Tabs
DETROIT ROCK CITY - Kiss
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Tabbed by: Brendan Wren
This is Kiss’ Detroit Rock City, as played Live on the album Alive III with Bruce
Kulick and Eric Singer.
Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb MajorEb)
Instruments: Guitar 1 (Lead, Distorted)
Guitar 2 (Rhythm, Distorted)
Intro:
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-|-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2--444-444-4------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4--666-666-6------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Both Guitars:
e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|-----2---------------4--------|
D MajorD|-----2---------------4--------|
A augmentedA|-----0---------------2--------|
E MajorE|--0---------------0-----------|
Verse:
Both Guitars:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G+G|------------------|------------------|--9---------------|---------11-------|
D MajorD|--11--------------|------------------|--9---------------|--9------11-------|
A augmentedA|--11--------------|------------------|--7---------------|--9------9--------|
E MajorE|--9---------------|------------------|--0---------------|--7---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G+G|------------------|------------------|--9---------------|---------11-------|
D MajorD|--11--------------|------------------|--9---------------|-9-------11-------|
A augmentedA|--11--------------|------------------|--7---------------|-9-------9--------|
E MajorE|--9---------------|------------------|--0---------------|-7----------------|
Chorus:
Both Guitars:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|
G+G|---2--------------|---4--------------|
D MajorD|---2--------------|---4--------------|
A augmentedA|---0--------------|---2--------------|
E MajorE|-0----------------|-0----------------|
Guitar 1:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|---------------------|
BB|------------------|---------------------|
G+G|------------------|---------------------|
D MajorD|------------------|--------2--------2---|
A augmentedA|--4--4-2---2-4----|--4-2-4---4----2---4-|
E MajorE|---------4--------|-------------4-------|
Guitar 2:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-|--4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2--444-444-4------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Both guitars
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|
G+G|----2-------------|----4-------------|
D MajorD|----2-------------|----4-------------|
A augmentedA|----0-------------|----2-------------|
E MajorE|--0---------------|--0---------------|
Verse 2:
Both Guitars:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G+G|------------------|------------------|--9---------------|---------11-------|
D MajorD|--11--------------|------------------|--9---------------|--9------11-------|
A augmentedA|--11--------------|------------------|--7---------------|--9------9--------|
E MajorE|--9---------------|------------------|--0---------------|--7---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G+G|------------------|------------------|--9---------------|---------11-------|
D MajorD|--11--------------|------------------|--9---------------|-9-------11-------|
A augmentedA|--11--------------|------------------|--7---------------|-9-------9--------|
E MajorE|--9---------------|------------------|--0---------------|-7----------------|
Chorus 2:
Both Guitars:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|
G+G|---2--------------|---4--------------|
D MajorD|---2--------------|---4--------------|
A augmentedA|---0--------------|---2--------------|
E MajorE|-0----------------|-0----------------|
Bridge:
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------666-6p4--------|
D MajorD|-------------------------2-------2--------------------------2-------------6------|
A augmentedA|--4--4-2---2-4-----4-2-4---4---2---4---4--4-2---2-4---4-2-4---4------------------|
E MajorE|---------4-------------------4----------------4----------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------2-------2----------------------------2------------------|
A augmentedA|--4--4-2---2-4-----4-2-4---4---2---4---4--4-2---2-4-----4-2-4---4----------------|
E MajorE|---------4-------------------4----------------4----------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------2-------2---------------------------2--------------------|
A augmentedA|--4--4-2---2-4----4-2-4---4---2---4---4--4-2---2-4----4-2-4---4------------------|
E MajorE|---------4------------------4----------------4-----------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------4-------4-----------4-------2----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--6--6-4---4-6----6-4-6---6---4---6---6-4-6---6---2---4--------------------------|
E MajorE|---------6------------------6-------------------4--------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------4-------4-----------4-------2----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--6--6-4---4-6----6-4-6---6---4---6---6-4-6---6---2---4--------------------------|
