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Tab2
Bass1
This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Intro
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12--| F#|---------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| C#|--7--7---------------------3-----12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12--| G#|--7----7-----------3-2-0---3---------------------------------| D#|--5------5---0-3-5-------3-1---------------------------------|
Chorus
D#|-------------------------------| A#|-------------------------------| F#|-----5-------------------------| C#|--5--5--7-----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--| G#|--5--3--7-----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--| D#|--3-----5-----1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--| D#|----------------------------------------| A#|----------------------------------------| F#|-------5-7-5----------------------------| C#|--7-7--5-7-5---5-5-5--7-5-3--5----------| G#|--7-7--3-5-3---5-5-5--7-5-3--5----------| D#|--5-5----------3-3-3--5-3-1--3----------|
outro rhythm
D#|----------------------------| A#|----------------------------| F#|---5------------------------| C#|-7-5--5-7-------------------| G#|-7-3--5-7-------------------| D#|-5----3-5-------------------|
Solo
D#|----------------------------------| A#|--13--13--13--13---13-12-10-------| F#|--15B-15B-15B-15B-----------12-10-| C#|----------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------|
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Letters above staff indicate time values of notes.
Notes in parentheses are tied from previous measure. Time values followed
by an 'r' are rests for the indicated time.
Lyrics are under the staff.
Song starts in 4/4 time.
Intro
Paul Stanley alone, w/ clean tone
Let all arpeggios ring as long as possible.
e e q q q q q e q e e e e q e e e (e) q e e e e e
D#|-----3--0---|-------------|-------0-------|-------------0---| A#|----------3-|-1--0---0----|-----1-------3-|-(3)-0---------3-| F#|---2--------|------2----2-|---2-------2---|-----------4-----| C#|-2----------|-------------|-3-------3-----|-------3-5-------| G#|------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------| D#|------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
e e q q q q q e q e e e e q e e e (e) q e e e e e
D#|-----3--0---|-------------|-------0-------|-------------0---| A#|----------3-|-1--0---0----|-----1-------3-|-(3)-0---------3-| F#|---2--------|------2----2-|---2-------2---|-----------4-----| C#|-2----------|-------------|-3-------3-----|-------3-5-------| G#|------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------| D#|------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e (e) e e e e e e e
D#|-----------------|-------------------| A#|-----0h1-------0-|-(0)h1-----0h1-----| F#|---2-----2---2---|-------2-------2---| C#|-2---------2-----|---------2-------2-| G#|-----------------|-------------------| D#|-----------------|-------------------|
e e e e e e e e (e) e e e e e e e
D#|-----------------|---------------0---| A#|-----0h1-------0-|-(0)h1-----------3-| F#|---2-----2---2---|-------2-----4-----| C#|-3---------3-----|---------3-5-------| G#|-----------------|-------------------| D#|-----------------|-------------------|
e e e e e e e e (e) e e e e e e e
D#|-----------------|-------------------| A#|-----0h1-------0-|-(0)h1-----0h1-----| F#|---2-----2---2---|-------2-------2---| C#|-2---------2-----|---------2-------2-| G#|-----------------|-------------------| D#|-----------------|-------------------|
e e q q q q q e e e e
D#|-----3--0-----|------------0---| A#|-----------3--|--1--0--------3-| F#|---2----------|----------4-----| C#|-3------------|--------5-------| G#|--------------|----------------| D#|--------------|----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D#|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------| A#|-----0h1---1---1-|-----0h1---1---1-|-----0h1---1---1-| F#|---2---------2---|---2---------2---|---2---------2---| C#|-2---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Out on the streets for a living Picture's only begun
e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e q e e e e e
D#|-------------0---|---------0-----|------------------| A#|-----0h1-------3-|-----0h1-----3-|-(3)-0-------1----| F#|---2-------4-----|---2-------2---|-------2---2---2--| C#|-3-------5-------|-2-------------|---------2--------| G#|-----------------|---------------|------------------| D#|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
x x x
D#|---------0-------|--0--------------|------------------| A#|-----0h1---1---1-|--1--------------|------------------| F#|---2---------2---|--2--------------|------------------| C#|-3---------------|--2--------------|------------------| G#|-----------------|--0--------------|------------------| D#|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Got you under their thumb --- Hit it!
