"Sun Arise" by Alice Cooper
  From the album Love it to Death (1971)

  Words and music by Butler and Harris

  Transcription by Brian Gaddis


  /= slide up   x= mute   b= bend   rb= release bend

  += strum chord from top note to bottom note


     +   "Sun arise come every morning.     Sun arise come every morning.
E-|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   "Sun arise come every morning. Bringing back the warmth to the ground."
                                                 Rythm figure one +
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------7-----------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------9-----------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------9-----------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------9-----------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------7-----------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------7/9-----|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------0----------|



    (w/Rhythm figure one)
   "Sun arise filling up the hollow. Sun arise filling up the hollow.

   "Sun arise filling up the hollow. Bringing back the warmth to the ground."
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
G-|-------------------------------------1/--------------------8---------------|
D-|-------------------------------------2/-------------9------9---------------|
A-|-------------------------------------2/-------------9----------------------|
E-|----------------------------------0-----------------7----------------------|


   (Guitar two plays similar rhythm here.)
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7-|
B-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
G-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--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-|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Chorus
    "Sun arise     she come every morning.     Sun arise    each and every
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------7--7--7--------------9--9--9--9--9--------7--7--7----------------|
G-|-------6--6--6--6--------------9--9--9--9--9-----6--6--6--6-------x--x--x--|
D-|-------7--7--7--7--------------9--9--9--9--9-----7--7--7--7-------x--x--x--|
A-|-------7--7--7--7--------------7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7-------x--x--x--|
E-|-------5--5--5--5--------------------------------5--5--5--5-------x--x--x--|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--x--x-5h7-7-7-5h7-----7-7----------------------5h7-7-7--5h7------7-7------|
A-|--x--x-------------------------5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-----------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



   "day.               Sun arise     she come every morning."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------------x--x--9--9--9--9----------------|
G-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------6--6--6--6--------x--x--9--9--9--9----------------|
D-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------7--7--7--7--------x--x--9--9--9--9----------------|
A-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--------7--7--7--7--------x--x--7--7--7--7----------------|
E-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--------5--5--5--5--------x--x--0--0--0--0----------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------5h7--7-7--5h7------7--7----------------------------|
A-|-5h7-7-7--5h7------7--7--------------------------5h7-7-7--5h7--------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



    "Sun arise   every, every, every, every, (day)."
E-|--x--x---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--x--x--------7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7/------------------------------------|
G-|--x--x-6------8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8/------------------------------------|
D-|--x--x-7------9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9/------------------------------------|
A-|--x--x-7------9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9/------------------------------------|
E-|--x--x-5------7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7/------------------------------------|
  |                                     (The above slide is an effect.)       |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------5h7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--7--7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                               (w/Rhythm figure one)
    "She drive away the darkness every day. She drive away the darkness every
    "day. She drive away your darkness every day.

    "Bringing back the warmth to the ground."
E-|---------------------------7---x-------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------7---x--9----------------------------------------|
G-|-----1/--------------------8---x--9----------------------------------------|
D-|-----2/-------------9------9---x--9----------------------------------------|
A-|-----2/-------------9------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--0-----------------7------------------------------------------------------|



   Solo            (Notes in parentheses are carried.)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------4---(4)--------------------------|
G-|--3---(3)---4---(4)---0---(0)---1---(1)-------------4---(4)/(11)/(12)------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Rhythm chords are on top of staff. Listen for exact rythm.
     E
E-|-------12--12-------12--12--12---12---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---|
B-|--15b----------15b---------------15b---------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                     <15>= strike note while bent
     D
E-|--12---12--12-------12--12---12----12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---|
B-|--15b----------15b-----------15b--<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>-<15>--|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                C               (Approximation below)
E-|---12---12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--<15>-<15>--15rb--12---12----12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---|
G-|------------------------14b--<14>-<14>-<14>-<14>-<14>-<14>-<14>-<14>-<14>--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                     A
E-|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B-|-12---12---12------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G-|<14>-<14>-<14>--14rb--12---12--14--12------------|-------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------14--12--14|-12----------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------|-----14--12--14--12------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------15--|


  This part repeats until fade with the exception of the last note of the solo
        "Sun arise       Whoa-oa-oa       Sun arise          Whoa-oa-oa."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Rhythm shown below is a compostite of guitars one and two                  |
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--9-------9--9---9--9------5--7-----9-------9--9---9--9--------5--7--------|
G-|--9-------9--9---9--9------6--8-----9-------9--9---9--9--------6--8--------|
D-|--9-------9--9---9--9------7--9-----9-------9--9---9--9--------7--9--------|
A-|--7-------7--7---7--7------7--9-----7-------7--7---7--7--------7--9--------|
E-|---------------------------5--7--------------------------------5--7--------|


        "Sun arise       Whoa-oa-oa  Every, every, every, every."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--9-------9--9---9--9------5--7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---------------|
G-|--9-------9--9---9--9------6--8---8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8---------------|
D-|--9-------9--9---9--9------7--9---9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9---------------|
A-|--7-------7--7---7--7------7--9---9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9---------------|
E-|---------------------------5--7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7---------------|

   Note: There are rhythm variations as the song nears its end. Same chords.