#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# FRACTURED MIRROR (from the KISS CD "ACE FREHLEY") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: There sure are a few guitars on this track. Both of the acoustics are 12-strings and it is a little hard to hear what they're doing in Rhy. Fig 3 and 4 but I think this is close. If Rhy. Fig is actually played by a Guitar, which I think not, it has a weird kind of effect on it I've never heard before. Solo 3 sounds a little like there's aharmony part on there but no matter how hard I try I can't find out which one. I think that the fact that the part is played in three octaves is playing tricks with my ears. Check out Riff 1 which comes in towards the end (just before everything but the acoustics fade out). It's slightly muted and moves around in the stereo spectrum. OK, playing instructions. For the acoustic parts, let ring wherever possible. To approximate the sound of Rhy. Fig 5 play all F# at the 14th fret instead and slide into the high notes. It's a bitch but it sounds OK when you get it right. For Solo 3 use an octave pedal set to one octave above. If the pedal can handle muplitple octaves (whihc many rackmounts can, I'm not sure about pedals) set it to one octave above + two octaves above. All three octaves ca be played ona regular, albeit 24 fret, guitar should push come to shove. Towards the end, the acoustics give way for a clean electric playing Rhy. Fig 1a. Since it's the same figure I haven't bothered to give it its own Rhy. Fig. 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. 1a (acoustic 12-string, let ring) Eb|------11-11--------------11-11-----------9-9--------------9-9-----| Bb|--0-0-------12-------0-0-------12----0-0-----10-------0-0-----10--| Gb|----------------9--------------------------------9----------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - > < - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 1b (acoustic 12-string, let ring) Eb|-------------0----------------------------0-----------------------| Bb|--0-0-4-4----0----0-0-4-4------0-0-2-2----0----0-0-2-2------------| Gb|----------4---------------4------------2---------------2----------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - 2x - - - - - > < - - - - - 2x - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 2a Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--4---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--4---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--2---------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2b Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--4----------------2----------------------------------------------| Db|--4----------------2----------------------------------------------| Ab|--2----------------0----------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3a (acoustic 12-string, let ring) Eb|------7-7--------7-7----7-7--------9-9---------9-9-----9-9--------| Bb|----------8----------8------8----------10----------10------10-----| Gb|--0-0--------0-0--------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------7-7---------7-7--------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------6-6----0--------6-6--------6-6----0--------6-6--------------| Bb|----------7-------7-7-----7----------7-------7-7-----7------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--4-4------------------------4-4----------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------7-7--------7-7----7-7--------6-6--------6-6----6-6----------| Bb|----------8----------8------8----------7----------7------7--------| Gb|--0-0--------0-0--------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------4-4--------4-4---------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------0--------------------------0-------------------------| Bb|-------------0--------------------------0-------------------------| Gb|------1-1-------------1-1--------1-1-------------1-1--------------| Db|--2-2-----2-------2-2-----2--2-2-----2-------2-2-----2------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3b (acoustic 12-string, let ring) Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------4-4------4-4----4-4--------6-6------6-6----6-6--------------| Db|--5-5-----5--------5------5--7-7-----7--------7------7------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------0--------------------------0-------------------------| Bb|-------------0--------------------------0-------------------------| Gb|------3-3-------------3-3--------3-3-------------3-3--------------| Db|--4-4-----4-------4-4-----4--4-4-----4-------4-4-----4------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------4-4------4-4----4-4--------3-3------3-3----3-3--------------| Db|--5-5-----5--------5------5--4-4-----4--------4------4------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------0--------------------------0-------------------------| Bb|-------------0--------------------------0-------------------------| Gb|------1-1-------------1-1--------1-1-------------1-1--------------| Db|--2-2-----2-------2-2-----2--2-2-----2-------2-2-----2------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--5---------------7--------------4--------------------------------| Ab|--5---------------7--------------4--------------------------------| Eb|--3---------------5--------------2--------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------9--------------------------------| Db|--5---------------4--------------9--------------------------------| Ab|--5---------------4--------------7--------------------------------| Eb|--3---------------2--------------0--------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5 Eb|--------22--------21--------19--------17--------17h-19------------| Bb|--19----------19--------19--------19--------19--------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo 1 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--9~--------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--9p7h9----------------7h9-----------------9p7h9------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo 2 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--9--------------------------------9p7h9--------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--7h-9--------------9p7h9--------------------------------9p7h-----| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--9--------------9p7h9--9p7h9--9--9p7h9--9--7--7h9----------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo 3 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------9b---9----8----9~-------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------11~------------9~-------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----9b---9----8----9~---------9b-9b---------------8~-------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---------------------------------------| FRACTURED MIRROR Ace Frehley [Rhy. Fig 1a] (2x) (fade in) [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 1b] (4x) (fade in Rhy. Fig 1b) [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 1b and Rhy. Fig 2a] (2x) [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b and Rhy. Fig 4] (2x) [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 1b, Rhy. Fig 2b (4x) and Solo 1] [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b, Rhy. Fig 4 (2x) and Rhy. Fig 5 (8x)] [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 1b, Rhy. Fig 2b (4x), Rhy. Fig 5 (8x) and Solo 2] [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 1b, Rhy. Fig 2b (6x) and Solo 3] [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 1b, Rhy. Fig 2b, Riff 1 and Solo 3] (slowly fade out electrics) [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 1b] (4x) (fade out) [Rhy. Fig 1a] (played by clean electric) (fade out)