I Love The Dead Tab by Alice Cooper

I Love The Dead tab by Alice Cooper

Guitar Tab

Alice Cooper
(B. Ezrin/A. Cooper) 1973

Tab by Andrew Brown (andrewjbrown2@bigpond.com)

Parts of this probably are wrong. Take pity on me, this is my first tab.
Feel free to email me with any feedback that may of be some use in
improving this tab.

Intro same as verse
repeat twice(2)

Riff 1
repeat three(3) times

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Acoustic Guitar

E-|------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------|
G-|----4-----------------4-------------------|
D-|---2-----------------2--------------------|
A-|--2-----------------2---------------------|
E-|-0-----------------0----------------------|

Electric Guitar 1
Don't play this 3rd time

E-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------*8--8-10-10--8--5--|
G-|----------------------------------------*7--7--9--9--7--4--|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

* Only use this when playing live versions of this song (Done by piano in
  original version)

Electric Guitar 2

E-|---12------------------------------|
B-|-------12--------------------------|
G-|-----------11----------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|

   "I love the dead,   before they're cold...


Electric Guitar 1

E-|-----------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------------------
G-|-----------------------2/9---------------
D-|-----------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------

   "Upon me    see            Nothing.."

Acoustic Guitar repeat Riff 1 twice

Electric Guitar 2

E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-9b---12b--14b--9b\---12--------12b---------------------------------|
G-|-9b---12b--14b--9b\---12h13h14--12b--14--12--9----------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------14--12--9----------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff2
Repeat twice(2)
Electric Guitar 1

E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-0--0--6--0--0--8--0--0--7--0--0--9--0--0--8--6--0------------------|

Riff3
Guitar 1

E-|-0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
B-|-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|
G-|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|
D-|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|
A-|-0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
E-|---------------------------------------|

   Adlib "Love"
   Second time Adlib "Dead"

E-|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
B-|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
G-|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|
D-|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
A-|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
E-|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--|


Guitar 2
Play during Em
E-|----------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------14-14b-12-12-----|
G-|-12-12b-12-12-13-14-12----12-14-14b-------14b-|
D-|-----------------------14---------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 repeat Riff 3
Guitar 2
Play during Em

E-|---------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------14-12---------------------|
G-|-12h14-12h14-12h14-14-12-14-12-12h14b-12h14--|
D-|-12h14-12h14-12h14-------14-12-12h14b-12h14--|
A-|---------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------|

Electric Guitar 1

E-|------------|
B-|------------|
G-|------------|
D-|------------|
A-|-3--2-------|
E-|------3--2--|

Electric Guitar 2

E-|------------|
B-|------------|
G-|-10-9-------|
D-|-10-9-10-9--|
A-|------10-9--|
E-|------------|

Chorus
Repeat once

Acoustic Guitar

E-|-1---------------1-----1---0--5---------------5-----5---3--|
B-|-1---------------1-----1---0--6---------------6-----6---5--|
G-|-2---------------2-----2---1--7---------------7-----7---5--|
D-|-3---------------3-----3---2--7---------------7-----7---5--|
A-|-3---------------3-----3---2--5---------------5-----5---3--|
E-|-1---------------1-----1---0-------------------------------|


E-|-1---------------1----1--2---|
B-|-3---------------3----3--4---|
G-|-3---------------3----3--4---|
D-|-3---------------3----3--4---|
A-|-1---------------1----1--2---|
E-|-----------------------------|

Electric Guitar 1

E-|-----1-------1------1--1---0------5-------5------5--5---3--|
B-|-----1-------1------1--1---0------6-------6------6--6---5--|
G-|-----2-------2------2--2---1------7-------7------7--7---5--|
D-|-----3-------3------3--3---2------7-------7------7--7---5--|
A-|-----3-------3------3--3---2------------------------5---3--|
E-|-----------------------1---0-------------------------------|

    I---  love  the dead         I---  love  the dead

E-|-----1-------1------1--1---2---|
B-|-----3-------3------3--3---4---|
G-|-----3-------3------3--3---4---|
D-|-----3-------3------3--3---4---|
A-|-----------------------1---2---|
E-|-------------------------------|

    I---  love  the dead  So--

Electric Guitar 1
Riff 2 X8

Electric Guitar solo

Electric Guitar 2

E-|-----------------------------------------|
B-|-15-12-14-11-13-10-12-9------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------|


Chorus
repeat five times

Electric Guitar 1

E-|-----1-------1------1--1---0------5-------5------5--5---3--|
B-|-----1-------1------1--1---0------6-------6------6--6---5--|
G-|-----2-------2------2--2---1------7-------7------7--7---5--|
D-|-----3-------3------3--3---2------7-------7------7--7---5--|
A-|-----3-------3------3--3---2------------------------5---3--|
E-|-----------------------1---0-------------------------------|

    I---  love  the dead         I---  love  the dead

E-|-----1-------1------1--1----3---|
B-|-----3-------3------3--3----5---|
G-|-----3-------3------3--3----5---|
D-|-----3-------3------3--3----5---|
A-|-----------------------1---*3---|
E-|--------------------------------|

    I---  love  the dead

* Don't repeat fifth time

Electric Guitar 1

E-|---------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|
A-|------4--7-----------------------|
E-|--7-8----------------------------|

Repeat Riff 1

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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