Kiss - The Oath bass tab
THE OATH (from the KISS CD "THE ELDER")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
Tuned down 1/2-step
Comments: I believe that Paul played this himself. There are a few moves here
that have appeared when he's holding the bass. Generally, this line follow the
guitars around with some minor variations. I'm not sure whether the galopping
figures in the verse (Rhy. Fig 2) are played quite like this. The note, C, is
right but the rhythm might be straight quarters with some additional dotted
eights and sixteenths.
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|--9-----------------------9--------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------/5----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------3---------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3------/5----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------3---------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--5/-7--5---------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-6----7---------|
End 1
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------/5---------|
Eb|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-3--------------|
End 2
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Rhythm Fig. 4a
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1--1----1--1----1--1-----1--1----1---/5------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3----3--3----3--3-----3--3----3----5------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------3----------------3----3--2--0-----------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1--1----1-------1--1-----1-------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------5----------------5----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3----3-------3--3-----3-------3----0------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4b
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------3---------3----------3---------3--------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1---------1----------1---------1-------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------5---------5----------5---------5--------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--3---------3----------3---------3-------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------3---------3----------3----3--2--0-------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1---------1----------1-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------5---------5----------5------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--3---------3----------3---------3----0--------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
End 1
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3------2------0------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------3------2--3--2--0-0---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
End 2
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3------2------0------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------3------0--------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------3---------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7---5---7---------------------------------------5--------|
Eb|-------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------|
End 1
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7---5---7------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------0--0-0-0--0-0--0------------------------------|
End 2
Gb|----------------------------------------9----7-------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7---5---7------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0---------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
Gb|--5--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--6--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------/5----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------3---------|
Rhythm Fig. 8
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7---5---7---------------------------------------5--------|
Eb|-------------0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------|
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Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7---5---7------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
