Down On Your Knees bass tab

DOWN ON YOUR KNEES (from the KISS CD "KILLERS")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com

Standard tuning

Comments: I like this bassline, the way it avoids the "one" during the
verse gives it a sense of urgency and anticipation which is thoroughly
released when the pumping eights take over in the chorus.


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

G|----5p-4---------------------------------------|
D|------------7--5-------------------------------|
A|------------------7\---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|------2--0--3--0---------------------0--0------|
E|------------------------0--2----3--------------|



G|--------------------------------7--5-----------|
D|----------------------5----4----------7\-------|
A|------2--0--3--0-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|------2--0--3--0---------------------0--0------|
E|------------------------0--2----3--------------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5----4-------------------|
A|------2--0--3--0----------------5--3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------5\-------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|------2--0--3--0-------------------------0-----|
E|-----------------------------------0--2--------|



G|--------------------------------7--5-----------|
D|----------------------5----4----------7\-------|
A|------2--0--3--0-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|------2--0--3--0---------------------0--0------|
E|------------------------0--2----3--------------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7--5----------|
A|------2--0--3--0-----------------------5--0----|
E|--------------------2--3----3------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 3

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------3------0----0-------0----3--4-------|
E|--------------------------3--------------------|




G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------3------0----0-----0--3--0-----------|
E|--------------------------3--------------------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------3------0----0-------5--3------------|
E|--------------------------3----------5-----0---|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0--3--2--0--2--3--2--0--0--|
E|----0--2----3----4-----------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 4

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--3--0--0--0--0--0----3--2--5---------0--|
E|--------------------------------------0--3-----|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--3--0--0--0--0--0----3--2------------0--|
E|----------------------------------0------3-----|



End 1

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--3--0--0--0--0--0----3--2--5------------|
E|-------------------------------------(5)-0--0--|



End 2

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--3--0--0--0--0--0----3--2--5------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3--0--|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0--------------------------|
E|----0--2----3----4-----------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 5

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|------2--0--3--0---------------------0--0------|
E|------------------------0--2----3--------------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5----4-------------------|
A|------2--0--3--0----------------5--3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------5\-------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|------2--0--3--0---------------------0--0------|
E|------------------------0--2----3--------------|



G|----------------------5----4-------------------|
D|--------------------------------5--4-----------|
A|------2--0--3--0----------------------7\-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|------2--0--3--0---------------------0--0------|
E|------------------------0--2----3--------------|



G|----------------------7----5-------------------|
D|--------------------------------7--5-----------|
A|------2--0--3--0----------------------7\-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|------2--0--3--0---------------------0--0------|
E|------------------------0--2----3--------------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5----4----2--0-----------|
A|------2--0--3--0----------------------3--0-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------|






Rhythm Fig. 6

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--3--0--0--0--0--0----3--2--5---------0--|
E|--------------------------------------0--3-----|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--3--0--0--0--0--0----3--2------------0--|
E|----------------------------------0------3-----|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--3--0--0--0--0--0----3--2--5------------|
E|-----------------------------------------0--0--|



Rhythm Fig. 7

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5--5---------2------3----|
E|------5--5\------------------------------------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0------|
E|--5--5\-----------0-----0--2----3----4---------|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3--2--0--2--3--2--0--0-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 8

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--3--0--0--0--0--0----3--2--5---------0--|
E|--------------------------------------0--3-----|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----7--5--4-----------------------------------|
A|--0-----------7--5--3--0----3--2------------0--|
E|----------------------------------0------3-----|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--3--0--0--0--0--0----3--2--5------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3--0--|



G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0--------------------------|
E|----0--2----3----4-----------------------------|



Riff 1

G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|