Kiss - Calling Dr Love bass tab
Song: CALLING DR. LOVE
Artist: KISS
Album: ROCK AND ROLL OVER
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com
Tuned down 1/2-step
Comments: A solid performance. Gene slowly builds the line from single
root-notes, via some pentatonic connecting notes, to pumping eights
with scalar connecting notes. No part of the tab done by S. Andersson
was used in making this one.
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. 1
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------5--------0-----------------|
Eb|--0--------3------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------5--------0----0------------|
Eb|--0--------3--------------------------3---------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------2--------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---3------------3--0---------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5------------5--3---0------------0------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3---------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------2--3---------|
Eb|--0------------3--0---3-------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------5--------3-3--3-3--3-3--3---5--5-----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5h-7------------7--5-----5--------------------|
Eb|--------0------0--------------7----5--3--0------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7\-------------7--5-----5---------------------|
Eb|-------0------0--------------7----5--3--0-------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7\-------------7--------------5---------------|
Eb|-------0------0-----8-----7--5-------7--5-------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7------------7--------------------------------|
Eb|------------------0---3------------3--0---------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5------------5--3---0------------0------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3---------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------2--3---------|
Eb|--0------------0--2---3-------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5------------5--3---0------------0------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3---------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------2--3--|
Eb|--0----0--0--0--0--0--2--3----3--3--3--3--------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5----5--5--5--5--3--2--0----0--0--0--0--0-----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------3--|
Rhythm Fig. 8
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------2--3--|
Eb|--0----0--0--0--0--0--2--3----3--3--3--3--------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------5---------3-3--3-3--3-3--3---5--5----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 9
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7~--------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 10
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------14\------------|
Eb|--0---------------------------------------------|
