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KISS
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Song

"RAIN" - KISS

from the album "Carnival of Souls"

tabbed by Colby Dove

***************************

For this song, KISS is tuned to C#

low to high (C#, F#, B, E, G#, C#)

Riff 1

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--2--4--8--7--5---2--4--8--7--5----------|
|--0--2--6--5--3---0--2--6--5--3----------|

p.m.____________________________|

Riff 2

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5------------------------------|
|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5------------------------------|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3---3-p2--3-p2--3-p2-----------|
|-----------------------------------------3-p2---|

Riff 3

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-------------------2-------------------------------------|
|--2-------------------2-------------------------------------|
|--0--0--3-p0--0--3~---0--0--3-p0--0--3-p(x)--5-p(x)--7-h10--|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-------------------2-------------------------------------|
|--2-------------------2--------------7-p(x)--6-p(x)--5------|
|--0--0--3-p0--0--3~---0--0--3-p0--0---------------------3~--|

Riff 4

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--6----4----------------------------------------|
|--6----4----4----7---7---7--7--7---7---7--7-----|
|--4----2----4----7---7---7--7--7---7---7--7-----|
|------------2----5---4---5--4--5---4---5--4-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--6----4------------------------------------------|
|--6----4---4--------------------------------------|
|--4----2---4----3--2---3--2---3--2---3-p2---------|
|-----------2--------------------------------3-p2--|

Riff 5 (played behind solo)

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7-p(x)--6-p(x)--5-p(x)-|
|--0--0--3-p0--3-p0--5-p0--6~---0--0--3-p0--0----------------------------|

KEY:

p.m. = palm muting

p(x) = pull-off to new note (or grace note if there's actually a "x" stated)

h(x) = hammer-on to new note

~ = vibrato on note

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