100000 Years Bass

Song: 100,000 YEARS
Artist: KISS
Album: KISS
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com
 
Tuned down 1/2-step
 
Comments: Pretty much variations on a theme this. It has a swing feel (as in
8th-note triplets) and utilizes both 5ths and 3rds to harmonize the chords.
 
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 1
 
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----7\----------------------7\------------------------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------0----------------------------0-----|
 
 
Gb|------------------------------------------------7------------|
Db|------------------------------------------7h-9-----9--7------|
Ab|--7-----7-----7-----7--5------7-----7--------------------10--|
Eb|-----0-----0-----0--------7------0-----0---------------------|
    { - - - - - - 3x - - - - - }
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 2
 
Gb|--------9--9--------9--7-----------9--9--------7-------------|
Db|--------------------------9--------------7h-9-----9--7-------|
Ab|--7--7--------7--7-----------7--7-----------------------10---|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 3
 
Gb|--------9--9--------9--7-----------9--9--------9--7----------|
Db|--------------------------9--------------------------9-------|
Ab|--7--7--------7--7-----------7--7--------7--7----------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 4
 
Gb|--------9--9--------9--7-----9----7---------9----7-----------|
Db|--------------------------9--------------9-------------------|
Ab|--7--7--------7--7-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 5
 
Gb|--------9--9--------9--7-----------9-------------------------|
Db|--------------------------9--------------7----9--------------|
Ab|--7--7--------7--7-----------7--7-----7----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 6
 
Gb|--------9--9--------9--7-------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------9--------7-----7--9p-7--5--7p-5----|
Ab|--7--7--------7--7-----------7--7-----7--------------------7-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
                                      Let ring
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 7
 
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------0---------7-----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 8
 
Gb|-----9----7---------9----7-----------------------------------|
Db|--9--------------9-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 9
 
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7--------5--7----5--7----------------7--------5--7---------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
    { - - - - - 3x - - - - }
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 10
 
Gb|--------9--9--------9--7-----------9--9--------7-------------|
Db|--------------------------9--------------7h-9-----9--7-------|
Ab|--7--7--------7--7-----------7--7-----------------------7----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--10----------------8----------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 11
 
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--7\---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 12
 
Gb|--9--7--9--9--7-----9--7--9--9--7-----9--7-------------------|
Db|-----------------9-----------------9--------9----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------7-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
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
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