Song: I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU
Artist: KISS
Album: DYNASTY
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com
Standard tuning
Comments: Octaves. Truly a disco-staple for bass if there ever was one and
on this track Gene milks 'em far all they're worth. Grab a pick and eight-
note the night away. Just looks out for the truly unexpected flurry of
sixteenths leading into the chorus. Very tasty.
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 war
(/) = Release war
Tp = Tap wplectrum
Rhythm Fig. 1
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-----7--------7-------------------------------|
E|--0-----0-----0--0-----0----------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-----7--------7---------7-----7--------7------|
E|--0-----0-----0--0-----0---0-----0-----0--0-----0---|
G|------------------------------------7--------7------|
D|-----7-----7--------7-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------7--5-----5--5----(5)--|
E|--5-----5-----5--5-----0---0------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-----7--------7---------7-----7--------7------|
E|--0-----0-----0--0-----0---0-----0-----0--0-----0---|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-----7--------7---------7-----7---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------5--5---|
E|--5-----5-----5--5-----5---5-----5-----5--5---------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-----5--------5------|
A|-----7-----7--------7-------------------------------|
E|--0-----0-----0--0-----0---3-----3-----3--3-----3---|
< - - - - 2x - - - - > < - - - - 2x - - - - >
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-----9--------9-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------7-----7--------7------|
E|--7-----7-----7--7-----7---0-----0-----0--0-----0---|
< - - - - 2x - - - - > < - - - - 2x - - - - >
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-----5--------5------|
A|-----7-----7--------7-------------------------------|
E|--0-----0-----0--0-----0---3-----3-----3--3-----3---|
< - - - - 2x - - - - > < - - - - 2x - - - - >
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-----9--------9---------7-----7--------7------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-----7-----7--7-----7---5-----5-----5--5-----5---|
< - - - - 2x - - - - >
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-5--------------------------------------------|
A|---------7-5----------------------------------------|
E|--5----------8-7-5----12---------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
G|-------------------5---------------------5----------|
D|--------5---------------------5---------------------|
A|--3--3-----3----3-----3----3-----3----3-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------7--------------------------------|
D|--------7-------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5-----5----5-----5----5--7--------5-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
G|-------------------5---------------------5----------|
D|--------5---------------------5---------------------|
A|--3--3-----3----3-----3----3-----3----3-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------4-----4--------4--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5/---0--2--------2-----2--2-----2-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----4--------4-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-----2-----2--2-----2---2------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
< - - - 3x - - - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 7
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-----7--------7--------7-----7--------7-------|
E|--0-----0-----0--0-----0--0-----0-----0--0-----0----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-----7--------7-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7--5--5----7--5-----|
E|--5-----5-----5--5-----5--0--0----------------------|