THRILLS IN THE NIGHT (from the KISS CD "ANIMALIZE")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
Standard tuning
Comments: This is true beginner bass. Just follow the riffs for the intro,
chorus and solo and then get out of the way for the verses. I kind of like
how the bass is so sparse during the verse. Everything gets kind of laid
back there; the drums play a very sparse thing too.
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|--5/---7--7----7------5/---7--7----7----0--2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
End 1
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3------7--------5----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
End 2
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5----4------------|
A|--3------7--------5----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
End 3
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3------7--------5----------3----2------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--5/---7--7----7------5/---7--7----7-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
End 1
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3------7--------5----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
End 2
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5----4------------|
A|--3------7--------5----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
End 3
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3------7--------5----------3----2------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3a
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--0--0-----------------------------------------|
< - - - 4x - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 3b
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--0--0-----------------------------------12\---|
< - - - 4x - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 4
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3---------------------------5----------------|
E|---------------------3-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3----------------5--5------------------0--2--|
E|---------3--3----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3---------------------------5----------------|
E|---------------------3-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--2--------2--2--2---3------2------5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5------5---------|
A|--------2--3----------------------------5------|
E|--10\------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------5--5--|
E|--0--0-------0---0----0--0---------------------|
< - - - 7x - - - >
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