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Halo of Flies

Alice Cooper
Tab
★4.4(9)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Title: Halo of Flies

By: Alice Cooper

Found on: Killer

Tabbed by: Trevor Senter, with input from Brian Gaddis

This tab is complete, except for a single part where I

don't even know what's going on with the guitar.

This tab includes transcriptions for two guitars, when

I can tell them apart. When I think they are both

playing the same thing, I just transcribe that part. If

a guitar part comes in, and I don't know which guitar

is playing it, I just write 'other guitar.' This is the

first complete guitar tab I have submitted anywhere, and

it is about 98% accurate. Any corrections or additions

can be sent to Lmpygrvy40@aol.com

h= hammer-on

p= pull-off

/= slide up

\= slide down

.= palm mute

b= bend to...

r= release bend to...

~= use vibrato

x= dead strumming? (not sure what it's called)

Enjoy! _

Gtr. 1 v Gtr.2 joins in here

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--5-6p5-5-6p5-5-6p5-5-6p5-5-6p5-5-6p5-5-6p5-----etc.-------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 1

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--10p9-9-10p9-9-10p9-9-10p9-9-10p9-12-13p12-12-13p12-12-13p12-12-13p12-|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------12-13p12-12-13p12-12-13p12--etc.--------|
b|-15-16p15-15-16p15-15-13-12-13-----------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 2 part for above

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-5-6p5-5-6p5-5-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------5-4-3h4-4444-4-44444-4h5-5555-4h5-5555-4h5-5555-5-4-2-2-4-|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-7---7----7----9---9--9\--3-3-3--3---3---5---5-------------------------|
a|-7---7----7----9---9--9\--3-3-3--3---3---5---5----repeat---------------|
E|-5-0-5--0-5-0--7-0-7--7\--1-1-1--1-0-1-0-3-0-3-0-----------------------|

Gtr. 1

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-7-7-7-.-7-.-7-7-7-7\--3-3-3--3-0-3-0-5-0-5-0--------------------------|
E|-------0---0-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
d|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar w/flange or something of the sort

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-9-------7-------7-9-7-----9-10-9-8----7---8----repeat-----------------|
d|---10-7----10-9--------10------------9---9---9-------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Other Guitar

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---------------3-----3-----3-----3-----|
a|-7-.-.-7-.-.-7-.-.-7-.-.-7-.-.-7-.-7-7-6-5-5-4-3-.-.-3-.-.-3-.-.-3-.-.-|
E|-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-------------1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-5-----5---------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----------------|
a|-5-.-.-5-.-5-5-4-3-3-2-7-.-.-7-.-.-7-.-.-7-.-.-7-.-.-7-.-7-7-6-5-5-4---|
E|-3-0-0-3-0-------------5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0---------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------777-222--5-----5-----5-----5-777-222--------------|
d|-3-----3-----3-----3-777-222--5-.-.-5-.-.-5-.-.-5-777-222--------------|
a|-3-.-.-3-.-.-3-.-.-3-555-000--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-555-000--------------|
E|-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1---------------------------------------------------|

Both guitars, I believe. With wah and flange, as far as I can tell.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------5-7-7-7-8-5--8-7-5-7-7-------5-----|
g|-7-5---5-4---4----------------4-5-7------------------------5-5-7---7---|
d|-----7-----5---7-5-7-7--5-5-7----------------------------------------7-|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------5-8-7-5-7-------------------------------------------------|
g|-------4-5-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
d|-5-5-7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play again to the lyrics:

I've got the answers to all of your questions, if you've got the money to

pay me in gold.

I will be living in old Monte Carlo if you will be reading the

secrets I've sold.

Short fill

e|---------------------------|
b|-12-10----10---------------|
g|-------12-----12-11-9-11---|
d|---------------------------|
a|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

More lyrics:

Daggers and contacts and bright shiny limos. I've got a watch that turns

into a lifeboat.

Glimmering nightgowns, poisonous as cobras. Silencer under the

heel of my shoe.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------7---------------------------------------------------------|
g|-5--5--4-4---7----5--5-4-4---9----.-.-.--------------------------------|
d|-5--5--4-4---7----5--5-4-4---9----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
a|-3--3--2-2---5----3--3-2-2---7----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
E|----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|

Use earlier riff with these lyrics:

The elegance of China, they sent her to lie him on her back

But as she deeply moves me, she'd rather shoot me in my tracks!

Double guitar fill

Guitar

e|----------------------------------|
b|--------------------b17r15-12-15b-|
g|----12-14-b16r14-12---------------|
d|-14-------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Other Guitar

e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|
g|--------------b9r7-5-7b-----------|
d|---5-7-b9r7-5---------------------|
a|-7--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Inaudible guitar, just screw around with the power chords used so far.

