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Song: BETH
Artist: KISS
Album: MTV UNPLUGGED
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com
Tuned down 1/2-step
Comments: Very nice bassplaying this. Gene slightly reharmonizes the song
by introducing the Dīs in the intro riff but I think it makes the song
even better. Playing with restraint during the verses and choruses make
the slight variations stand out and make the melodic runs take on an almost
central part. Brilliant.
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 wbar
(/) = Release wbar
Tp = Tap wplectrum
Rhythm Fig. 1
Gb|-----------------5-------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------5-----5----5h7---5----7------------------------|
Ab|--3------------------------------------5----------5--7-------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------3----|
Gb|-----------------5/-7----------------------------------------|
Db|-------2-----------------5------5----7-----------------------|
Ab|--3-------------------------------------5--------5--7--------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------3-----|
Rhythm Fig. 2a
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3-------3--5-------5--7-----------0------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3--------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2b
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3-------3--5-------5--7-----------0------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3------1------3------|
Rhythm Fig. 3a
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------3-------5---7---7---7---7------------|
Eb|--1-------1--3-----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3b
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------0--3------3---5---7---7---7---7----|
Eb|--1------1--1--3------3--------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4a
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------0-------2---3------5---|
Ab|--0----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------3--------1--------0-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5h7--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------1-----3-----------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4b
Gb|---------------------------------------------------5---------|
Db|------------------------------------0----0--2--3-----3-------|
Ab|------------3------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--3h5----5-----3------1------0-------------------------------|
Gb|----------------5-7/9------5---------------------------------|
Db|--5----5----7-----------7------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------0------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3----1----3----------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Gb|-------------5/-7--------------------------------------------|
Db|----------5---------5---5--5h-7-------------------------5----|
Ab|--3------------------------------5------5--7--------/5-----5-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------3--------------|
Gb|---------------5-----5/7----5--------------------------------|
Db|------------5-----5------------5h-7--------------------------|
Ab|--3----------------------------------5-------5--6--7---------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------0---|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------2--------|
Ab|--0------0------------------------------2/-5-----5-----------|
Eb|------------3------3--1------1--0----------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3-----5-----/7---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------0-----------------------3---------|
Eb|--------------------------------3------1-----3---------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Gb|-------------5-----5/7----5----------------------------------|
Db|----------5-----5------------5h-7----------------------------|
Ab|--3--------------------------------5-----5--5h-7--------0--2-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------3----------|
Gb|------------5----5/7---5-------------------------------4-----|
Db|---------5-----5----------5h-7-----------------------5-------|
Ab|--3-----------------------------5-----5--5h-7--------------3-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------3-------------|
Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
