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Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy - Guitar Lesson

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Billion Dollar Babies (Deluxe Reissue) album cover
Billion Dollar Babies (Deluxe Reissue)
1973 3:08
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Alice Cooper Hard Rock 1973 E minor
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About No More Mr. Nice Guy

From the 1973 "Billion Dollar Babies" album, Alice Cooper's "No More Mr. Nice Guy" is a straight-ahead Hard Rock track that rewards rhythm guitar players who can lock in a tight, driving feel. The song sits in E minor at 120 BPM in standard tuning, making it very approachable for intermediate players while still demanding that your chord transitions are clean and your right hand stays committed to the groove. The signature riff is deceptively simple: getting it to punch the way it does on the record means focusing on your pick attack and keeping the low end controlled rather than letting it blur. The pre-chorus and chorus sections involve quick position shifts, so use the Practice Toolbar to loop those transitions slowed down until your left hand knows exactly where it's going. Once the mechanics are solid, the real work is feel: staying slightly behind the beat gives the riff that relaxed swagger it needs.

  • The song is in E minor and standard tuning, so no retuning is needed and open-position chord shapes are available throughout.
  • At 120 BPM the main riff is manageable for intermediate players, but clean pick attack matters more than speed here.
  • Looping the pre-chorus position shifts at reduced speed is the fastest way to remove hesitation before the chorus hits.

How to Play No More Mr. Nice Guy

Tuning: E Standard · Key: E 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
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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
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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
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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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