Creatures of the Night KISS

 
 ----------------------

 


 


 D Tuning


 


 Low E = D


 A = G


 D = C


 G = F


 B = A


 E = D


 


 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


 r^ = release-bend half-step


 h^ = hammer-on


 p^ = pull-off


 ~ = Vibrato


 * = Natural Harmonic




 ** = Artificial Harmonic


 x = Muted String (Palm Muting)


 X = Muted String (Fretboard Muting)


 (\) = Dive w/ Bar


 


 I've seen alot of transcriptions to this song, they all tried to use standard


 or Eb tuning. In reality the song uses a D type tuning which I have noted above.


 Just make sure your A string is tuned to G, since that open note is a G. I remember


 this song from a live video I saw in 1985. It's very weird I remembered the way it


 was played, since I am not a HUGE fan of post makeup KISS. Vinnie Vincent plays in


 an almost standard pentatonic position, but throws in alot of 80's flash, speed,


 and whammy bar to spice this up.


 


 Rhythm Fig. 1


 


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------7---7\9---9---9\7---7---7\9---9---9\7---7--|
 D|---------5---5\7---7---7\5---5---5\7---7---7\5---5--|
 A|----\-----------------------------------------------|
 E|----\-----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--7\9---9---9/7---7----7\7----9---X-5----7----------|
 D|--5\7---7---7/5---5----5\9----7---X-3----5----------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 Rhythm Fig. 2


 


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------10----------------------|
 D|----------------------------10----------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0----x8-x8-x8-x8------x0-x0-x0-x0--------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <----16x---> <-----4x------> <----4x--->

 


 


 end. 1 end. 2


 

 
 E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
 G|-----------------5---7---|------5-----9\7-----------|
 D|-----------------3---5---|------3-----7\5-----------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0-x0----------|--------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|-/15----------------------|

 


 


 Rhythm Fig. 3


 


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------9-------------------5----7-----------|
 D|---------------7-------------------3----5-----------|
 A|--x0-x0-x0-x0---------x0-x0-x0-x0-------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <------3x----->
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|---5------------------------------------------------|
 D|---3------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------3~--------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 end. 1


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9---------------9--7------------------|
 D|--------------7---------------7--5------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9--X-5---X-7--------------------------|
 D|--------------7--X-3---X-5--------------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->

 


 


 end. 2


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9-------------------------------------|
 D|--------------7-------------------------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->

 


 


 Rhythm Fig. 3a


 


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------9-------------------5----7-----------|
 D|---------------7-------------------3----5-----------|
 A|--x0-x0-x0-x0---------x0-x0-x0-x0-------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <------3x----->
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|---5------------------------------------------------|
 D|---3------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 Rhythm Fig. 4


 


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|---x0--------------------------------8---10---------|
 D|-------------------------------------8---10---------|
 A|-------------------------------------6---8----------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

 


 <Ride as per recording>


 


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------10----------------------|
 G|---x0--------------------8--10--9--9--9--9----------|
 D|-------------------------8--10--9--9--9--9----------|
 A|-------------------------6--8---7--7--7--7----------|
 E|--------------------------------0--0--0--0----------|

 


 <Ride as per recording>


 


 Rhythm Fig. 4a


 


 

 
 E|--------------------12------------------------------|
 B|--13-12---13-12-10--10---12-10----12-10-10-10-------|
 G|--12-12---12-12-10--10---12-10----12-10-9--10--8--10|
 D|-----------------------------------------------8--10|
 A|-----------------------------------------------6--8-|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------12------------------------------|
 B|--13-12---13-12-10--10---12-10----12-10-10-10-------|
 G|--12-12---12-12-10--10---12-10----12-10-9--10--8--10|
 D|-----------------------------------------------8--10|
 A|-----------------------------------------------6--8-|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 Rhythm Fig. 5


 


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9---------------7---------------------|
 D|--------------7---------------5---------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9---------------7---------------------|
 D|--------------7---------------5---------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9---------------7---------------------|
 D|--------------7---------------5---------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9--X-5---X-7--------------------------|
 D|--------------7--X-3---X-5--------------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->

 


 


 Riff. 6


 


 

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

 


 


 


 Riff. 1


 


 

 
 E|---17-17--------------------------------------------|
 B|----------17-17----------------------------8~-------|
 G|-----------------17(\)------------5--7b~------------|
 D|------------------------------/7--------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------15\----------------------|

 


 


 Riff. 2


 


