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Kiss - Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell bass tab

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL (from the KISS CD "HOT IN THE SHADE")

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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com

Standard tuning

Comments: This is one of the best bass sounds KISS has ever put to tape.

Gene's main bass has a biting punsch in the mid-range and with a touch

of overdrive (the real tube overdrive, no distorsion here) the sound has

an unmistakeable growl to it. On top of that the line is sometimes doubled

by a synth bass (in the verse and indicated places in the tab). I kind of

like how the low E anchors the verse while the guitar plays various chords

over it. Notes in parenthesis are played every once in a while.

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|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--0--0--2--0--3----2--0----0--2--0--5----3--0-----|

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|----0--2--0--3----2--0----------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 2 (doubled by synth bass)

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--0--0--2--0--3----2--0----0--2--0--5----3--0-----|

Rhythm Fig. 3

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--7--------------------------|

E|----------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--3---|

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--8----8--8----8--8--8-------|

Rhythm Fig. 4

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--8--8--10--0-(0)----0-0--0----0------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--3--3----5---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------3------5------7--------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--8--8--10--0-(0)----0-0--0----0---(0)-0----------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--3--3----5----5--5-------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

End 1

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3-----|

End 2

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--5--5----5---------5-5--5----5------3------------|

End 3

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--5--5----5------3--------------------------------|

End 4

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--5--5----5--5----5-------------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 5

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|-(0)-0--2--0--3----2--0----0--2--0--5----3--0-----|

Rhythm Fig. 6

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--2------3------------------5---------------------|

E|---------------------3----------------------------|

End 1

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--2------3--------5--------5--5--5----------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

Doubled by synth bass

End 2

G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--2------3--------5----5--5--5--5--5--------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

Doubled by synth bass

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