Kiss

Kiss - Boomerang guitar tab

BOOMERANG (from the KISS CD "HOT IN THE SHADE")

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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com

Standard tuning

Comments: Well, not quite. It's slightly below standard tuning, I suggest

you tune to the open A-chord in Rhy. Fig . I think this is the worst song

KISS has ever recorded. The main riff might have been cool but the

production is so bad it's hard to hear what the riff actually is. The

verse isn't a complete throwaway but the modulation to G#m manages to ruin

that too. The only thing worth salvaging here is the Solo. Bruce gets to

start things off with his usual tapping but when it goes to the part

that is without backing he lets loose with a very cool tap/pull-off part.

Easily one of the coolest licks Bruce has ever done. Since the tempo here

is in the neighborhood of 280 bpm the riffs may look very spacious. Had

I notated in double-time the sixteenths would have taken over and things

would have gotten pretty hard to read.

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

Rhythm Fig. 1a

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----|

E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------5--5--5-------------|

E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7-------------7--7--7----|

P.M. - - - - - - >

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----|

E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------x--8----x--7--------|

A|---------------------------x--8----x--7--------|

E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7----x--6----x--5--------|

Rhythm Fig. 1b

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----|

E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------5--5--5-------------|

E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7-------------7--7--7----|

P.M. - - - - - - >

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----|

E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|

End 1

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------x--8----7----5------|

A|---------------------------x--8----7----5------|

E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7----x--6----5----3------|

End 2

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------2----2--3----4------|

D|---------------------------2----2--3----4------|

A|---------------------------0----0--1----2------|

E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|

End 3

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--3------4------5-------6------7---------------|

End 4

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|--7------6------5-------4------2---------------|

E|--8------7------6-------5------3---------------|

End 5

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--3---------------------3----------------------|

G|--2------2--------------2----------------------|

D|--0------2--------------0----------------------|

A|---------0-------------------------------------|

E|----------------3--------------3~--------------|

End 6

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--3---------------------3----------------------|

G|--2------2--------------2------2---------------|

D|--0------2--------------0------2---------------|

A|---------0---------------------0---------------|

E|----------------3------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--3--------------------------------------------|

G|--0--------------------------------------------|

D|--0--------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--3--------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------9-------------------------|

D|--2------------------9-------------------------|

A|--2------------------7-------------------------|

E|--0--------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------9\------------------------|

D|--2------------------9\------------------------|

A|--2------------------7\------------------------|

E|--0--------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 2a

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--2--------------------------------------------|

D|--2--------------------------------------------|

A|--0--------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 2b

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--4--4--4--4------4--4--4--4-------------------|

D|--4--4--4--4------4--4--4--4-------------------|

A|--2--2--2--2------2--2--2--2-------------------|

E|----------------------------------14\----------|

Rhythm Fig. 3

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--4------4-------------------------------------|

D|--4------4-------------------------------------|

A|--2------2-------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--3------3------3------------------------------|

G|--0------0------2-------------------------2----|

D|--0------0------0-------------------------2----|

A|------------------------------------------0----|

E|--3------3-------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--4------4-------------------------------------|

D|--4------4-------------------------------------|

A|--2------2-------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--3------3------3----3-------------------------|

G|--0------0------0----2--------------------2----|

D|--0------0------0----0--------------------2----|

A|------------------------------------------0----|

E|--3------3------3------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--4------4-------------------------------------|

D|--4------4-------------------------------------|

A|--2------2-------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--3------3------3----------------------3--3----|

G|--0------0------2----------------------0--0----|

D|--0------0------0----------------------0--0----|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--3------3-----------------------------3--3----|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--2p---0----2----------------------------------|

D|--2p---0----2----------------------------------|

A|--0---------0----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--3--------------------------------------------|

G|--0--------------------------------------------|

D|--0--------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--3--------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 4

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|--6--------------------------------------------|

A|--6--------------------------------------------|

E|--4--------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--4--------------------------------------------|

D|--4------------------4-------------------------|

A|--2------------------4-------------------------|

E|---------------------2-------------------------|

End 1

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|--6--------------------------------------------|

A|--6--------------------------------------------|

E|--4--------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--4------------------6-------------------------|

D|--4------------------6----------4--4-----------|

A|--2------------------4----------4--4-----------|

E|--------------------------------2--2-----------|

End 2

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--2--------------------------------------------|

D|--2--------------------------------------------|

A|--0--------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--4------5------5------6------6----7-----------|

D|--4------5------5------6------6----7-----------|

A|--2------3------3------4------4----5-----------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 5

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--3--------------------------------------------|

G|--2--------------------------------------------|

D|--0--------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|---------2------2------------2------2----------|

A|---------2------2------------2------2----------|

E|--3b-----0------0-----3b-----0------0----------|

1/4-step bends - - - - - >

End 1

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--5------5------5/7----5-----------------------|

D|--5------5------5/7----5-----------------------|

A|--3------3------3-5----3-----------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 6

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--9---------------------------7----------------|

D|--9---------------------------7----------------|

A|--7---------------------------5----------------|

E|--0--------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--5---------------------------3----------------|