And What? A middle-asian lady. She really came as no surprise.

But I still did destroy her. And I will smash halo of FLIES!

(FLIES!)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-7/9------7/9--------9-11-12-14-12-7--9-11-12-14-16/19-9-11-12-14-12-7-|
a|-5/7-7-7--5/7-7-7-7--7-9--10-12-10-5--7-9--10-12-14/17-7-9--10-12-10-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------------|
b|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------------|
g|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------repeat-6---|times
d|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--5/7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-12/14------------|
a|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--3/5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-10/12------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lyrics for previous guitar part:

I crossed the ocean where no one could see

And I put a time bomb in your submarine

Goodbye to old friends, those secrets in hand

With full need of paper and kind tuffy plans (?!?)

You never will understand

e|-12-11h12p11------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------12--10-12-13-12-10-12------------------------10-12-13------|
g|------------------------------------10h12p10-9--9-9-10-12---------------|repeat
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Reapeat earlier riff and end with:

e|---------------------7---7---7---7---7----then---7---------------------|
b|----------------------9---9---9---9---9-------------7------------------|
g|-----------------------9---9---9---9---9---------------7---------------|
d|--9999-99-9-99-\2-----------------------------------------7\-----------|
a|--7777-77-7-77---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bass Riff:

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|----7---7---7-------7----7---7---7------7------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0----7-10----0---0---0---7-10--------------------------------|

Drum solo:

Nah, I'm just kidding.

Gtr. 1 re-enters:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--7\2/7--7\2/7--7\2/7--7\2/7-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------7---------------------------7----------------------------------|
a|-7-9-10---10-9-10-9-7-9-7----7-9-10---10-9-10-9-7-9--------------------|
E|--------------------------10-------------------------------------------|

Gtr.1 second time:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-12~~~---12~~~----12~~~----12~~~---12~~~--etc--------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 1 third time (harmony)

e|----17-18-20-18-17-18-17----17----------17-18-20--18-17-18-17----17----|
b|-20----------------------20----20-18-20-----------------------20-------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Organ riff (for guitar):

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--7-7----7-9-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------10---------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.2 third time

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------10----------------------------------10-------------------|
a|--8---10-12-13----13-12-13-12-10-12-10----10-12-13----13-12-13-12-10-12-|
E|---------------------------------------13-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
d|-----------10--------------------------|--------------------------------|
a|--10-12-13----13-12-13-12-10-12-10-----|-10-8--------8------------------|
E|-----------------------------------13--|------11-10-----11-10-11--------|

Gtr. 1 Harmony for sectioned part

e|--18-17----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------20-19--16-15-13--\---------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.2 rhythym for short solo:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--9-9-9--7--5-5-5--7--9-9-9--7--5-5-5--7-------------------------------|
d|--9-9-9--7--5-5-5--7--9-9-9--7--5-5-5--7------------------etc----------|
a|--7-7-7--5--3-3-3--5--7-7-7--5--3-3-3--5-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr. 1 short solo

e|-------12-------12------------10-------10--------------12-------12-----|
b|-15b17----15b17----r15--10b12----10b12----10b12--15b17----15b17----r15-|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------10--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10b12----10b12r10---8------8------7-8-10b12r10----8-------------------|
g|-------------------9---9-/9---9--9---------------9---9--7-7--------7-9-|
d|------------------------------------------------------------9-7-/9-----|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|
g|-9-7---------------------------|
d|-----9-7----7-9-/9-7-----------|
a|---------10----------10--7-----|
E|-------------------------------|

Gtr. 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------0----------------0---------------0------------------------|
E|-0---2---3--------0---2---3-------0---2---3----------------------------|

Guitar

e|-----------------------------------------------7-8-10-11--12-7-12-7-12-7-etc.-|
b|----------------------------------------7-8-10--------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------7-8-9---------------------------------------|
d|--------7--------7---------7-9-10---------------------------------------------|
a|-7-9-10---7-9-10----7-9-10----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This part is where i have no idea what is going on with that guitar. Just do a pick slide

Then:

e|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------7------9-7---|-10~-12~-13~-14~-15~-16~-17~-18~-19~-20~-21|
d|--------7------9-7----10-9-7---10-9-----10|-------------------------------------------|
a|-7-9-10---10-9-----10---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Other Guitar during sectioned part: (21)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-10101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010-9--9999-|
d|-10101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010-9--9999-|
a|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--7--7777-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

PHEW!

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