Torpedo Girl bass tab by Kiss

Standard tuning

Comments: This bassline, like all of Ace´s songs after his
1978 solo album, was played by Ace himself. It shows too,
the riffs are kind of funky and are nowhere near what Gene
would have played.

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
x    = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
Tp   = Tap w\plectrum

Rhythm Fig. 1a

G|----------------------12--12/13------------------------------------|
D|-------14--12-----12-------------------14--12-----14-12-----12-----|
A|--------------14------------------------------14--------14-----10--|
E|--12------------------------------12-------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 1b

G|----------------------12--12/13------------------------------------|
D|-------14--12-----12-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------14---------------------------------------------------|
E|--12------------------------------12--x-12--x-12--x-12--x-14-------|



Rhythm Fig. 1c

G|----------------------12--12/13------------------------------------|
D|-------14--12-----12------------------x-14--x-14--14---------------|
A|--------------14--------------------------------------12-----------|
E|--12------------------------------12-------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 1d

G|----------------------12--12/13------------------------------------|
D|-------14--12-----12------------------x-14--x-14--14--14--14\------|
A|--------------14---------------------------------------------------|
E|--12------------------------------12-------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 2a

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------3--3---2---3--3----------------------------|
E|--3--3---2---3--3--------------------------------------------------|
   < - - - 2x - - - >   < - - - 2x - - - >



Rhythm Fig. 2b

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------3--3---2---3--3------3--3---2--------------|
E|--3--3---2---3--3---------------------------------------3--3---2/--|
   < - - - 2x - - - >



Rhythm Fig. 3

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---7-7---7-----7-7----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 4

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------2---------------------------------------------------|





Rhythm Fig. 5

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----7--7--5--5--4--4--2--2-------------------|
E|-----------------------0-------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 6

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 7

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10---10---10--10---10---10---------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 8

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2/---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
E|--0---0---0--------------------------------------------------------|
                        < - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - >



Rhythm Fig. 6

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   < - - - - 2x - - - - - >



Intro: Drums only:

Rhy. Fig 1a: (3x)
Rhy. Fig 1b:
Rhy. Fig 2a:

Rhy. Fig 2a:
Rhy. Fig 2b:

Rhy. Fig 1a:
Rhy. Fig 1c:

Rhy. Fig 3:
Rhy. Fig 4:

Rhy. Fig 2a:

Rhy. Fig 2a:
Rhy. Fig 2b:

Rhy. Fig 1a:
rhy. Fig 1c:

Rhy. Fig 3:
Riff 1:

Rhy. Fig 6: (7x)
Rhy. Fig 7:
Rhy. Fig 1a:
Rhy. Fig 1d:

Rhy. Fig 6: (4x)

Rhy. Fig 3:
Rhy. Fig 5:

Rhy. Fig 6:

Rhy. Fig 3:
Rhy. Fig 5:

Rhy. Fig 8: (repeat and fade)