Who Wants to Be Lonely KISS

 


 



 


 

 
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 Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com


 Standard tuning


 Comments: Good song, great solo. The rhythm work is simple, Paul just turns


 the main riff around for the second verse. (He really loves that Im-VI-VII


 sequence.) On Rhy. Fig 5 just follow the recording (the rhythm pattern is


 similar to the main riff). Bruce really shines here, the solo is fluid and


 contains some pretty cool tapping. The position shifts between the tapping


 and the muted sixteenths are a bitch.


 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 (P.M. on 6th)


 

 
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------5h7~------------------------------|
 E|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-------0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
 < - - - - - 3x - - - - - >

 


 Rhythm Fig. 2 (P.M. on 6th)


 

 
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--7------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------7------9-------------------------------------------|
 D|----------7/-9-------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------|

 


 Let ring - - >


 Rhythm Fig. 3 (P.M. on 6th)


 

 
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------7--------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------7------9---------------|
 D|--------------------------------------7/-9---------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|

 


 Let ring - - >


 Rhythm Fig. 4


 

 
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0---------------------------------|
 < - - - - - 4x - - - - - >

 


 Rhythm Fig. 5 End 1


 

 
 E|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
 B|--5----------------|--7----------------------------------|
 G|--5----------------|--7----------------------------------|
 D|--5----------------|--7----------------------------------|
 A|--3----------------|--5----------------------------------|
 E|-------------------|-------------------------------------|

 


 Rhythm Fig. 6 (P.M. on 6th)


 

 
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------7----------9~--------------|
 D|------------------------------7----------9~--------------|
 A|------------------------------5--------------------------|
 E|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------------|

 


 Rhythm Fig. 7


 

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

 


 Rhythm Fig. 8 (let ring)


 

 
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--5--------5-----------5------7-------7------------7-----|
 G|--5-----------5-----5-----5---7----------7------7-----7--|
 D|--5--------------5------------7--------------7-----------|
 A|--3---------------------------5--------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--5--------5--------------5-------7----------------------|
 G|--5------------5------5-------5---7----------------------|
 D|--5----------------5--------------7----------------------|
 A|--3-------------------------------5----------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|

 


 Rhythm Fig. 9


 

 
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----7-7--7--x-7/9----------x--5-5--5--x-5/7-------------|
 D|-----7-7--7--x-7/9----------x--5-5--5--x-5/7-------------|
 A|-----5-5--5--x-5/7---12\----x--3-3--3--x-3/5---12\-------|
 E|--0------------------------------------------------------|
 < - - - - 2x - - - - - > < - - - - 2x - - - - - >

 


 Solo


 

 
 E|--12--------------------------------------17p15p14-15p14----14--------|
 B|---------------15b~-------r15-p12-15b--------------------17----17-----|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 Fade in


 

 
 E|--------------------------------------------10-12-10------------------|
 B|--15h17p15----17b^^--r17p15-17~-------12-13----------13-12h13p12------|
 G|-----------16---------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------10-12-10-------------------------------------------|
 B|--10-12-10---12-13----------13-12-13-10h12p10\8h10p8\7h8p7\3----------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--5h7h8-t13-8p7p5h7h8--t13-5h8p5-t10-8p5h7h8p7p5----------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------t12-5h7h9p7p5-t12---|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 < - - 3x - - >


 

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------14b~----------12h14h15p14p12----|
 A|--------------------10-10-12-12-14-14------------17-------------------|
 E|--10-10-12-12-14-14---------------------------------------------------|
 P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
 E|---------------------------------------19b^^--r19~--------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----12h14h16p14p12----16h17h19p17p16---------------------------------|
 D|--14----------------19------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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{t:Who Wants to Be Lonely}
 {st:KISS}
 
 # 
 {sot}
 #-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
 {eot}
 ## This file is the author�s own work and represents their interpretation #
 ## of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship,#
 ## or research. # # #
 ## All transcriptions on this site is the property of KISS Asylum and #
 ## cannot be used on any other website, ftp site or archive without #
 ## permission from KISS Asylum. #
 # 
 {sot}
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 {eot}
 #
 #WHO WANTS TO BE LONELY (from the KISS CD "ASYLUM")
 # 
 {sot}
 --------------------
 {eot}
 Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
 Standard tuning
 Comments: Good song, great solo. The rhythm work is simple, Paul just turns
 the main riff around for the second verse. (He really loves that Im-VI-VII
 sequence.) On Rhy. Fig 5 just follow the recording (the rhythm pattern is
 similar to the main riff). Bruce really shines here, the solo is fluid and
 contains some pretty cool tapping. The position shifts between the tapping
 and the muted sixteenths are a bitch.
 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 (P.M. on 6th)
 
 {sot}
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------5h7~------------------------------|
 E|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-------0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
 < - - - - - 3x - - - - - >
 {eot}
 Rhythm Fig. 2 (P.M. on 6th)
 
 {sot}
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--7------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------7------9-------------------------------------------|
 D|----------7/-9-------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------|
 {eot}
 Let ring - - >
 Rhythm Fig. 3 (P.M. on 6th)
 
 {sot}
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------7--------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------7------9---------------|
 D|--------------------------------------7/-9---------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
 {eot}
 Let ring - - >
 Rhythm Fig. 4
 
 {sot}
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0---------------------------------|
 < - - - - - 4x - - - - - >
 {eot}
 Rhythm Fig. 5 End 1
 
