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Alice Cooper Tablature: Black Juju

Black Juju

Words and music by Dennis Dunaway
From the album Love It To Death (1971)
Transcription by Brian Gaddis

/= slide up  \= slide down  p= pull-off  h= hammer-on  b= bend

  rb= reverse bend  T= use tremelo bar on note  ~= vibrato


   (Approximately 1:47s in)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9----10----11----12----13----14----15----16----17----18----19----20\-----|
A-|--7-----8-----9----10----11----12----13----14----15----16----17----18\-----|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                "Body...."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--9--10--9---------------------------4--5-----9--10--9---------------------|
D-|--9--10--9---9--10--9---4--5--4------4--5-----9--10--9---9--10--9----------|
A-|--7---8--7---9--10--9---4--5--4------2--3-----7---8--7---9--10--9----------|
E-|-------------7---8--7---2--3--2--0-----------------------7---8--7----------|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------4--5-----9--10--9---------------------------4--5------------|
D-|--4--5--4------4--5-----9--10--9---9--10--9---4--5--4------4--5------------|
A-|--4--5--4------2--3-----7---8--7---9--10--9---4--5--4------2--3------------|
E-|--2--3--2--0-----------------------7---8--7---2--3--2--0-------------------|


    "Body...."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--9--10--9---------------------------4--5----------------------------------|
D-|--9--10--9---9--10--9---4--5--4------4--5----------------------------------|
A-|--7---8--7---9--10--9---4--5--4------2--3----------------------------------|
E-|-------------7---8--7---2--3--2--0-----------------------------------------|


   1."Touched by the toil and plunged into it's arms. Cursed through the night,
      through eyes of alarm. A melody black flowed out of my breath searching
      for death, but bodies need rest."


    "Body..."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------T----------------------------------------|
G-|--9--10--9------------------------4(~~~)-----------9--10--9----------------|
D-|--9--10--9---9--10--9---4--5--4--------------------9--10--9---9--10--9-----|
A-|--7---8--7---9--10--9---4--5--4--------------------7---8--7---9--10--9-----|
E-|-------------7---8--7---2--3--2-------------------------------7---8--7-----|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------T-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------4(~~~)/-----------------------------------------------------|
D-|--4--5--4------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--4--5--4------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--2--3--2--0---------------------------------------------------------------|



   2."Under the soil now waiting for worms. All that I feel is all that I've
      learned. All that I know is all that I think. Dead feelings are cool,
      down lower I sink. Ah..."




   (Approximately 4:21s in)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--12b----------------12b----------------12b--------------------12rb--------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   "Bodies need rest. We all need our rest. Sleep an easy sleep. Rest,rest.
    Bodies need their rest. All need our rest. Sleep an easy sleep. Rest,
    rest, rest, rest. But come back in the morning."




                                          "Come back hard."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--13rb----11rb----14----13rb---------------------------------12rb----------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    |        This may be bass           |
    |     <13>= strike note while bent  |
E-|-|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-|-|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-|-|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-|-|-13b--<13>--<13>--<13>--<13>--13rb-|--------------12b----13rb----11rb----|
A-|-|-----------------------------------|----14rb-----------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    "Wake up!           Wake up!           Wake up!           Wake up!"
E-|--12---12------------12---12------------12---12------------12---12---------|
B-|--15b--15b-----------15b--15b-----------15b--15b-----------15b--15b--------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                            "Bodies...."
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--9--10--9--------------------------------9--10--9---------------------|
D-|--9--10--9---9--10--9---4--5--4-----------9--10--9---9--10--9----------|
A-|--7---8--7---9--10--9---4--5--4-----------7---8--7---9--10--9----------|
E-|-------------7---8--7---2--3--2--0-------------------7---8--7----------|


                          "Clutching and biting my soul has caught on fire."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------4--5-----9--10-----9----------------------------------------|
D-|--4--5--4------4--5-----9--10-----9---9--10--9---4-------5-----4-----------|
A-|--4--5--4------2--3-----7---8-----7---9--10--9---4-------5-----4-----------|
E-|--2--3--2--0--------------------------7---8--7---2-------3-----2---0-------|


           "My evil   is now  and I'm caught up in desire."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--4--5------9--10--9-------------------------------------4--5--------------|
D-|--4--5------9--10--9--9--10--9-----4--5--4---------------4--5--------------|
A-|--2--3------7---8--7--9--10--9-----4--5--4---------------2--3--------------|
E-|----------------------7---8--7-----2--3--2----------0----------------------|


    "Everything I'm living for is all that I  am.           Liking it    and
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--9---10-----9----------------------------------4--5-----9------10--9------|
D-|--9---10-----9---9-----10---9--4---5----4-------4--5-----9------10--9------|
A-|--7----8-----7---9-----10---9--4---5----4-------2--3-----7-------8--7------|
E-|-----------------7------8---7--2---3----2--0-------------------------------|


    "loving it that's all in the  plan."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------4---5-----------------------------|
D-|--9-----10--9------4---5--4--------------4---5-----------------------------|
A-|--9-----10--9------4---5--4--------------2---3-----------------------------|
E-|--7------8--7------2---3--2----0-------------------------------------------|


   Solo
E-|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|--7~---5--5--7~---5h7p5--/9~--9/10---7~--|-----------7---------7--7h9------|
E-|-----------------------------------------|----7--10--------10--------------|


E-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------4--5---7--5p4----|-----------5--7---5--4--5--4h5--4-----------4h5-|
A-|--7p5h7-----------------7-|---5--7h9--------------------------7---5h7------|
E-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|


E-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D-|--7h9--10\9--7------7h9--7-----|---------------------------------5--7--7/9-|
A-|----------------10----------10-|-12--10--10\9-----------5---7h9------------|
E-|-------------------------------|----------------12--12---------------------|


E-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------|-----7h8p7---7--8--7--8--7h8h10---8--7--7h8p7-----|
G-|--------9~~--7h9--9~~~~-|---x----------------------------------------------|
D-|--9/12------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|


E-|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--8--7----------|---7h8p7--8p7---------------------------------------------|
G-|--------9--7--9-|---------------9----7-----7/8--9--9~~~----9--9/11--11-----|
D-|----------------|-----------------------9----------------------------------|
A-|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--11--11/12--12/14--14/16--16\14--12--11--9----7--9------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-|--7h8--8/10--10/12--12\10--10\8--8p7-------|-------7h8--8/10--10/12--12\10-|
G-|--------------------------------------9--7-|--7h9--------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


E-|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--10\8--8p7-------|------------------------------7h8--7h8--7h8--7h8--------|
G-|-------------9--7-|---7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9------------------------------|
D-|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|


E-|---------------------------------------T-------T-----------------12--------|
B-|--8h10--8h9p8h9--8h10--8h9p8h9--8h10--/12(~~)--12(~~)----12--15------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


     T_____________                |Bend as necessary |
E-|--12~---12~--12~----12--15--17--|17b--17b--17b--17b|-----------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



    "Black Juju."


   End

   (The song ends with some effects based on this.)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--h7p0---h7p0--------------------------------------------------------------|

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