chords)
- I'm Eighteen (Bass)
- I'm Eighteen (Ver2) (Chords)
- I'm Eighteen (Ver2) (Bass)
Song History
Published: November 2, 2021
Last Updated: March 28, 2026