D|--5---------------------------3----------------|

A|--3---------------------------1----------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Riff 1

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------5*(/)-------------------------|

G|--12-(\)---------5*(/)-------------------------|

D|--12-(\)---------5*(/)-------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Start w/ bar down and release it

Riff 2

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|

Riff 3

E|--15-15---15------15p14p12---------------------|

B|--14-14---14b^-------------15p14p12------------|

G|------------------------------------14p12------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--15-15---15-----------------------------------|

B|--14-14---14b^---------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--15-15---15------15p14p12---------------------|

B|--14-14---14b^-------------15p14p12------------|

G|------------------------------------14p12------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--15-15---15-----------/17--17--17-------------|

B|--14-14---14b^---------/16--16--16-------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--15~-----------------------------12-----------|

B|--14~------------------15b~----------15p12-----|

G|-------------------------------------------14--|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Wide vib. w/ bar

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--12h15p12----12-------------------------------|

G|-----------14----14-12h14p12-------------------|

D|-----------------------------14p12\11-12b------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|----r12p11(\/)(\/)(\)--------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Riff 4

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--12-(\)---------------------------------------|

D|--12-(\)---------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Riff 5

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--12----13----13----14---14---15---------------|

G|--14b---15b---15b---16b--16b--17b--------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Riff 6

E|--15---15-15--15-----------15b---r15-12h15p12--|

B|--14---14-14--14b^-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--15p12h14p12----12----------------------------|

B|--------------15----15p12h14p12----12-15p14p12-|

G|--------------------------------14-------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------15---15-15--15----------------|

B|-----------------14---14-14--14b^--------------|

G|--14p12~---------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--15p14p12-------------------------------------|

B|--12-------15p12-------------------------------|

G|-----------------15p14p12----------------------|

D|--------------------------14-------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

< - - - - - 4x - - - - >

End 1

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--12----12----12---12--------------------------|

G|--14b---14b---14b--14b~------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Riff 7

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|--5*--(\/)-(\)---------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Riff 8

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|--------------0(\)-----------------------------|

D|--12~------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|------------------12*(\)-----------------------|

D|--12~------/14---------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

Don't pick

Solo 1

E|----------------------------------3*-(\)-------/7**----------------|

B|-----------5*-(\)---(/)--------------------------------------------|

G|--7*---5*----------------4*---3*----------------------7**-(\/\/\)--|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--3p0-h5p3p0--t8p5p3-t8/10p8p5-t10p8p5-t10p8p5-t10p8-t10p8p5-t10p8-|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

< 6x > < 6x >

E|--------------------------t12p10-t12p10p7-t12/15p12p10-t17p12h15---|

B|--t10p8p5-t12p10-t12p10p8------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--t18p12h15-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t21p12h15-t22p12h15-15b-----t22----|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--r15---------------p15---t22p15---t21p15-t19p15-t19/21p15-t19p15--|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

While holding tap

E|--t19/21p15p12-t17p15-t17/19p15p12-t17p15p12-----------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------h15p12-t17p15p12------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--t17p15p12h15b--r15-15b--r15p12-t17p15p12-------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------t16p14p12-t16p14p12h14b-|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------14b^-r14p12-14b^-r14-|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--r14-t16p12h14p12-t16p14b--r14p12\--------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--p12----12-----------------------------------14b^-r14p12-14b^-r14-|

B|------15----14b^-r14p12----12--------------------------------------|

G|------------------------14----14p12--------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--p12----12-----------------------------------14b^-r14p12-14b^-r14-|

B|------15----14b^-r14p12----15--------------------------------------|

G|------------------------14-14b-------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--p12----12---------------------------15---16---17---18---19---20--|

B|------15----14b^-r14p12----12---------12---13---14---15---16---17--|

G|------------------------14----14p12--------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--21~--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--18~--------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------0-(\)-------------------------|

Extreme vib. w/ bar

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--/5-----(\/)--t10~---0h3h5p3p0h5p3p0------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------4p2p0h4p2p0-------4p2p0------|

D|--------------------------------------------------4p2p0------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------5p3p0h5p3p0-3p0h3h5p3p0h5~-5h8p5p0h8p5p0-10~---10p8p0-10~--|

G|--4p2p0------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------12b----r12----------------------------------------------|

B|----8h10p8--------------15b-15-12-----------15b-----15b--15--------|

G|----------------------------------14b-14-12------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

< - - - 2x - - - - >

E|-------------------------------------------------15---15-----------|

B|--15b-15-12------------12~----\------------------14---14b^---------|

G|------------14b-14-12----------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------15b---r15p12-14h15p14p12----12-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------15----15p14p12----------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------15p14p12~------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----15-15---15-----------------15p12-------------------------------|

B|----14-14---14b^---------------12-----15p12------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------15p14p12---------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------14------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

< - - - - 2x - - - - - >

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--11h12p11\9h11p9\7h9p7\5h7p5-5*-(\)-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--7*----5*---------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------5*~-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Wide vib. w/ bar

E|---------------------12\-------------------------------------------|

B|--15b~---------------12\-------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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