"Sun Arise" by Alice Cooper
Words and music by Butler and Harris
From the album Love it to Death (1971)
Tabs transcribed by Brian Gaddis.
Corrections to Brian Gaddis.
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may use this file only for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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/= slide up x= mute b= bend rb= release bend
+= strum chord from top note to bottom note
+ "Sun arise come every morning. Sun arise come every morning.
E-|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Sun arise come every morning. Bringing back the warmth to the ground."
Rythm figure one +
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------7-----------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------9-----------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------9-----------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------9-----------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------7-----------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------7/9-----|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------0----------|
(W/Rythm figure one)
"Sun arise filling up the hollow. Sun arise filling up the hollow.
"Sun arise filling up the hollow. Bringing back the warmth to the ground."
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
G-|-------------------------------------1/--------------------8---------------|
D-|-------------------------------------2/-------------9------9---------------|
A-|-------------------------------------2/-------------9----------------------|
E-|----------------------------------0-----------------7----------------------|
(Guitar two plays similar rythm here.)
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7-|
B-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
G-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
A-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
"Sun arise she come every morning. Sun arise each and every
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------7--7--7--------------9--9--9--9--9--------7--7--7----------------|
G-|-------6--6--6--6--------------9--9--9--9--9-----6--6--6--6-------x--x--x--|
D-|-------7--7--7--7--------------9--9--9--9--9-----7--7--7--7-------x--x--x--|
A-|-------7--7--7--7--------------7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-------x--x--x--|
E-|-------5--5--5--5--------------------------------5--5--5--5-------x--x--x--|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--x--x-5h7-7-7-5h7-----7-7----------------------5h7-7-7--5h7------7-7------|
A-|--x--x-------------------------5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-----------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"day. Sun arise she come every morning."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------------x--x--9--9--9--9----------------|
G-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------6--6--6--6--------x--x--9--9--9--9----------------|
D-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------7--7--7--7--------x--x--9--9--9--9----------------|
A-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--------7--7--7--7--------x--x--7--7--7--7----------------|
E-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--------5--5--5--5--------x--x--0--0--0--0----------------|
| |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------5h7--7-7--5h7------7--7----------------------------|
A-|-5h7-7-7--5h7------7--7--------------------------5h7-7-7--5h7--------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Sun arise every, every, every, every, (day)."
E-|--x--x---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--x--x--------7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7/------------------------------------|
G-|--x--x-6------8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8/------------------------------------|
D-|--x--x-7------9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9/------------------------------------|
A-|--x--x-7------9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9/------------------------------------|
E-|--x--x-5------7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7/------------------------------------|
| (The above slide is an effect.) |
|Guitar two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------5h7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--7--7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(W/Rythm figure one)
"She drive away the darkness every day. She drive away the darkness every
"day. She drive away your darkness every day.
"Bringing back the warmth to the ground."
E-|---------------------------7---x-------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------7---x--9----------------------------------------|
G-|-----1/--------------------8---x--9----------------------------------------|
D-|-----2/-------------9------9---x--9----------------------------------------|
A-|-----2/-------------9------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--0-----------------7------------------------------------------------------|
Solo (Notes in parentheses are carried.)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------4---(4)--------------------------|
G-|--3---(3)---4---(4)---0---(0)---1---(1)-------------4---(4)/(11)/(12)------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rythm chords are on top of staff. Listen for exact rythm.
E
E-|-------12--12-------12--12--12---12---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|
B-|--15b----------15b---------------15b---------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
<15>= strike note while bent
D
E-|--12---12--12-------12--12---12----12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---|
B-|--15b----------15b-----------15b--<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>--|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C (Approximation below)
E-|---12---12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--<15>-<15>--15rb--12---12----12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---|
G-|------------------------14b--<14>-<14>-<14>-<14>-<14>-<14>-<14>-<14>-<14>--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A
E-|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B-|-12---12---12------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G-|<14>-<14>-<14>--14rb--12---12--14--12------------|-------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------14--12--14|-12----------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------|-----14--12--14--12------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------15--|
This part repeats until fade with the exception of the last note of the solo
"Sun arise Whoa-oa-oa Sun arise Whoa-oa-oa."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Rythm shown below is a compostite of guitars one and two |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--9-------9--9---9--9------5--7-----9-------9--9---9--9--------5--7--------|
G-|--9-------9--9---9--9------6--8-----9-------9--9---9--9--------6--8--------|
D-|--9-------9--9---9--9------7--9-----9-------9--9---9--9--------7--9--------|
A-|--7-------7--7---7--7------7--9-----7-------7--7---7--7--------7--9--------|
E-|---------------------------5--7--------------------------------5--7--------|
"Sun arise Whoa-oa-oa Every, every, every, every."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--9-------9--9---9--9------5--7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---------------|
G-|--9-------9--9---9--9------6--8---8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8---------------|
D-|--9-------9--9---9--9------7--9---9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9---------------|
A-|--7-------7--7---7--7------7--9---9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9---------------|
E-|---------------------------5--7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---------------|
Note: There are rythm variations as the song nears its end. Same chords.