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Goin Blind

KISS
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Song

Song: GOIN' BLIND

Artist: KISS

Album: MTV UNPLUGGED

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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com

Tuned down 1/2-step

Comments: A stellar performance by the demon. How on earth he plays

these lines while singing I'll never know.

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|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7----7h9-------------9--9--8-----|
Ab|-------------------------9-------9--------9-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------7----7---------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4----/9p7---9p7----------|
Ab|------------2--4-------------------------9-----9--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-9-11-9-7--------7\6-----------------|
Db|--7---------------------------9---9-----9-7---7-9--9--8-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------9-----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2----------|
Ab|------------2--4---------------------2-4-------4--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 2

Gb|-----6--7--6-x-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7----9----9-----------9--8-------|
Ab|-------------------------9-----------9-----9------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------7----------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2----------|
Ab|------------2--4---------------------2-4-------4--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7----9----9-----9---9--9--8------|
Ab|-------------------------9-----------9---9--------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2----------|
Ab|------------2--4---------------------2-4-------4--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 3

Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7----9-----------------9--8------|
Ab|-------------------------9------9-----------9-----------|
Eb|----------------------------------7---7-7---------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2----------|
Ab|------------2--4---------------------2-4-------4--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-7h9-7------------------------------------|
Db|--7-------------------9-7----9-----9-----9---9--9--8----|
Ab|--------------------------9------9-----9---9------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------9\-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--7---------------2--4----x----4-----9p7---9p7----------|
Ab|------------2--4-------------------------9-----9--------|
Eb|------------------------2----2--------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 4

Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7--------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------9\-2----0----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3----2------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2---------|
Ab|--0---/14\---2--4---------------------2-4-------4-------|
Eb|-------------------------2----2-------------------------|
Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-9/11-x-7----------------------------|
Db|--7-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------2----0--------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3----2----------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2---------|
Ab|--0----12\---2--4---------------------2-4-------4-------|
Eb|-------------------------2----2-------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 5

Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7--------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------9\-2----0----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3----2------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------2--4----4----4---------2-4p2---------|
Ab|--0----12\---2--4---------------------2-4-------4-------|
Eb|-------------------------2----2-------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 6

Gb|-----6--7--6-7-9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--7------------------9-7--------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------9\-2----0----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3----2------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------2--4----4----4-----------------------|
Ab|--0----16\---2--4---------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------2----2-------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 7

Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6----6-------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4-----4----4-4--7-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4---------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

Rhythm Fig. 8

Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--9----9----7----7----4----4----4----7------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9------------------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4----4----------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3--3--3--3--------|

Rhythm Fig. 9

Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4-----4----4--7-------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4---------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

Rhythm Fig. 10

Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6-----6-----6------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4-----4-----4--7------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----11-----11-----9-----9-----6------------------------|
Db|--9------9------7-----7-----4-----4---------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------2-2-3--3--3--3-----|

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