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#COME HELL OR HIGH WATER (from the KISS CD "CRAZY NIGHTS")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
Standard tuning
Comments: The key to these parts is the heavily distorted sound, bordering
on the obnoxious. If need be, both parts of the chorus (Rhy. Figs 4a/4b and
5a/5b) can be played by one guitar. As for the solo, it has it all: blues
riffing, tapping, whammy bar antics and a second (Ouch!).
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|--5h6-5--6--x-x-6--5-------3---(\/)-(\/)-(\/)-(\/)--------|
G|--5-5-5--5--x-x-5--5-------0---(\/)-(\/)-(\/)-(\/)--------|
D|--5h7-5--7--x-x-7--5-------0---(\/)-(\/)-(\/)-(\/)--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
<- - - - 2x - - - ->
Rhythm Fig. 2
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0---------0--5~------------5/-8~---------3--------------|
D|--0---------0--5~------------5/-8~---------3------3-------|
A|-------------------------------------------1------3-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------1-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0---------0--5~------------5/-8~--------------3---------|
D|--0---------0--5~------------5/-8~-----------3-----3------|
A|-----------------------------------------0-1-------3------|
E|---------------------------------------------------1------|
P.M.
Rhythm Fig. 3
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--6--8----6--8-------8--6--8----6--8-------------------|
G|--7--7--7----7--7-------8--8--8----8--8-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--11----11--11--10----10--10--|
G|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10----10--10--10----10--10--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4a
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0----3--2--3/-5------------------------------------|
D|--0----0----3--2--3/-5------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3----3---------------------0--0--1--1--2--2-------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4b
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----0--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------1--0--1--3------------------------------------|
E|--3----3---------------------0--0--1--1--2--2-------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5a
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0----3--2--3/-5------------------------------------|
D|--0----0----3--2--3/-5------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3----3---------------------0-0--0-1--1-2--2-3-----------|
Rhythm Fig. 5b
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----0--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------1--0--1--3------------------------------------|
E|--3----3---------------------0-0--0-1--1-2--2-3-----------|
Rhythm Fig. 6a
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----3----------------------------------5h6-------------|
G|--0----0----3--2--3/-5----3--5----5--3----5-5-------------|
D|--0----0----3--2--3/-5----3--5----5--3----5h7-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5--6--x--6--5--6--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------|
G|----5--5--x--5--5--5--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------|
D|----5--7--x--7--5--7--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6b
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----3----------------------------------5h6-------------|
G|--0----0------------------3--5----5--3----5-5-------------|
D|--0----0------------------3--5----5--3----5h7-------------|
A|------------1--0--1--3------------------------------------|
E|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5--6--x--6--5--6--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------|
G|----5--5--x--5--5--5--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------|
D|----5--7--x--7--5--7--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0----3--0--3/-5-----3--5~---5--3--5--5-------------|
D|--0----0----3--0--3/-5-----3--5~---5--3--5--5-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3----3--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----3--5~---5--5--7---------------------------------------|
D|----3--5~---5--5--7---------------------------------------|
A|---------------3--5---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 8a
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--11------8--11-------8--8----------11------8----------|
G|--8--8-------8--8--------8--8--10/-12------10--8----------|
D|--8--8-------8--8--------8--8------------------8----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5----6--6--6--6--6--5-----6----5--6--5--6--5--7---------|
G|--5----5--5--5--5--5--5-----5----5--5--5--5--5--7---------|
D|--5----7--7--7--7--7--5-----7----5--7--5--7--5--7---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--8------8--11--8----------11--8--8--------------------|
G|--8--8------8--8---8--10/-12------8--8--------------------|
D|--8--8------8--8---8--------------8--8--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------13------10----10----------13------10----11--10--|
G|--12/-14------12--10----10--12/-14------12--10----10--10--|
D|------------------10----10------------------10----12--10--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 8b
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-----8----8--8-------8-----8----8--8--8----------------|
D|--8-----8----8--8-------8-----8----8--8--8----------------|
A|--6--6--6----6--6-------6--6--6----6--6--6----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
P.M. P.M.
