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#LOVES A DEADLY WEAPON (from the KISS CD "ASYLUM")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
Standard tuning
Comments: Pretty much indicative of Genes late 80s output. Fast riffs
that arent very exciting. Blistering lead work that is standard 80s
fare as well. Cant say that Im very confident in my accuarcy on the lead
work (especially the tapped middle part).
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
Rhythm Fig. 2
[End] [1]
[End] [2]
[End] [3]
[End] [4]
[End] [5]
[End] [6]
[End] [7]
Rhythm Fig. 3a
Rhythm Fig. 3b
Rhythm Fig. 3c
Rhythm Fig. 4
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4
Intro solo
Gradual
Solo
w/ bar
w/ bar - - - >
Pick first only
Slight feedback
Slow bend, wide vib. Bend two whole steps
Pick scrapes Bend two whole steps wide vib.
LOVE'S A DEADLY WEAPON
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Rod Swenson, Wes Beech
[Rhy. Fig 1]
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1]
Ooh give it to me
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 2 and Intro solo]
[Rhy. Fig 3a]
I'm gettin' fired up
Hot thunder's flowin' through my blood
[Rhy. Fig 3b]
My temperature's risin', baby
I want the warmth of your touch
[Rhy. Fig 4 w/ Riff 2]
So get a grip
I'm hot on your heels
You're burnin' up 'cause you know just how it's gonna feel, yeah
And you just can't help yourself now, baby
'Cause this time it's real, ow
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1]
Love's a deadly weapon
And murder's on my mind
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 3]
Time you learned a lesson
Gonna love you this time
[Rhy. Fig 3a]
Like sugar to a baby, yeah
Got something you could use
[Rhy. Fig 3c]
Make you an offer, baby
You can't refuse
[Rhy. Fig 4 w/ Riff 3]
There you stand all dressed in red
I got this feelin' in me
Can't get you out of my head
One day you say you hate me
But I found you in my bed, yeah
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1]
Love's a deadly weapon
And murder's on my mind
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 4 & Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 5]
I'm burnin' up with fever
I'm gonna love you this time
Yeah, yeah, I'm gonna love this time, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Solo]
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1]
Yeeeaaah
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 6]
Yeah, Im gonna love you this time, yeah
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1]
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 6]
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1]
Love's a deadly weapon
And murder's on my mind
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 6]
I'm burnin' up with fever
I'm gonna love you this time
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1 and Riff 4]
Yeah, one more time, ow
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 7]
[Rhy. Fig 1]
[Riff 1]
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#LOVES A DEADLY WEAPON (from the KISS CD "ASYLUM")
#
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
Standard tuning
Comments: Pretty much indicative of Genes late 80s output. Fast riffs
that arent very exciting. Blistering lead work that is standard 80s
fare as well. Cant say that Im very confident in my accuarcy on the lead
work (especially the tapped middle part).
