Only You KISS
-------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Standard tuning Comments: This is probably my favourite song on this album. It is big, contains several really cool (if a bit un-KISS like) riffs, and has a great melody. There is a little thing here that I think makes the song: the harmonic ambiguity in the beginning. As you'll note I've put the "F" in Rhy. Fig 1 in parenthesis since it's not played at all the first time and is barely audible the second (somewhat more audible on the right side). The exclusion of this note leaves us in doubt about the harmonic center of the riff, but the resolution to D major (and Dsus4) seems to indicate a D major tonality; somewhat skewed, but still D major. That's why Rhy. Fig 2 is suck a kick in the ass. Here the riff starts with a clearly accented minor third leaving us in little doubt that this is indeed D minor (but still with a D major chord at the end). That little twist, which is almost Beatles- esque in its quality, ranks as one of the finer points in the KISS catalogue. Anyway, the guitars have that little touch of chorus on them that characterize this album and all the bends in Rhy. Fig are 1/4-step bends. 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|-------(1)------------------------------------------| B|--------3----------------------3--------------------| G|--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------| D|--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| P.M. P.M. - - - - - -> P.M. - - -> E|--------3-------------------------------------------| B|--------3----------------------3--------------------| G|--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--2--2--2----2--2--2--0------| D|--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| P.M. P.M. - - - - - -> P.M. - - -> E|--------3----------------------3--------------------| B|--------3----------------------3--------------------| G|--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--0--0--0----0--0--0---------| D|--3--3--3----3--3--3--3--2--2--2----2--2--2--0------| A|---------------------------------------------0------| E|----------------------------------------------------| P.M. P.M. - - - - - -> P.M. - - -> [End] [1] E|--------2----------------------3--------------------| B|--------3----------------------3--------------------| G|--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--0------| D|--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| P.M. P.M. - - - - - -> P.M. - - -> [End] [2] E|--2-------------------------------------------------| B|--3-------------------------------------------------| G|--2-------------------------------------------------| D|--0-------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2 E|--1-------------------------------------------------| B|--3----------------------3--------------------------| G|--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--3----3--3--3--3--3--3------| D|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - > P.M. - - - - - > E|--3----------------------2--------------------------| B|--3----------------------3--------------------------| G|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--2----2--2--2--2--2--2------| D|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - > P.M. - - - - - > E|--3----------------------3--------------------------| B|--3----------------------3--------------------------| G|--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--0----0--0--0--0--0--0------| D|--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--2----2--2--2--2--2--0------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - > P.M. - - - - - > [End] [1] E|--2----------------------3--------------------------| B|--3----------------------3--------------------------| G|--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2--2--0------| D|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - > P.M. - - - - - > [End] [2] E|--2-------------------------------------------------| B|--3-------------------------------------------------| G|--2-------------------------------------------------| D|--0-------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-------5--7----5--7---------5--7----5--7------------| D|-------7--7----7--7---------7--7----7--7------------| A|--0--------------------0----------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------8--8---------------| G|-----5--7----5--7-(5)-7----------7--7---------------| D|-----7--7----7--7-(7)-8----------8--8---------------| A|--0-------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|-----3-------------------3---------2----------------| G|-----2-------------------2---------2----------------| D|-----2-------------------2---------2----------------| A|--0-------------------0---------0-------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| [End] [1] E|-----3-------------------3---------2----------------| B|-----3-------------------3---------3----------------| G|-----0-------------------0---------2----------------| D|--------------------------------0-------------------| A|--3-------------------3-----------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| [End] [2] E|--3--------------------3----2-----------------------| B|--3--------------------3----3-----------------------| G|--0--------------------0----2-----------------------| D|-----------------------0----0-----------------------| A|--3-------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5a (All bends are 1/4-step) E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|--0----0--5b-0--3b-0----0--5b-0--3b-0----0--3b-0----| [End] [1] E|----------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------8--7------7--5--------------| G|------------------------7--7------7--6--------------| D|------------------------9--7------7--7--------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----0--5b-0--3b-0-----------------------------------| [End] [2] E|----------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------8--7------------------------| G|------------------------7--7------------------------| D|------------------------9--7------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----0--5b-0--3b-0-----------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5b (All bends are 1/4-step) E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|--0----0--5b-0--3b-0----0--5b-0--3b-0----0--3b-0----| [End] [1] E|-------------------------3--------------------------| B|-------------------------3--3------3----------------| G|-------------------------0--2------2--2-------------| D|-------------------------0--0------0--2-------------| A|--------------------------------------0-------------| E|----0--5b-0--3b-0--------3--------------------------| [End] [2] E|-------------------------3--------------------------| B|-------------------------3--3-----------------------| G|-------------------------0--2-----------------------| D|-------------------------0--0-----------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----0--5b-0--3b-0--------3--------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6 E|--3-------------------------------------------------| B|--3-------------------------------------------------| G|--0-------------------------------------------------| D|--0-------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|--3-------------------------------------------------| E|--2-------------------------------------------------| B|--3-------------------------------------------------| G|--2-------------------------------------------------| D|--0-------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|--3-------------------------------------------------| B|--3-------------------------------------------------| G|--0-------------------------------------------------| D|--0-------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|--3-------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------------------------| G|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------------------------| D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------------------------| A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 7 (Let ring throughout) E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|--0-------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--0-------------------0-----0----0------------------| G|--12------------------11----9----7------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------0----------------------------------------| B|--0--------0----------------------------------------| G|--7-------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------0-------------------------------| Let ring - - - > E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--0-------------------0-----0----0------------------| G|--12------------------11----9----7------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 8 (All bends are 1/4-step) E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|--0----0--5b-0--3b-0----0--5b-0--3b-0----0--3b-0----| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------0---------------------------| G|------------------------12--------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----0--5b-0--3b-0-----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--0-----0----0--------------------------------------| G|--11----9----7--------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------5-------------------------------------| G|--4---4---4-----4-----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | E|---------------12-----------------------------------| B|--12--12--12-----12---------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
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