Kiss - Firehouse bass tab
Song: FIREHOUSE
Artist: KISS
Album: KISS
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com
Tuned down 1/2-step
Comments: Not much to say. Gene progressively builds the line up during
the verses. Safe, riff-based stuff, but man what a song. Previously
tabbed by Dana Kenneth Palmer. No part of that tab has been used in
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|----------------14\---------------------------|
Db|------------16--------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------5\--------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--5------3----0--3--0--5------3----0--3--0----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5----3--------------------------------------|
Eb|------------5----3--5-------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--5\---------0--3-----5\---------0--3---------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5----3--------------------------------------|
Eb|------------5----3--5-------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------2--3--4--5-------------------------|
Ab|--3-----------------------------0--3--2-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--1-------------1--2-----2--------------------|
Eb|-------------3----------------0---------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--5------3----0--3--0--5------3----0--3--0----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5----3--------------------------------------|
Eb|------------5----3--5----0--2----3--0----3----|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--5------3----0--3--0--5------3----0--3--0----|
Gb|-------------------------5--------------------|
Db|----------------------------7----5------------|
Ab|--5----3----------------------------7--5--3---|
Eb|------------5----3--5-------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--5------3----0--3--0--5------3----0--3--0----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5----3--------------------------------------|
Eb|------------5----3--5----0--3----3--0--2--3---|
Rhythm Fig. 8
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--2------2--2---------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------0------0--0------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1------1--1----------3--3----3--------------|
Rhythm Fig. 9
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--2------2--2---------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------0------0--0------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------5----------------------|
Ab|--------------------------5-(0)---------------|
Eb|--1------1--1-------------------3-------------|
Rhythm Fig. 10
Gb|------------4/---9----7-----------------------|
Db|-------------------------7----------5---------|
Ab|------------------------------5--7------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 11
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--5------3----0--3--0--5----------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|--5----4----2-------4----2--------------------|
Ab|-----------------0----------0-----------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
