Calling Dr Love Bass Tabs by Kiss

Song: CALLING DR. LOVE
Artist: KISS
Album: ROCK AND ROLL OVER
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com 

Tuned down 1/2-step

Comments: A solid performance. Gene slowly builds the line from single
root-notes, via some pentatonic connecting notes, to pumping eights 
with scalar connecting notes. No part of the tab done by S. Andersson
was used in making this one.


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
                                              
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------5--------0-----------------|
Eb|--0--------3------------------------------------|


                                            
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------5--------0----0------------|
Eb|--0--------3--------------------------3---------|



Rhythm Fig. 2
                                            
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------2--------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0---------------0---3------------3--0---------|


                                            
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5------------5--3---0------------0------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3---------|




Rhythm Fig. 3
                                            
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------2--3---------|
Eb|--0------------3--0---3-------------------------|


                                                 
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------5--------3-3--3-3--3-3--3---5--5-----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 4
                                                 
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5h-7------------7--5-----5--------------------|
Eb|--------0------0--------------7----5--3--0------|


                                                
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7\-------------7--5-----5---------------------|
Eb|-------0------0--------------7----5--3--0-------|


                                                
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7\-------------7--------------5---------------|
Eb|-------0------0-----8-----7--5-------7--5-------|







Rhythm Fig. 5
                                            
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7------------7--------------------------------|
Eb|------------------0---3------------3--0---------|


                                            
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5------------5--3---0------------0------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3---------|




Rhythm Fig. 6
                                            
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------2--3---------|
Eb|--0------------0--2---3-------------------------|


                                            
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5------------5--3---0------------0------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3---------|




Rhythm Fig. 7
                                                    
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------2--3--|
Eb|--0----0--0--0--0--0--2--3----3--3--3--3--------|


                                                    
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5----5--5--5--5--3--2--0----0--0--0--0--0-----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------3--|




Rhythm Fig. 8
                                                    
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------2--3--|
Eb|--0----0--0--0--0--0--2--3----3--3--3--3--------|



                                                 
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------5---------3-3--3-3--3-3--3---5--5----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 9
                                       
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7~--------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 10
                                             
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------14\------------|
Eb|--0---------------------------------------------|

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