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 From:   LAYNE BURROUGHS [burroughs.psd@NAVAIR.NAVY.MIL]
 Sent:   Friday, January 09, 1998 7:45 PM
 
 Muscle of Love
 Recorded by Alice Cooper
 Album:  Muscle of Love
 Submitted by:  Layne Burroughs
 
 [Riff A]
 E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|---4--4-2-2-4-2---------------4--4-2-----5---7----------------------|
 D-|---------4-----4-0-4-0---------------4---5---7----------------------|
 A-|-2---------------------4b5--2------------3---5----------------------|
 E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Repeat 3 times
 
 [Riff B]
 Guitar 1
 E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|-------------------------------2--4-4----------4-4------------4-2--•|
 D-|-4-4-----------4-4-----------4-2--4-4----------4-4------------4-2--•|
 A-|-4-4-----------4-4-----------4----2-2----------2-2------------2-0---|
 E-|-2-2-----------2-2-----------2--------------------------------------|
 Guitar 2
 E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|-----------------------------9-7--4-4----------4-4------------4-2--•|
 D-|-4-4-----------4-4-----------9-7--4-4----------4-4------------4-2--•|
 A-|-4-4-----------4-4-----------7-5--2-2----------2-2------------2-0---|
 E-|-2-2-----------2-2--------------------------------------------------|
 Fill 1 Guitar 3
 E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|-------2---2--------2---2-------------7---7-------------------------|
 G-|-------4b6-4b6------4b6-4b6-----------9b11-9b11----9b11-9p7-9b11-7--|
 D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 [First Verse] Guitar 1 and 2 play Riff B
 Who's the queen of the lockeroom?
 Who's the cream of the crop?
 Joey took her to the matinee
 Thank God she wouldn't stop
 
 [Chorus][Riff C]
 E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|-5------7---------9-------------------------------------------------|
 D-|-5------7---------9---------5------------7--------------------------|
 A-|-3------5---------7---------5------------7--------------------------|
 E-|----------------------------3------------5--------------------------|
      Holy muscle of love,      my heart's a muscle
 
 [Second Verse] Guitar 1 and 2 play Riff B 
 Well I must have gone to their crazy head,
 Where everything is hot.
 Cuz I don't know if the things I'm thinkin'
 I know the thoughts are not.
 
 [Chorus] with Riff C
      Holy muscle of love, I got a muscle of love
 
 [Repeat Riff A 3 times]
 
 [Guitar Solo]
 12 bars over F# Then Riff D
 [Riff D]
 E-|----------------------------------------------------------------7---|
 B-|------------------------------------------------------------9-------|
 G-|----------------------------------------------------7---9-----------|
 D-|---------3---5------------5---7-------------7---9-------------------|
 A-|-3---7------------5---9------------7---11---------------------------|
 E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 [Third Verse] with Riff B
 I read Dad's books like I did before,
 Now things are crystal clear.
 Lock the door in the bathroom now,
 I just can't get caught in here.
 
 [Chorus] with Riff C
      Holy muscle of love, I got a muscle of love 
 
 [Outro Chorus] 
 [Riff E]
 E-|----------------------------------------------------------------7---|
 B-|------------------------------------------------------------9-------|
 G-|----------------------------------------------------7---9-----------|
 D-|---------3---5------------5---7-------------7---9-------------------|
 A-|-3---7------------5---9------------7---11---------------------------|
 E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Holy muscle of love
 E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|----------------------------------------------------------------7---|
 G-|------------------------------------------------------------8-------|
 D-|----------------------------------------------------7---9-----------|
 A-|---------3---5------------5---7-------------7---9-------------------|
 E-|-3---7------------5---9------------7---11---------------------------|
 I got a muscle of love
 Holy muscle of love
 My heart's a muscle of love
 Holy muscle of love
 I got a muscle of love
 Yeah
 Must be a gift from above.
 [Guitar Noodling over Riff E]
 [Ending Riff]  
 E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|---4--4-2-2-4-2-----------------------------5--7----4-4-------------|
 D-|---------4-----4-0-4-0----------------------5--7----4-4-------------|
 A-|-2---------------------4b5--2---0-----------3--5----2-2-------------|
 E-|------------------------------------2---0---------------------------|
 