Main Riff
Whole band enters (w/distortion)
h e e q e e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e
D#|-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------| A#|-----------|----------------|-----------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12-| F#|-2--2------|----------------|-----------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| C#|-2----2----|----------------|-3---------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12-| G#|-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-3---------|------------------------| D#|-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1--x/X\x--|------------------------|
|
| h e e q e e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e
|----2------|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |------2----|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-----------|-------3-----3-----3----| |-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1---x/X\x-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|
h e e q e e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e
D#|-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------| A#|-----------|----------------|-----------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12-| F#|-2--2------|----------------|-----------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| C#|-2----2----|----------------|-3---------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12-| G#|-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-3---------|------------------------| D#|-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1--x/X\x--|------------------------|
|
| h e e q e e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e
|----2------|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |------2----|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-----------|-------3-----3-----3----| |-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1---x/X\x-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|
Verse 1
w (h) e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e
D#|-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------| A#|-----------|----------------|-----------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12-| F#|-2---------|-(2)------------|-----------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| C#|-2---------|-(2)------------|-3---------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12-| G#|-0---------|-(0)----3-2-0---|-3---------|------------------------| D#|-----------|--------------3-|-1--x/X\x--|------------------------|
|
| q. e q. e (e)e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e
|-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------| |-----7-7\--|---7-7\---------|-----------|------------------------| |-0--------0|(0)-----3-2-0---|-----------|-------3-----3-----3----| |-----------|--------------3-|-1---x/X\x-|----3-----3-----3-----3-|
Out on the streets Picture's
for a living---- only begun ----
w (h) e e e e h.. e e e er h+e
D#|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| A#|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| F#|-2---------|-(2)------------|-----------|--------5----2------| C#|-2---------|-(2)------------|-3---------|---5/7--5----2------| G#|-0---------|-(0)----3-2-0---|-3-------3-|---5/7-------0------| D#|-----------|--------------3-|-1-------1-|--------------------|
|
| q. e q q e e q e e e e h.. e e e er h+e
|-----------|----7-----------|-----------|--------------------| |----7-7-10-|(10)-10\--------|-----------|--------------------| |-0---------|--------3-2-0---|-----------|--------3----0------| |-----------|--------------3-|-1-------1-|----3/5-------------|
Your day is so Got you under
in madness------ their thumb-----
Chorus
er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e
D#|---------------------|---------------------| A#|----6----6----6----6-|----8----8----8----8-| Note: These F#|----5----5----5----5-|----7----7----7----7-| chords are meant to C#|----3----3----3----3-|----5----5----5----5-| be played by two G#|----3----3----3----3-|----5----5----5----5-| guitars - one plays D#|----1----1----1----1-|----3----3----3----3-| the lower octave,
| one plays the higher.
| e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er
|---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |-1----1----1----1----|-3----3----3----3------|
Oooh-oooooh----------------------------------| Black Diamond
e e e er e er e er e e e er e er e er
D#|-------------------------|--------------------| A#|-10-10-13----15----13----|-8-8-8----10---8----| F#|-9--9--12----14----12----|-7-7-7----9----7----| C#|-7--7--10----12----10----|-5-5-5----7----5----| G#|-7--7--10----12----10----|-5-5-5----7----5----| D#|-5--5--8-----10----8-----|-3-3-3----5----3----|
|
| e e e er e er e er e e e er e er e er
|-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------3-----5-----3-----|--------------------| |-5--5--------------------|-3-3-3----5----3----|
h.. s s w
D#|-------------------|-------------------| A#|-6-------------8-8-|--8----------------| F#|-5-------------6-6-|--7----------------| C#|-3-------------5-5-|--5----------------| G#|-3-------------5-5-|--5----------------| D#|-1-------------3-3-|--3----------------|
|
| h.. s s w
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-1-------------3-3-|--3------------------|
Oooh-oooooh------------------------------| Black Diamond
Main Riff (one time through only)
Verse 2
w e e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e
D#|----------|----------------|----------|-----------------------| A#|----------|----------------|----------|--12-13-12-13-12-13-12-| F#|-2--------|----------------|----------|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| C#|-2--------|----------------|-3--------|--12-14-12-14-12-14-12-| G#|-0--------|-----0--3-2-0---|-3--------|-----------------------| D#|----------|-0-3----------3-|-1--x/X\x-|-----------------------|
|
| q. e h e e q e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e
|----------|----------------|----------|-----------------------| |-----7-7\-|----------------|----------|-----------------------| |-0--------|-----0--3-2-0---|----------|------3-----3-----3----| |----------|-0-3----------3-|-1--x/X\x-|---3-----3-----3-----3-|
Darkness will It seems to
fall on the city-- fall on you too----
w e e q e e e e h.. e e e er h+e
D#|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| A#|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| F#|-2---------|----------------|-----------|--------5----2------| C#|-2---------|----------------|-3---------|---5/7--5----2------| G#|-0---------|-----0--3-2-0---|-3-------3-|---5/7-------0------| D#|-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1-------1-|--------------------|
|
| q. e h e e q e e e e h.. e e e er h+e
|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |-----7-7\--|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |-0---------|-----0--3-2-0---|-----------|--------3----0------| |-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1-------1-|----3/5-------------|
Although you There's nothin'
don't ask for pity-- that you can do----
Interlude
* for this part, Ace and Paul play some harmonies. Where there are
two connected guitar staves, the top one is Ace, the bottom one
is Paul.
