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KING OF THE MOUNTAIN (from the KISS CD "ASYLUM")
--------------------
                                                                                    
Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com

Standard tuning

Comments: One of the best songs on the album. The chord sequence is downright
brilliant. I¥m not sure what to call the 2nd chord (Dm/F could work but so 
could Dm/A and F6) but I know that this is how it¥s played. (It¥s been tabbed
differently by others.) The solo is pretty much what was expected of rock
guitarists in the mid-eighties. Since it's damn fast and has a lot of tapping
I'm not quite sure about some runs.


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. 1
                                                                                    
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3----------------------------|
G|--2------------2--------------0-------------5~------4~-----|
D|--2------------0--------------0-------------5~------5~-----|
A|--0------------x--------------x----------------------------|
E|---------------1--------------3----------------------------|


                                                                     
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------3--------------------------|
G|--2-------------2---------------0--------------2p0---------|
D|--2-------------0---------------0------------------2p0-----|
A|--0-------------x---------------x----------------------3p0-|
E|----------------1---------------3-----3/-17\---------------|




Rhythm Fig. 2
                                                                  
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------3--------------------------|
G|--2-------------2---------------0-----------2p0------------|
D|--2-------------0---------------0---------------2p0--------|
A|--0-------------x---------------x-------------------3p0----|
E|----------------1---------------3--------------------------|


                                                                                   
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------3--------------------------|
G|--2-------------2---------------0--------------------------|
D|--2-------------0---------------0-----------0-0--1-2-------|
A|--0-------------x---------------x--------------------------|
E|----------------1---------------3--------------------------|


                                                                                 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------3--------------------------|
G|--2-------------2---------------0--------------5~-------4~-|
D|--2-------------0---------------0--------------5~-------5~-|
A|--0-------------x---------------x--------------------------|
E|----------------1---------------3--------------------------|


                                                                              
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------------2-----------------------------------------|
D|--2--------------0-----------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------x-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------1-----------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 3 (P.M. on open A)
                                                                        
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2p0-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------2p0---------------|
A|----0-0-0----0-0-0----------0-0-0------------3p0-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  < - - - 3x - - - >

                                                                      
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------0-0--1-2--------------|
A|----0-0-0----0-0-0----------0-0-0--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  < - - - 3x - - - >

                                                                        



E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2p0-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------2p0---------------|
A|----0-0-0----0-0-0----------0-0-0------------3p0-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  < - - - 3x - - - >

                                                               
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0-0-0----0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  < - - - 2x - - - > 



Rhythm Fig. 4
                                                                     
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7--7----7----7--9\-------|
D|----------------------------------7--7----7----7--9\-------|
A|----------------------------------5--5----5----5--7\-------|
E|--0----0--3--0--3**--3**---0-------------------------------|


                                                                  
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9--9----9------------------|
D|--------------------------------9--9----9------------------|
A|--------------------------------7--7----7------------------|
E|----0--3--0--3**--3**----0---------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 5 (P.M. on open A)
                                                                         
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---12\-9---12\-9----7\-5--7\-5--------7------7-------7--|
D|--7---10\-7---10\-7----5\-3--5\-3--------5------5-------5--|
A|-(0)-----------------------------------------0-------0-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


                                                               
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------10----10-------------------------------------------|
G|--------9-----9--------------------------------------------|
D|--------7-----7--------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 6
                                                                       
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---12\-9---12\-9----7\-5--7\-5---------7------7------7--|
D|--7---10\-7---10\-7----5\-3--5\-3---------5------5------5--|
A|-(0)-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                               
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7------7----7------------------------------------------|
D|----5------5----5------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 7
                                                                               
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------3-----------------------|
G|--2---------------2----------------0-----------------------|
D|--2---------------0----------------0-----------------------|
A|--0---------------x----------------x-----------------------|
E|------------------1----------------3-----------------------|
  < - - - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - - - >

                                                                                 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3------------------------|
G|--2---------------2---------------0-----------5~-------4~--|
D|--2---------------0---------------0-----------5~-------5~--|
A|--0---------------x---------------x------------------------|
E|------------------1---------------3------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 8
                                                                                    
