Almost Human KISS
-------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: Like the title to this track, the solo work is isn't quite human. Ace (if it is him, it sounds a lot like a whammy bar at times) has a sound that could break glass and he plays the weirdest noises. On top of that, the solo track is being moved around in the stereo spectrum. (This song is made for headphones.) There is aplenty of noise in the solo but there is actual playing going on. It is hard to notate these kind of solos accurately but I gave it my best shot. The outro solo I haven't bothered with; it's all noise. Just scrape the pick against the lower strings and hit an open A and detune it (with the tuning post or a whammy) from time to time. On one last note, I'm not sure about Rhy. Fig 3b. For some reason the guitars are kind of quiet in the mix (while the bass is booming). 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 Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------5h7--5h7--------7-5---------5h7--5h7----7-5--------| Ab|--0---0-------------5h7-------0---0-----------------7-5-3--| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2 Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------4h5--4h5----4h5-7-5--------4h5--4h5----5-4-0-0------| Db|------------------------------------------------------2----| Ab|--0--------------------------0-----------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3a Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--5----6----5---5-6-5----7----8---7-8-7--7-8-7-------------| Gb|--5----5----5---5-5-5----7----7---7-7-7--7-7-7-------------| Db|--5----7----5---5-7-5----7----9---7-9-7--7-9-7-------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--5----6----5---5-6-5--------------------------------------| Gb|--5----5----5---5-5-5----4--4--4---------9~----------------| Db|--5----7----5---5-7-5----4--4--4---------9~----------------| Ab|-------------------------2--2--2----9h11-------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3b Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--5----7----5---5-7-5----7----9---7-9-7--7-9-7-------------| Ab|--3----3----3---3-3-3----5----5---5-5-5--5-5-5-------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------4--4--4---------------------------| Db|--5----7----5---5-7-5----4--4--4--------2~-----------------| Ab|--3----3----3---3-3-3----2--2--2----2h4--------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------5-----------| Db|-------7--7--------7-5---------7--7----7-5-----5-----------| Ab|--0------------5h7--------0----------------7-5-3-----------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------4-----------------3------------------------| Db|----------------4-----------------3------------------------| Ab|----------------2-----------------1------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--x\-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--x\-------------------------------------------------------| Pick scrape Riff 2 Eb|------5p3p0-5p3p0-5p3p0------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------5b---------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Semi-harm - - - > Riff 3 Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--12--12---(\)---------------------------------------------| Gb|--14b-14b~-(\)---------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Sounds like a whammy bar Solo Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------3b------------------------------r3-------------------| Slow bend and release (feedback) Eb|-----------------------------5-----------------------------| Bb|-----------15b^^---------------8-5-------------------------| Gb|--8~-------------------------------7-7-6-5--5--5-7---------| Db|-------------------------------------7-6-5--5--5-7---------| Ab|-----------------------x\----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------x\----------------------------------| Pick scrape Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--x/-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--x/-------------------------------------------------------| Scrape side of pick against strings slowly and really dig in. Eb|-----12h15p12----12b^^-------8p5p0-------------------------| Bb|-/15----------15-------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------7-5h7--5-----3b---------| Db|--------------------------------------------7--------------| Ab|-----------------------3-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------8-5-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------8-5-------------------------------------------| Gb|---5p3p0---------7-5-------4b^-----------------------------| Db|---------------------------4b^-----------------------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------3------------------------------------|
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