 
 
 ---- another multiple guitars transcription ------
 
  "Muscle of Love" by Alice Cooper
   Words and music by Michael Bruce and Alice Cooper
 
   From the album Muscle Of Love (1973)
 
   Transcription by Brian Gaddis
 
 
   = slide down   p= pull-off   h= hammer-on   b= bend   sb= slight bend
 
   ~~= vibrato   ps= pick scrape down
 
 
 
   Note: Some parts of this song are not transcribed due to the difficulty
         in hearing them.
 
    Intro
    Guitar one
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|-----------4--4p2-----2h4p2-------------------4--4p2-----------------------|
 D-|-------------------4---------4p0--4p0-----------------4--------------------|
 A-|--12---2------------------------------5---2--------------------------2----|
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |                                                                           |
   |Guitar two                                                                 |
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|-----------------------------------------------------------7----9----4----|
 D-|-----------------------------------------------------------7----9----4----|
 A-|-----------------------------------------------------------5----7----2----|
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|--4--4p2-----2p4h2-------------------4p2--4p2---------------------4--4p2---|
 D-|----------4---------4p0--4p0-------------------4---------------------------|
 A-|------------------------------5---2----------------------------2-----------|
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |                                                                           |
   |Guitar two                                                                 |
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|----------------------------------------------------7----9----4-----------|
 D-|----------------------------------------------------7----9----4-----------|
 A-|----------------------------------------------------5----7----2-----------|
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|-----2h4p2-------------------4--4p2----------------------------------------|
 D-|--4---------4p0--4p0-----------------4-------------------------------------|
 A-|----------------------5---2------------------------------------------------|
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |                                                                           |
   |Guitar two                                                                 |
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|------------------------------------------3----0---------------------------|
 G-|------------------------------------------2----1---------------------------|
 D-|------------------------------------------0----2---------------------------|
 A-|-----------------------------------------------2---------------------------|
 E-|-----------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
 
 
    Guitar one                                                     "Ah-h,"
 E-|-------------------------------------------------7-------------------------|
 B-|--------2---2-------2---2--------------7---7------7p6p5p43-5b-3-----------|
 G-|--------4b--4b------4b--4b-------------9b--9b------------------------------|
 D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |                                                                           |
   |Guitar two                                                                 |
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D-|--4--4---------4--4--------4/7---9--9----------9--9-------------9--7--4--4-|
 A-|--4--4---------4--4--------4/7---9--9----------9--9-------------9--7--4--4-|
 E-|--2--2---------2--2--------2/5---7--7----------7--7-------------7--5--2--2-|
   |                                                                           |
   |Guitar three                                                               |
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------97---------------------------------------------|
 G-|---------------------------97---------------------------------------------|
 D-|--4--4---------4--4--------------9--9----------9--9-------------9--7--4--4-|
 A-|--4--4---------4--4--------------9--9----------9--9-------------9--7--4--4-|
 E-|--2--2---------2--2--------------7--7----------7--7-------------7--5--2--2-|
 
 
 
   Verse
    1."Who's the queen of the    locker room?      Who's the cream of the crop?"
    2."Well, I must have come to that crazy age  where everything is hot."
    3."I read Dad's books like I did before.       Now things are crytal clear."
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D-|-----------------------4--4-----------4/7--9--9-----------------------9--9-|
 A-|-----------------------4--4-----------4/7--9--9-----------------------9--9-|
 E-|-----------------------2--2-----------2/5--7--7-----------------------7--7-|
   |                                                                           |
   |Guitar two                                                                 |
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|--------------------------------------97----------------------------------|
 G-|--------------------------------------97----------------------------------|
 D-|-----------------------4--4----------------9--9-----------------------9--9-|
 A-|-----------------------4--4----------------9--9-----------------------9--9-|
 E-|-----------------------2--2----------------7--7-----------------------7--7-|
 
