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Caught In A Dream Tab by Alice Cooper

Caught In A Dream tab by Alice Cooper

Guitar Tab

"Caught in a Dream" by Alice Cooper

  From the album Love it to Death (1971)




  x= mute  b =bend  rb= reverse bend  p= pull-off  h= hammer-on  = slide down

  /= slide up


    Two guitars play all rhythm parts.
E-|--------------------------------2-----------------------3-----2--2---------|
B-|--------------------------2-----2-----------------3-----3-----3--3---------|
G-|--------------2-----2-----2--2--2-----------------0-----0-----2--2---------|
D-|--------------2-----2--x--2--4--4-----------------0-----0-----0--0---------|
A-|--------0--2--0--x--0--x--0--4--4--------0--2-----2--x--2--x---------------|
E-|--0--2-----------------------2--2--0--2--------3--3--x--3--x---------------|


    "Well, I'm running through the world with a gun in my back, trying to
    "You know, I need a house boat and I need a plane.           I
    "Well, I'm running through the world with a gun in my back, trying to
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------2---2----------------2------------3-----3------3---------------|
G-|------------2---2----------------2------------2-----2------2-2-------------|
D-|------------2---2-------------x--2------------2-----2------2-4-------------|
A-|------------0---0-------------x--0------------0-----0------0-4-------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------|

    "catch a ride in a Cadillac."
    "need a butler and a trip to Spain."
    "catch a ride in that Cadillac."
E-|--2--------2------------------2----2---------------------------------------|
B-|--2--------2-----------3------3----3---------------------------------------|
G-|--2--------2--------0--0------2----2---------------------------------------|
D-|--4--------4--------0--0------0----0---------------------------------------|
A-|--4--------4--------x------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--2--------2--------3------------------------------------------------------|


    "Thought that I was living, but you can't really tell. Been trying to
    "I need everything the world owes me.                  I tell that to
    "Thought I was living, but you can't never tell.       What I thought was
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------2--------|
B-|--2-------2----------2----------3----3----------------3-----------2--------|
G-|--2-------2----------2----------2----2----------------2-2---------2--------|
D-|--2-------2-------x--2----------2----2----------------2-4---------4--------|
A-|--0-------0-------x--0----------0----0----------------0-4---------4--------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------2---------2--------|


    "get away from that success smell." (Go to Solo one.)
    "myself and I agree." (Go to Chorus.)
    "Heaven turned out to be Hell." (Go to Coda.)
E-|----------2------------------------2---2-----------------------------------|
B-|----------2-------------3--x-------3---3-----------------------------------|
G-|----------2----------0--0--x-------2---2-----------------------------------|
D-|----------4----------0--0--x-------0---0-----------------------------------|
A-|----------4----------x-----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------2----------3-----------------------------------------------------|


   Solo one. Play over main rhythm.
E-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B-|--12b--12b-rb--10------12b-rb--10------10-----|----------------12b-rb------|
G-|-------------------11--------------11------11-|---------9--11--------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------|--9--11---------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--10------10---------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------11------11--9------9-------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------11-----11--9------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------12--------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Chorus   (Solo two after first time. Solo three after second time.)
    "I'm caught in a dream, so what?  You don't know what I'm going through."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--3-------------------------------5---------------8------------------------|
G-|--3---------------2---------------5---------------8------------------------|
D-|--3---------------3---------------5---------------8------------------------|
A-|--1---------------3---------------3---------------6------------------------|
E-|------------------1--------------------------------------------------------|


       "I'm right in between, so I'll,  I'll just play along with you."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--3--------------------------------5----------------9----------------------|
G-|--3------------------2-------------5----------------9----------------------|
D-|--3------------------3-------------5----------------9-|  15 times   |------|
A-|--1------------------3-------------3----------------7-|7--7--7--7--7|------|
E-|---------------------1------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0-------|


   Solo two (w/ Rhythm figure two.)
E-|--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------15-------------------------------------------------12----------------|
G-|----------14rb--14b-rb-14b-rb--14b--14--12---------------12--14b--14-p-12--|
D-|--------------------------------------------14--12-h-14--------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------------------12---------|
G-|----------------------------------------12--------------12------12---------|
D-|--14--12--14--12------------------------12------12--14------14------14-----|
A-|------------------14--12h14--12h14----------14-----------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|--------------------------------12-------12--12------12--15b--15p12----12-|
B-|--12--------------12-------15b------15b----------15b----------------15-----|
G-|--12------14b-rb--12-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------14--------------14---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--12b--12b-rb--10------12b-rb--10------10---------------------12b-rb--10---|
G-|-------------------11--------------11------11----------9--11---------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------9--11----------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|--12b--12--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------12--10--12------10------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------11----------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Rhythm figure two.
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--9--9---9--10--10---10----9--9---9--10--10---10----9--9---9--10--10--10---|
G-|--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---|
A-|--7--7---7---7---7----7----7--7---7---7---7----7----7--7---7---7---7---7---|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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


