KISS – Torpedo Girl (Bass Tab)

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Song: TORPEDO GIRL Artist: KISS Album: UNMASKED -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, [email protected] Comments: This bassline, like all of Ace´s songs after his 1978 solo album, was played by Ace himself. It shows too, the riffs are kind of funky and are nowhere near what Gene would have played. 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 x = Dead notes (no pitch) P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes) Tp = Tap w\plectrum Rhythm Fig. 1a
G|----------------------12--12/13------------------------------------|
D|-------14--12-----12-------------------14--12-----14-12-----12-----|
A|--------------14------------------------------14--------14-----10--|
E|--12------------------------------12-------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 1b
G|----------------------12--12/13------------------------------------|
D|-------14--12-----12-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------14---------------------------------------------------|
E|--12------------------------------12--x-12--x-12--x-12--x-14-------|
Rhythm Fig. 1c
G|----------------------12--12/13------------------------------------|
D|-------14--12-----12------------------x-14--x-14--14---------------|
A|--------------14--------------------------------------12-----------|
E|--12------------------------------12-------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 1d
G|----------------------12--12/13------------------------------------|
D|-------14--12-----12------------------x-14--x-14--14--14--14\------|
A|--------------14---------------------------------------------------|
E|--12------------------------------12-------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2a
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------3--3---2---3--3----------------------------|
E|--3--3---2---3--3--------------------------------------------------|
   < - - - 2x - - - >   < - - - 2x - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 2b
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------3--3---2---3--3------3--3---2--------------|
E|--3--3---2---3--3---------------------------------------3--3---2/--|
   < - - - 2x - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 3
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---7-7---7-----7-7----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------2---------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----7--7--5--5--4--4--2--2-------------------|
E|-----------------------0-------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10---10---10--10---10---10---------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 8
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2/---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
E|--0---0---0--------------------------------------------------------|
                        < - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - >
Rhythm Fig. 6
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   < - - - - 2x - - - - - >
[Intro: Drums only] [Rhy. Fig 1a] (3x) [Rhy. Fig 1b] [Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 2b] [Rhy. Fig 1a] [Rhy. Fig 1c] [Rhy. Fig 3] [Rhy. Fig 4] [Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 2b] [Rhy. Fig 1a] [rhy. Fig 1c] [Rhy. Fig 3] [Riff 1] [Rhy. Fig 6] (7x) [Rhy. Fig 7] [Rhy. Fig 1a] [Rhy. Fig 1d] [Rhy. Fig 6] (4x) [Rhy. Fig 3] [Rhy. Fig 5] [Rhy. Fig 6] [Rhy. Fig 3] [Rhy. Fig 5] [Rhy. Fig 8] (repeat and fade)