Tabs
Standard tuning
Comments: Well, not quite. It's slightly below standard tuning, I suggest
you tune to the open A-chord in Rhy. Fig . I think this is the worst song
KISS has ever recorded. The main riff might have been cool but the
production is so bad it's hard to hear what the riff actually is. The
verse isn't a complete throwaway but the modulation to G# minorG#m manages to ruin
that too. The only thing worth salvaging here is the Solo. Bruce gets to
start things off with his usual tapping but when it goes to the part
that is without backing he lets loose with a very cool tap/pull-off part.
Easily one of the coolest licks Bruce has ever done. Since the tempo here
is in the neighborhood of 280 bpm the riffs may look very spacious. Had
I notated in double-time the sixteenths would have taken over and things
would have gotten pretty hard to read.
Key:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend (whole step)
b^ = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb = pre-bend
r = release-bend
t = tap with righthand finger
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
) = Trill
** = Artificial Harmonic
x = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
(\) = Dive w\bar
(/) = Release w\bar
Tp = Tap w\plectrum
Rhythm Fig. 1a
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----|
E MajorE|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------5--5--5-------------|
E MajorE|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7-------------7--7--7----|
P.M. - - - - - - >
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----|
E MajorE|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------x--8----x--7--------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------x--8----x--7--------|
E MajorE|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7----x--6----x--5--------|
Rhythm Fig. 1b
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----|
E MajorE|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------5--5--5-------------|
E MajorE|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7-------------7--7--7----|
P.M. - - - - - - >
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----|
E MajorE|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|
End 1
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------x--8----7----5------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------x--8----7----5------|
E MajorE|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7----x--6----5----3------|
End 2
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------2----2--3----4------|
D MajorD|---------------------------2----2--3----4------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------0----0--1----2------|
E MajorE|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|
End 3
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3------4------5-------6------7---------------|
End 4
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7------6------5-------4------2---------------|
E MajorE|--8------7------6-------5------3---------------|
End 5
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--3---------------------3----------------------|
G+G|--2------2--------------2----------------------|
D MajorD|--0------2--------------0----------------------|
A augmentedA|---------0-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------3--------------3~--------------|
End 6
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--3---------------------3----------------------|
G+G|--2------2--------------2------2---------------|
D MajorD|--0------2--------------0------2---------------|
A augmentedA|---------0---------------------0---------------|
E MajorE|----------------3------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--3--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--0--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--0--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------9-------------------------|
D MajorD|--2------------------9-------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2------------------7-------------------------|
E MajorE|--0--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------9\------------------------|
D MajorD|--2------------------9\------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2------------------7\------------------------|
E MajorE|--0--------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2a
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2b
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4--4--4--4------4--4--4--4-------------------|
D MajorD|--4--4--4--4------4--4--4--4-------------------|
A augmentedA|--2--2--2--2------2--2--2--2-------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------14\----------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4------4-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--4------4-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2------2-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--3------3------3------------------------------|
G+G|--0------0------2-------------------------2----|
D MajorD|--0------0------0-------------------------2----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------0----|
E MajorE|--3------3-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4------4-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--4------4-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2------2-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--3------3------3----3-------------------------|
G+G|--0------0------0----2--------------------2----|
D MajorD|--0------0------0----0--------------------2----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------0----|
E MajorE|--3------3------3------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4------4-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--4------4-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2------2-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--3------3------3----------------------3--3----|
G+G|--0------0------2----------------------0--0----|
D MajorD|--0------0------0----------------------0--0----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3------3-----------------------------3--3----|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2p---0----2----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2p---0----2----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0---------0----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--3--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--0--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--0--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--6--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--6--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--4--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--4------------------4-------------------------|
A augmentedA|--2------------------4-------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------2-------------------------|
End 1
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--6--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--6--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--4--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4------------------6-------------------------|
D MajorD|--4------------------6----------4--4-----------|
A augmentedA|--2------------------4----------4--4-----------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------2--2-----------|
End 2
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4------5------5------6------6----7-----------|
D MajorD|--4------5------5------6------6----7-----------|
A augmentedA|--2------3------3------4------4----5-----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--3--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--0--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------2------2------------2------2----------|
A augmentedA|---------2------2------------2------2----------|
E MajorE|--3b-----0------0-----3b-----0------0----------|
1/4-step bends - - - - - >
End 1
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5------5------5/7----5-----------------------|
