You Wanted The Best Tab by Kiss

You Wanted The Best tab by Kiss

Guitar Tab

Tuned down 1/2-step

Comments: The massive guitar sounds on this tune make it a little hard
to tab, especially the first solo. Make sure to damp effectively during
the verse to get that stutter-like effect.


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

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -





Rhythm Fig. 1

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----3------3----3-----------------------------|
Gb|----0------2----0-----------------------------|
Db|----0------0----0-----------------------------|
Ab|----x------0----x-----------------------------|
Eb|----3-----------3-----------------------------|






Rhythm Fig. 2

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------3-------3--------|
Gb|--0h-2-----------------------0-------0----0---|
Db|--0h-2-----------------------0-------0----0---|
Ab|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0----0---|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
           P.M. - - - - - - - >     P.M.


Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------3-------3--------|
Gb|--0h-2-----------------------0-------0----0---|
Db|--0h-2-----------------------0-------0----0---|
Ab|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0----0---|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
           P.M. - - - - - - - >     P.M.


Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------3-------3-------|
Gb|--0h-2-----------------2------0-------0----0--|
Db|--0h-2-----------------2------0-------0----0--|
Ab|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0----0--0----0--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
           P.M. - - - - - - - >     P.M.


Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--0h-2-----------------------5\-4--2--5\-4--0-|
Db|--0h-2-----------------------5\-4--2--5\-4--0-|
Ab|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
           P.M. - - - - - - - >


Rhythm Fig. 3a

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2-------------------------------------------|
Db|--2-------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0-------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 3b

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----3-------3--------------------------------|
Gb|-----0-------0----0----0h-2--2----------------|
Db|--x--0----x--0----0----0h-2--2----------------|
Ab|--x--0----x--0----0----0-----0----------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 3c

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------3---------3------------|
Gb|--0h-2--------------x--0------x--0------------|
Db|--0h-2--------------x--0------x--0------------|
Ab|--0-----------------x--0------x--0------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 3d

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------3-------3--------------|
Gb|--0h-2--------------x--0----x--0----0---------|
Db|--0h-2--------------x--0----x--0----0---------|
Ab|--0-----------------x--0----x--0----0---------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 3e

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------3------3----3----------|
Gb|--0h-2-----------------0------2----0----------|
Db|--0h-2-----------------0------0----0----------|
Ab|--0--------------------x------0----x----------|
Eb|-----------------------3-----------3----------|




Rhythm Fig. 4

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------3----3----3----3----3------|
Gb|-------------------0----0----0----0----2------|
Db|--2----------------0----0----0----0----0------|
Ab|--2----------------x----x----x----x----0------|
Eb|--0----------------3----3----3----3-----------|





Rhythm Fig. 5

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------3-------|
Gb|-2------------2-----------------------0-----0-|
Db|-2------------2-----------------------0-----0-|
Ab|-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
        P.M. - >    P.M. - - - - - - - >   P.M.



Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------3------3----3-----|
Gb|--2-------------------------0------0----0-----|
Db|--2-------------------------0------0----0-----|
Ab|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--x------x----x-----|
Eb|----------------------------3------3----3-----|
          P.M. - - - - - - - >


Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------3-----3-------------|
Gb|-2------------------------0-----0----0-----0h-|
Db|-2------------------------0-----0----0-----0h-|
Ab|-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
        P.M. - - - - - - >     P.M.


Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------3------3----3-----|
Gb|--2-------------------------0------0----0-----|
Db|--2-------------------------0------0----0-----|
Ab|-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--x------x----x-----|
Eb|----------------------------3------3----3-----|
          P.M. - - - - - - - >


Rhythm Fig. 6

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------3----3---3-|
Gb|-------9------8------------9-------0----0---0-|
Db|-----------------------------------0----0---0-|
Ab|-0-----7------6------0-----7-------x----x---x-|
Eb|-----------------------------------3----3---3-|




Rhythm Fig. 7

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|-2--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-2--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
       P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >


Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------3------3----3----|
Gb|-----------------------------0------0----0----|
Db|-----------------------------0------0----0----|
Ab|-----------------------------x------x----x----|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3------3----3----|
     P.M. - - - - - - - - - - >




Rhythm Fig. 8

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------3-------3--------|
Gb|--0h-2-----------------2-----0-------0----0---|
Db|--0h-2-----------------2-----0-------0----0---|
Ab|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0----0---|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
           P.M. - - - - >   P.M.    P.M.


Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-0h-2-----------------------5\-4--2--5\-4--0--|
Db|-0h-2-----------------------5\-4--2--5\-4--0--|
Ab|-0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
         P.M. - - - - - - - >


Rhythm Fig. 9

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2------x--x--x----x--x--x----x--x--x--------|
Db|--2------x--x--x----x--x--x----x--x--x--------|
Ab|--0------x--x--x----x--x--x----x--x--x--------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 10

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----0h-1-----0h-1-----------------------------|
Gb|----------0--------0--2~----------------------|
Db|----------------------2~----------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 11

Eb|----------------------------------0-----------|
Bb|----------------------------------0-----------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------0-----------------------------------|
Ab|----2--3-----3--2--0--------------------------|
Eb|----------------------3--0--------------------|



Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------1-------------|
Gb|--------------------------------0-------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------2/-3----------------------|
Eb|--------2--3--2--0----------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 12

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3-------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2------------------3------------------------|
Db|--0------------------3------------------------|
Ab|---------------------1------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|



