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Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies s - Guitar Solo Tab

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Alice Cooper Glam Rock D minor
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About Billion Dollar Babies s

Few songs in Glam Rock hit as hard in the low end as "Billion Dollar Babies." Running at 120 BPM in D minor with standard tuning, the track keeps a relentless, almost militaristic groove that demands tight right-hand control and clean chord articulation throughout. The signature riff sits in a dark, chunky pocket and relies heavily on palm muting and precise pick attack to cut through the mix the way Alice Cooper's recordings do. Getting that tightness right is where most players slip, so use the Practice Toolbar to loop the main riff slowed down until your muting is consistent on every note. The chord movement in D minor also rewards attention: feel how each change pulls forward without rushing the tempo. Work through it section by section at a reduced speed before locking it in at full pace.

  • The song sits in D minor in standard E tuning, so no retuning is needed before you dig into the riff.
  • Palm muting and controlled pick attack are the core techniques required to replicate the track's tight, driving guitar tone.
  • At 120 BPM the groove feels moderate but unforgiving, making consistent right-hand rhythm the main thing to drill in practice.

How to Play Billion Dollar Babies s

Tuning: E Standard · Key: D minor · Tempo: 120 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 120 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Fender Telecaster
Guitar

Fender Telecaster

Alice Cooper's original band occasionally used the Telecaster for bright, cutting tones that sliced through the dense Marshall crunch on tracks like 'School's Out.' Its twang provides sharp articulation contrasting the warm humbucker thickness Cooper preferred.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Standard

The Les Paul Standard delivers the warm, singing sustain that defines Cooper's classic era solos and rhythm crunch when paired with Marshall Plexis. Its balanced PAF humbuckers give Cooper responsive dynamics, from controlled verses to saturated solo tones.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Custom

Michael Bruce and later players like Ryan Roxie relied on the Les Paul Custom for its thicker body resonance and hotter output, providing the sustaining lead tones and aggressive rhythm crunch essential to Cooper's theatrical hard rock sound.

Gibson ES-335
Guitar

Gibson ES-335

Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter used the semi-hollow ES-335 for warm, singing lead lines with natural breakup, capturing the '70s solo era's melodic sophistication while the semi-hollow body added organic warmth against Marshall's aggressive gain.

Marshall JCM800
Amp

Marshall JCM800

The JCM800 became Alice Cooper's tone foundation from the '80s onward, delivering tight, mid-heavy gain with note clarity that cut through dense arrangements on 'Poison' and beyond. Its responsive push lets Cooper shift from controlled verses to explosive solos.

Seymour Duncan JB
Pickup

Seymour Duncan JB

Hotter ceramic humbuckers like the Seymour Duncan JB powered Alice Cooper's '80s sound, delivering saturated gain and compressed sustain for arena-filling solos while maintaining the midrange definition the JCM800 amplified.

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