  Coda
     "(Whoa-whoa-whoa)  When you see me with a smile on my face."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------2--2---x---2---2----------3---3---3---3-------------------|
G-|-----------------2--2---x---2---2----------0---0---0---0-------------------|
D-|-----------------2--2---x---2---2----------0---0---0---0-------------------|
A-|-----------------0--0---x---0---0----------x---x---x---x-------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------3---3---3---3-------------------|


     "(Whoa-whoa-whoa) Then you know I'm a mental case."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----2---------2-----2-------------2-------------3---3----------------------|
G-|----2---------2-----2-------------2---------0---0---0----------------------|
D-|----4---------4-----4------4------4-----0---0---0---0----------------------|
A-|----4---------4-----4------4------4-----x---x---x---x----------------------|
E-|----2---------2-----2------2------2-----3---3---3---3----------------------|

                                                                 (w/ Fill one)
     "Whoa-whoa-whoa. Whoa. Whoa-whoa-whoa. Whoa. Whoa-whoa-whoa."
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---2---------2-----2-------3-------3-----3------2--------2-------2------2--|
G-|---2---------2-----2----x--4-------4-----4---x--2--------2-------2------2--|
D-|---2---------2-----2----x--5-------5-----5---x--4--------4-------4------4--|
A-|---0---------0-----0----x--5-------5-----5---x--4--------4-------4------4--|
E-|---------------------------3-------3-----3---x--2--------2-------2------2--|

                         (Go to Chorus.)
E-|-----------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--3--3--3--3----5--5-------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--4--4--4--4----5--5-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--5--5--5--5----5--5-------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--5--5--5-------3--3-------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Fill one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--2--1--2--1---------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------4--5--5---5--3--5--------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   Solo three (w/ Rhythm figure two.)
E-|--17b--17rb--15------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------17--15h17----15--17--15-----------------------15----------|
G-|------------------------------------------16--14--16---14--16------16------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|----------------------------------------15------15--------------19--19-----|
B-|--17b--17p15--------15------15--16/-17------17--------22b--22b--22b--22b---|
G-|----------------16------16-------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|--19---------------------22b--22rb--19-------19---19---19------------------|
B-|--22b--22rb--20------20-----------------22b--22b--22b--22b--22rb-p--20--22-|
G-|-----------------21--------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--21----16b--16b-rb--14------16b-rb--14------14----------------------16b-rb|
D-|-------------------------16--------------16------16----------14--16--------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------14--16----------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                    (Vocals ad lib till fade.)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------12b--12b-rb--10------12b-rb------|
G-|--14------14-----------------------------------------------11--------------|
D-|------16------16--14------14-----------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------16------16--14--17-----------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|--------------------------------------------12b--12--10--------------------|
B-|--10------10--------------------12b-rb--10---------------12--10--12-----10/|
G-|------11------11---------9--11---------------------------------------11----|
D-|------------------9--11----------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    (= Strike note at top of bend.)
E-|-----------------14----------------------17b--17--14-----------------------|
B-|--17b----17------17b--17b--17--17b---------------17--15---------------|
G-|--------------------------------------------------------------16b-rb-------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--14------14------14---------------14------14--16--14--16b-rb--14----------|
D-|------16------16------14h16----14------16----------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------17-----------------------------|
G-|--16-b-rb--14--16b-rb--14--16b-rb--14--16b------16rb--14------14-----------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------16-------14------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------16--|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------14b-------------|
G-|---------------------------------------14------14--16--14--16b--16b-rb-----|
D-|---------------14------14--16--14--16------16------------------------------|
A-|--14--16---16------16------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------17-----|
G-|--16b-rb-14--16b-rb--16b-rb-14--16b-rb-14--16b-rb-14--16b-rb---16b---------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



E-|-------------------------------14-------14-------14-------14-------14------|
B-|-------17-------17--------17b------17b------17b------17b------17b----------|
G-|--16b------16b------16rb---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                   (Fade out.)
E-|--14--17b--------17rb--14----------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------17--15--17----------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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