Riff 1

Eb|-----3----3----3----0-------------3--3--0--3--5--5p3p0--3--0---------|
Bb|-----3----3----3----0-------------3--3--0--3-------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



Solo 1

Eb|------------------8----------8/\-------------------------------------|
Bb|---------8---------------------------8--7p5----7p-5------------------|
Gb|---7b-------7b-----------------------8--7p5----7p-5------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------7--------7---------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------7--5--3------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



Eb|-8-7-5--------------------------------------------------------12b^^~-|
Bb|-8-7-5--8-7-5-7b-7p5---5-7-5--------10-10---10-12b-12p10---10--------|
Gb|--------8-7-5-7b-7p5---5-7-5--0-/11-------11-------------11----------|
Db|---------------------7-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|




Eb|-----------------------------------------8--7h8p7p5------------------|
Bb|-----5--5------5--5------5--5------5--5-------------8--5h8p5----5----|
Gb|-----5--5------5--5------5--5------5--5----------------------7-------|
Db|-/7---------7---------7---------7------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------5------7------8---------10------12-----------|
Gb|--7--5~-----------------7b-----9b-----10b-------12b-----14b----------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



Solo 2

Eb|------12-----------12----------12----------12-----------2------------|
Bb|---------15p12--------15p12-------15p12-------15p12-------15p12---12-|
Gb|-14b----------14b----------14b---------14b---------14b---------14----|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|




Eb|--15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----12--------------------|
Bb|--------15-------15-------15-------15-------15-----------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|




Eb|--15b-15r-12-----------------------------------------------------17b-|
Bb|--------------15p12-15-----12-15p12----12\-------15--15------15------|
Gb|------------------------14----------14-------/16---------16----------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|




Eb|--17--17b-17--17b-17--17b-17b---17r--15h17p15-----15-----------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------17------17--15--17b^^--|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|




Eb|----------15b-----17--15----17b-17--17b-17--17b-17--17b-17b----------|
Bb|------17-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|




Eb|------15h17p15-----15------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------17------17--15--17b^^-------17p15-17b^^---17p15-17b^^-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--17p15-17b^^---17p15-17b^^------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------9--7--9b^--------------pb9^-r9~--------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9**--9**--9**--9**--9**--9**--9**--9**--9**--9**--9**--9**----------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9p7~-----7p5~-----5p4~-----4p2~-----4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0--|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----7b-7--5--7--5----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----7b-7--5--7--5-----5--7b**----------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------7-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|




Solo 3

Eb|--17---17-17---17-17-----17-20p17----17------------------------------|
Bb|--20b-----20b-----20b-------------20----20-17h20p17---17-20p17----17-|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------19----------19----|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|




Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------20-----------19--17----------------------------|
Gb|--19p17----17-19b----------r19p17--19--17----------------------------|
Db|--------19---------------------------------19~------19-19-17---------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------19------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                 Hold bend- ->                        < - - 6x - ->





Eb|--------------------------------17----17---17-----19-----19----19----|
Bb|--------------------------------20b--------20b----22b----------22b---|
Gb|-----19-17-----17-19-17----------------------------------------------|
Db|--17-19-17-----17-19-17----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------19-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                  < - 4x ->          < - 4x ->




YOU WANTED THE BEST
Simmons

Rhy. Fig 1:
Rhy. Fig 2:
Alright, yeah, yeah, yeah

Rhy. Fig 3a:
Hey, make-up or break up, 'cause we've seen better days
Rhy. Fig 3b:
Yeah, they'll have to drag you kickin' and screamin' off the stage
Rhy. Fig 1:
Rhy. Fig 3c:
Listen, don't do me favors, don't show your face

Rhy. Fig 3d followed by Rhy. Fig 3e:
Don't tell me not to play 'cause it's not your place

Rhy. Fig 4:
The fans wanted us to play, we hear and we obey

Rhy. Fig 5 with Rhy. Fig 6:
You wanted the best (yeah, you got it)
And you got the best (alright, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Rhy. Fig 7:
Ah, ah, ahh
Ah, ah, ahh

Rhy. Fig 8 with Riff 1:

Rhy. Fig 3a:
Don't give me glances, don't give me lies
Rhy. Fig 3b:
Well then, don't give me sweet talk, Pete just testify
Rhy. Fig 1:
Rhy. Fig 3c:
Hey, you live in fairy tales, you're just a fallen star

Rhy. Fig 3d followed by Rhy. Fig 3e:
Right, well who died and made you king, just who do you think you are

Rhy. Fig 4:
Everything's gotten way out of hand, but your wish is our command

Rhy. Fig 5 with Rhy. Fig 6:
You wanted the best (your wish is our command, yeah, yeah)
And you got the best (you got the best, yeah, yeah, yeah)



Rhy. Fig 7:
Ah, ah, ahh
Ah, ah, ahh

Rhy. Fig 9:

Solo 1 over Rhy. Fig 10:
Solo 2 over Rhy. Fig 11:
Rhy. Fig 12:

Rhy. Fig 2:

Rhy. Fig 4:
Everything gotten way out of hand, but your wish is our command

Rhy. Fig 5 with Rhy. Fig 6:
You wanted the best (we hear and we obey, yeah, yeah)
And you got the best (you got it, that's right)
Rhy. Fig 7:
Ah, ah, ahh
Ah, ah, ahh

Rhy. Fig 5 with solo 3:
You wanted the best (yeah, you want the best, you got the best)
And you got the best (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Rhy. Fig 7:
Ah, ah, ahh
Ah, ah, ahh

(Fade out drums and voices only)

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