 {sot}
 E|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
 B|--5----------------|--7----------------------------------|
 G|--5----------------|--7----------------------------------|
 D|--5----------------|--7----------------------------------|
 A|--3----------------|--5----------------------------------|
 E|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Rhythm Fig. 6 (P.M. on 6th)
 
 {sot}
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------7----------9~--------------|
 D|------------------------------7----------9~--------------|
 A|------------------------------5--------------------------|
 E|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------------|
 {eot}
 Rhythm Fig. 7
 
 {sot}
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--x--7-7--7--x-7/-9--9\----x--7-7--7--x-7/-9--9\---------|
 D|--x--7-7--7--x-7/-9--9\----x--7-7--7--x-7/-9--9\---------|
 A|--x--5-5--5--x-5/-7--7\----x--5-5--5--x-5/-7--7\---------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--x--5-5--5--x-7----7-----x--5-5--5--x-/9----7-----------|
 D|--x--5-5--5--x-7----7-----x--5-5--5--x-/9----7-----------|
 A|--x--3-3--3--x-5----5-----x--3-3--3--x-/7----5-----------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Rhythm Fig. 8 (let ring)
 
 {sot}
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--5--------5-----------5------7-------7------------7-----|
 G|--5-----------5-----5-----5---7----------7------7-----7--|
 D|--5--------------5------------7--------------7-----------|
 A|--3---------------------------5--------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--5--------5--------------5-------7----------------------|
 G|--5------------5------5-------5---7----------------------|
 D|--5----------------5--------------7----------------------|
 A|--3-------------------------------5----------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Rhythm Fig. 9
 
 {sot}
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----7-7--7--x-7/9----------x--5-5--5--x-5/7-------------|
 D|-----7-7--7--x-7/9----------x--5-5--5--x-5/7-------------|
 A|-----5-5--5--x-5/7---12\----x--3-3--3--x-3/5---12\-------|
 E|--0------------------------------------------------------|
 < - - - - 2x - - - - - > < - - - - 2x - - - - - >
 {eot}
 Solo
 
 {sot}
 E|--12--------------------------------------17p15p14-15p14----14--------|
 B|---------------15b~-------r15-p12-15b--------------------17----17-----|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 Fade in
 
 {sot}
 E|--------------------------------------------10-12-10------------------|
 B|--15h17p15----17b^^--r17p15-17~-------12-13----------13-12h13p12------|
 G|-----------16---------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------10-12-10-------------------------------------------|
 B|--10-12-10---12-13----------13-12-13-10h12p10\8h10p8\7h8p7\3----------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--5h7h8-t13-8p7p5h7h8--t13-5h8p5-t10-8p5h7h8p7p5----------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------t12-5h7h9p7p5-t12---|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 < - - 3x - - >
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------14b~----------12h14h15p14p12----|
 A|--------------------10-10-12-12-14-14------------17-------------------|
 E|--10-10-12-12-14-14---------------------------------------------------|
 P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
 E|---------------------------------------19b^^--r19~--------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----12h14h16p14p12----16h17h19p17p16---------------------------------|
 D|--14----------------19------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 WHO WANTS TO BE LONELY
 Paul Stanley, Desmond Child, Jean Beauvoir
 [Rhy. Fig 1]
 [Rhy. Fig 2]
 Ooh, you look good tonight
 Standing there in your own world
 [Rhy. Fig 5]
 Baby, talk to me with your eyes
 [Rhy. Fig 6]
 Before the moment dies
 [Rhy. Fig 2]
 I want to say to you
 Time is just passing us by
 [Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 1]
 You keep waiting for something called love
 Wake up in the middle of the night
 Nobody's gonna make it alright
 [Rhy. Fig 7]
 Who wants to be lonely, who wants to be with you tonight, oh, oh
 Who wants to be lonely, who wants to be holding you tight, oh, oh
 [Rhy. Fig 5]
 Ooh yeah
 [Rhy. Fig 3]
 Open yourself to me
 [Rhy. Fig 6]
 Let me show you what it can be like
 [Rhy. Fig 5]
 Baby, giving it all that you've got
 [Rhy. Fig 6]
 Nothing can hold you back
 [Rhy. Fig 2]
 Some things can stand alone
 A mountain can feel no desire
 [Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 1]
 But a heart isn't made out of stone
 Wake up in the middle of the night
 Nobody's gonna make it alright
 [Rhy. Fig 7]
 Who wants to be lonely, who wants to be with you tonight, oh, oh
 Who wants to be lonely, who wants to be holding you tight, oh, oh
 [Rhy. Fig 8]
 Who wants to be lonely, ooh
 Who wants to be lonely, all by yourself
 Who wants to be lonely, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
 Wake up in the middle of the night
 Nobody's gonna make it alright
 [Rhy. Fig 9]
 [Solo over Rhy. Fig 9]
 [Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 1]
 [Rhy. Fig 4]
 I want to say to you
 Time is just passing us by
 [Rhy. Fig 5]
 You keep waiting for something called love
 [Rhy. Fig 7]
 Who wants to be lonely, who wants to be with you tonight, oh, oh
 Who wants to be lonely, who wants to be holding you tight, oh, oh
 (Ooh yeah) Who wants to be lonely
 (Yeah) Who wants to be with you tonight, oh, oh (tell me tonight)
 (Yeah) Who wants to be lonely (oh yeah)
 Who wants to be holding you tight, oh, oh (tell me tonight)

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