Song: BLACK DIAMOND
Artist: KISS
Album: KISS
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, [email protected]
Tuned down 1/2-step
Comments: There are a couple of slides from the 3rd fret, 4th string notated
here. They should be rammed all the way up the fingerboard. Just go till
there's no place left to go, then head down for the rest of the riff.
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
Gb|-----------2----------------------------------|
Db|--------------2-------------------------------|
Ab|--0--------------0----------0----3--2--0------|
Eb|----------------------0--3----------------3---|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------3-----3-----3-------|
Eb|--1--------------------3-----3-----3-----3----|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7p5-7-----------7p5-7----------------|
Ab|--0-----------------0-------------3--2--0-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------3--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------3-----3-----3-------|
Eb|--1--------------------3-----3-----3-----3----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7p5-7-----------7p5-7----------------|
Ab|--0-----------------0-------------3--2--0-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------3--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------3/-----5h7-5-------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------0--------------|
Eb|--1-------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7--7----7---------------------------|
Ab|--0--------------------------0----3--2--0-----|
Eb|-----------------------0--3----------------3--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------3-----3-----3-------|
Eb|--1--------------------3-----3-----3-----3----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7--7----7----------------------------|
Ab|--0--------------------------0----3--2--0-----|
Eb|-----------------------0--3----------------3--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------3/-----5h7-5-------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------0--------------|
Eb|--1-------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1----1----1--1----1--3--3--3----3--3----3---|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------3----5----3---------------------------|
Eb|--5--5-----------------3--3--3-(0)-5--0--3--0-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1----1----1--1----1--3--3--3----3--3----3---|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------2-0--------------|
Ab|---------------------------------3--3-0-------|
Eb|--5-------------------------------------3-----|
Gb|------------------17-------------------------|
Db|--3------------3/-----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------3-----3-----3-----|
Eb|-------------------------3-----3-----3-----3--|
Gb|----------------/9----7----5----4-------------|
Db|-------------------------------------7----5---|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--5------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|--3-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------3--0-----------3-----3-----3-----|
Eb|-------------------3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0--------------------------3--2--0----------|
Eb|--------------------------------------3-------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------3-----3-----3-------|
Eb|--1--------------------3-----3-----3-----3----|
Gb|-----------2----------------------------------|
Db|--------------2-------------------------------|
Ab|--0--------------0----------0----3--2--0------|
Eb|----------------------0--3----------------3---|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------3/-----5h7-5-------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------0--------------|
Eb|--1-------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1----1----1--1----1--3----3----3----3-------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------3----5----3---------------------------|
Eb|--5--5-----------------3--3--5--5--5----3-----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1----1----1----1-----3----------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------5h7-5-----------------|
Ab|--------3----5----3------------7--0-----------|
Eb|--5--5----------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 8
Gb|------------2---------------------------------|
Db|----------------------2-----------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------------0-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------3----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|------------3---------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------3-----------------------|
Eb|--1-----------------------------1--------3----|
Rhythm Fig. 9
Gb|------------2---------------------------------|
Db|----------------------2-----------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------------------0-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------3----|
Gb|-------------------------------/7---5---------|
Db|------------3---------------------------7----|
Ab|----------------------3-----------------------|
Eb|--1-------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|--2---------2----0----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------2----------------0---2--|
Eb|--------------------------0------2h3----------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5-------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 10
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0-----------------0-------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|