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
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-----3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------|
E|-----------------------------3-3---------------------3-2-0(\)-|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5-6-7------------------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---------------0---0---0-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-------------|
[End] [1]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------3-------------------------|
G|------------------------------------0-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------0-------------------------|
A|---------------5-6-7----------------x-------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---------------0---0-----3-------------------------|
[End] [2]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------3-------------------------|
G|------------------------------------2----2--------------------|
D|------------------------------------0----2--------------------|
A|---------------5-6-7---------------------0--------------------|
E|--0---0---0---------------0---0-------------------------------|
[End] [3]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------3-------3-------3-------------------|
G|--------------------------2---2---2---2---2--4/---------------|
D|--------------------------0---2---0---2---0--4/---------------|
A|---------------5-6-7----------0-------0------2/---------------|
E|--0---0---0---------------------------------------------------|
[End] [4]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5-6-7------5-5-5-0-0-0-5-5-5-7-7-7-------------|
E|--0---0---0---------------------------------------0(\)--------|
[End] [5]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------3-------3---------------------------|
G|--------------------------2---2---2---------------------------|
D|--------------------------0---2---0---2-2-2-------------------|
A|---------------5-6-7----------0-------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---------------------------------0(\)--------------|
[End] [6]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------3-------3---------------------------|
G|--------------------------2---2---2---2-----------------------|
D|--------------------------0---2---0---2-----------------------|
A|---------------5-6-7----------0-------0-----------------------|
E|--0---0---0-------------------------------3-------------------|
[End] [7]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5-6-7------------------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3a
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------------4/--5----------------------------------------|
D|--5--------------4/--5----------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------2/--3--------3----2--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------5----4----3-------2-------5----4----4/-----------|
D|-----2-------5----4----3-------2-------5----4----4/-----------|
A|--0-------0-----0----0------0-------0-----0------2/-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3b
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------------4/---5---------------------------------------|
D|--5--------------4/---5---------------------------------------|
A|--3--------------2/---3--------3----2-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------5----4----3------2-------5----4------------------|
D|-----2-------5----4----3------2-------5----4------------------|
A|--0-------0-----0----0-----0-------0-----0-----0--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3c
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------------4/--5----5----5----5----5--------------------|
D|--5--------------4/--5----5----5----5----5--------------------|
A|--3--------------2/--3----3----3----3----3----2---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------5----4----3-------2-------5----4-----------------|
D|-----2-------5----4----3-------2-------5----4-----------------|
A|--0-------0-----0----0------0-------0-----0-----0-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7------------------9---------12----11-----------------------|
D|--7------------------9---------12----11-----------------------|
A|--5------------------7-------x-----x--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------0--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------2---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------2---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------0---|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - > P.M. - - - - - - - - - ->
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------0---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - > P.M. - - - - - - - - - ->
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4------|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - ->
Riff 1
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9\--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9\--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7\--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3(6)(\)----x(\)-----3h6(\)p3h6p3~---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10h13p10----13p10-13b~------10h13p10----10------------------|
G|-----------12--------------------------12----12p10~-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
E|--------------------------19-22-22b~--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0(\)--------------------------------------------------------|
Intro solo
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--20b^^------20b-20~-----20-17-20p19p17-20p19p17----17-19-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------20-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gradual
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--20p19p17----17-19-20p19p17----17-19-20b-r20p17----17-19-----|
G|-----------20----------------20------------------20-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------20b---------------------------------17----------------|
B|--20p17-----------19h20p19p17----17-20~--------20-17----------|
G|-----------------------------19----------------------(/)19----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------17-19-17----17-19-17----------|
B|--(/)17-(/)20----------17h19h20----------20------------20-----|
G|---------------(/)19------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--17---19---20b--r20---24~------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------4h5p4h5p4------7-----|
D|-----------------------4h5p4h5p4-----5h7-----------7--9-------|
A|-----4h5p4h5p4-----5h7-----------7----------------------------|
E|--5h7----------7----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------10----------------10h12/15\--------------|