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----9p^7--------------------------------------------|
 D|---------10-9-7---7-5-------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------7-5-3--0--3~-----------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <----Palm Mute All Notes------->

 


 


 Riff. 3


 


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|--5**~--7**~--8**~---3**~---------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 Riff. 4


 


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------6p^5------8p^6p^5------------------------|
 G|--5--7p^5--------7------------7p^5------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------3~--------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 Riff. 4


 


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------6p^5------8p^6p^5------------------------|
 G|--5--7p^5--------7------------7p^5p^4----------2-2--|
 D|---------------------------------------7-------2-2--|
 A|-------------------------------------------3~--0-0--|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <----------Palm Mute All Notes------------>

 


 


 Solo


 


 

 
 E|---------------------------7-8p^7-------------------|
 B|-----------------8---10b~---------10p^8-------------|
 G|-------7b~----7b------------------------9/7p^5------|
 D|--------------------------------------------5-------|
 A|--0(\)----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------8-----7~------------10----8p^7--|
 B|-----------------8b-----8--------8-10b-----10-------|
 G|--7b-r7p^5--------------------/9--------------------|
 D|-----------7(\)-------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------17----------------------------22**b~-|
 B|-10~----20**b-----20p^17--------------20-15---------|
 G|--------------------------17**~~--/17---------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|

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{t:Creatures of the Night}
 {st:KISS}
 
 #research. #
 
 CREATURES OF THE NIGHT (from the KISS-LP "CREATURES OF THE NIGHT")
 
 {sot}
 ----------------------
 {eot}
 
 D Tuning
 
 Low E = D
 A = G
 D = C
 G = F
 B = A
 E = D
 
 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
 r^ = release-bend half-step
 h^ = hammer-on
 p^ = pull-off
 ~ = Vibrato
 * = Natural Harmonic
 #(#) = Trill
 ** = Artificial Harmonic
 x = Muted String (Palm Muting)
 X = Muted String (Fretboard Muting)
 (\) = Dive w/ Bar
 
 I've seen alot of transcriptions to this song, they all tried to use standard
 or Eb tuning. In reality the song uses a D type tuning which I have noted above.
 Just make sure your A string is tuned to G, since that open note is a G. I remember
 this song from a live video I saw in 1985. It's very weird I remembered the way it
 was played, since I am not a HUGE fan of post makeup KISS. Vinnie Vincent plays in
 an almost standard pentatonic position, but throws in alot of 80's flash, speed,
 and whammy bar to spice this up.
 
 Rhythm Fig. 1
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------7---7\9---9---9\7---7---7\9---9---9\7---7--|
 D|---------5---5\7---7---7\5---5---5\7---7---7\5---5--|
 A|----\-----------------------------------------------|
 E|----\-----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--7\9---9---9/7---7----7\7----9---X-5----7----------|
 D|--5\7---7---7/5---5----5\9----7---X-3----5----------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Rhythm Fig. 2
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------10----------------------|
 D|----------------------------10----------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0----x8-x8-x8-x8------x0-x0-x0-x0--------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <----16x---> <-----4x------> <----4x--->
 {eot}
 
 end. 1 end. 2
 
 {sot}
 E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
 G|-----------------5---7---|------5-----9\7-----------|
 D|-----------------3---5---|------3-----7\5-----------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0-x0----------|--------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|-/15----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Rhythm Fig. 3
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------9-------------------5----7-----------|
 D|---------------7-------------------3----5-----------|
 A|--x0-x0-x0-x0---------x0-x0-x0-x0-------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <------3x----->
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|---5------------------------------------------------|
 D|---3------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------3~--------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 end. 1
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9---------------9--7------------------|
 D|--------------7---------------7--5------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9--X-5---X-7--------------------------|
 D|--------------7--X-3---X-5--------------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->
 {eot}
 
 end. 2
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9-------------------------------------|
 D|--------------7-------------------------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->
 {eot}
 
 Rhythm Fig. 3a
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------9-------------------5----7-----------|
 D|---------------7-------------------3----5-----------|
 A|--x0-x0-x0-x0---------x0-x0-x0-x0-------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <------3x----->
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|---5------------------------------------------------|
 D|---3------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Rhythm Fig. 4
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|---x0--------------------------------8---10---------|
 D|-------------------------------------8---10---------|
 A|-------------------------------------6---8----------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 <Ride as per recording>
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------10----------------------|
 G|---x0--------------------8--10--9--9--9--9----------|
 D|-------------------------8--10--9--9--9--9----------|
 A|-------------------------6--8---7--7--7--7----------|
 E|--------------------------------0--0--0--0----------|
 {eot}
 <Ride as per recording>
 