q. q. q (e) q. s s e s s e
D#|-------------------|----------------13-12-----12--------| A#|-13----13----13----|-(13---)--13----------13-----13-12--| F#|-15b17-15b17-15b17-|-(15b17)--15b17---------------------| C#|-------------------|------------------------------------| G#|-------------------|------------------------------------| D#|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| q. q. q (e) q. s s e s s e
D#|-------------------|----------------10------------------| A#|-10----10----10----|-(10---)--10-------13-10--13-10-----| F#|-12b14-12b14-12b14-|-(12b14)--12b14-----------------12--| C#|-------------------|------------------------------------| G#|-------------------|------------------------------------| D#|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| q h.r wr
|-------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------------------| |-5\----------------|------------------------------------|
w er e e e e e e e
D#|--------------|--------------------------| A#|-10~~~--------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12---| Note - the 10's at the
F#|-10~~~--------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| start of this staff are
C#|--------------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12---| played by separate G#|--------------|--------------------------| guitars. I just put them D#|--------------|--------------------------| together here to save space.
|
| h. q er e e e e e e e
|--------------|--------------------------| |--------------|--------------------------| |--------------|-------3-----3-----3------| |-1----x/X\x---|----3-----3-----3-----3---| |-----3--------| |-------3--------|
e e e e e e
|----------------------------------------| |-13----13----13----13----13----13-------|
|-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17----|
|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
|
| |-----3--------| |-------3--------|
| e e e e e e
|----------------------------------------| |-10----10----10----10----10----10-------|
|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14----|
|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
|
| q h.r
|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-5\-------------------------------------| |-----3--------| |-------3--------|
e e e e e e
|----------------------------------------| |-13----13----13----13----13-----12------| |-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17----------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
|
| |-----3--------| |-------3--------|
| e e e e e e
|----------------------------------------| |-10----10----10----10----10-------------| |-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14--12------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
|
| |-----3--------| |-------3--------|
| e e e e e e
|----------------------------------------| |--14---12----10-----9-----7-----5-------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
w er e e e e e e e
D#|--------------|--------------------------| A#|-10~~~--------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12---| Note - the 10's at the
F#|-10~~~--------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| start of this staff are
C#|--------------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12---| played by separate G#|--------------|--------------------------| guitars. I just put them D#|--------------|--------------------------| together here to save space.
|
| h. q er e e e e e e e
|--------------|--------------------------| |-3----x/X\x---|--------------------------| |--------------|-------3-----3-----3------| |--------------|----3-----3-----3-----3---|
*Note* - this guitar is just Paul alone
e q e q e e (e) e e e e er e er
D#|-------------------------|---------------------------| A#|-------------------------|---------------------------| F#|-------------------------|---------------------------| C#|--------7-------7------7-|-(7)------7----7-----------| G#|---8h10-7--8h10-7-8h10-7-|-(7)-8h10-7-8--7----10-----| D#|---8h10----8h10---8h10---|-----8h10---8-------10-----|
|
| q h.r hr e er e er
|-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |----5\-------------------|---------------5-----3-----|
h. q er e e e e e e e
D#|------------|---------------------------| A#|------------|----12-13-12-13-12-13-12---| F#|------------|----12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| C#|-3----------|----12-14-12-14-12-14-12---| G#|-3----------|---------------------------| D#|-1---x/X\x--|---------------------------|
|
| h. q er e e e e e e e
|------------|---------------------------| |------------|---------------------------| |------------|--------3-----3-----3------| |-1---x/X\x--|-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
Solo - over main riff (4 times)
Verse Three
Instruments stop for one bar,
sing in harmony: Out on the streets for a living---
hr e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e
D#|--------------|-----------|-------------------------| A#|--------------|-----------|---12-13-12-13-12-13-12--| F#|--------------|-----------|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| C#|--------------|-3---------|---12-14-12-14-12-14-12--| G#|------3-2-0---|-3---------|-------------------------| D#|------------3-|-1--x/X\x--|-------------------------|
|
| hr e e e e h. q er e e e e e e e |
|--------------|-----------|-------------------------| |--------------|-----------|-------------------------| |------3-2-0---|-----------|-------3-----3-----3-----| |------------3-|-1--x/X\x--|----3-----3-----3-----3--|
Picture's only begun--
h e e q e e q e e e e h.. e e e er h+e
D#|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| A#|-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| F#|-2--2------|----------------|-----------|--------5----2------| C#|-2----2----|----------------|-3---------|---5/7--5----2------| G#|-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-3-------3-|---5/7-------0------| D#|-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1-------1-|--------------------|
|
| h e e q e e q e e e e h.. e e e er h+e
|----2------|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |------2----|----------------|-----------|--------------------| |-0------0--|-----0--3-2-0---|-----------|--------3----0------| |-----------|-0-3----------3-|-1-------1-|----3/5-------------|
Your day is Got you under
so in madness--- their thumb--
[Chorus] (Different from first two - see below)
er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e
D#|---------------------|---------------------| A#|----6----6----6----6-|----8----8----8----8-| Note: These F#|----5----5----5----5-|----7----7----7----7-| chords are meant to C#|----3----3----3----3-|----5----5----5----5-| be played by two G#|----3----3----3----3-|----5----5----5----5-| guitars - one plays D#|----1----1----1----1-|----3----3----3----3-| the lower octave,
| one plays the higher.
