The One That Got Away Tab

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Author Mcflymaniac [a] 85. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
Hello everyone, this is my first proper tab so please bear that in mind when reading my
is one of my favourite songs and i'm suprised no-one else has tabbed it yet.
 
Artist-Alice Cooper
Album-Along Came A Spider
Song-The One That Got Away
 
Standard Tuning
 
Guitar1-Rhythm Guitar1-High Distortion
Guitar2-Lead Guitar1-Distortion
Guitar3-Lead Guitar2-Clean1
Guitar4-Lead Guitar3-Clean2
Guitar5-Lead Guitar4-Distortion with some Chorus
Guitar6-Lead Guitar5-Distortion (and Wah Pedal 1)
Guitar7-Lead Guitar6-Distortion (and Wah Pedal 2)
 
Key:
 
/////-slide
X\\\\\-Pick Scrape
x-block
h-hammer on
p-pull off
bu-bend up
bd-bend down
¬-down pick
v-up pick
pm-palm muting
 
Verse 1:
Guitar 1-
                        *__
e|----------------------|--|
B|----------------------|--|
G|----------------------|--|
D|------X\\\\\333x333x3x|66|
A|------X\\\\\333x333x3x|66|
E|------X\\\\\111x111x1x|44| x2
              ¬v¬v¬v¬v¬v ¬¬
                               *first time only
 
Pre-Chorus 1:
Guitar 1 -
                  *pm.........
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-66x66x33x33x------55555555555555|
D|-66x66x33x33x33x33x55555555555555|
A|-44x44x11x11x33x33x33333333333333|
E|-------------11x11x--------------|
   ¬v¬¬¬¬¬v¬¬¬¬¬v¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬
                                        *gradually release from palm muting by slowly getting louder
 
Chorus 1:
Guitar 1 -
 
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-------6--5|
D|-3--6--6--5|
A|-3--6--4--3|
E|-1--4------|x2
   ¬  ¬  ¬  ¬
 
Guitar 2 -
 
e|------------   8  -   9  ~~~~~~~-   8  ~~~~~~~|
B|------------11(13)-12(14)~~~~~~~-11(13)~~~~~~~|
G|--------------bu-----bu------------bu---------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|x2
Listen to the song closely to see where the notes are being played,I think it
starts as soon as guitar 1 plays the first c#5 chord in the chorus.
 
Guitar 6 -
 
*   +o + o +o + o +o + o +o +   o   +   o
 
e  |--------------------------------------|
B  |--------------------------bu-- bd-----|
G  |-------------------------3  (5)  (3)-1|
D  |-33-1h3-33-1h3-33-1h3-33--------------|
A  |-33-----33-----33-----33--------------|
E  |-11-----11-----11-----11--------------|
                     ¬¬...etc
 
                               * guitar 6 uses some wah here
                                 key: + - toe down
                                      o - heel down
 
Verse 2:
Guitar 1-
 
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-66-----X\\\\\333x333x3x|
A|-66-----X\\\\\333x333x3x|
E|-44-----X\\\\\111x111x1x| x2
   ¬¬           ¬v¬v¬v¬v¬v
 
Pre-Chorus 2:
Guitar 1 -
 
                  *pm.........
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-66x66x33x33x------55555555555555|
D|-66x66x33x33x33x33x55555555555555|
A|-44x44x11x11x33x33x33333333333333|
E|-------------11x11x--------------|
   ¬v¬¬¬¬¬v¬¬¬¬¬v¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬
                                        *gradually release from palm muting by slowly getting louder
 
 
Chorus:
Guitar 1 -
 
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-------6--5|
D|-3--6--6--5|
A|-3--6--4--3|
E|-1--4------|x2
   ¬  ¬  ¬  ¬
 
Guitar 2 -
 
e|------------   8  -   9  ~~~~~~~-   8  ~~~~~~~|
B|------------11(13)-12(14)~~~~~~~-11(13)~~~~~~~|
G|--------------bu-----bu------------bu---------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|x2
Listen to the song closely to see where the notes are being played,I think it
starts as soon as guitar 1 plays the first c#5 chord in the chorus.
 
Interlude:
 
Guitar 3 -
 
I'm not to sure on this bit. I think I got it 100% but it was hard to hear over
the other guitar and the speaking.
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------8-5~~|
G|---3----3---3---5-----3---3---3---5-----|
D|--3----3---3---5-5---3---3---3---5------|
A|-1------------3---3-1-----------3-------|
E|------4---3-------------4---3-----------|
   LET THE NOTES RING
 
Guitar 4 -
 
      w/bar-------¬   w/bar---------¬   w/bar--------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----11   (13)(11)~~-9    (11)(9)(8)~~-8    (9)(8)(6)(8---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
You have to listen very carefully on this bit for the timings. I also don't have a
guitar of which the whammy bar can go back (as of yet) so some of it is guessing
but if you're like me and your whammy bar can't go back then just slide to it or
use hammer ons and pull offs.
 
