Kiss - When Your Walls Come Down guitar tab
WHEN YOUR WALLS COME DOWN (from the KISS CD "CRAZY NIGHTS")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
Standard tuning
Comments: This song is dense so I might be a little off here and there.
As a whole this album is very cluttered sonically, the guitars take up
a lot of space and the keyboards infest almost every song. It still
sounds pretty good and there?s some cool songs but for transcribing it
is a nightmare. Here it is very hard to hear the last time the clean
guitar comes in. Also, the solo is kick-ass fast in some places. I
can?t really claim to be accurate there.
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
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9-----------12-----12----12----14--------------|
D|--9--9-----------10-----10----10----12--------------|
A|--7--7----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9----------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9---------------------0--5**~---4--------------|
A|--7--7------------------2---------------------------|
E|---------------0--2--3------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9-----------12-----12----12----14--------------|
D|--9--9-----------10-----10----10----12--------------|
A|--7--7----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------8p-7-----8p-7----------------|
G|--9--9-----------------7-----7--7-----7-------------|
D|--9--9----------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Let ring - - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 3
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9-----------12-----12----12----14--------------|
D|--9--9-----------10-----10----10----12--------------|
A|--7--7----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------0--------------|
B|-------------------------------------0--------------|
G|--9--9----------------------------------4-----------|
D|--9--9---------------------0--5**~------4-----------|
A|--7--7------------------2---------------------------|
E|---------------0--2--3------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--6---------------6/--9-----4--6--------------------|
D|--6---------------6/--9-----4--6--------------------|
A|--4------------4---------4-----4--------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------0--------0--------------|
B|-------------------------------4--------4-----------|
G|--2----------2-------2/--4--------4--------4--------|
D|--2----------2--------------------------------------|
A|--0----0--0--0----0---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Let ring - - - - - >
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--6---------------6/-9-----4--6---------------------|
D|--6---------------6/-9-----4--6---------------------|
A|--4------------4--------4-----4---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------2-----------------------2-------------|
D|--2-----4-----2-----4--2--------4-----2-------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----2----2----2------4----4----4----4------------|
D|--2----2----2----2------4----4----4----4------------|
A|--0----0----0----0------2----2----2----2------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
< - - - 2x - - - > < - - - 2x - - - >
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----2----2----2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------|
D|--2----2----2----2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------|
A|--0----0----0----0-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
< - - - 3x - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 6 (Clean electric with chorus, let ring)
E|-------0--------0--------------2--------2-----------|
B|----------0--------0--------------2--------2--------|
G|--2----------2--------2---4----------4--------4-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
< - - - 2x - - - > < - - - 2x - - - >
E|-------0--------0-----------------------------------|
B|----------0--------0--------------------------------|
G|--2----------2--------2-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
< - - - 2x - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 7 (Let ring)
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---8p-7-----8p-7-----10p-9-----11p-10--13p-12-------|
G|---7-----7--7-----7--9------9--10------12------12---|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--14------------------------------------------------|
D|--14------------------------------------------------|
A|--12------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 8
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--9----9--9----9-------7----7--7----7---------------|
D|--7----7--7----7-------5----5--5----5---------------|
A|--0----0--0----0-------0----0--0----0---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
< - - 2x - - - > < - - 2x - - - >
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--9----9--9----9-------7---7---5----5--5------------|
D|--7----7--7----7-------5---4---3----3--3------------|
A|--0----0--0----0-------0---0---0----0--0------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
< - - 2x - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 9
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--3----3----3----3------5----5----5----5------------|
A|--3----3----3----3------5----5----5----5------------|
E|--1----1----1----1------3----3----3----3------------|
< - - - 2x - - - > < - - - 2x - - - >
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----2----2----2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------|
D|--2----2----2----2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------|
A|--0----0----0----0-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
< - - - 2x - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 10 (Clean electric with chorus, let ring)
E|-------5--------5--------------7--------7-----------|
B|----------6--------6--------------8--------8--------|
G|--5----------5--------5---7----------7--------7-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
< - - - 2x - - - > < - - - - 2x - - - >
E|------9---------9---------------9---------9---------|
B|---------10--------10--------------10--------10-----|
G|--9----------9---------9---9-----------9---------9--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - 2x - - - >
E|--11----------11------------------------------------|
B|------12----------12--------------------------------|
G|----------11----------11----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1 (Fade in)
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
Riff 2
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-(/)-(\)-(/)-(\)---------------------------------|
Start with bar down and gradually bring it up
Riff 3
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-(\)---------------------0-(\)-------------------|
Riff 4 (Clean electric with chorus, let ring)
E|----------0--------0--------------------------------|
B|-------------4--------4-----------------------------|
G|--2/--4---------4--------4--------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3~-----2~-----------------------------------------|
Intro solo
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b~-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------16b^^~----16-15-14-12----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------14~----12**----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------14-13-12-10----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------12-15p12----12-15p12----|
G|-----------------------------------14b--------------14-------------|
D|--------------------------0(\)-------------------------------------|
A|--10h12p10---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------12-10-12**----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------12h15p12----15p12----12h15p12----------------------|
B|-------------------------15-------15----------15p12----------------|
G|--15-14-12~-----------------------------------------12h14~---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12**p11-------12**p11--------------------------------------------|
D|----------12**----------12-11**------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
E|---------------5*(\)-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------8b**----8b-r8p5-------------------------|
G|--5*(\)------------------------------------5-5h7~-----5h7-t12-5h7--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--t12-5h7-t12/-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------t12-5h7-t12-5h7-----------------t12-5h7-t12-5h7----|
A|--------------------------------t12-5h7-t12-5h7--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------15----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------16b------16b-r16p14-16b^^--t19-t19--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--t12-5h7-t12-5h7p5\3h5~-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hold bend - - >
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--r16p14h16p14-t19-14~---------7**--5~-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------7----------7-5----5-7~-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------7-----------------10---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------10-12------|
P.M. P.M.
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------10-13-10----10---|
G|-----------------------------------9-12-9----9-12----------12------|
D|-----------------10-12-10----10-12--------12-----------------------|
A|--12-10----10-12----------12---------------------------------------|
E|--------12---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----10-12-10----10-12-13~-----------------------------------------|
B|--13----------13---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro solo
E|---------------------------------------------12-----------12-------|
B|--5**~---------5**~------------------15b~-------15p12-15b----15p12-|
G|---------5~-----------5*(\)----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------12-----------12-15p12-------15p12----12---------------------|
B|--15b-----15p12-15b----------15p12-------15------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(fade out)
