#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# # This file is the author¥s own work and represents their interpretation # # of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship,# # or research. # # # # All transcriptions on this site is the property of KISS Asylum and # # cannot be used on any other website, ftp site or archive without # # permission from KISS Asylum. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# Star spangled banner (from the KISS CD "Alive III") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: This is it. This is a full-band score in one tab so read it carefully. There's a synth pedal (kind of sounds like the old Moog bass pedals) running in the beginning of the song which adds a lot in terms of heaviness. The "touch harmonic" is a special technique that is played by lowering your bar, striking the string at the desired fret (in this instance the 4th) with your left-hand ring finger only, and then bringing the bar back up; way up. I haven't been exact about the ride-out since that's basically about grabbing E in various places, getting some feedback, and tremolo-picking. I've tried to make the page-breaks even but it might not work too well. Check it before printing. 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 Fade in all three guitars Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--5~-------------------------------------0-------------------0----| Gb|----------------------------------------------1---------1---------| Db|---------------------------------------------------2--------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------0-------------------------------------| | (Feedback, pitch F#) | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--2---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--2---------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--0---------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--0---------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--0--------/4-2h4p2-0-\/------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------1~---3~---3h4~--------------4---4-------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--2------------------------------------2--------------------------| Ab|--2------------------------------------2--------------------------| Eb|--0------------------------------------0--------------------------| | | | | | | Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--0------------------------------------0--------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--/9~------9\7---5(7)-----4~--------4\2---4----4h5----5-----0-----| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------2---------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------2---------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------0---------------------------------------| | | | | | | Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------0---------------------------------------| Eb|------------------/16---16---16~---17~----17b---17b~-----r17--16--| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--1~--------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------2~--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------/17---17---17~---19~----19b---19b~-----r19--17--| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------12\---------------------0------0----------------| Eb|--14~---16~---17~---17~------16b^---16~-----14h16p14--------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------17~-----16~-| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--16~---17~---17h19~-17h19~--17h19~-17~-----16h17p16--14~-----12~-| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--2-----------2------2-------2/--------------------------------2--| Eb|------------------------------------0-----------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----14--16--17~--(17)\--9~----11~----12~-------(12)\----12---12--| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----11--12--12~---------12~---14~----16~-------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------/16\---| | | | | | | Gb|--------------------------------------4---------4-----------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------1-------2---------2-----------------| Eb|-------------0-----------4---------------------------------/7\----| Eb|--12~---12~-----------------------------14-16-16b^-r16-14---------| Bb|--------------16b^-16-14~---14~---14~----------------------17-----| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------2-----2-----2------------------------2------| Db|--2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----4-----4--------4---2------| Ab|--2-----2-----2-------0-----0-----0-----4-----4--------4---0------| Eb|--0-----0-----0-------------------------2-----2--------2----------| | | | | | | Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------0-----0-----0------------------------0------| Eb|--0-----0-----0-------------------------2-----2--------2----------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--16b^--16-------------------------------------(16)\------12---12-| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--4-----4--------------------------------------(4)\---------------| Db|--4-----4--------------------------------------(4)\---------------| Ab|--2-----2--------------------------------------(2)\---------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Gb|--------4---------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--2----2----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Let ring Eb|--12~------14--16--17--17b~---------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------------\[4]/------------x----| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| | "Touch harmonic" | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--2--------4---6---7---2--------------------------------x---------| Ab|--2--------4---6---7---2--------------------------------x---------| Eb|--0--------2---4---5---0--------------------------------x---------| | | | | | | Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--0--------2---4---5---0--------------0--0--0--0--0---------------| Eb|--12--14--14h16~---17-------------------12-----12----12-----------| Bb|----------------------17b-r17~----17----15b~---15b---15b-r15--12~-| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------2--4-----------------5-------------------------| Db|--2----------------2--4-----------------5-------------------------| Ab|--2----------------0--2-----------------3-------------------------| Eb|--0---------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------0--2-----------------3-------------------------| Eb|--0---------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--12-----12----12---------------12--------------------------------| Bb|--15b~---15b---15b-r15--12~-----15b~------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------12\------------------| | Trem pick and slide down | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--7-----------------------------2---------------------------------| Ab|--5-----------------------------2---------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------0---------------------------------| | | | | | | Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--5---------------------5/---------------------------5h7-5h7------| Eb|--------------------------------0---0---0---0--------0---0--------| Eb|----------0-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------0-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------9\------| Db|--2-------------------------------------------------------9\------| Ab|--2-------------------------------------------------------7\------| Eb|--0---------------------------------------------------------------| | Let ring - > | | | | | Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--9---9----9----9-------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------2-------| Ab|--7---7----7----7-----------------------------------------2-------| Eb|--0---0----0----0-----------------------------------------0-------| | | | | | | Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--7---------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--0-------------------------------------------------------0-------|