Im Eighteen Tab

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Artist: Alice Cooper
Song: I'm Eighteen
Tabbed by: John Leadman
 
Rhythm figure one (There are many variations of this.)
 
  Guitar one:
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------3-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------0-------2----------------------------|
D|--2--2-----------------------|-----2-------0-------------------------------|
A|--2--2--------------------0--|--3------------------------------------------|
E|--0--0---0--0--0---2--3------|---------------------------------------------|
 
  Guitar two:
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------7---7--7-------------------|
G|-----------------------------|--------5---------7---7--7-------------------|
D|--2--2---2--2----------------|-----5-------5/7--7---7--7--x--0-------------|
A|--2--2--------------------0--|--3----------3/5--5---5--5-------------------|
E|--0--0---------0---2--3------|---------------------------------------------|
 
 
Guitar one plays the same chords as Guitar two, except A5 instead of Am
 
  Guitar three:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b--<15>-----------------15b--<15>---------------rb---------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Rhythm figure two
 
  Guitar two:
e|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---1---1--1----1---1--|----------5--5--5---5---5--4---------------------|
G|--2---2---2--2----2---2--|--4----4--4--4--4---4---4--4--4--4---------------|
D|--2---2---2--2----2---2--|--4----4----------------------4--4---------------|
A|--0---0---0--0----0---0--|--2----2----------------------2--2---------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
  Guitar three:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b--<15>--------------------------15b-rb--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Guitar two:
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------5--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--|--5/7---7--------7--7--7--7--7--0--0----|
G|--4/5---5--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--|--5/7---7--------7--7--7--7--7--------0-|
D|--4/5---5--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--|--5/7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----------|
A|--2/3---3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--|--3/5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
 
  Guitar three:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------12--14--14b--14b--14b--14b-rb---12---------------|
D|------------------12--14--------------------------------------14-----------|
A|----------12--14-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--12--15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Guitar two:
e|------------------------------------------------3----3---------------------|
B|---------0-----0--0--0---0----------------------3----3--------3----3--0--0-|
G|---------0---------------0----------------------0----0--------2----2-------|
D|--2------2--------------------------------------2---------0---0----0-------|
A|--2------2--------------------------------------3---------0----------------|
E|--0------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
(lyrics)> Lines form on my face and hands.                  Lines form from the
 
  Rhythm figure three:
e|--0--------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|--0--3--0--------------------------------3--0-----3--0---------------------|
G|--0---------0------------0------------2-----------------0------------------|
D|----------------------2------------0---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3------------3------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   ups and downs.                       I'm in the middle without any plans.
e|------------------------------|--------------0------------------------2--3-|
B|-----------------------3--0---|-----------1-----1-----1------------3-------|
G|--------0-----------2---------|--------0-----------0------------2----------|
D|-----2-----------0------------|-----2------------------------0-------------|
A|--3-----------3---------------|--3-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 
                                                     Chorus w/Rhythm fig. one
 
                     I'm a boy and I'm a man.        I'm  eighteen...
e|--2--0-------0----------------------------------------2--------------------|
B|--------3-------3--0-------------------------------3-----------------------|
G|----------------------0----------------0--------2--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------2--------0-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3--------3--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   W/Rhythm figure two                                          W/Fill one
 
  I've gotta get out of this place. I'll go running in outer space again.
 
  Fill one:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--14b--<14>rb--12--14b--<14>rb--12--14--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
 
(Go to second verse and chorus here.)
 
 
  Solo: (W/Rhythm figure two)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14b--14b--14b--14b-rb--12--------------12-------12--14p12--14p12--14p12--|
D|-----------------------------14--12--14-------14---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------12-------12---12---12---15b---15--12-------------------------|
B|----------------------------15b--15b----------------15--12-----------------|
G|--14p12--14b------14b---------------------------------------14--14b--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  W/Rhythm figure three
 
  Woh,  Lines form  on my    face and my hands.
 
  Guitar two:
e|----------------------0--0-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3-----0-----3--3-----------3--0-------3---x--0-------------------|
G|-------0-----0--3--0--0--0--0--0----------------2--------------------------|
D|----------------------------2--2----------------0-----------2--------------|
A|----------------------------3--3----------------------------2--------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Lines form on the    left and right.                     I'm in the
 
  Guitar one:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------14b--14--12-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------14---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Guitar two:
e|---------------------------------0-------------------------0---------------|
B|--0-----3--3--3------------------1----------3--2-----------1---------------|
G|-----0-----0--0------------------0-------2--2--2--x--0--0--0---------------|
D|-----------------------2--------------------0--0--------2------------------|
A|-----------------0--2--3--------------------0--0--------3------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  middle, the middle of life.              I'm a boy and        I'm a man.
 
  Guitar one:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------14b-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Guitar two:
e|--0--0------------------------------|--0---0-----0--0--0-------------------|
B|--1--1-----1---------3--------3--3--|--0---0--0-----3--3---------1------1--|
G|--0--0--0--0---------2--------2--2--|--0------------0--0---------0------0--|
D|--2--2---------0-----0--------0--0--|--2-------------------------2------2--|
A|--3--3---------0--------------------|--2-------------------0--2--3------3--|
E|------------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|
 
  I'm eighteen and I...  (Finish with Rhythm figure one.)
 
  Guitar two:
e|------------------------|
B|---------3--3--3--3-----|
G|---------2--2--2--2-----|
D|---------0--0--0--0-----|
A|------0--0--0--0--0-----|
E|------------------------|
                                               (Another guitar comes in and )
                                               (plays power chord version of)
                                               (Rhythm figure one.          )
 
  ...Yes, I like it!                    Woh, I like it, love it, like it,
  Guitar one
e|----------------------12---<12>---12---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------15b--<15>---15b-----------------------------rb-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                W/Fill two
 
  love it!    Eighteen, eighteen,       eighteen, eighteen          and I
 
  Guitar one:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------14p12--14b--rb--b--rb--b--rb--b--14b-------14bb--<14>rb--12---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------14--12-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Fill two:
e|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
B|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
G|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0---5---5--5---7--7--7--7--|
D|--2----2--2--2--2--2--2---5---5--5---7--7--7--7--|
A|--2----2--2--2--2--2--2---3---3--3---5--5--5--5--|
E|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
 
   like it!
e|--0----0---------------------2-----------0---------------------------------|
B|--0----0---------1-----------3-----------0---------------------------------|
G|--0----0---------0-----------2-----------0---------------------------------|
D|--2----2---------2-----------0-----------2---------------------------------|
A|--2----2---------3-----------------------2---------------------------------|
E|--0----0---------------------------------0---------------------------------|
 
e|--0---0----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
B|--0---0----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
G|--0---0----------5----------7------------0---------------------------------|
D|--2---2----------5----------7------------2---------------------------------|
A|--2---2----------3----------5------------2---------------------------------|
E|--0---0----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
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4 comments
accurate i like the intro riff better than the 2nd versions
“Chords”would be nice please