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Poison Bass Tab by Alice Cooper

Poison bass tab by Alice Cooper (Ver. 2)

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

5-string standard tuning (BEADG)


INTRO:
              (Rest x4)
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &



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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------14--\---|
B |-3---3---r-----------------------|-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                 (x3)
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1---------------------------/---|-5---------------------------\---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1-------------------------------|(1)------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-VERSE:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-3-------------------------------|(3)------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 1:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |(3)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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

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

                                      <
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1---------------------------/---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---r---12--\---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-5--------\--1-----------0-------|-------------3-----------2---0---|
A |-----------------------------3---|-1-------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------3-----------2---0---|-------------5-------------------|
A |-0-------------------------------|-3-----------------------3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                           a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------5---|-3-------2---0-------------------|
A |-5-------\---1----------3/5------|-----------------3-------3-------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 1:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0---5---|-3---2---0-----------------------|
A |-5---0---3-r-1-------1-----------|-------------3-------2---3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                           a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------5---|-3---2---0-----------------------|
A |-5---3-------1-------1--3/5------|-------------3---------------\---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1-------------------------------|(1)------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 2:

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

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

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

                                      <
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1---------------------------/---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---r---12--\---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-5-------\---1-----------0-------|-------------3-----------2---0---|
A |-----------------------------3---|-1-------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------3-----------2---0---|-------------5-------------------|
A |-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------X-X-3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                           a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------5---|-3-------2---0-------------------|
A |-5-------\---1----------3/5------|-----------------3---2---3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 2:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0---5---|-3---2---0-----------------------|
A |-5---0---3---1-------1-----------|-------------3-------2---3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                           a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-------------------5---|-3---2---0-----------------------|
A |-------------1-------1--3/5------|-------------3---------------\---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1-------------------------------|(1)------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


INTERLUDE:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1---------------------------/---|-5---------------------------\---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1---------------------------/---|-5---------------------------\---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-/-|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-\-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-/-|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 3 (1/2 Verse):

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-5-----------5-----------3-------|-1-----------1-----------0-------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-1-----------1-----------3---4---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-5-------\---1-----------0-------|-------------3-----------2---0---|
A |-----------------------------3---|-1-------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------3-----------2---0---|-------------5-------------------|
A |-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------X-X-3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                           a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------5---|-3-------2---0-------------------|
A |-5-------\---1----------3/5------|-----------------3---2---3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 3:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0---5---|-3---2---0-----------------------|
A |-5---0---3---1-------1-----------|-------------3-------2---3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                           a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-------------------5---|-3---2---0-----------------------|
A |-------------1-------1--3/5------|-------------3---------/---------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------12--\---|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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


PRE-CHORUS:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5-------3---1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                           a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-------------------5---|-3---2---0-----------------------|
A |-------------1-------1--3/5------|-------------3-------2---3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5---0---3---1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                           a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-------------------5---|-3---3---2---0-------------------|
A |-------------1-------1--3/5------|-----------------3---2---3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 4:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0---5---|-3---2---0-----------------------|
A |-5---0---3---1-------1-----------|-------------3-------2---3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0---5---|-3---2---0-----------------------|
A |-5---0---3---1-------1-----------|-------------3---3---2---3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 5:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                           a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-------------------5---|-3---2---0-----------------------|
A |-------------1-------1--3/5------|-------------3-------2---3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                                 vf
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-5---0---3---1-------1---0-------|-----0---5---3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


OUTRO:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-0---2---3-----------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------1-------1---0-------|-----0-------3-------2---3---4---|
E |-----------------------------3---|-1-------3-----------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0---5---|-3---2---0-----------------------|
A |-5---0---3---1-------1-----------|-------------3-------2---3---4---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                 vo
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |-5---0---3---1-------1---0-------|
E |-----------------------------3---|
B |---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

LEGEND:
r = rest
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
() = sustained note
X = muted note
< = volume swell (appears above bar)
vo = volume fade (appears above bar)
va = volume out  (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)

Published: June 6, 2021

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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