 
                "Poor Joey took her to the    matinee,         said, "God, she
                "'Cause I don't know if the   things I'm thinking are normal
                "Lock the door in the         bathroom, now. I just can't get
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D-|--97--4--4---------------------------4--4--------4/7--9--9----------------|
 A-|--97--4--4---------------------------4--4--------4/7--9--9----------------|
 E-|--75--2--2---------------------------2--2--------2/5--7--7----------------|
   |                                                                           |
   |Guitar two                                                                 |
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|--------------------------------------------------97----------------------|
 G-|--------------------------------------------------97----------------------|
 D-|--97--4--4---------------------------4--4-------------9--9----------------|
 A-|--97--4--4---------------------------4--4-------------9--9----------------|
 E-|--75--2--2---------------------------2--2-------------7--7----------------|
 
 
     "wouldn't stop!"                   (Fill one)  Go to Chorus one
     "thoughts or not."                 (Fill three)  Go to Chorus two
     "I just can't get caught in here." (Fill five) Go to End
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D-|-----------------------------------9--9------------------------------------|
 A-|-----------------------------------9--9------------------------------------|
 E-|-----------------------------------7--7------------------------------------|
 
 
    Fill one
 E-|--7p5-------------------------------------|
 B-|-------7--6--5------------5b~~------------|
 G-|----------------7--8p7p5------------------|
 D-|------------------------------------------|
 A-|------------------------------------------|
 E-|------------------------------------------|
 
 
    Fill three
 E-|----------------|-------------------------|
 B-|--3h5p3p0-3---5-|-3--5--3--5--5b~~--------|
 G-|----------------|-------------------------|
 D-|----------------|-------------------------|
 A-|----------------|-------------------------|
 E-|----------------|-------------------------|
 
 
    Fill five
 E-|-----------------------10--12b------------|
 B-|-------10--12--10--12---------------------|
 G-|--/11-------------------------------------|
 D-|------------------------------------------|
 A-|------------------------------------------|
 E-|------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
   Chorus one             (Fill two)
       "Holy muscle of love.         My heart's a muscle."    (Go to verse two)
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|--5------7----------9------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|--5------7----------9-----------4-------------6----------------------------|
 D-|--5------7----------9-----------5-------------7-----------4--4-------------|
 A-|--3------5----------7-----------5-------------7-----------4--4-------------|
 E-|--------------------------------3-------------5-----------2--2-------------|
 
 
    Fill two  ///= unintelligible notes
 E-|------------------------------------------|
 B-|------------------------------------------|
 G-|--///---0--2--0---2--2--0--2--2b----------|
 D-|------------------------------------------|
 A-|------------------------------------------|
 E-|------------------------------------------|
 
 
   Chorus two               (Fill four)
      "Holy muscle of love.             Well, I got a muscle of love."
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|--5------7----------9------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|--5------7----------9-------------4---------------6---------4--------------|
 D-|--5------7----------9-------------5---------------7---------4--------------|
 A-|--3------5----------7-------------5---------------7---------2--------------|
 E-|----------------------------------3---------------5------------------------|
 
 
    Fill four
 E-|------------------------------------------|
 B-|-------8--10--8---10--8--10--10--10b~~----|
 G-|--6/9-------------------------------------|
 D-|------------------------------------------|
 A-|------------------------------------------|
 E-|------------------------------------------|
 
 
    Play simile of Intro riff here (After Chorus two). Then go to Solo.
 
