Song: LICK IT UP
Artist: KISS
Album: LICK IT UP
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com
Standard tuning
Comments: Regardless of who played this part, and I donīt think itīs Gene,
he had a relatively easy job. Sure, there are a few minor variations but all
in all this is a breeze, kind of the ultimate live song for the bass player.
Just pump open Aīs for three fourths of the song and wave to the crowd. This
Song was previously tabbed by Greg Miranda and his tab missed the few
variations that do occur and was, in my mind, kind of hard to read. No part
of his original tab has been used in 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
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2a
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------|
E|--------------------------------------------3--0----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------12\----------|
E|--1--1--1----1----1----3--3--3--3-------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2b
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------0----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------12\----------|
E|--1----1----1----1-----3--3--3--3-------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------5----5---------|
E|---------------------------3----3-------------------|
End 1 End 2
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0------------12\-------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
End 3 End 4
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--------|--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
E|--------------------2--3--|--------------------0--x-|
End 5
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0-----------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------0--2--3--|-------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
E|--2---3---3--2---3---3------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-/7----------------------------|
E|---------------------------0--------0---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5h7--------5h7----------7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
E|--0----------0-----------0--0-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7----12\------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--12\-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|