 Rhythm Fig. 4a
 
 
 {sot}
 E|--------------------12------------------------------|
 B|--13-12---13-12-10--10---12-10----12-10-10-10-------|
 G|--12-12---12-12-10--10---12-10----12-10-9--10--8--10|
 D|-----------------------------------------------8--10|
 A|-----------------------------------------------6--8-|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------12------------------------------|
 B|--13-12---13-12-10--10---12-10----12-10-10-10-------|
 G|--12-12---12-12-10--10---12-10----12-10-9--10--8--10|
 D|-----------------------------------------------8--10|
 A|-----------------------------------------------6--8-|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Rhythm Fig. 5
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9---------------7---------------------|
 D|--------------7---------------5---------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9---------------7---------------------|
 D|--------------7---------------5---------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9---------------7---------------------|
 D|--------------7---------------5---------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------9--X-5---X-7--------------------------|
 D|--------------7--X-3---X-5--------------------------|
 A|-x0-x0-x0-x0----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <-----3x----->
 {eot}
 
 Riff. 6
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|--5---2-2-------------------------------------------|
 D|--5---2-2-------------------------------------------|
 A|--3---0-0-------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 
 Riff. 1
 
 
 {sot}
 E|---17-17--------------------------------------------|
 B|----------17-17----------------------------8~-------|
 G|-----------------17(\)------------5--7b~------------|
 D|------------------------------/7--------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------15\----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff. 2
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----9p^7--------------------------------------------|
 D|---------10-9-7---7-5-------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------7-5-3--0--3~-----------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <----Palm Mute All Notes------->
 {eot}
 
 Riff. 3
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|--5**~--7**~--8**~---3**~---------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff. 4
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------6p^5------8p^6p^5------------------------|
 G|--5--7p^5--------7------------7p^5------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------3~--------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff. 4
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------6p^5------8p^6p^5------------------------|
 G|--5--7p^5--------7------------7p^5p^4----------2-2--|
 D|---------------------------------------7-------2-2--|
 A|-------------------------------------------3~--0-0--|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 <----------Palm Mute All Notes------------>
 {eot}
 
 Solo
 
 
 {sot}
 E|---------------------------7-8p^7-------------------|
 B|-----------------8---10b~---------10p^8-------------|
 G|-------7b~----7b------------------------9/7p^5------|
 D|--------------------------------------------5-------|
 A|--0(\)----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------8-----7~------------10----8p^7--|
 B|-----------------8b-----8--------8-10b-----10-------|
 G|--7b-r7p^5--------------------/9--------------------|
 D|-----------7(\)-------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------17----------------------------22**b~-|
 B|-10~----20**b-----20p^17--------------20-15---------|
 G|--------------------------17**~~--/17---------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 CREATURES OF THE NIGHT
 
 [Rhythm Fig.1] w/ [Riff. 1]
 
 [Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end. 1] w/ [Riff. 2]
 Searching in the darkness, running from the day
 Hiding from tomorrow, nothing left to say
 
 [Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end. 2] w/ [Riff. 2]
 Victims of the moment, future deep in doubt
 Living in a whisper till we start to shout
 
 [Rhythm Fig.3 w/end.1] w/ [Riff. 3]
 We're creatures of the night, we're creatures of the night
 
 [Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end. 1] w/ [Riff. 2]
 Breathing in the madness, spitting out the lies
 Searching for an answer, keep your alibis
 
 [Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end. 2] w/ [Riff. 2]
 Don't know where we're goin', just know where we've been
 Remember when the clock strikes twelve, the losers always win
 
 [Rhythm Fig.3 w/end.2] w/ [Riff. 4]
 We're creatures of the night, we're creatures of the night
 
 [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 4a]
 
 [Solo] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 5]
 
 [Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end. 1] w/ [Riff. 2]
 Searching in the darkness, running from the day
 Hiding from tomorrow, nothing left to say
 
 [Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end. 2] w/ [Riff. 2]
 Gathering up our courage, ready for the fight
 Howling in the shadows, till we start to bite
 
 [Rhythm Fig. 3a](4x)
 We're creatures of the night, we're creatures of the night
 We're creatures of the night, we're creatures of the night
 [Rhythm Fig. 6] w/[Riff. 4]

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