| e er e er e er e er e er e er e er e er
|---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |-1----1----1----1----|-3----3----3----3------|
Oooh-oooooh----------------------------------| Black Diamond
e e e er e er e er e e e er e er e er
D#|-------------------------|--------------------| A#|-10-10-13----15----13----|-8-8-8----10---8----| F#|-9--9--12----14----12----|-7-7-7----9----7----| C#|-7--7--10----12----10----|-5-5-5----7----5----| G#|-7--7--10----12----10----|-5-5-5----7----5----| D#|-5--5--8-----10----8-----|-3-3-3----5----3----|
|
| e e e er e er e er e e e er e er e er
|-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------3-----5-----3-----|----------------------| |-5--5--------------------|-3-3-3----5----3------|
yeah------yeah-----------------------------------|
h.. s s e h..r
D#|-------------------|-------------------| A#|-6-------------8-8-|--8\---------------| F#|-5-------------6-6-|--7\---------------| C#|-3-------------5-5-|--5\---------------| G#|-3-------------5-5-|--5\---------------| D#|-1-------------3-3-|--3\---------------|
|
| h.. s s e h..r
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-1-------------3-3-|--3\-----------------|
Oooh-oooooh------------------------------| Black Diamond
e e e er e er e er e e e h+e (w)
D#|-------------------------|--------------------|--------| A#|-10-10-13----15----13----|-----------10-------|--(10)--| F#|-9--9--12----14----12----|------5----9--------|--(9)---| C#|-7--7--10----12----10----|-5/7--5-5--7--------|--(7)---| G#|-7--7--10----12----10----|-5/7----5--7--------|--(7)---| D#|-5--5--8-----10----8-----|-----------5--------|--(5)---|
|
| e e e er e er e er e e e h+e (w)
|-------------------------|--------------------|--------| |-------------------------|--------------------|--------| |-------3-----5-----3-----|------3-------------|--------| |-5--5--------------------|-3/5----3--5--------|--(5)---|
On drum cue in last bar, meter shifts to a slow 6/8 and
song goes to the Outro (below)
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
D#|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----| A#|-----1---1---|-----1-------|-----1---1---|-----1-------| F#|---2-------2-|---2-----2-0-|---2-------2-|---2-------0-| C#|-2-----------|-2-----------|-3-----------|-3-------3---| G#|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D#|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|
| q. q. q. q e q. q. q. q e
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------7-----|-------------|-------3-----|-------------| |-------------|-7-----------|-------------|-3-----------| |-5-----------|-------5---3-|-1-----------|-------1---3-|
This is repeated four times, with Ace soloing over it.
The fourth time, go to this instead of the last bar ---
D#|-------0-------|--------------|--------------| A#|-----1---0-----|--------------|--------------| F#|---2-------0---|-------0------|-------0------| C#|-3-------------|-----2---2----|-----2---2----| G#|---------------|---2-------2--|---2-------2--| D#|---------------|-0------------|-0------------|
|
|
|---------------|--------------|--------------| |---------------|--------------|--------------| |-3----/7-5-----|------/7-5----|------/7-5----| |-----------7\--|-0---------7\-|-0---------7\-|
hold until cue Start slow, then increase tempo -
then end on cue
D#|----------------||--------|-------|---------|--------| A#|----------------||--------|-------|---------|--------| F#|----------------||--2-----|--2----|--2------|-2------| C#|----------------||--2-----|--2----|--2------|-2------| G#|----------------||--0-----|--0----|--0------|-0------| D#|--3~~~----------||--------|-------|---------|--------|
|
|
|----------------||--------|-------|---------|--------| |----------------||--------|-------|---------|--------| |----------------||--0-----|--0----|--0------|-0------| |--3-------------||--------|-------|---------|--------|
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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