Charisma KISS
-------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: This is a very simple song, just put three riffs together and There's a song. This has never been one of my favourites (although I liked it when they did it unplugged at the KISS conventions) but it works well and I do like the solo. I don't think that it is one of the KISS members doing the solo though: the vibrato is all wrong (but the feedback is very much in line with AceĀ„s work around this time) and the tapping is uncharacteristic of them both. On the tab itself, I know it's a bit cluttered but I wanted to show all the muting since it's such a vital part of the sound. Look out for Riff 2, it is hard to hear but it appears on the right side. It is heavily muted and played through some serious distorsion giving it a chunky and metallic sound. The pitch is just barely noticable. 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|-----------------------------------0-----5~---0----| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-----5~---0----| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > P.M. Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3~---2p---0-----| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3~---2~---------| Eb|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1------------3-----| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------5---/7----5-----| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5---/7----5-----| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3---/5----3-----| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 2 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------0-----5~---0----| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-----5~---0----| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > P.M. Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3~---2p---0-----| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3~---2~---------| Eb|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1------------3-----| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------5---/7----5---| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------5---/7----5---| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-3---/5----3---| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 3 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------------| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---| Eb|--------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > < - - - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--3------3--3------3----3--3-------/5--------------| Ab|--3------3--3------3----3--3-------/5--------------| Eb|--1------1--1------1----1--1-------/3--------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------5--------5--------------7--------7------| Ab|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7------| Eb|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---| P.M. -> P.M. P.M. - - > P.M. Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2--------2--------2------------------------------| Db|--x--------3--------3--------------5--------5------| Ab|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5------| Eb|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---| P.M. P.M. P.M. - - > P.M. Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------5--------5--------------7--------7------| Db|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7------| Ab|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. -> P.M. P.M. - - > P.M. Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------9-----------------------9---| Db|-----------------------9-----------------------9---| Ab|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0------| P.M. - - - - - - -> P.M. - - - - - - -> Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------9-----9------------------| Db|--------------------------9-----9------------------| Ab|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0---------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - > P.M. Rhythm Fig. 5 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2------2--2--------------------------------------| Db|--2------2--2------2----2--2-----------------------| Ab|--0------0--0------2----2--2-----------------------| Eb|-------------------0----0--0-----------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2------2--2--------------------------------------| Db|--2------2--2------2----2--2--------2--------------| Ab|--0------0--0------2----2--2--------2--------------| Eb|-------------------0----0--0--------0--------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--3------3--3------3----3--3-------/5--------------| Ab|--3------3--3------3----3--3-------/5--------------| Eb|--1------1--1------1----1--1-------/3--------------| Rhythm Fig. 6 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2-----------------------------------5----7----5--| Db|--2-----------------------------------5----7----5--| Ab|--0-----------------------------------3----5----3--| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2------------------------------------------------| Db|--2------------------------------------------------| Ab|--0-----------------------------------3~---2p---0--| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--3------------------------------------------------| Ab|--3-----------------------------------3~---2~------| Eb|--1---------------------------------------------3--| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------5---/7----5---| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------5---/7----5---| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-3---/5----3---| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Riff 1 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|--x\-----------------------------------------------| Eb|--x\-----------------------------------------------| Pick scrape Riff 2 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|--5*-5*-5*-5*-5*-5*-5*-5*--------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - > Solo Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7~---------------------7**~----------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7b**---------7b**-----------7b**---------7b**----| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7b---7b---7b---7b---7b---7b---7b--7b-r7-5h7p5p0--| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Gradually bend higher Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--5h7---------------------------------5--7--5------| Ab|----------0----3/5\3------------5--7---------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--5~------------7b---7p5-7--7b--r7p5-7--7b-r7p5-7--| Db|-------7-5-7---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7b---10t---7b-----15t----7b-----10t-----7b-------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Hold bend Hold bend Hold bend Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|------15t--p7r-------7p5----7**--7**--5---------5--| Db|-------------------------7----------------7p5-7----| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Hold bend -> Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7b**---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
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