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Tuning: Eb (Half-step down)

Song: Strutter
Artist: Kiss
Album: Kiss (1974)
Bassist: Gene Simmons

LEGEND:
r = rest
()= sustained note
\ = slide down


INTRO:

Gb |-----------------|
Db |-----------------|
Ab |---------------2-|
Eb |-r---------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-----------0-|-r-0-4-r-7-7-4-\-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----4-r-7-7-4-\-|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-----------5-|(5)5-------------|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-4-r-2---0-5-|-r-5-4-r-2---0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-----------0-|(0)0-4-r-7-7-4-\-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----4-r-7-7-4-\-|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-----------5-|(5)5-------------|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-------------|-------------0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|---------------5-|(5)5-3-r-2-2-----|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-2-r-2-2-2-r---|-----------------|-2-2-r-2-2-2-r---|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r---|-----------------|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r---|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1 (x2):                                            _________________ _________________
                                                         /1                /2
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-5-7-r-7---------|-5---------------|---3-r---5-----2-|
Eb |-5-7-r-7-----r-5-|-7-7-r-5-7-7-r-7-|-----------------|---7-r---5-2-r---|-3---------5-r---|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-4-r-2---0-5-|(5)5-4-r-2-2-0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-----------0-|(0)0-4-r-7-7-4-\-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|-r-5-4-r-2---0-5-|-r-5-4-r-2----0-1|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-------------|-------------0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|---------------5-|-5-5-3-3-2-2-----|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-2-r-2-2-2-r---|-----------------|-2-2-r-2-2-2-r---|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r---|-----------------|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r---|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2/GUITAR SOLO (x3):                                _________________ _________________
                                                         /1,2              /3
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-5-7-r-7---------|-5---------------|---3-r---5-----2-|
Eb |-5-7-r-7-----r-5-|-7-7-r-5-7-7-r-7-|-----------------|---7-r---5-2-r---|-3---------5-r---|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|-r-5-4-r-2-2-0-5-|-r-5-4-r-2-r-0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-------------|-------------0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|---------------5-|-r-5-3-r-2-2-----|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-r-7-7-4---|-----4-r-7-7-4-\-|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-----------5-|(5)5-------------|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-r-2-----------|-----2-r-3-3-4-5-|(5)5-4-r-2-2-----|-------------0-1-|
Eb |---------0-1-2-3-|-3-3-------------|-------------3-5-|-r-5-3-r-2-2-----|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2-2-r-2-2-2-r---|-----------------|-2-2-r-2-2-2-r---|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r---|-----------------|-3-3-r-3-3-3-r---|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUT-CHORUS (Repeat 1st staff x3):                         _________________ _________________
                                                         /1,2              /3
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-5-7-r-7---------|-5---------------|---3-r---5-----2-|
Eb |-5-7-r-7-----r-5-|-7-7-r-5-7-7-r-7-|-----------------|---7-r---5-2-r---|-3---------5-r---|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-2---------------|(2)--------------|-2-r-------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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