Kiss - Exciter guitar tab
EXCITER (from the KISS CD "LICK IT UP")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
Standard tuning
Comments: The open E-string during the first part of Rhy. Fig 1 is actually
natural harmonics. To get that sound, slide your left index finger along the
string (just resting it on the string as when playing natural harmonics)
from the 12th fret down to the 5th fret and back up again in time. It should
take 8 pick strokes either way. On beat one you should be at the 12th fret, at
beat three you should be at the 5 th fret and so on. The solo might not be
entirely accurate. There is an extreme amount of delay on that guitar and it
is hard to figure out what is played and what is generated by the delay.
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
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5------------7--|
D|-------------------------------------------5------------7--|
A|-------------------------------------------3------------5--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----|
< - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - > P.M. -> P.M. ->
Rhythm Fig. 2 (P.M. on 6th throughout)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2~-------------------------3~-----|
D|-------------------------2~-------------------------3~-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2~----------5------------7--------|
D|-------------------------2~----------5------------7--------|
A|-------------------------------------3------------5--------|
E|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----------|
Rhythm Fig. 3 (P.M. on 6th throughout)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------1----------3----------------------|
G|--2------------------2-------2-/4-------4------------------|
D|--2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Let ring - - - - - - >
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12~-------------------------3-----|
D|-------------------------12~-------------------------3-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------1-----|
E|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------1----------3----------------------|
G|--2------------------2-------2-/4-------4------------------|
D|--2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Let ring - - - - - - >
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12~-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------12~-------------------------5-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------5-----|
E|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3-----|
Rhythm Fig. 4
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------------------------/9------7-----------------------|
D|--5------------------------/9------7------------------5----|
A|--3------------------------/7------5------------------5----|
E|------------------------------------------------------3----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------------------------/9------7-----------------------|
D|--5------------------------/9------7-----------------------|
A|--3------------------------/7------5-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------7~--5~--3~--2~----|
Rhythm Fig. 5 (P.M. on 6th throughout)
E|--7--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--------------------------10----------------------------|
G|--9--------------------------11----------------------------|
D|--9--------------------------12----------------------------|
A|--7--------------------------12----------------------------|
E|-------0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|--7--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9----------------------------------5------------7--------|
D|--9----------------------------------5------------7--------|
A|--7----------------------------------3------------5--------|
E|-------0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0----------|
Rhythm Fig. 6 (Let ring)
E|--------------------------------0--------------------------|
B|---------------------2--------------2----------------------|
G|--4----------------------2--------------2------------------|
D|--4--------------------------2-----------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - - - - - - - 4x - - - - - - - - - >
E|--------------------------------3--------------------------|
B|--3------------------5--------------5----------------------|
G|--2----------------------5--------------5------------------|
D|--0--------------------------5-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - >
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------5------|
D|--3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------5------|
A|--1-------------1-------------1-------------1-------3------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-0-0-0----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3-3-3-2-2-2-1--------------------------------|
Light P.M. - - - - - ->
Rhythm Fig. 7 (P.M. throughout)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 8 (P.M. on 6th throughout)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------5-----------7-------|
D|-------------------------7~------------5-----------7-------|
A|-------------------------5~------------3-----------5-------|
E|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------|
< - - - - - 7x - - - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 9
E|--7--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--------------------------10----------------------------|
G|--9--------------------------11----------------------------|
D|--9--------------------------12----------------------------|
A|--7--------------------------12----------------------------|
E|-------0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---|
P.M. - - - - - - - -> P.M. - - - - - - - ->
E|--7--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-7~---5~---3~---2~-------------|
P.M. - - - - - - - ->
Rhythm Fig. 10
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-0-0-0----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------2-2-2-0-0-0----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3---0----------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 11
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------4-4-4-2-2-2-0--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 12
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------9-------------9------------9-9---------------|
D|--9-----------9-------------9------------9-9---------------|
A|--7-----------7-------------7------------7-7---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12*-----(\/)(\/)(\/)(\/)(\/)(\/)-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------14(\)-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12~------------------------12~---------------------------|
D|--12~------------------------12~---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7~-----------------7~--------------------------------|
G|------7~-----------------7~--------------------------------|
D|------7~-----------------7~--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5p3---3--------------------------------------------------|
G|------4---4-2-0---2p0---0----------------------------------|
D|----------------2-----2---2p0-----2p0---0------------------|
A|------------------------------2-0-----2---2p0--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------3-2-0-0------|
Solo 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12----------------10--------14--------12-----------------|
G|--14b~--------------12b-------16b~------14b~---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14--------10--------15----------------13--------17-------|
G|--16b-------12b~------17b~--------------15b-------19b~-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13----------------17--------13--------15-----------------|
G|--15b~--------------19b-------15b~------17b~---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------15-------|
B|--17--------18--------17----------------18--------18b~-----|
G|--19b-------20b~------19b~--------------20b----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------5\-|
A|--2~---------0-------0---------/5~-----7~------------------|
E|-----------------3-------3---0-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------2~---------------2---0------0----------|
E|------------0----3---------------------------3------3---0--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-/5~-------------7-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 3 (with massive delay)
E|--------12p10----12p10--------12p10---------12p10----------|
B|--------------12-------12-----------10b-----------10b------|
G|--14b------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - 7x - - >
E|----------------------------------------15p12----12--------|
B|--10h-12p-10----------------15p12----12-------15-----------|
G|-------------12-14p12----12-------14-----------------------|
D|----------------------14-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--15p12----12--17b--17b--17b~----12h15-10h12---------------|
B|--------15-----------------------------------12h15-10h12---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10b---------------15b--15-12-----------------------------|
G|----------14b--14-12-------------14p12-14/------(12)-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
