Tough Love Tab by Kiss

Tough Love tab by Kiss

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Whole step down



Comments: Almost heavy metal this one. During the last pre-chorus, riffs
4a and 4b are extended by one bar of E5-chords. Everything is pretty
straight-forward, the solo is harmless so to speak and most of the fills
are too. Only the outro solo gets a little fast.


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 wbar
(/)  = Release wbar
Tp   = Tap wplectrum

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Rhythm Fig. 1

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------5------------------------5-----------------------------|
C|--------------------7----------------------7~--------------------------|
G|--3-3-5-5-6-6-7--------------3-3-5-5-6-7-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    P.M. - - - ->	         P.M. - - ->



Rhythm Fig. 2

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------3---------------------|
F|----------------5------------------------5-------0---------------------|
C|--------------------7----------------------7~----0---------------------|
G|--3-3-5-5-6-6-7--------------3-3-5-5-6-7---------x---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------3---------------------|
    P.M. - - - ->	         P.M. - - ->


Rhythm Fig. 3

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------2---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5-2---------------------------------------------|
D|---7-6-5-3-5-3-5-3-5/7---0-------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----------|
	  P.M.                  P.M. - - - - - - - - - - ->


D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------5-3-------3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3------------|
D|--7-6-5-3-5-3-5-3-5/7--------------------------------------------------|
	 P.M.                  P.M. - - - - - - - - - - ->


Rhythm Fig. 4a

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-4------------------------5--------5--5---5---4------------------------|
C|-4------------------------5--------5--5---5---4------------------------|
G|-2------0-2----0-2-0---0--3------0-3--3---3---2-------0-2----0-2-0---0-|
D|------2------2-------2---------3--------------------2------2-------2---|
        P.M. - - - - - - >       P.M.                 P.M. - - - - - - >


D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-----------------5---4--------------------------5---------5--5---5---|
C|-5---------2---5---5---4--------------------------5---------5--5---5---|
G|-3---12---2---5---3---2-------0-2----0-2-0---0---3-------0-3--3---3---|
D|-----12---0---3-------------2------2-------2-----------3--------------|
		         P.M. - - - - - - ->        P.M.


D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--7--------7--7--7--7---9--9--9--9--9----------------------------------|
C|--7--------7--7--7--7---9--9--9--9--9----------------------------------|
G|--5--------5--5--5--5---7--7--7--7--7-----12--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------12--------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 4b

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--4----------5----------5--5h7p5----4---------5------------------5-----|
C|--4----------5------5/7-------------4---------5----------2---5---5-----|
G|--2----------3----------------------2---------3----12---2---5---3-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------12---0---3---------|
		Let ring - ->

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-4----------5----------7--------7--7--7--7---9--9--9--9--9-------------|
C|-4----------5----------7--------7--7--7--7---9--9--9--9--9-------------|
G|-2----------3----------5--------5--5--5--5---7--7--7--7--7-----12-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------12-----|



Rhythm Fig. 5a

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------/10-----10--------------------------------------------------|
F|----------/9------9-------------/10----10----------------------------|
C|--7--5--7----------------7--5--7-/10----10----------------------------|
G|--7--5--7----------------7--5--7---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    P.M. ->                P.M. ->


Rhythm Fig. 5b

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10---8---10----8--8/10-----10---8---10----8--8/10--------------------|
F|--9----7---9-----7--7/9------9----7---9-----7--7/9---------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 6

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-6-5-0-3-5---7-6-5-0-3-5--------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 7a

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-8--------8------6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6---5-3-0-5-3--0-5-3-0-5--5-5-5-|
C|-8--------8--10--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6---5-3-0-5-3--0-5-3-0-5--5-5-5-|
G|-6---8/10--------4---4-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5-3-0-5-3---6----7-----8------------8------6-----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
C|-5-3-0-5-3---6----7-----8------------8--10--6-----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
G|-------------4----5-----6-------8/10--------4-----4--------------------|
D|-------------4----5----------------------------------------------------|



D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---5-3-0-5-3--0-5-3-0-5--5-5-5---5-3-0-5-3---5-------------------------|
C|---5-3-0-5-3--0-5-3-0-5--5-5-5---5-3-0-5-3---5----5--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------3----5--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------3--------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 7b

