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Hell or High Water   KISS

 


 



 


 

 
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 Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com


 Standard tuning


 Comments: The key to these parts is the heavily distorted sound, bordering


 on the obnoxious. If need be, both parts of the chorus (Rhy. Figs 4a/4b and


 5a/5b) can be played by one guitar. As for the solo, it has it all: blues


 riffing, tapping, whammy bar antics and a second (Ouch!).


 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




 ** = 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|--5h6-5--6--x-x-6--5-------3---(\/)-(\/)-(\/)-(\/)--------|
 G|--5-5-5--5--x-x-5--5-------0---(\/)-(\/)-(\/)-(\/)--------|
 D|--5h7-5--7--x-x-7--5-------0---(\/)-(\/)-(\/)-(\/)--------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 <- - - - 2x - - - ->

 


 Rhythm Fig. 2


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3-------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--0---------0--5~------------5/-8~---------3--------------|
 D|--0---------0--5~------------5/-8~---------3------3-------|
 A|-------------------------------------------1------3-------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------1-------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3-------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--0---------0--5~------------5/-8~--------------3---------|
 D|--0---------0--5~------------5/-8~-----------3-----3------|
 A|-----------------------------------------0-1-------3------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------1------|

 


 P.M.


 Rhythm Fig. 3


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--8--6--8----6--8-------8--6--8----6--8-------------------|
 G|--7--7--7----7--7-------8--8--8----8--8-------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--11----11--11--10----10--10--|
 G|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10----10--10--10----10--10--|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|

 


 Rhythm Fig. 4a


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
 G|--0----0----3--2--3/-5------------------------------------|
 D|--0----0----3--2--3/-5------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--3----3---------------------0--0--1--1--2--2-------------|

 


 Rhythm Fig. 4b


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
 G|--0----0--------------------------------------------------|
 D|--0----0--------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------1--0--1--3------------------------------------|
 E|--3----3---------------------0--0--1--1--2--2-------------|

 


 Rhythm Fig. 5a


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
 G|--0----0----3--2--3/-5------------------------------------|
 D|--0----0----3--2--3/-5------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--3----3---------------------0-0--0-1--1-2--2-3-----------|

 


 Rhythm Fig. 5b


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
 G|--0----0--------------------------------------------------|
 D|--0----0--------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------1--0--1--3------------------------------------|
 E|--3----3---------------------0-0--0-1--1-2--2-3-----------|

 


 Rhythm Fig. 6a


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3----3----------------------------------5h6-------------|
 G|--0----0----3--2--3/-5----3--5----5--3----5-5-------------|
 D|--0----0----3--2--3/-5----3--5----5--3----5h7-------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----5--6--x--6--5--6--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------|
 G|----5--5--x--5--5--5--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------|
 D|----5--7--x--7--5--7--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|

 


 Rhythm Fig. 6b


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3----3----------------------------------5h6-------------|
 G|--0----0------------------3--5----5--3----5-5-------------|
 D|--0----0------------------3--5----5--3----5h7-------------|
 A|------------1--0--1--3------------------------------------|
 E|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----5--6--x--6--5--6--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------|
 G|----5--5--x--5--5--5--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------|
 D|----5--7--x--7--5--7--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|

 


 Rhythm Fig. 7


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
 G|--0----0----3--0--3/-5-----3--5~---5--3--5--5-------------|
 D|--0----0----3--0--3/-5-----3--5~---5--3--5--5-------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----3--5~---5--5--7---------------------------------------|
 D|----3--5~---5--5--7---------------------------------------|
 A|---------------3--5---------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|

 


 Rhythm Fig. 8a


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--8--11------8--11-------8--8----------11------8----------|
 G|--8--8-------8--8--------8--8--10/-12------10--8----------|
 D|--8--8-------8--8--------8--8------------------8----------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--5----6--6--6--6--6--5-----6----5--6--5--6--5--7---------|
 G|--5----5--5--5--5--5--5-----5----5--5--5--5--5--7---------|
 D|--5----7--7--7--7--7--5-----7----5--7--5--7--5--7---------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--8--8------8--11--8----------11--8--8--------------------|
 G|--8--8------8--8---8--10/-12------8--8--------------------|
 D|--8--8------8--8---8--------------8--8--------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------13------10----10----------13------10----11--10--|
 G|--12/-14------12--10----10--12/-14------12--10----10--10--|
 D|------------------10----10------------------10----12--10--|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|

 


 Rhythm Fig. 8b


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--8-----8----8--8-------8-----8----8--8--8----------------|
 D|--8-----8----8--8-------8-----8----8--8--8----------------|
 A|--6--6--6----6--6-------6--6--6----6--6--6----------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|

 


 P.M. P.M.


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--5----6--6--6--6--6--5-----6----5--6--5--6--5--7---------|
 G|--5----5--5--5--5--5--5-----5----5--5--5--5--5--7---------|
 D|--5----7--7--7--7--7--5-----7----5--7--5--7--5--7---------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--8-----8----8--8-------8-----8----8--8--8----------------|
 D|--8-----8----8--8-------8-----8----8--8--8----------------|
 A|--6--6--6----6--6-------6--6--6----6--6--6----------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|

 


 P.M. P.M.


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--------------------------|
 D|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--------------------------|
 A|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 < - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - >

 


 Solo


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------18b^^----------------|
 G|--15b-------15b**-15**-13**----13b-13**~------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------15----------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------15-18b----t22p18---t22-|
 B|--15-17p15----15------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------17----17p15----17p15----15~--------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------17-------17---------/17------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--p18-t20p18-t22/24\22p18p15------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------t18p15-t18/20\18p15p13-t17/18~---15~-----|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--/15~----------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--/17~-----/15-(/)12h15p12\(/)10h12p10\(/)7h10p7\(/)5h7p5\(/)3h5p3----|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--5p3p0h5p3p0-7**~-----7--5--3--5--3-----3----------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------5-----5-------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------5--4--3--1--3b--r3~----|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Harm. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >

 


 Outro solo


 

 
 E|--18b^^-----18--15-15h18p15----15----15-15----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------18----18-------18-------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------17b-17-15-17-17b-r17---|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--p15----15-------------------------------------15--------------------|
 D|------17----17~--------(/)17(/)15(/)17(/)15(/)17---17(\/)(\/)~--------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--15**----------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------17b---17b-r17-p15-17**~------5b^-5-3---------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------5-3-----------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------5-4-3b-r3~------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Harm. - - - - - - >
 E|--18p15----15---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------18----18p15-18b-r18p15--------------------17b^-r17-17b^-r17---|
 G|-------------------------------18-17-15-17~-------17b--r17-17b--r17---|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 Pick only first - -


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--17b^-r17-17b^-r17-17b^~------------15-18-----15-18------15-15-------|
 G|--17b--r17-17b--r17-17b~---------17b-------17b--------17b-------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 - - - - - - - - - > < - - - 2x - - - - >
 E|----------------------------------15h18p15----15--------15h18p15------|
 B|----------------------------15h18----------18-----15h18----------18---|
 G|--17b-17-16-15**~-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 Semi-harm >


 

 
 E|--18p17p15----15-20p18p15----15-18b~----t20-r20-p18p15-t20/22-p18p15--|
 B|-----------18-------------18------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--t20p15h18p15--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------t18-p15p13---------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


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