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