#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# UNDER THE GUN (from the KISS CD "ANIMALIZE") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: This is a fast song. The riffs though, are fairly easy. I think that Rhy. Fig 5 is one of the coolest riffs on this album. It is really simple but just kicks ass. Plus, you get to hear the really nice semi- overdriven sound clearly during that part. I think this song suffers a lot from the production. Each of the sounds probably sound really good one by one, like the guitars for instance, but just turn into much because every- thing tries to occupy the entire sonic spectrum. The solo is, well, Mark. Lots of whammy abuse, the sound sucks donkeys (is he doubling these or are the effects so totally over-the-top?), and there's some fast stuff as usual. I do like the outro-run though, even though it's just a scalar sequence. I think it's harmonized in thirds like I've written here. 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 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--5------------------------5--5-------------------------5--5-| Db|--5------------------------5--5-------------------------5--5-| Ab|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - > P.M. - - - - - - - - > Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------5--5-------------------------------| Db|--------------------------5--5-------------------------------| Ab|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - > P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 1b Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--5------------------------5--5-------------------------5--5-| Db|--5------------------------5--5-------------------------5--5-| Ab|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - > P.M. - - - - - - - - > Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------10---/12-------\-------------| Db|--------------------------------10---/12-------\-------------| Ab|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8----/10-------\-------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2----------0--2--0--5~---------0--2--0--5~-----------------| Db|--2----------0--2--0--5~---------0--2--0--5~-----------------| Ab|--0----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--0--5--0--2-------------------------------------------------| Db|--0--5--0--2-------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------0-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3a Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------3-------3-------3----------------| Gb|----------------------------2---2---2---2---2----------------| Db|-----2------2p0---0---2-----0---2---0---2---0----------------| Ab|----------------0---------------0-------0--------------------| Eb|--0----------------------------------------------------------| Let ring > Rhythm Fig. 3b Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------3---2---3---2---3----------------| Gb|----------------------------2---2---2---2---2----------------| Db|-----2------2p0---0---2-----4---2---4---2---4----------------| Ab|----------------0-----------0---0---0---0---0----------------| Eb|--0----------------------------------------------------------| Let ring > Rhythm Fig. 3c Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------5---5---7-------------------------| Db|-----2------2p0---0---2----5---5---7-------------------------| Ab|----------------0----------3---3---5-------------------------| Eb|--0-------------------------------------17\------------------| Let ring > Rhythm Fig. 4 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------2---------------2p0----0--2p0---0---2p0---------------| Ab|----------------------------0--------0-----------------------| Eb|--0----------------------------------------------------------| Let ring - > Rhythm Fig. 5 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----2p0--4p0--5p0-4p0-2p0--------2p0--4p0--5p0-4p0-2~-------| Ab|--0------------------------3---0-----------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6a Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----3-------3-------3----------------------------------------| Gb|----2---2---2---2---2----------------------------------------| Db|----0---2---0---2---0----------------------------------------| Ab|--------0-------0--------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6b Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----3---2---3---2---3----------------------------------------| Gb|----2---2---2---2---2----------------------------------------| Db|----4---2---4---2---4----------------------------------------| Ab|----0---0---0---0---0----------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 7 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--2----------------------------------------2-2---------------| Ab|--2----------------------------------------2-2---------------| Eb|--0----------------------------------------0-0---------------| Intro solo Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--4*----(\)----(/)---(\)-------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------x/-------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------x/-------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------13b--r13-12h13p12-----------------------| Gb|--12b----r12-12b~----------------------14p12p11--------------| Db|------------------------------------------------14p12p10-9~--| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|---------------------12b--r12-10h12p10-----------------------| Bb|--15b----r15-15b~----------------------13p12p10--------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------12p11p9--7~--| Db|---------------------------------------------------------9~--| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------8h10h12--8h10h12--10h12h14-| Bb|-----------------8h10h12-8h10h12-----------------------------| Gb|--7h9h11-7h9h11----------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|-----------------------------------12h14h15-12h14h15-14h15h17| Bb|------------------12h13h15-12h13h15--------------------------| Gb|-11h12h14-11h12h14-------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--10h12h14-12h14h15-12h14h15-12--15--17~---------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|--14h15h17-15h17h19-15h17h19-15--19--20~---------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--12*-(\/)-(\)-----------------------------------------------| Db|--12*-(\/)-(\)-----------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--15p13p12-13p12----12---------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------14----14p12-14p12p11-14p12p11-12p11----11---| Db|-----------------------------------------------------14------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--14p12p10---------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------14p12p10~-----------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------12-(\)-------------------------------| Solo Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------5*(\)------5-/8-t10(8)-\5h8-t10p8-| Gb|--4*(\)------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------(/)5~--------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------/15~------17--15-| Bb|--t10p8-t10/-5h8p5-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------7b-r7p5(\/)-(/)7p5~-----------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| | w/ bar | | | | | Eb|--------------------------------------------/19~------20--19-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--17--15--17--15~----------------------------0--/17-15----0--| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------17----| Gb|-----------------------14(12)-----(/)12(\)-------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| | Lower bar | | | | | Eb|--20--19--20--19~--------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-15-12-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------15-13-17-15-13----15-13----------13-------------------| Gb|----------------------14-------14-12-14----12-14-12----------| Db|----------------------------------------------------14-12-10-| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------x-x-17~----x-x-19~----x-x-20---| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----12p10----10---------------------------------------------| Ab|--12-------12----12-10~--------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------x-x-13~----x-x-15~----x-x-17---| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--x-x-22--x-x-22b~-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------15p13----13-------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------14----14-12-14p12----12----12-| Db|-------------------------------------------------14----14----| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--x-x-20--x-x-20b~-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------12----12-15-15b---15---15b---15-| Bb|-----------13----13-15p13-15----15---------------------------| Gb|--14p12-14----14---------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|-----------------------------------------19b^--19---19b^--19-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--15b~-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------0(\)-------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Eb|--19b^~------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 Eb|-----12-15p12----12-15p1----12-15-12h15hp12----15p12----12---| Bb|--15----------15---------15-----------------15-------15------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--15--15b~---\-----------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------t14-10h12--| Ab|----------------------------------------t15-10h12------------| Eb|--------------------------------t15-8h10---------------------| Eb|-------------------t15-8h10-t15p8-t15p10~--------------------| Bb|----------t13-8h10-------------------------------------------| Gb|--t14-7h9----------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------17h20p17----17-20p17----20b-r20p17-20b-r20p17-20b~-----| Bb|--/20----------20----------20--------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------8h10p8\7h8p7----7-----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------10---10-8h10p8p6h8p6---6---------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------9---9-7h9p7p5h7p5-| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----5--------------------------------------------7*(\)-------| Db|--9---9-7h9p7p5h7h5------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------7-(\/)(\/)(\)----------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 4 Eb|--10p8p7h8p7----8--------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------10---10-8h10p8p7-10p8p7h8p7---7-----------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------9---9-7h9p7p5-------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--9p7p5h7p5---5----------------------------------------------| Db|------------9---9-7h9p7p5------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------7-7--------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 5 Eb|--14p12p10h12p10----10---------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------14----14-12h14p12p10-14p12p10h12p10---------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------12------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--10---------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----12-11h12p11p9-12p11p9h11p9----9-------------------------| Db|--------------------------------12---12-11h12p11p9-----------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------| UNDER THE GUN Stanley/Carr/Child [Rhy. Fig 1a] [Rhy. Fig 2] (2x) Lookin' for a thrill, you'll get it my way Let's hit the highway, I'll take you down Shoot out in the night, lookin' for action The main attraction is back in town [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] Press the pedal to the metal [Rhy. Fig 3c] On your mark, set, go [Rhy. Fig 1a] (2x) Under the gun - do your living on the trigger Under the gun - walk on the wire Under the gun - when the stakes are gettin' bigger Under the gun - take aim and fire [Rhy. Fig 2] (2x) I don't need a reason to get crazy, I'm gettin' crazy and that's enough [Riff 1] Show me somethin' strange, I'll make it stranger I swear that danger runs in my blood [Riff 2] [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] (3x) Press the pedal to the metal, on your mark, set, go When the dust begins to settle, [Rhy. Fig 3c] everybody's gonna know [Rhy. Fig 1a] Under the gun - do your living on the trigger Under the gun - walk on the wire [Rhy. Fig 1b] Under the gun - when the stakes are gettin' bigger Under the gun - take aim and fire [Rhy. Fig 4] (4x) Fire, fire, fire... [Rhy. Fig 5] (2x) [Rhy. Fig 5] (2x) Well there's no speed limit where I'm comin' from Let's hit the highway doin' 69!! [Solo over Rhy. Fig 1a] [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] (3x) Press the pedal to the metal, on your mark, set, go When the dust begins to settle [Rhy. Fig 3c] Everybody's gonna know [Rhy. Fig 1a] Under the gun - do your living on the trigger Under the gun - walk on the wire [Rhy. Fig 2b] Under the gun - when the stakes are gettin' bigger Under the gun - take aim and fire [Rhy. Fig 1a] [Rhy. Fig 1a (2x) w/ Riff 3] Under the gun, under the gun Under the gun, under the gun [Rhy. Fig 5] (4x) C'mon boys (fire) I can't hear you - (fire) [Rhy. Fig 6a w/ Rhy. Fig 6b] (3x) [Rhy. Fig 7 w/ Riff 4 and Riff 5] Fire!