Song: Working Up A Sweat
Band: Alice Cooper
Album: Muscle Of Love
Year: 1973
Tabbed by DoteStudios
Email is undermywheels71@gmail.com
Note: This doesn't include Glen Buxton's part.
Keys
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide up neck
/ = slide down neck
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = hold note
w = whammy bar
v = vibrato
Live intro (during 1973-1974)
Guitar 1 (Glen Buxton)
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------| repeat a few times
D-10-12p10----10v--|
A----------12------|
E------------------|
Guitar 2 (Michael Bruce)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------7~~--7-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------7~~--7-|
A-/7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--5--4--2--2--2--2-4-2--2-2--2--2-4-2--5~~--5-|
E-/5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--2--0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0---------|
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-5--4--2----------------------------------|
D-5--4--2----------------------------------|
A-3--2--0--2-2-4-2--2-4-2--2-2-4-2--2-4-2--|
E----------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
Guitars 2 and 3
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G-4--4---6--6---7~~~-|
D-4--4---6--6---7~~~-|
A-2--2---4--4---5~~~-|
E--------------------|
“Aw, When you touch there, honey, Makes my blood perspire”
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------5-5-7-5--x-x-x--5-5-7-5--x-x-x-|
A-2-2-4-2--x-x-x--2-2-4-2--x-x-x--3-3-3-3--x-x-x--3-3-3-3--x-x-x-|
E-0-0-0-0--x-x-x--0-0-0-0--x-x-x---------------------------------|
Guitar 3 (Mick Mashbir)
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------5-----------------5--|
D------------2---------------2--------------5-----------------5--|
A------------2---------------2--------------3-----------------3--|
E------------0---------------0-----------------------------------|
“You got my body flaming, Like a California fire”
Guitar 2
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------5~~--|
D---------------------------------4-4-6-4--x-x-x--5~~--|
A-4-4-6-4--x-x-x--4-4-6-4--x-x-x--2-2-2-2--x-x-x--3~~--|
E-2-2-2-2--x-x-x--2-2-2-2--x-x-x-----------------------|
Guitar 3
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------4----5~~--|
D------------4---------------4---------------4----5~~--|
A------------4---------------4---------------2----3~~--|
E------------2---------------2-------------------------|
“Pulsing, pounding, pushing, No longer in control”
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------5-5-7-5--x-x-x--5-5-7-5--x-x-x-|
A-2-2-4-2--x-x-x--2-2-4-2--x-x-x--3-3-3-3--x-x-x--3-3-3-3--x-x-x-|
E-0-0-0-0--x-x-x--0-0-0-0--x-x-x---------------------------------|
Guitar 3
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------5-----------------5--|
D------------2---------------2--------------5-----------------5--|
A------------2---------------2--------------3-----------------3--|
E------------0---------------0-----------------------------------|
“Heatwave in my brain, Smolder in my soul”
Guitar 2
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------7~~--|
A-4-4-6-4--x-x-x--4-4-6-4--x-x-x--7~~--|
E-2-2-2-2--x-x-x--2-2-2-2--x-x-x--5~~--|
Guitar 3
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D------------4---------------4----7~~--|
A------------4---------------4----7~~--|
E------------2---------------2----5~~--|
“You got me workin' up a sweat, Workin' up a sweat”
Guitar 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------2-2-4-2-2-2---2-2-2-4-2-2-2---|
A-2-2-4-2-2-2---2-2-2-4-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-------------------------------|
Guitar 3
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------2-2-x-2--------2-2-x-2------|
D-2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2--------2-2-x-2------|
A-2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2---------0-0-x-0--------0-0-x-0------|
E-0-0-x-0---------0-0-x-0-------------------------------------|
“I've been playing all night long
'Bout time I was gettin' home
But I've, ooh”
Guitars 2 and 3
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G-4--4---6--6---7~~~-|
D-4--4---6--6---7~~~-|
A-2--2---4--4---5~~~-|
E--------------------|
“Spontaneous combustion, Scientific fact”
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------5-5-7-5--x-x-x--5-5-7-5--x-x-x-|
A-2-2-4-2--x-x-x--2-2-4-2--x-x-x--3-3-3-3--x-x-x--3-3-3-3--x-x-x-|
E-0-0-0-0--x-x-x--0-0-0-0--x-x-x---------------------------------|
Guitar 3
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------5-----------------5--|
D------------2---------------2--------------5-----------------5--|
A------------2---------------2--------------3-----------------3--|
E------------0---------------0-----------------------------------|
“But your approach to friction, An unnatural act”
Guitar 2
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------5~~--|
D---------------------------------4-4-6-4--x-x-x--5~~--|
A-4-4-6-4--x-x-x--4-4-6-4--x-x-x--2-2-2-2--x-x-x--3~~--|
E-2-2-2-2--x-x-x--2-2-2-2--x-x-x-----------------------|
Guitar 3
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------4----5~~--|
D------------4---------------4---------------4----5~~--|