E MajorE|---------6------------------6-------------------4--------------------------------|
Both Guitars:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|
G+G|---2--------------|---4--------------|
D MajorD|---2--------------|---4--------------|
A augmentedA|---0--------------|---2--------------|
E MajorE|-0----------------|-0----------------|
Verse 3:
Both Guitars:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G+G|------------------|------------------|--9---------------|---------11-------|
D MajorD|--11--------------|------------------|--9---------------|--9------11-------|
A augmentedA|--11--------------|------------------|--7---------------|--9------9--------|
E MajorE|--9---------------|------------------|--0---------------|--7---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G+G|------------------|------------------|--9---------------|---------11-------|
D MajorD|--11--------------|------------------|--9---------------|-9-------11-------|
A augmentedA|--11--------------|------------------|--7---------------|-9-------9--------|
E MajorE|--9---------------|------------------|--0---------------|-7----------------|
Chorus 3:
Both Guitars:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G+G|---2--------------|---4--------------|---6--------------|
D MajorD|---2--------------|---4--------------|---6--------------|
A augmentedA|---0--------------|---2--------------|---4--------------|
E MajorE|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
Drum Solo:
Both Guitars:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------8-|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------6-9---|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6~--9-8-6-9-8-6-------8-9-8----------6-4---6-4------------8-6~---|
D MajorD|-----------------9~--9-------9/7-6-7~-----7-----7\6~---6-9--------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------7-----|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------8---9~--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------9---------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9-8-6-9-8-6-------8-9-8-------------/5~-/6~--666-666-6----6~-----|
D MajorD|-------------9~--9-------9\7-6-7~--6~--------------------6--------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-9-7---9\7---------7-9-7--------------/4-------------------5~-----|
G+G|-----9-----9-8~--8-------8/6-5-6~--/5----/6~--666-666-6--6--------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------9----------------|
BB|-----------------------------5-----------------9---9h10p9p7-------|
G+G|-9-8-6-9/8-6-------8-9-8-6/4---6~--9-8-6---/6~--------------9-8-6-|
D MajorD|-------------9~--9-----------------------9------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------7h9p7-5-------|
BB|-9-7---9/7---------7-9-7-----9-----9-7------------9---------9-7-5~|
G+G|-----9-----9-8~--8-------9/8---9~------8-8/9~---9-----------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--9-8-6-9-8-6-----8-9-8-6---/9------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------9~----------9---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--9-7---9/7-------7-9-7-----/9------------------------------------|
G+G|------9-----9-8~--------9-8---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 4:
Both Guitars:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G+G|------------------|------------------|--9---------------|---------11-------|
D MajorD|--11--------------|------------------|--9---------------|--9------11-------|
A augmentedA|--11--------------|------------------|--7---------------|--9------9--------|
E MajorE|--9---------------|------------------|--0---------------|--7---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G+G|------------------|------------------|--9---------------|---------11-------|
D MajorD|--11--------------|------------------|--9---------------|-9-------11-------|
A augmentedA|--11--------------|------------------|--7---------------|-9-------9--------|
E MajorE|--9---------------|------------------|--0---------------|-7----------------|
Chorus 4:
Guitar 2:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G+G|---2--------------|---4--------------|---6--------------|
D MajorD|---2--------------|---4--------------|---6--------------|
A augmentedA|---0--------------|---2--------------|---4--------------|
E MajorE|-0----------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
Guitar 1:
e|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G+G|------9-8-6-8/9~--|--------8-9-8-6---|--6~---------------|
D MajorD|------------------|----------------9-|-------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Outro:
e|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G|---2///-----------|---4///-----------|---/6--4h6-4h6-4h6-4h6--6///-----6--|
D MajorD|---2///-----------|---4///-----------|---/6--4h6-4h6-4h6-4h6--6///-----6--|
A augmentedA|---0///-----------|---2///-----------|---/4--2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4--4///-----4--|
E MajorE|-0----------------|-0----------------|------------------------------------|
🏷Legend:
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| /// Continuous Strumming
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