KISS – Beth (Bass Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb)
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Song: BETH Artist: KISS Album: MTV UNPLUGGED -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, [email protected] Tuned down 1/2 step Comments: Very nice bass playing this. Gene slightly reharmonizes the song by introducing the D's in the intro riff but I think it makes the song even better. Playing with restraint during the verses and choruses make the slight variations stand out and make the melodic runs take on an almost central part. Brilliant. Rhythm Fig. 1
Gb|-----------------5-------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------5-----5----5h7---5----7------------------------|
Ab|--3------------------------------------5----------5--7-------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------3----|

Gb|-----------------5/-7----------------------------------------|
Db|-------2-----------------5------5----7-----------------------|
Ab|--3-------------------------------------5--------5--7--------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------3-----|
Rhythm Fig. 2a
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3-------3--5-------5--7-----------0------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3--------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2b
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--3-------3--5-------5--7-----------0------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3------1------3------|
Rhythm Fig. 3a
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------3-------5---7---7---7---7\------------|
Eb|--1-------1--3-----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3b
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------0--3------3---5---7---7---7---7\----|
Eb|--1------1--1--3------3--------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4a
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------0-------2---3------5---|
Ab|--0----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------3--------1--------0-------------------------------|

Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5h7--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------3-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------1-----3-----------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4b
Gb|---------------------------------------------------5---------|
Db|------------------------------------0----0--2--3-----3-------|
Ab|------------3------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--3h5----5-----3------1------0-------------------------------|

Gb|----------------5-7/9------5---------------------------------|
Db|--5----5----7-----------7------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------0------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------3----1----3----------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Gb|-------------5/-7--------------------------------------------|
Db|----------5---------5---5--5h-7-------------------------5----|
Ab|--3------------------------------5------5--7--------/5-----5-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------3--------------|

Gb|---------------5-----5/7----5--------------------------------|
Db|------------5-----5------------5h-7--------------------------|
Ab|--3----------------------------------5-------5--6--7---------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------0---|

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

Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--3-----5-----/7---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------0-----------------------3---------|
Eb|--------------------------------3------1-----3---------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Gb|-------------5-----5/7----5----------------------------------|
Db|----------5-----5------------5h-7----------------------------|
Ab|--3--------------------------------5-----5--5h-7--------0--2-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------3----------|

Gb|------------5----5/7---5-------------------------------4-----|
Db|---------5-----5----------5h-7-----------------------5-------|
Ab|--3-----------------------------5-----5--5h-7--------------3-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------3-------------|
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