B|------------10h12h13----13p12p10h12h13------------------------|
G|--9b^-r9------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------14-17/19---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------17-20-20b~-------r20p17-20~--(/)---17(/)-17h20p17h20--|
G|--17-19-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
w/ bar
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--(/)17h20----20p17----17------------------------20(/\)-------|
G|--------------------19----19--17(19)(\)-----(/)---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------x(\)-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
w/ bar - - - >
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------20p17----17-x----------------------------------------|
G|--19b----------19----19b-r19p17-16h17p16----16h17p16\14h16t21-|
D|-----------------------------------------17-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------17------------------------|
B|---------------------17-20-17-20p17----20p17---17-------------|
G|--17p16p14h16h17-19b------------------------19----19-b19-r19--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Pick first only
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------17-----15p13h15p13h15p13-15b-r15p13-------|
G|--b19----17h19p17\16------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
w/ bar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
E|--------------------------------------------17-------17b------|
B|--17b^^-r17p15-17p15\13-15b-r15p13-15p14p13-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--r17p15~--------t15p10-t12p10p8-t12p10p8-t12p8p5p0-----------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--t15p8h10h12-t15p12p10p8\5-t8p3h5-t7p0-t12p8--5h8-t15p8------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--t12p7-t12p5p0-h5h8-t15p8-t12p7-t12p3b-r3-3b-r3--------5-8p5-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------x------|
G|------------------------------------------------------x-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Slight feedback
E|------5-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8p5---8p5---5-8p5-------------------------------5----8------|
G|------------8-------8-7-5-7p5---5-7b---r7p5--7----7b---10b----|
D|------------------------------7-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------8------12-----15----------17------------17-----------|
B|--10-----13b----15b----18b~-----------20p17--20b----20p17-20b-|
G|--12b---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--17-20p17-------17-20p17-----20b--r20~-\(0)-----8p5---5------|
B|-----------17-20----------20-------------------x------8---8---|
G|----------------------------------------------x---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------15-----17-----19-----20---|
B|--5---5-8-5-------------------------18b----20b----22b----24b--|
G|----8-------8-7-5---7p5-5b--r5--------------------------------|
D|------------------7-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--20b--r20-20b--r20-22b------~~~------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------20b^^^------r20--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Slow bend, wide vib. Bend two whole steps
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17-20p17----20p17----17h20p17-20b^^^---r20--------17p15-----|
G|-----------19-------19------------------------------------16--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------15----------------15----15-|
B|--17p15----17p15----17p15----15h17----17p15----15h17----17----|
G|--------16-------16-------16----------------16----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------15----17p15----------------------------|
B|--17-15h17p15----15h17----17-------17-15h17p15----------------|
G|--------------16-------------------------------17b----r17-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------20b^^^-------------20b^^^~------17p15p12---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--x\----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x\----------------------------------------------------------|
Pick scrapes Bend two whole steps wide vib.
E|-----------------------12-17p15p12----------------------12----|
B|--17p15p12-15h17p15p12-------------17p15p12-17-17p15p12-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--17p15p12-------------------12-15-12----12-15-12-15p12----12-|
B|-----------17p15p12-15b~--------------15----------------15----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15p12-15p12----12-15p14p12----12-15b--r15-15b--r15-15b~---\-|
G|--------------15-------------15-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
LOVE'S A DEADLY WEAPON
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Rod Swenson, Wes Beech
[Rhy. Fig 1]
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1]
Ooh give it to me
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 2 and Intro solo]
[Rhy. Fig 3a]
I'm gettin' fired up
Hot thunder's flowin' through my blood
[Rhy. Fig 3b]
My temperature's risin', baby
I want the warmth of your touch
[Rhy. Fig 4 w/ Riff 2]
So get a grip
I'm hot on your heels
You're burnin' up 'cause you know just how it's gonna feel, yeah
And you just can't help yourself now, baby
'Cause this time it's real, ow
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1]
Love's a deadly weapon
And murder's on my mind
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 3]
Time you learned a lesson
Gonna love you this time
[Rhy. Fig 3a]
Like sugar to a baby, yeah
Got something you could use
[Rhy. Fig 3c]
Make you an offer, baby
You can't refuse
[Rhy. Fig 4 w/ Riff 3]
There you stand all dressed in red
I got this feelin' in me
Can't get you out of my head
One day you say you hate me
But I found you in my bed, yeah
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1]
Love's a deadly weapon
And murder's on my mind
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 4 & Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 5]
I'm burnin' up with fever
I'm gonna love you this time
Yeah, yeah, I'm gonna love this time, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Solo]
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1]
Yeeeaaah
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 6]
Yeah, Im gonna love you this time, yeah
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1]
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 6]
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1]
Love's a deadly weapon
And murder's on my mind
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 6]
I'm burnin' up with fever
I'm gonna love you this time
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 1 and Riff 4]
Yeah, one more time, ow
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 7]
[Rhy. Fig 1]
[Riff 1]