Artist: KISS
Album: DYNASTY
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, [email protected]
Standard tuning
Comments: Octaves. Truly a disco-staple for bass if there ever was one and
on this track Gene milks ’em far all they’re worth. Grab a pick and eight-
note the night away. Just looks out for the truly unexpected flurry of
sixteenths leading into the chorus. Very tasty.
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 ar
(/) = Release w ar
Tp = Tap wplectrum
Rhythm Fig. 1
G|—————————————————-|
D|—————————————————-|
A|—–7—–7——–7——————————-|
E|–0—–0—–0–0—–0—————————-|
Rhythm Fig. 2
G|—————————————————-|
D|—————————————————-|
A|—–7—–7——–7———7—–7——–7——|
E|–0—–0—–0–0—–0—0—–0—–0–0—–0—|
G|————————————7——–7——|
D|—–7—–7——–7——————————-|
A|——————————7–5—–5–5—-(5)–|
E|–5—–5—–5–5—–0—0————————|
Rhythm Fig. 3
G|—————————————————-|
D|—————————————————-|
A|—–7—–7——–7———7—–7——–7——|
E|–0—–0—–0–0—–0—0—–0—–0–0—–0—|
G|—————————————————-|
D|—–7—–7——–7———7—–7—————|
A|———————————————5–5—|
E|–5—–5—–5–5—–5—5—–5—–5–5———|
Rhythm Fig. 4
G|—————————————————-|
D|——————————5—–5——–5——|
A|—–7—–7——–7——————————-|
E|–0—–0—–0–0—–0—3—–3—–3–3—–3—|
< - - - - 2x - - - - > < - - - - 2x - - - - >
G|—————————————————-|
D|—–9—–9——–9——————————-|
A|——————————7—–7——–7——|
E|–7—–7—–7–7—–7—0—–0—–0–0—–0—|
< - - - - 2x - - - - > < - - - - 2x - - - - >
G|—————————————————-|
D|——————————5—–5——–5——|
A|—–7—–7——–7——————————-|
E|–0—–0—–0–0—–0—3—–3—–3–3—–3—|
< - - - - 2x - - - - > < - - - - 2x - - - - >
G|—————————————————-|
D|—–9—–9——–9———7—–7——–7——|
A|—————————————————-|
E|–7—–7—–7–7—–7—5—–5—–5–5—–5—|
< - - - - 2x - - - - >
G|—————————————————-|
D|—–7-5——————————————–|
A|———7-5—————————————-|
E|–5———-8-7-5—-12—————————|
Rhythm Fig. 5
G|——————-5———————5———-|
D|——–5———————5———————|
A|–3–3—–3—-3—–3—-3—–3—-3————-|
E|—————————————————-|
G|——————-7——————————–|
D|——–7——————————————-|
A|–5–5—–5—-5—–5—-5–7——–5———–|
E|—————————————————-|
Rhythm Fig. 6
G|——————-5———————5———-|
D|——–5———————5———————|
A|–3–3—–3—-3—–3—-3—–3—-3————-|
E|—————————————————-|
G|—————————-4—–4——–4——–|
D|—————————————————-|
A|–5–5–5–5–5/—0–2——–2—–2–2—–2—–|
E|—————————————————-|
G|—–4—–4——–4——————————-|
D|—————————————————-|
A|–2—–2—–2–2—–2—2————————|
E|—————————————————-|
< - - - 3x - - - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 7
G|—————————————————-|
D|—————————————————-|
A|—–7—–7——–7——–7—–7——–7——-|
E|–0—–0—–0–0—–0–0—–0—–0–0—–0—-|
G|—————————————————-|
D|—–7—–7——–7——————————-|
A|——————————–7–5–5—-7–5—–|
E|–5—–5—–5–5—–5–0–0———————-|