Kiss - Exciter bass tab
EXCITER (from the KISS album "LICK IT UP")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
Standard tuning
Comments: I think that Paul played this part. There are a few places, most
notably the pre-chorus, where there are long stretches of the same chord and
Gene has a tendency to go crazy when that opportunity arises (just look at
the many grace notes in the tab to YOUNG AND WASTED). If Paul didn¥t play it
he probably told Gene to tone it down a little. Since the bass plays the same
thing on every pass I¥ve let these Figs. get a little long.
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
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--15\---------3----------5----------------------------|
E|-------0--0-------0--0--------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7\-----------------5h7----7\-----------------5h7----|
E|-------0--0-0-0--0-0------0------0--0-0-0--0-0------0-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7\-----------------5h7\--------3----------5\--------|
E|-------0--0-0-0--0-0-------0--0-------0--0------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---0---0--0---------0---0---0--0-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------3--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7\-----------------5h7----7\-------------------1----|
E|-------0--0-0-0--0-0------0------0--0-0-0--0-0-0------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---0---0--0----------0---0---0--0------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7\-----------------5h7----7\------------------------|
E|-------0--0-0-0--0-0------0------0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3----|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3--3-------3-3---3---3--3-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---5---5--5-------5-5---5---5--5\------------------|
E|---------------------------------------3--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3--3-------3-3---3---3--3-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---5---5--5----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------7----5----3----2---------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---0h2--0h2----------2---0h2--0h2---0--------------|
E|------------------------------------------2-----------|
< - - 3x - - >
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---0h2--0h2----------2---0h2--0h2------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - >
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---0h5--0h5----------5---0h5----5----5-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
< - - 3x - - >
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0-------------|
E|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--1----1----1----1----1----1----3----3----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---0-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------3---2---1-----------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7\-----------------5h7------------------------------|
E|-------0--0-0-0--0-0------0---------------------------|
< - - - - - 8x - - - - - >
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7\-----------------5-----------3----------5\--------|
E|-------0--0-0-0--0-0-------0--0-------0--0------------|
< - - - - 7x - - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 6
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3--3-------3-3---3---3--3-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---5---5--5-------5-5---5---5--5\------------------|
E|---------------------------------------3--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3--3-------3-3---3---3--3-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---5---5--5----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------7----5----3----2---------------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7\-----------------5h7------------------------------|
E|-------0--0-0-0--0-0------0--7----5----3----2---------|
< - - - - - 3x - - - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 8
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-5-5-5--------------------7\---7\---7\---7-7\--|
E|--------------7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-0-----------------------|
< - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - >
