Bass tabs
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
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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----3--0--3--0-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0--1--3----3--3--3--3--------------|
E|--1--1--1--1--1-------------------------0--1--2-----|
Rhythm Fig. 1b
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D|-----------------------------------------------3----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0--1--3----3--3--3--3--------------|
E|----------------------------------------0--1--2-----|
Rhythm Fig. 1c
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D|-----------------------------------------------3----|
A|-----------------------------------------1--3-------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----3--3--3--3--------------------------------------|
A|----------------0--1--3----3------------------------|
E|------------------------------0--0--1--1--2--2------|
Rhythm Fig. 2a
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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0--1--0-----0----------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------3-------3--3--0-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0--1--3----3--3--3--3--3--0--------|
E|--1--1--1--1--1-------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2b
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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0--1--0-----0----------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------3-------3--3--0-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------3----3---------------------------------------|
A|---------------0--1--3----3--3--3--3-----0----------|
E|--1-----------------------------------3-------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3a
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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--5--5\---------3----5--5--3--5--3--0--3---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----5--5-------------3----5--5--3--5--3--1----------|
E|----------0----1--3---------------------------------|
End 1
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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--6--6--5--0--3--0--1-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------1----1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3----------------------------|
End 2
G|----------------------------------------3--2--------|
D|----------------------------------------------3-----|
A|--6--6--5--0--3--0--1-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------1----1--1--1--1--------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----3--3--3--3--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------1--3--------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3b
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--5--5\---------3----5--5--3--5--3--0--3---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------3----4--5---------------------------------|
A|----5--5-------------3----5--5--3--5--3--1----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--6--6--5--0--3-----1-------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-----1----1--1--1--1--1--1--1/----|
Rhythm Fig. 4
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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------5--5--7--7----------------|
E|--5--5--3--5----3----0------------------------------|
< - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - >
End 1
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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3----3----3-------5----5--------5-----------------|
E|---------------3------------5h-7-----7--x--5--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------7--------7\---------------|
E|--5--5--3--5----3----0-------0--0-------------------|
End 2
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--2----0-------5----------5----5--------------|
E|----------------3---------5h-7----------7-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------7--------7\---------------|
E|--5--5--3--5----3----0-------0--0-------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------3----|
A|-----------------------------------------3--5-------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------|
G|-------------2-----2--5----5------------------------|
D|----3--3--3-----3-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------0--0--1--0--2--3------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------3----|
A|-----------------------------------------3--5-------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----3--3--3--3--------------------------------------|
A|----------------0--1--3----3------------------------|
E|------------------------------0--0--1--1--2--2------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------3----|
A|-----------------------------------------3--5-------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----3--3--3--------3----------------3---------------|
A|-------------3--5-----3----3--3h-5-----5--3---------|
E|---------------------------------------------0------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0--1--0-----0----------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------3-------3--3--0-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0--1--3----3--3--3--3--3--0--------|
E|--1--1--1--1--1-------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0--1--0-----0----------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------3-------3--0--1-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--3----3----3---------------------------------------|
A|---------------0--1--3----3--2--0-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3--0--1--3-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0--1--0-----0----------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------3-------3--0--1-----|
G|------------2-----2--5----5-------------------------|
D|--3----3-------3------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3--0--3----------------|
E|--------------------------------------0--1--3-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0--1--0-----0----------0-----|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------3-------3--3--------|
G|-------------------------------3h5-5--3h5-5--5------|
D|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------3---|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------0-----|
A|-----------------------0--1--0-----0----------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------3-------3--3--------|
G|--------------------------5--5--5--5--5-/8\-7-------|
D|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------3----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0--1--0-----0----------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------3-------3--0--1-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0--1--3----3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------0--0--1--0--2--3-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0--1--0-----0----------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------3-------3--0--1-----|
Fade out
THE STREET GIVETH AND THE STREET TAKETH AWAY
Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer
Intro: Guitar only:
Lookout!
Rhy. Fig 1a:
Rhy. Fig 1b: (2x)
Hey man, gotta take a stand, so you think that you've been had
I'm here to bet ya, street's gonna get ya, well two out of three ain't bad
Rhy. Fig 2a:
Hey man, it's gettin' out of hand, cross your heart and hope to die
Rhy. Fig 3a w/ End 1:
You got yours, and I got mine, I'm gonna get what's comin' to ya
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 1:
'Cause the street giveth and the street taketh away
Where there's no blind justice, no way
Rhy. Fig 1a:
Rhy. Fig 1b:
Hey man, don't you understand, you can run but you can't hide
Rhy. Fig 1c:
There ain't no life after death, so save your breath (you're gonna)
Be a rock 'n roll suicide
Rhy. Fig 2b:
Hey man, do you need a hand, but I ain't no blessing in disguise
Rhy. Fig 3a w/ End 2:
Feel the agony, and the ecstacy, it's gonna burn right through ya
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 2:
'Cause the street giveth and the street taketh away
Where there's no blind justice, no way
Rhy. Fig 5:
Rhy. Fig 3b:
Life's too short, so help yourself, 'cause I don't walk on water
Guitar only:
Rhy. Fig 6:
'Cause the street giveth and the street taketh away
Where there's no blind justice, no way
'Cause the street giveth and the street taketh away (repeat)
