Kiss - King Of Hearts guitar tab
KING OF HEARTS (from the KISS CD "HOT IN THE SHADE")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
Standard tuning
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 (P.M. throughout)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------14------14------15------14-----------------------------------|
D|--12------12------12------12---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2 (let ring)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------14------14------15------14-------12------14------15------14--|
D|--12------12------12------12-------12------12------12------12------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
E|--6------8---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------8---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7------9---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8------10--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8------10--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--6------8---------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------0-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------0----2~-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--2~---------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5 (P.M. on single notes)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3------------3-------3----------3-----------------3--3--3--3--2--|
G|--4------------4-------4----------0------2----------2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--4------------4-------4----------0------2-------------------------|
A|--2---------2-------2-------2--2--x------0--------x----------------|
E|----------------------------------3--------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6 (P.M. on single notes)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------------3-------3-----------------------------------|
G|--4--------------------4-------4-----------2-----------------------|
D|--4--------------------4-------4-----------2-----------------------|
A|--2-----------------2-------2-------2--2---0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-------2-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--x--2-------2---------4-------------------4-------4---------------|
A|--x-------0--0---------4-------------------4-------4---------------|
E|-----------------------2-------------------2----2--2---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3------------------3--------2-----------3------------------------|
G|--4---------------------4--------2--------4------------------------|
D|--4------------------------4--------2-----4------------------------|
A|--2---------------------------------------2------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Let ring - - - >
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-------------------------------2-------2-------------|
G|-----4-------4-----------2-------------------2-------2-------------|
D|-----4-------4-----------2----------------x--2-------2-------------|
A|--2-------2-------2--2---0----------------x-------0--0-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------3-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0--------------2----------------|
D|--4---------------4-------4--------0--------------2----------------|
A|--4---------------4-------4--------x--------------0----------------|
E|--2---------------2----2--2--------3-------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--9-----7--7--9-------9--9--11-----9--9--11------------------|
D|--5--5-----5--5--5-----5----7--7------7--7--7------7---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 8
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------3------5---------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------3------5---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------1------3---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 9
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3--------------------------------|
G|--5\-3--3---------7\-5--5---------0---------2----------------------|
D|--5\-3--3---------7\-5--5---------0---------2----------------------|
A|--3\-1--1---------5\-3--3-------------------0-----x\---------0-----|
E|----------------------------------3---------------x\----2~---------|
Rhythm Fig. 10 (let ring)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------14------14------15------14-------12------14------15------14--|
D|--12------12------12------12-------12------12------12------12------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------10~-------12~-------12~--------10~-------12~-12~-------------|
D|--12--------12--------12---------12--------12----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 11 (let ring)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------10~-------10~-------10~------12~-------12~-------12~---------|
D|--12--------12--------12-------12--------12--------12--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - - 2x - - - - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 12 (P.M. on single notes)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------------3-------2----2------------------------------|
G|--4--------------------4-------2----2------------------------------|
D|--4--------------------4-------2----2------------------------------|
A|--2-----------------2-------2--0----0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 13 (P.M. on single notes)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------------3-------3----------3-------------------------|
G|--4--------------------4-------4----------0------2------------------|
D|--4--------------------4-------4----------0------2------------------|
A|--2-----------------2-------2-------2--2--x------0------------------|
E|------------------------------------------3-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------2---------------------------------------0-----0-------|
G|-----2-------2----2----------------------------------0-----0-------|
D|--x--2-------2----2-----2----------------------------2-----2-------|
A|--x--0----0--0----0-----2----------------------------2-----2-------|
E|------------------------0-------------------0--0--0-----0--0-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----------------------------2----------------------------------|
G|--0------2--------------2-------2----2-----------------------------|
D|--0------2-----------x--2-------2----2-----------------------------|
A|--x------0-----------x--0----0--0----0-----------------------------|
E|--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------7b-r7~---|
A|--5**----4**---------2------2-2-2-5p2-4p2-2--------7b-r7~----------|
E|--------------------------------------------3~---------------------|
P.M.
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------15----15b~--15------|
G|------6-7~----------14b-r14-14b-14r-14b~----16----16---------16----|
D|--7h9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pick only once - -> Rake
E|--12---12---12-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b--15b--15b~-----r15p12--15---17p15p12----12-15p14p12----12----|
G|-------------------------------------------14-------------14-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--15p14p12----12--/19~------21b^--r21-19h21p19----19~--------------|
B|-----------15----------------------------------22------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--17p16p14----17p14----17p16p14----17p14----17p14----17--------14--|
B|-----------17-------17----------17-------17-------17-----15h17-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17p15----15h17p15----15------------------------------------------|
G|--------16----------16----16p14-16p14------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------16-14-17~--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
E|-------------15-19p17p15-20p17p15-19p17p15-19p17p15-20p17p15-------|
B|--15~-----17-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--19p17p15-19p17p15-24\--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----t15~---------------r13-13b-r13-p10-13~---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tap harm. Pick only once
Riff 3
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13b~---13p10----10h13p10----10h13p10----10-----------------------|
G|---------------12----------12----------12----12-10h12p10-12~-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