A------------4---------------4---------------2----3~~--|
E------------2---------------2-------------------------|
“Bells I hear ain't fire drills, I hope you understand”
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------5-5-7-5--x-x-x--5-5-7-5--x-x-x-|
A-2-2-4-2--x-x-x--2-2-4-2--x-x-x--3-3-3-3--x-x-x--3-3-3-3--x-x-x-|
E-0-0-0-0--x-x-x--0-0-0-0--x-x-x---------------------------------|
Guitar 3
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------5-----------------5--|
D------------2---------------2--------------5-----------------5--|
A------------2---------------2--------------3-----------------3--|
E------------0---------------0-----------------------------------|
“It's a bona fide five alarmer, Melting in my hand”
Guitar 2
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------7~~--|
A-4-4-6-4--x-x-x--4-4-6-4--x-x-x--7~~--|
E-2-2-2-2--x-x-x--2-2-2-2--x-x-x--5~~--|
Guitar 3
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D------------4---------------4----7~~--|
A------------4---------------4----7~~--|
E------------2---------------2----5~~--|
“You got me workin' up a sweat, Workin' up a sweat”
Guitar 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------2-2-4-2-2-2---2-2-2-4-2-2-2---|
A-2-2-4-2-2-2---2-2-2-4-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/alice-cooper/116830.html ]
Guitar 3
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------2-2-x-2--------2-2-x-2------|
D-2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2--------2-2-x-2------|
A-2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2---------0-0-x-0--------0-0-x-0------|
E-0-0-x-0---------0-0-x-0-------------------------------------|
“I've been playing all night long
'Bout time I was gettin' home
But I've, ooh”
Guitars 2 and 3
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G-4--4---6--6---7~~~-|
D-4--4---6--6---7~~~-|
A-2--2---4--4---5~~~-|
E--------------------|
“Workin' up a sweat, Workin’ up a sweat
Workin' up a sweat, Workin’ up a sweat”
Guitar 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------7-7-9-7-7-7-9-----------------7-7-9-7-7-7-9--|
A-2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
Guitar 3
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------7-7-x-7-----------------------7-7-x-7-------|
D-2-2-x-2---------7-7-x-7---------2-2-x-2-------7-7-x-7-------|
A-2-2-x-2---------5-5-x-5---------2-2-x-2-------5-5-x-5-------|
E-0-0-x-0-------------------------0-0-x-0---------------------|
Play the 2 above riffs 2x
Solo
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------7~~--7-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------7~~--7-|
A-/7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--5--4--2--2--2--2-4-2--2-2--2--2-4-2--5~~--5-|
E-/5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3--2--0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0---------|
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-5--4--2----------------------------------|
D-5--4--2----------------------------------|
A-3--2--0--2-2-4-2--2-4-2--2-2-4-2--2-4-2--|
E----------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
“I've been playing all night long
'Bout time I was gettin' home
But I've, ooh”
Guitar 2 and 3
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G-4--4---6--6---7~~~-|
D-4--4---6--6---7~~~-|
A-2--2---4--4---5~~~-|
E--------------------|
“Dante's famed inferno, Was a trip to hell and back”
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------5-5-7-5--x-x-x--5-5-7-5--x-x-x-|
A-2-2-4-2--x-x-x--2-2-4-2--x-x-x--3-3-3-3--x-x-x--3-3-3-3--x-x-x-|
E-0-0-0-0--x-x-x--0-0-0-0--x-x-x---------------------------------|
Guitar 3
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------5-5-x-5---------5-5-x-5--------|
D-2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2---------5-5-x-5---------5-5-x-5--------|
A-2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2---------3-3-x-3---------3-3-x-3--------|
E-0-0-x-0---------0-0-x-0----------------------------------------|
“But you and a bottle in a cheap hotel, Screams pyromaniac”
Guitar 2
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------5~~--|
D---------------------------------4-4-6-4--x-x-x--5~~--|
A-4-4-6-4--x-x-x--4-4-6-4--x-x-x--2-2-2-2--x-x-x--3~~--|
E-2-2-2-2--x-x-x--2-2-2-2--x-x-x-----------------------|
Guitar 3
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------4-4-x-4--------5~~--|
D-4-4-x-4---------4-4-x-4----------4-4-x-4--------5~~--|
A-4-4-x-4---------4-4-x-4----------2-2-x-2--------3~~--|
E-2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2------------------------------|
“Bandages came off today, really feeling sick”
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------5-5-7-5--x-x-x--5-5-7-5--x-x-x-|
A-2-2-4-2--x-x-x--2-2-4-2--x-x-x--3-3-3-3--x-x-x--3-3-3-3--x-x-x-|
E-0-0-0-0--x-x-x--0-0-0-0--x-x-x---------------------------------|
Guitar 3
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------5-5-x-5---------5-5-x-5--------|
D-2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2---------5-5-x-5---------5-5-x-5--------|
A-2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2---------3-3-x-3---------3-3-x-3--------|
E-0-0-x-0---------0-0-x-0----------------------------------------|
“The hardest part's explainin', All those blisters on my - nose!”
Guitar 2
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------7~~--|
A-4-4-6-4--x-x-x--4-4-6-4--x-x-x--7~~--|
E-2-2-2-2--x-x-x--2-2-2-2--x-x-x--5~~--|
Guitar 3
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------7~~--|
D-4-4-x-4---------4-4-x-4----------7~~--|
A-4-4-x-4---------4-4-x-4----------5~~--|
E-2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2---------------|
“You got me workin' up a sweat, Workin' up a sweat”
Guitar 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------2-2-4-2-2-2---2-2-2-4-2-2-2---|
A-2-2-4-2-2-2---2-2-2-4-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-------------------------------|
Guitar 3
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------2-2-x-2--------2-2-x-2------|
D-2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2--------2-2-x-2------|
A-2-2-x-2---------2-2-x-2---------0-0-x-0--------0-0-x-0------|
E-0-0-x-0---------0-0-x-0-------------------------------------|
“I've been playing all night long
'Bout time I was gettin' home
But I've, ooh”
Guitars 2 and 3
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G-4--4---6--6---7~~~-|
D-4--4---6--6---7~~~-|
A-2--2---4--4---5~~~-|
E--------------------|
“Workin' up a sweat, Workin’ up a sweat
Workin' up a sweat, Workin’ up a sweat”
Guitar 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------7-7-9-7-7-7-9-----------------7-7-9-7-7-7-9--|
A-2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
Guitar 3
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------7-7-x-7-----------------------7-7-x-7-------|
D-2-2-x-2---------7-7-x-7---------2-2-x-2-------7-7-x-7-------|
A-2-2-x-2---------5-5-x-5---------2-2-x-2-------5-5-x-5-------|
E-0-0-x-0-------------------------0-0-x-0---------------------|
Play the 2 above riffs 2x
“I've been playing all night long
'Bout time I was gettin' home
But I've, ooh”
Guitars 2 and 3
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G-4--4---6--6---7~~~-|
D-4--4---6--6---7~~~-|
A-2--2---4--4---5~~~-|
E--------------------|
“Workin' up a sweat, Workin’ up a sweat
Workin' up a sweat, Workin’ up a sweat”
Guitar 2
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------7~~--------------|
D----------------7-7-9-7-7-7-9-----------------7~~-7-9-7-7-7-9--|
A-2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5~~-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
Guitar 3
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------7-7-x-7-------------------------------------|
D-2-2-x-2---------7-7-x-7---------2-2-x-2---------------------|
A-2-2-x-2---------5-5-x-5---------2-2-x-2---------------------|
E-0-0-x-0-------------------------0-0-x-0---------------------|
“Workin' up a sweat, Workin’ up a sweat
Workin' up a sweat, Workin’ up a sweat”
Guitar 2
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------7-7-9-7-7-7-9-----------------|
A-2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-4-2-2-2-4--|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Guitar 3
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------7-7-x-7----------------------|
D-2-2-x-2---------7-7-x-7---------2-2-x-2------|
A-2-2-x-2---------5-5-x-5---------2-2-x-2------|
E-0-0-x-0-------------------------0-0-x-0------|
Guitars 2 and 3
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-9~~--|
D-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-9~~--|
A-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-7~~--|
E------------------------------|