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-8---------8------6------------------------5-3-0-5-3--0-5-3-0-5--5-5-5-|
C|-8---------8--10--6---6--------------------5-3-0-5-3--0-5-3-0-5--5-5-5-|
G|-6----8/10--------4---4------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------1--1--2--2--3---------------------------------|
		     P.M. - - - - >


D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--5-3-0-5-3---6----7-----8------------8------6-------------------------|
C|--5-3-0-5-3---6----7-----8------------8--10--6----6--------------------|
G|--------------4----5-----6-------8/10--------4----4--------------------|
D|--------------4----5---------------------------------1--1--2--2--3--3--|
					 P.M. - - - - - >


D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---5-3-0-5-3--0-5-3-0-5--5-5-5---5-3-0-5-3---5-------------------------|
C|---5-3-0-5-3--0-5-3-0-5--5-5-5---5-3-0-5-3---5----5--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------3----5--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------3--------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 8

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------5----------------5--|
C|-2--------------0-2--------------------------------5--------------0-5--|
G|-2----2p0---0h2---2--------------------------------3----2p0---0h2---3--|
D|-0--------3-------0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----------3----------|
		  P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - >


D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - >



Solo (with slide)

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------9----8----7--------|
C|--/12----------------5**---7**----5----------/7----/6----/5---5------|
G|--/12----------7-5-7------------7----7**------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
	        P.M.


D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---/19--------16~------------------------------------------------------|
F|---/19--------16~------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 1

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--11---11---11**---9-11-12~------------------13----13----13----13------|
C|-----9----9------------------10**~--------------14----14----14----14---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



D|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-------------------------------------------|
A|--15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b~-----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    hold bend - - - - - - >


Riff 2

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--20b~---------8b**--8-5-----------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------7-5-------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------7-7---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
		A.H. - - - >



Riff 3

D|--17--------------------20(/)(/)-------------------------------------|
A|--20b---20p-17----20b--------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------19------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------x------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------x------------------------------|
         < - - 3x - - >


Outro solo

D|--20b-20~----17-20p-17----17-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------20----20-17h-20p-17----20p-17----17-------------|
F|-------------------------------------------19--------19----19p-17------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------19---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------8**-----8**------------------------------------------|
F|-------------7b**----7b**-----7r-7p-5----------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------7~------5------------------------|
G|--(/)15-----------------------------------------7-5-3-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------5~--------------|
	    Hold bend ->


D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---7b**-5**~----------------------5**----------------------------------|
C|-------------------------5**----------7**------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------7**---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tough love
Stanley, Kulick, Ezrin

[Intro: Rhythm Fig. 1]
[Rhythm Fig. 2]

[Rhythm Fig. 3]
I wanna take you down
Until the morning light
Why don't you come around
And let mr treat you right

[Rhythm Fig. 4a & 4b]
I'm the one who gave you what you'd never had
You said I should .. be gentle and be good
But, hoped the hell I would be bad

[Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
I wanna take you
Baby gonna make you
[Rhythm Fig. 1]
Gimme, tough love
[Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
C?mon and please me
Take your time and tease me
[Rhythm Fig. 1]
Gimme, tough love
[Rhythm Fig. 6]

[Rhythm Fig. 3]
I tie you to the rings
I feel your fever rise
We love to do the things
That others fantasize

[Rhythm Fig. 4a & 4b]
And then .. you smile and bring me to my knees
But when I try a gentle lullaby
I swear I hear you sighing please

[Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
I wanna take you
Baby gonna make you
[Rhythm Fig. 1]
Gimme, tough love
[Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
C?mon and please me
Take your time and tease me
[Rhythm Fig. 1]
Gimme, tough love

[Rhythm Fig. 7a & 7b]
I never knew how much I needed you till now
But now I know, and tonight I'm gonna show you how

[Solo over Rhythm Fig. 8]

[Rhythm Fig. 4a & 4b with Riff 1]
And then, I smile and bring you to your knees
And though I try a gentle lullaby
I swear I hear you sighing please

[Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
I wanna take you
Baby gonna make you
[Rhythm Fig. 1 with Riff 2]
Gimme, tough love
[Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
C?mon and please me
Take your time and tease me
[Rhythm Fig. 1 with Riff 3]
Gimme, tough love

[Outro solo over Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
[Rhythm Fig. 1] (2x)

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