ROCK MUSIC ONLINE
"Caught in a Dream" by Alice Cooper
Words and music by Michael Bruce
From the album Love it to Death (1971)
Transcription by Brian Gaddis
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-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (<17>= Strike note at top of bend.) E-|-----------------14----------------------17b--17--14-----------------------| B-|--17b--<17>--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-<17>-<17>-<17>-<17>-<17>-<17>-<17>-17rb--14----------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------------------17--15--17----------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|