Kiss - Mr Speed bass tab
MR. SPEED (from the KISS CD "ROCK AND ROLL OVER")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
Tuned down 1/2-step
Comments: This is a really good rock bass line. It plays around with the
usual major triad extensions that all sound very good. Mix 6ths, 7ths and
octaves and that?s a very good basic line.
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. 1a
Gb|----9---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------9------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------7-----------5---------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------5-----------7--------7--9---|
Rhythm Fig. 1b
Gb|----9---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------9------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------7--------5------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------5--------7---7--7--7--7--7--9----|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7--7-------------7--7-----7---------------------------------|
Eb|--------9----7--9--------------9----7--9----------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------9---9--7---------------------------|
Ab|-7--7------------7-------------------9--7---7------------7--7-|
Eb|-------9---7--9-----7---7----------------------9---7--9-------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------9----9--7-------|
Ab|-7------------7----7--7------------7---------------------9----|
Eb|----9---7--9-------------9---7--9-----7----7----------------5-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----7---7----7--------7-----7---------------------------------|
Ab|----------------5--7-----7-------------7----7------------7----|
Eb|-5-------------------------------7--9----------9---7--9-----7-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--9----9--7---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------9---------------------------------------------7--|
Eb|----------------7---9----9----7--7----5--------------7--9-----|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------9----9--7-------------7----7----7----|
Ab|-7-------------7--------------------9-----------------------5-|
Eb|----9----7--9-----7--------------------5----5-----------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----7-----7--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7-----7-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------7--9------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------7---7-------|
Ab|--7--7-------------7--5-----5----5--4-------------------------|
Eb|--------9----7--9----------------------7--5----5--------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7---7--7--7--7--7--9----------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--9----9------7----5-----------------9----9------7--7--9------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--9----9------7----5-----------------9----9------5--5--7------|