Solo:
Guitar 1 -
 
                               *     + o    + o    + o    +   o    +  o
e|-------------------------|    |--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|    |--------------------------bu-- bd-----|
G|-------------666666555555|    |-------------------------3  (5)  (3)-1|
D|-333333666666666666555555|    |-33-1h3-33-1h3-33-1h3-33--------------|
A|-333333666666444444333333|    |-33-----33-----33-----33--------------|
E|-111111444444------------|x2  |-11-----11-----11-----11--------------|
   ¬v¬v...etc                     ¬¬...etc
 
                               * guitar 6 uses some wah here
                                 key: + - toe down
                                      o - heel down
 
 
Guitar 5 -
 
e|--------------------------------------------bu-----bu---------------|
B|-   16-    16-    16--------13-------------16(18)-16(18)13h16p13--13|
G|-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-13h15-13-----------13---------------------15--|
D|--bu-----bu-----bu------------15p13h15-15---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------13h15(16)(15)-13h15p13--13/////20~~|
B|----------------------13------bu----bd----------16   sl------|
G|-15p13--13--------13--13-------------------------------------|
D|------15--15p13h15--15---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-21////20////18////20////16////18////16////15h16p15----------------|
B|----sl----sl----sl----sl----sl----sl----sl---------16(18)(16)(18)~~|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Outro Chorus:
Guitar 1 -
 
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------666666555555|
D|-66---X/////666666555555|
A|-66---X/////444444333333|
E|-44---X/////------------|
   ¬¬
 
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-------6--5|
D|-3--6--6--5|
A|-3--6--4--3|
E|-1--4------|x7
   ¬  ¬  ¬  ¬
 
Guitar 2 -
 
e|------------   8  -   9  ~~~~~~~-   8  ~~~~~~~|
B|------------11(13)-12(14)~~~~~~~-11(13)~~~~~~~|
G|--------------bu-----bu------------bu---------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|x8
Listen to the song closely to see where the notes are being played.
 
 
Guitar 5 (outro/chorus solo) -
 
This starts a bit later on in the outro chorus so again you have to listen to the song
What I do because it is so quiet is just interpratate (if there is such a word) if you
what i mean so i've tried to work it out but is has  bit of me as well in there. He's
the f pentonic scale.Ihave started it a 2:40 cause that's where i can just about hear
guitar, there maybe some before that but i can't here it.
 
e|---------13-----|    |----------------------------------------|
B|-------13--16p13|    |-16(18)-16(18)--------------13----------|
G|-15(17)---------|    |--bd------bd--13h15~~--13-15--13(15)----|
D|--bd------------|    |---------------------15--------bd---15~~|
A|----------------|    |----------------------------------------|
E|----------------| x3 |----------------------------------------|
 
from here it starts to get really hard to hear!!
 
e|-----------------------------------------| |-13h16p13h16|
B|--------------------------13h16-----13h16| |------------|
G|-----------13h15-----13h15-----13h15-----| |------------|
D|------13h15-----13h15--------------------| |------------|
A|-13h15-----------------------------------| |------------|
E|-----------------------------------------| |------------| x12 approx
 
this bit is so quiet it is partly guessing
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-16p13------------------------------------------|
G|------15p13-----15p13---------------------------|
D|-----------15p13-----15p13-----15p13------------|
A|--------------------------15p13-----15p13-------|
E|-----------------------------------------16p13~~|
 
I'm pretty sure this bit is right
 
e|-13h16p13------13h16p13-----13h16p13h16p13|
B|---------16p13---------16p13--------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------| x alot  you have to listen to the record.
 
finally the ending which i'm also pretty sure of
 
e|----------------------------------------------13-------------------------|
B|-16(18)(16)-13------------------------------13--16p13-16p13-16(18)-16(18)|
G|--bu----bd----15(17)(15)-13-----------15(17)-----------------------------|
D|---------------bu----bd----15p13h15~~------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Guitar 7 -
 
From 2:46
      +     o
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-15-13(15)--|
D|-----bd---15|
A|------------| keep doing this till end
E|------------|
 key: + - toe down
      o - heel down
 
Guitar 6 -
 
*    +o + o +o + o +o + o +o
 
e  |------------------------|
B  |------------------------|
G  |------------------------|
D  |-33-1h3-33-1h3-33-1h3-33|
A  |-33-----33-----33-----33|
E  |-11-----11-----11-----11|
                     ¬¬...etc
 
                               * guitar 6 uses some wah here
                                 key: + - toe down
                                      o - heel down
This is the very last part of the song
 
Well that's it. Hope you enjoyed as much as I have. It took ages but it was worth it.
to comment and rate. =-)
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yay it changed it
This is actually my tab, i forgot to sign in so i can't change anything on it so i put in another (signed in)with the completed tab on it. Hopefully it would be approved
I am pretty sure most people can only play 1 guitar at a time, and alice doesn't play with 7 guitarists, i don't care if that is how it was recorded i want to learn it and play it