Big Apple Dreamin Hippo tab by Alice Cooper

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"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 one
E-|---------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 one
E-|--(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 one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 guitar
E-|--------------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:
    = strike note while bent
E-|-----------15-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-|-15b-------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 pedal
E-|-------------------------------------------|
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 pedal
E-|---------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 one
E-|--(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 four
E-|-------------------------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--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 one
E-|--rb-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------12--13--12-------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------rb-p12--------12h14--12------12h14~~~------------|
D-|----------------------------------14---------------14----------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Fill two         Fill three
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B-|-15b--rb-p13--15b~~--|--/10--8/10\8-----8-8--8--8----------------------|
G-|-------------------------|---------------9-------------rb--5--5h7-------|
D-|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------7~~\-|
A-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|


  Fill four
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--15b--rb-p13------13~~\-----------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------14------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Fill five
E-|--rb--7--8-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------/12-------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------12-------12h14--12-----12h14~~\----------------------|
D-|---------------------------14-------------14-------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Fill six             Fill seven
E-|------15--15--15b--15--15b~~--|-------15----15----15--15--12------12-------|
B-|-15b--------------------------|-15b---------------15-----15b-rb|
G-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|


  Fill eight
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--15--------rb--13------13h15------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------14---------14~~------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Fill nine
E-|--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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