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