 
   Solo
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|--4b~~----------------------2--2--2--4--4b---2--2--4--4b---2--2--4--4b-----|
 D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
    Rhythm behind solo (Two guitars play simile of this throughout solo)
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D-|--4---4--4--4--4--4---4--4--4--4--4----------------------------------------|
 A-|--4---4--4--4--4--4---4--4--4--4--4----------------------------------------|
 E-|--2---2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2----------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 E-|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|--2--4p2----|--2--2--2--4--4b---2--2--4--4b---2--2--4--4b------------------|
 D-|----------4-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A-|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E-|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 E-|------------2-------------------------------------------|------------------|
 B-|---------2-----5--2--5--5b---2--2--5--5b---2--2--5--5b--|--2--5p2-------2--|
 G-|--2--4b-------------------------------------------------|----------4sb-----|
 D-|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
 A-|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
 E-|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
 
 
                                                               (Bridge starts)
 E-|------------2--------|----------------|------------------------------------|
 B-|---------2-----5--2--|-----2--5p2-----|-2p0--------------------------------|
 G-|--2--4b--------------|-4b----------4--|------2-----2-----2--4b-------(rb)--|
 D-|---------------------|----------------|---------4-----4--------------------|
 A-|---------------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
 E-|---------------------|----------------|------------------------------------|
 
 
    Bridge (Starts with downward pick scrapes)            (Go to Verse three)
 E-|-------------------------------------------------7------------------------|
 B-|----------------------------------------------9----------------------------|
 G-|----------------------------------------7--9-------------------------------|
 D-|-----2--3--5------4--5--7------6--7--9-------------------------------------|
 A-|--3------------5------------7----------------------------------------------|
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
   End
     "Holy muscle of love.             Well, I got a muscle of love."
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|--5------7----------9------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|--5------7----------9-------------4---------------6----------4--4--4--4----|
 D-|--5------7----------9-------------5---------------7----------4--4--4--4----|
 A-|--3------5----------7-------------5---------------7----------2--2--2--2----|
 E-|----------------------------------3---------------5------------------------|
 
 
    (Repeat chord strum as necessary)                  End Rhythm fig.
                              Pick scrape downward    "Holy        muscle   of
 E-|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
 B-|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
 G-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4|--------------------------|
 D-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4|-----2--3--5-----4--5--7--|
 A-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2|--3-----------5-----------|
 E-|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
    "love.                      I've got a muscle of  love."
 E-|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
 B-|-------------------9----------------------------------------------------7-|
 G-|-------------7--9----------------------------------------------------8-----|
 D-|----6--7--9----------------------------------------------------7--9--------|
 A-|-7----------------------------2--3--5-----4--5--7-----6--7--9--------------|
 E-|---------------------------3-----------5-----------7-----------------------|
 
    Repeat End Rhythm fig. with ad libs until below rhythm comes,
 
 
    Guitar one
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|------------------------------12--12p10------10h12p10----------------------|
 G-|-----------------------------------------11------------11p9--11p9----------|
 D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------12------|
 A-|-----2--3--5-----4--5--7---------------------------------------------------|
 E-|--3-----------5------------------------------------------------------------|
   |                                                                           |
   |Guitar two                                                                 |
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|-------------------------------4---4p2--------2h4p2------------------------|
 D-|------------------------------------------4-------------4p0--4p0-----------|
 A-|-----2--3--5-----4--5--7-------------------------------------------5------|
 E-|--3-----------5------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
    Guitar one
 E-|-----------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
 B-|-----------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
 G-|--------------7--9-----8--8--8---------------------------------------------|
 D-|--9--7--------7--9-----9--9------------------------------------------------|
 A-|--------9--7--5--7-----9--9------------------------------------------------|
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |                                                                           |
   |Guitar two                                                                 |
 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|--------------7--9----4--4------------------------------------------------|
 D-|--------------7--9----4--4------------------------------------------------|
 A-|--2--0--------5--7----2--2------------------------------------------------|
 E-|--------2--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 

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