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Note about tuning: For some reason, this song is the only one on
the album Hotter Than Hell that is tuned one whole step below
standard pitch. All other songs for this album are one half step
below standard, and the live version of Hotter Than Hell on Alive!
is one half-step down also. Just be aware of this when you play
along with either the album or studio version.
Note values are written above the staff: w=whole note, h= half
q=quarter, e=eighth, etc. A rest will be followed by an ’r’.
’Ghost’ or ’grace’ notes (such as in bar 3 of riff 1) will be
noted by an *.
Lyrics will be under staff, as physically close to their rhythmic
placement in the song as ASCII will allow.
Song is in 4/4.
Beginning (Riff 1)
e e h.r e e q.r s s s s s s e e er * e e e q
|---------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-o-------------|--3--3--------------------|------------------------|
|----2--2-------|--2--2-----------2h5p2p0--|--2--2------------------|
|-o--2--2-------|--0--0-------2h5----------|--2--2-----5h7--7-7-7\--|
|----0--0-------|--------------------------|--0--0------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
e e q. s s s s s s |--------3------------------| |--3--3--3----------------o-| |--2--2--0-------2h5p2p0----| |--0--0--0---2h5----------o-| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| Verse e e h.r e e h.r e e h.r e e h.r |---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------|--3--3---------|--------------|--3--3-------------| |----2--2-------|--2--2---------|--2--2--------|--2--2-------------| |----2--2-------|--0--0---------|--2--2--------|--0--0-------------| |----0--0-------|---------------|--0--0--------|-------------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| She looked hotter .... good, she than ... looked ... hell... e e h.r e e h.r e h+q.r |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|--3--3-----------|-----------------| |----2--2-------|--2--2-----------|--2--------------| |----2--2-------|--0--0-----------|--2--------------| |----0--0-------|-----------------|--0--------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| I looked at much too I ..... her and it was... ..... e e q. s s s s s s |--------3------------------| |--3--3--3------------------| |--2--2--0-------2h5p2p0----| |--0--0--0---2h5------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| e e h.r e e h.r e e h.r |---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|--3--3---------|--------------| |----2--2-------|--2--2---------|--2--2--------| |----2--2-------|--0--0---------|--2--2--------| |----0--0-------|---------------|--0--0--------| |---------------|---------------|--------------| I said Lady take ya home? .... can I .... e e q. s s s s s s |--------3------------------| |--3--3--3------------------| |--2--2--0-------2h5p2p0----| |--0--0--0---2h5------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| e e qr e e qr e e qr e e qr |---------------------|--3--3-------3--3-------| |---------------------|--3--3-------3--3-------| |-2--2------2--2------|--0--0-------0--0-------| |-2--2------2--2------|--0--0-------0--0-------| |-0--0------0--0------|--2--2-------2--2-------| |---------------------|--3--3-------3--3-------| I’ll take ya all whole .... around the . . . e e e e e e er e (w) |-----------------3--------|--------------| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|--------------| |--2--2--2--2--2--0-----2--|--(2)---------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0-----2--|--(2)---------| |-----------------2-----0--|--(0)---------| |-----------------3--------|--------------| She blah blah blah -?-?-?- there . . . (Never could figure these out, sorry :) Chorus e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--14----14----14----14----|---12----12----12----12-------| |--14----14----14----14----|---12----12----12----12-------| |--14----14----14----14----|---12----12----12----12-------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| Hot, hot, .... e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |--7----7----12----12-----|---14----14----14----14--------| |--7----7----12----12-----|---14----14----14----14--------| |--7----7----12----12-----|---14----14----14----14--------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| Ya know she’s gonna leave ...... . . . (undone?) e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--14----14----14----14----|---12----12----12----12-------| |--14----14----14----14----|---12----12----12----12-------| |--14----14----14----14----|---12----12----12----12-------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| Hot, hot, Hotter .... h h w h h |----------3----|-------------|------------3-------------| |---3------3----|-------------|----3-------3-------------| |---2------0----|--2----------|----2-------0-------------| |---0------0----|--2----------|----0-------0-------------| |----------2----|--0----------|------------2-------------| |----------3----|-------------|------------3-------------| Burn ya like the ..... Guitar solo interlude (Ace does solo I haven’t figured out, Paul plays this) e e h.r e e q.r s s s s s s e e er * e e e q |--------------|--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------|--3--3--------------------|------------------------| |---2--2-------|--2--2-----------2h5p2p0--|--2--2------------------| |---2--2-------|--0--0-------2h5----------|--2--2-----5h7--7-7-7\--| |---0--0-------|--------------------------|--0--0------------------| |--------------|--------------------------|------------------------| e e q. s s s s s s |--------3-----------------| |--3--3--3-----------------| |--2--2--0-------2h5p2p0---| |--0--0--0---2h5-----------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| Verse 2 e e h.r e e h.r e e h.r |--------------------|---------------|--------------| |--------------------|--3--3---------|--------------| |----2--2------------|--2--2---------|--2--2--------| |----2--2------------|--0--0---------|--2--2--------| |----0--0------------|---------------|--0--0--------| |--------------------|---------------|--------------| I asked her why Make up her She .... she couldn’t ..... e e q. s s s s s s |--------3------------------| |--3--3--3------------------| |--2--2--0-------2h5p2p0----| |--0--0--0---2h5------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| e e qr e e qr e e qr e e qr |---------------------|--3--3-------3--3-------| |---------------------|--3--3-------3--3-------| |-2--2------2--2------|--0--0-------0--0-------| |-2--2------2--2------|--0--0-------0--0-------| |-0--0------0--0------|--2--2-------2--2-------| |---------------------|--3--3-------3--3-------| I’d love to go thing you .... but .... e e e e e e er e (w) |-----------------3--------|--------------| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|--------------| |--2--2--2--2--2--0-----2--|--(2)---------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0-----2--|--(2)---------| |-----------------2-----0--|--(0)---------| |-----------------3--------|--------------| She -?-?-?- me all the way there (Sorry, don’t know this either :) Do two choruses, then to the... Guitar solo: e e e e e er e er e e e e er e q |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-o-------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-o--12--14--14--12--14----14-----|--12--11--9--11-----12--12----| |----10--12--12--10--12----12-----|--10---9--7---9-----10--10----| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| e e e e e er e er e e e h+e |-------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------o-| |-------------------------------|--------------------------| |--12--14--14--12--14----14-----|--12--11--9--/12--------o-| |--10--12--12--10--12----12-----|--10---9--7--/10----------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------| Sorry I don’t know the solos, but maybe someone can appent this transcription. The final solo is doubletracked in the studio, with two separate solos going at once. Ace uses one of these for the live version solo. I am . . . M C Vic - "That which does not kill me better run like hell." gs01mcv@panther.gsu.edu Check out the Skiptoe Home Page - If You Dare!!!!!! <http://acmex.gatech.edu:8001/~gt9943a/skiptoe.html> The Awesome M C Vic Home Page is under construction: <http://www.gsu.edu/~gs01mcv> From gs01mcv@panther.Gsu.EDU Thu Dec 7 14:18:04 1995 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Status: RO When I sent this in last week I had an error in the solo section. Here it is again with the error corrected. Sorry :{ Hotter Than Hell - by Kiss Original version on the album Hotter Than Hell (1974) Words and music by Paul Stanley Transcribed by Mark Vignati (gs01mcv@panther.gsu.edu) Note about tuning: For some reason, this song is the only one on the album Hotter Than Hell that is tuned one whole step below standard pitch. All other songs for this album are one half step below standard, and the live version of Hotter Than Hell on Alive! is one half-step down also. Just be aware of this when you play along with either the album or studio version. Note values are written above the staff: w=whole note, h= half q=quarter, e=eighth, etc. A rest will be followed by an ’r’. ’Ghost’ or ’grace’ notes (such as in bar 3 of riff 1) will be noted by an *. Lyrics will be under staff, as physically close to their rhythmic placement in the song as ASCII will allow. Song is in 4/4. Beginning (Riff 1) e e h.r e e q.r s s s s s s e e er * e e e q |---------------|--------------------------|------------------------| |-o-------------|--3--3--------------------|------------------------| |----2--2-------|--2--2-----------2h5p2p0--|--2--2------------------| |-o--2--2-------|--0--0-------2h5----------|--2--2-----5h7--7-7-7\--| |----0--0-------|--------------------------|--0--0------------------| |---------------|--------------------------|------------------------| e e q. s s s s s s |--------3------------------| |--3--3--3----------------o-| |--2--2--0-------2h5p2p0----| |--0--0--0---2h5----------o-| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| Verse e e h.r e e h.r e e h.r e e h.r |---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| |---------------|--3--3---------|--------------|--3--3-------------| |----2--2-------|--2--2---------|--2--2--------|--2--2-------------| |----2--2-------|--0--0---------|--2--2--------|--0--0-------------| |----0--0-------|---------------|--0--0--------|-------------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| She looked hotter all ... good, she than ... looked .... e e h.r e e h.r e h+q.r |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|--3--3-----------|-----------------| |----2--2-------|--2--2-----------|--2--------------| |----2--2-------|--0--0-----------|--2--------------| |----0--0-------|-----------------|--0--------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| I looked at much too I .... her and it was... .... e e q. s s s s s s |--------3------------------| |--3--3--3------------------| |--2--2--0-------2h5p2p0----| |--0--0--0---2h5------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| e e h.r e e h.r e e h.r |---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|--3--3---------|--------------| |----2--2-------|--2--2---------|--2--2--------| |----2--2-------|--0--0---------|--2--2--------| |----0--0-------|---------------|--0--0--------| |---------------|---------------|--------------| I said Lady take ya home? ..... can I -- so .... e e q. s s s s s s |--------3------------------| |--3--3--3------------------| |--2--2--0-------2h5p2p0----| |--0--0--0---2h5------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| e e qr e e qr e e qr e e qr |---------------------|--3--3-------3--3-------| |---------------------|--3--3-------3--3-------| |-2--2------2--2------|--0--0-------0--0-------| |-2--2------2--2------|--0--0-------0--0-------| |-0--0------0--0------|--2--2-------2--2-------| |---------------------|--3--3-------3--3-------| I’ll take ya all whole .... aroun... e e e e e e er e (w) |-----------------3--------|--------------| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|--------------| |--2--2--2--2--2--0-----2--|--(2)---------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0-----2--|--(2)---------| |-----------------2-----0--|--(0)---------| |-----------------3--------|--------------| She blah blah blah -?-?-?- there . . . (Never could figure these out, sorry :) Chorus e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--14----14----14----14----|---12----12----12----12-------| |--14----14----14----14----|---12----12----12----12-------| |--14----14----14----14----|---12----12----12----12-------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| Hot, hot, .... e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |--7----7----12----12-----|---14----14----14----14--------| |--7----7----12----12-----|---14----14----14----14--------| |--7----7----12----12-----|---14----14----14----14--------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| Ya know she’s gonna leave ..... . . . (undone?) e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--14----14----14----14----|---12----12----12----12-------| |--14----14----14----14----|---12----12----12----12-------| |--14----14----14----14----|---12----12----12----12-------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| Hot, hot, Hotter.... h h w h h |----------3----|-------------|------------3-------------| |---3------3----|-------------|----3-------3-------------| |---2------0----|--2----------|----2-------0-------------| |---0------0----|--2----------|----0-------0-------------| |----------2----|--0----------|------------2-------------| |----------3----|-------------|------------3-------------| Burn ya like the .... Guitar solo interlude (Ace does solo I haven’t figured out, Paul plays this) e e h.r e e q.r s s s s s s e e er * e e e q |--------------|--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------|--3--3--------------------|------------------------| |---2--2-------|--2--2-----------2h5p2p0--|--2--2------------------| |---2--2-------|--0--0-------2h5----------|--2--2-----5h7--7-7-7\--| |---0--0-------|--------------------------|--0--0------------------| |--------------|--------------------------|------------------------| e e q. s s s s s s |--------3-----------------| |--3--3--3-----------------| |--2--2--0-------2h5p2p0---| |--0--0--0---2h5-----------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| Verse 2 e e h.r e e h.r e e h.r |--------------------|---------------|--------------| |--------------------|--3--3---------|--------------| |----2--2------------|--2--2---------|--2--2--------| |----2--2------------|--0--0---------|--2--2--------| |----0--0------------|---------------|--0--0--------| |--------------------|---------------|--------------| I asked her why Make up her She .... she couldn’t .... e e q. s s s s s s |--------3------------------| |--3--3--3------------------| |--2--2--0-------2h5p2p0----| |--0--0--0---2h5------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| e e qr e e qr e e qr e e qr |---------------------|--3--3-------3--3-------| |---------------------|--3--3-------3--3-------| |-2--2------2--2------|--0--0-------0--0-------| |-2--2------2--2------|--0--0-------0--0-------| |-0--0------0--0------|--2--2-------2--2-------| |---------------------|--3--3-------3--3-------| I’d love to go thing you ... but ... e e e e e e er e (w) |-----------------3--------|--------------| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|--------------| |--2--2--2--2--2--0-----2--|--(2)---------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0-----2--|--(2)---------| |-----------------2-----0--|--(0)---------| |-----------------3--------|--------------| She -?-?-?- me all the .... (Sorry, don’t know this either :) Do two choruses, then to the... Guitar solo: e e e e e er e er e e e e er e q |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-o-------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-o--12--14--14--12--14----14-----|--10--9--7--10-----12--12-----| |----10--12--12--10--12----12-----|--8---7--5--8------10--10-----| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| e e e e e er e er e e e h+e |-------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------o-| |-------------------------------|--------------------------| |--12--14--14--12--14----14-----|--10---9--7---/12-------o-| |--10--12--12--10--12----12-----|--8----7--5---/10---------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------| Sorry I don’t know the solos, but maybe someone can appent this transcription. The final solo is doubletracked in the studio, with two separate solos going at once. Ace uses one of these for the live version solo. ’
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