• Song:

    Schools Out

  • Artist:

    Alice Cooper

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Schools Out by: Alice Cooper

This song isn't hard to play but is very cool given that it is in three 

different keys; the chorus sections are of different length and end with

different chords, and there is a bridge section leading into another bridge 

section. These guys threw out the formula and created a masterpiece, here.
Tab for non-riff chords: 
     C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)Eb (x43121@3)G (320003@1)Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1) F#E-|--3--5--6------------------| (244322@1)B-|--5--7--8------------------|
G-|--5--7--8------------------|
D-|--5--7--8---5--8---10--4---|
A-|--3--5--6---5--8---10--4---|
E-|------------3--6---8---2---|

Intro: riff "1" 6 times
RIFF 1:      E (022100@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)  E (022100@1) E (022100@1) G (320003@1)  E (022100@1) E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1)
         E-|------------------------------------------------|
         B-|---------14-----------12-------------14--12-----|
         G-|---------14-----------12-------------14--12--14-|
         D-|---------14-----------12------------------------|
         A-|-14--14-------14--14-------14--14---------------|
         E-|-12--12-------12--12------ 12--12---------------|

Verse 1: With Riff "1" 4 times
Well we got no choice
All the girls and boys
Makin' all that noise
'Cause they found new toys

Pre chorus:
C (x32010@1)can't salute ya Can't find a flag
D/Eb
    If that don't suit ya That's a drag

Chorus 1:
G (320003@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1) F#/G
School's out for summer
G (320003@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1) F#/G
School's out for ever
G (320003@1)            Bb (x1333x@1) C (x32010@1) F#/G
School's been blown to  pieces


Bridge 1:  A A  A7 A  F A  All bends = whole step to A
If a second guitarist is available have him play the bent note chords while guitar 
one sustains the other chords
     A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1)         A7 (x02020@1)A (x02220@1)         F (133211@1) AE-|------5---------------5---------------5--------| (x02220@1)B-|--2---8bend-------3---8bend-----------8bend----|
G-|--2---------------2----------------------------|
D-|--2---------------5---------------3------------|
A-|--0---------------0---------------3------------|
E-|----------------------------------1------------|

Bridge 2a:
With Riff "2" 4 times
              Emin (022032@1)D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)  DRIFF (xx0232@1)2:   E-|-------------------------|
          B-|--8----7----5----7-------|
          G-|--9----7----5----7-------|
          D-|-------------------------|
          A-|-------------------------|
          E-|-------------------------|

If you have a second guitarist, have him play the chords above the words while guitar 
one plays Riff 2 with the bridge

CNo (x32010@1)more pencils No more books
DNo (xx0232@1)more teachers' dirty looks

Solo section: with riff "3" 4 times
RIFF 3:  E (022100@1)E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)G (320003@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1) E (022100@1)  E (022100@1)E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) G (320003@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)    E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
     B-|-------2--------0--------2--0--------------2---------0--------2---0-|
     G-|-------2--------0--------2--0---2----------2---------0--------2---0-|
     D-|-------------------------------------------2---------0--------2-----|
     A-|-2--2-----2--2-----2--2--------------2--2-----2--2------2-?2--------|
     E-|-0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------------0--0-----0--0------0--0--------|


Verse 2: With Riff "1"4 times
Well we got no class
And we got no principles
And we got no innocence
We can't even think of a word that rhymes

Chorus 2:
G (320003@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)  F#/G
School's out for summer
G (320003@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)  F#/G
School's out for  ever
G (320003@1)           F (133211@1)      CSchool's (x32010@1)been blown to pieces


Bridge 2b: With Riff "2" 8 times 
Again, if you have a second guitarist, have him play the chords above the 
words while Guitar one plays Riff 2 with the bridge
             Emin (022032@1)D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)  DRIFF (xx0232@1)2:  E-|-----------------------|
         B-|--8----7----5----7-----|
         G-|--9----7----5----7-----|
         D-|-----------------------|
         A-|-----------------------|
         E-|-----------------------|
C  sustain
No more pencils No more books
D  sustain
No more teachers' dirty looks
C  sustain
Out for summer out till fall
D  sustain
We might not go back at all

Chorus 3:
G (320003@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)  F#/G
School's out for  ever
G (320003@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1) F#/G
School's out for summer
G (320003@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)  F#/G
School's out with fever
G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)     CSchool's (x32010@1)out completely


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