Big Apple Dreamin Hippo tab by Alice Cooper
Guitar 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--|
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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-|----------------------------| Last updated:
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