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5----6--6--6--6--6--5-----6----5--6--5--6--5--7---------|
G|--5----5--5--5--5--5--5-----5----5--5--5--5--5--7---------|
D|--5----7--7--7--7--7--5-----7----5--7--5--7--5--7---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-----8----8--8-------8-----8----8--8--8----------------|
D|--8-----8----8--8-------8-----8----8--8--8----------------|
A|--6--6--6----6--6-------6--6--6----6--6--6----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
P.M. P.M.
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--------------------------|
D|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--------------------------|
A|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - >
Solo
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------18b^^----------------|
G|--15b-------15b**-15**-13**----13b-13**~------------------------------|
D|----------------------------15----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------15-18b----t22p18---t22-|
B|--15-17p15----15------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------17----17p15----17p15----15~--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------17-------17---------/17------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--p18-t20p18-t22/24\22p18p15------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------t18p15-t18/20\18p15p13-t17/18~---15~-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/15~----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/17~-----/15-(/)12h15p12\(/)10h12p10\(/)7h10p7\(/)5h7p5\(/)3h5p3----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5p3p0h5p3p0-7**~-----7--5--3--5--3-----3----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5-----5-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------5--4--3--1--3b--r3~----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Harm. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
Outro solo
E|--18b^^-----18--15-15h18p15----15----15-15----------------------------|
B|----------------------------18----18-------18-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------17b-17-15-17-17b-r17---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--p15----15-------------------------------------15--------------------|
D|------17----17~--------(/)17(/)15(/)17(/)15(/)17---17(\/)(\/)~--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15**----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------17b---17b-r17-p15-17**~------5b^-5-3---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-3-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------5-4-3b-r3~------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Harm. - - - - - - >
E|--18p15----15---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------18----18p15-18b-r18p15--------------------17b^-r17-17b^-r17---|
G|-------------------------------18-17-15-17~-------17b--r17-17b--r17---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pick only first - -
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17b^-r17-17b^-r17-17b^~------------15-18-----15-18------15-15-------|
G|--17b--r17-17b--r17-17b~---------17b-------17b--------17b-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
- - - - - - - - - > < - - - 2x - - - - >
E|----------------------------------15h18p15----15--------15h18p15------|
B|----------------------------15h18----------18-----15h18----------18---|
G|--17b-17-16-15**~-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Semi-harm >
E|--18p17p15----15-20p18p15----15-18b~----t20-r20-p18p15-t20/22-p18p15--|
B|-----------18-------------18------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--t20p15h18p15--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------t18-p15p13---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fade out
HELL OR HIGH WATER
Gene Simmons, Bruce Kulick
Rhy. Fig 1
Rhy. Fig 2
Here I am, all alone, been two days since you've been gone
Three a.m., wide awake, yeah I'm lonely, and I can't take it
Rhy. Fig 3
You win a few, you lose a few, but I can't help missing you
Can't sleep at night, ain't feelin' right, but I'm gonna get to you
Rhy. Fig 4a and 4b
Come hell or high water - I'm gonna love you
Come hell or high water - gonna hold you
Come hell or high water - wrap my arms around you
Rhy. Fig 6a and 6b
Come hell or high water
Rhy. Fig 2
Now you're gone, hurt so bad, feelings I have never had
Been so long since you've been mine, now I'm wound in the lost and found
Rhy. Fig 3
And there you stand, now I know, I'm never gonna let you go
Ain't foolin' around, no, no, gonna make every minute count
Rhy. Fig 4a and 4b
Come hell or high water - I'm gonna love you
Rhy. Fig 5a and 5b
Come hell or high water - gonna hold you
Rhy. Fig 4a and 4b
Come hell or high water - wrap my arms around you
Rhy. Fig 7
Come hell or high water
Yeah I'm gonna get to you
Rhy. Fig 8a and 8b
Gonna love you, hold you, wrap my arms around you
Baby don't doubt it, ain't no doubt about it
Solo over Rhy. Fig 4a and 4b
Rhy. Fig 5a and 5b
Rhy. Fig 4a and 4b
I'm gonna love you - come hell or high water
Gonna hold you - come hell or high water
Wrap my arms around you - come hell or high water
Rhy. Fig 5a and 5b
Yeah
Rhy. Fig 4a and 4b
Come hell or high water - come hell or high water
Come hell or high water - come hell or high water
Come hell or high water - come hell or high water
Come hell or high water - come hell or high water
Yeah!
Outro solo over: alternate Rhy. Fig 4a and 5a