D MajorD|--5------5------5/7----5-----------------------|
A augmentedA|--3------3------3-5----3-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--9---------------------------7----------------|
D MajorD|--9---------------------------7----------------|
A augmentedA|--7---------------------------5----------------|
E MajorE|--0--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5---------------------------3----------------|
D MajorD|--5---------------------------3----------------|
A augmentedA|--3---------------------------1----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------5*(/)-------------------------|
G+G|--12-(\)---------5*(/)-------------------------|
D MajorD|--12-(\)---------5*(/)-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Start w/ bar down and release it
Riff 2
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|
Riff 3
E MajorE|--15-15---15------15p14p12---------------------|
BB|--14-14---14b^-------------15p14p12------------|
G+G|------------------------------------14p12------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--15-15---15-----------------------------------|
BB|--14-14---14b^---------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--15-15---15------15p14p12---------------------|
BB|--14-14---14b^-------------15p14p12------------|
G+G|------------------------------------14p12------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--15-15---15-----------/17--17--17-------------|
BB|--14-14---14b^---------/16--16--16-------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--15~-----------------------------12-----------|
BB|--14~------------------15b~----------15p12-----|
G+G|-------------------------------------------14--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Wide vib. w/ bar
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--12h15p12----12-------------------------------|
G+G|-----------14----14-12h14p12-------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------14p12\11-12b------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----r12p11(\/)(\/)(\)--------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12-(\)---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--12-(\)---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 5
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--12----13----13----14---14---15---------------|
G+G|--14b---15b---15b---16b--16b--17b--------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 6
E MajorE|--15---15-15--15-----------15b---r15-12h15p12--|
BB|--14---14-14--14b^-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--15p12h14p12----12----------------------------|
BB|--------------15----15p12h14p12----12-15p14p12-|
G+G|--------------------------------14-------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------15---15-15--15----------------|
BB|-----------------14---14-14--14b^--------------|
G+G|--14p12~---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--15p14p12-------------------------------------|
BB|--12-------15p12-------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------15p14p12----------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------14-------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
< - - - - - 4x - - - - >
End 1
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--12----12----12---12--------------------------|
G+G|--14b---14b---14b--14b~------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 7
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--5*--(\/)-(\)---------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 8
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------0(\)-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--12~------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------12*(\)-----------------------|
D MajorD|--12~------/14---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
Don't pick
Solo 1
E MajorE|----------------------------------3*-(\)-------/7**----------------|
BB|-----------5*-(\)---(/)--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7*---5*----------------4*---3*----------------------7**-(\/\/\)--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--3p0-h5p3p0--t8p5p3-t8/10p8p5-t10p8p5-t10p8p5-t10p8-t10p8p5-t10p8-|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
< 6x > < 6x >
E MajorE|--------------------------t12p10-t12p10p7-t12/15p12p10-t17p12h15---|
BB|--t10p8p5-t12p10-t12p10p8------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--t18p12h15-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t21p12h15-t22p12h15-15b-----t22----|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--r15---------------p15---t22p15---t21p15-t19p15-t19/21p15-t19p15--|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
While holding tap
E MajorE|--t19/21p15p12-t17p15-t17/19p15p12-t17p15p12-----------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------h15p12-t17p15p12------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--t17p15p12h15b--r15-15b--r15p12-t17p15p12-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------t16p14p12-t16p14p12h14b-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------14b^-r14p12-14b^-r14-|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--r14-t16p12h14p12-t16p14b--r14p12\--------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--p12----12-----------------------------------14b^-r14p12-14b^-r14-|
BB|------15----14b^-r14p12----12--------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------14----14p12--------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--p12----12-----------------------------------14b^-r14p12-14b^-r14-|
BB|------15----14b^-r14p12----15--------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------14-14b-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--p12----12---------------------------15---16---17---18---19---20--|
BB|------15----14b^-r14p12----12---------12---13---14---15---16---17--|
G+G|------------------------14----14p12--------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--21~--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--18~--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------0-(\)-------------------------|
Extreme vib. w/ bar
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--/5-----(\/)--t10~---0h3h5p3p0h5p3p0------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------4p2p0h4p2p0-------4p2p0------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------4p2p0------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------5p3p0h5p3p0-3p0h3h5p3p0h5~-5h8p5p0h8p5p0-10~---10p8p0-10~--|
G+G|--4p2p0------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------12b----r12----------------------------------------------|
BB|----8h10p8--------------15b-15-12-----------15b-----15b--15--------|
G+G|----------------------------------14b-14-12------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - 2x - - - - >
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------15---15-----------|
BB|--15b-15-12------------12~----\------------------14---14b^---------|
G+G|------------14b-14-12----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------15b---r15p12-14h15p14p12----12-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------15----15p14p12----------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------15p14p12~------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----15-15---15-----------------15p12-------------------------------|
BB|----14-14---14b^---------------12-----15p12------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------15p14p12---------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------14------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - 2x - - - - - >
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--11h12p11\9h11p9\7h9p7\5h7p5-5*-(\)-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7*----5*---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------5*~-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Wide vib. w/ bar
E MajorE|---------------------12\-------------------------------------------|
BB|--15b~---------------12\-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|