'Unholy' by Kiss - Guitar Tutorial

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            Song: UNHOLY
Artist: KISS
Album: REVENGE
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, [email protected]

Tuned down 1/2-step

Comments: A kick-ass song. Perhaps a little out of character for KISS
but perfectly in line with Gene's demon perona. Dig how Gene mostly
doubles the guitars but takes it two octaves below at times to add
some serious weight to this track.


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. 1a
                                                  
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------2/3-----2/3-------------|


                                                  
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--1--1-------------------1--1-------------------|
Eb|--------1--0----1--0--1--------------1--0--1----|




Rhythm Fig. 1b
                                               
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------0-----0-/5----3-------------|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3----------------------------1------|


                                          
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----1-/6----5----4------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 1c
                                                     
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3---3--3--3--2/3-----2/3---3--3--0--|


                                                     
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----1--1------------------|
Eb|-----------------------1--------1--0----1--0--1-|




Rhythm Fig. 1d
                                                          
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--2/3-3--3--2/3-3--3--3--3----------------------|
     < - - - - - 2x - - - - - >


                                                    
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------3----/5----2--3--|
Ab|--1--1-------------------1--1-----1-------------|
Eb|--------1--0----1--0--1-------------------------|





Rhythm Fig. 1e
                                              
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------2/3-----2/3--------/----|


                                                    
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------3--2-------2--3--|
Ab|--1--1-------------------1--1----------1--------|
Eb|--------1--0----1--0--1-------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 2a
                                                  
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------3----3--2--0--0--0-/6--5----|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------------------------------|


                                                  
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5----5--5--3/-5----3-----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 2b
                                                  
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------3----3--2--0--0--0-/6--5----|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------------------------------|


                                           
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----5--5--5--5----3-----------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 2c
                                                  
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------3----3--2--0--0--0-/6--5----|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------------------------------|


  
                                                
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5----5--5--3/-5-----------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------2/-----|




Rhythm Fig. 3a
                                              
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0----0----0----0-----0----0----0----0---------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|


                                                 
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5--0--3--5----0--3--5--------3----2----1------|
Eb|--------------------------1---------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 3b
                                               
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0----0----0----0-----0----0----0--3--2--------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|


                                                 
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5--0--3--5----0--3--5--------3----2----1------|
Eb|--------------------------1---------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 3c
                                              
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0----0----0----0-----0----0----0----0---------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|


                                              
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5--0--3--5----0--3--5-------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------1---------------------|






Rhythm Fig. 3d
                                              
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0----0----0----0-----0----0----0----0---------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|


                                                 
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5--0--3--5----0--3--5--------3---------2/-----|
Eb|--------------------------1---------1-----------|


                                              
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------15----------14--------------------------|
Eb|--13----------13--------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 4
                                                
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------5--4--------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0---/5----3--0----0--5----3--0----------------|


                                               
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------3----2----1---------|
Eb|--0---/5----3--0----0--1------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 5
                                              
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0---------0----------3----2----1----0---------|
Eb|-------0---------1------------------------------|


                                              
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------0---------3-----2----1----0--------------|
Eb|--0---------1-------------------------0---------|


                                        
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1----2----------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 6
                                               
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------10----9----8--------|
Ab|-------3----2----1/----8------------------------|
Eb|--1---------------------------------------------|


                                         
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--5------------5-------------------------------|
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