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12-12---12-12-12----12-12-12-----12-12-------12-12-12-|
G|-----12-12---12-12-12----12-12-12-----12-12-------12-12-12-|
D|-----12-12---12-12-12----12-12-12-----12-12-------12-12-12-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                    
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12-12-12-----------------------------------------------|
G|----12-12-12-----------------------------------------------|
D|----12-12-12----0-0--0-1--2--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 9
                                                                               
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------3-----------------------|
G|--2---------------2----------------0-----------------------|
D|--2---------------0----------------0-----------------------|
A|--0---------------x----------------x-----------------------|
E|------------------1----------------3-----------------------|
  < - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - >

                                                                                
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------3-----------------------|
G|--2---------------2----------------0-----------------------|
D|--2---------------0----------------0-----------------------|
A|--0---------------x----------------x-----------------------|
E|------------------1----------------3----------------0------|


                                                                               
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------3-----------------------|
G|--2---------------2----------------0-----------------------|
D|--2---------------0----------------0-----------------------|
A|--0---------------x----------------x-----------------------|
E|------------------1----------------3-----------------------|


                                                                    
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------10----10---------------------|
G|--7-------7-------7-----------9-----9----------------------|
D|--5-------5-------5-----------7-----7----------------------|
A|-------0-------0--------0--0-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
       P.M.    P.M.       P.M.




Rhythm Fig. 10 (P.M. on open A)
                                                                         
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---12\-9---12\-9---7\-5--7\-5--------7-------7-------7--|
D|--7---10\-7---10\-7---5\-3--5\-3--------5-------5-------5--|
A|---------------------------------------------0-------0-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
				

                                                                        
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9----9--------9---12\-9---12\-9----7\-5--7\-5------|
D|--------9----9--------7---10\-7---10\-7----5\-3--5\-3------|
A|--0--0--7----7---------------------------------------------|
E|--------0----0---------------------------------------------|


                                                                    

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------10----10----------------------|
G|--7-------7-------7----------9-----9-----------------------|
D|--5-------5-------5----------7-----7-----------------------|
A|-------0-------0-------0--0--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 11
                                                                
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------3-------3-------3-----|
G|--2---------------2------------------0----x--0----x--0-----|
D|--2---------------0------------------0----x--0----x--0-----|
A|--0---------------x------------------x----x--x----x--x-----|
E|------------------1------------------3-------3-------3-----|


                                                               
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------2------------------2----------------|
D|--------2----2---------2------------------0----------------|
A|--0--0--2----2---------0------------------x----------------|
E|--------0----0----------------------------1----------------|
    P.M.

                                                
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------3-------3----------------------------------------|
G|--0----x--0----x--0------------2----2----------------------|
D|--0----x--0----x--0------------2----2----------------------|
A|--x----x--x----x--x------0--0--0----0----------------------|
E|--3-------3-------3----------------------------------------|
		      P.M.



Solo

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12--------15b-----------------|
G|-----------12-------14p12-------14p-12---------------------|
D|--14p12-------14p12-------14-------------------------------|
A|--------14-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15p14p12-12b----15p14p12-14p12---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------14b-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|




E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------12-------14p12----12b---12~-------0(\)----------|
D|--14p12-------14p12-------14-------------------------------|
A|--------14-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|




E|--20b^^--------20b--20~-------------17h20p17----17---------|
B|------------------------------17-20----------20----20b-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
   gradual



E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--20~----20p17----17---------------/20---19--18--17~-------|
G|---------------19----19b-r19p17----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|




E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------5-7b-r7p5----|
D|----------------------------------5h7h9p7p5h7--------------|
A|----------------5---5-7-8p7p5h7h8--------------------------|
E|--5-7-8p7p5-7-8---8----------------------------------------|




E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7p5h7p5-t12p7p5-t12p7p5-7b----r7p5h7p0---(7*)-(\)--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                             Don't pick, just tap
                                             lightly over fret



E|--5----5---------------------------------------------------|
B|--8b---8b~---r8p5(\/)h8~-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------0h2p0h2p0h2p0-t7-0h2p0---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------t17-10h13p10-t17p13-t17p13--|
G|--t12-5h7p5-t17-5h9p5-t17-12p9-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--t17/20p15p13--15p13-15p13-----15p13p12h13p12----12-15p12-|
G|---------------------------14-----------------14-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13p12----12----------------------------------------------|
G|--------14----14p12----12-14b**---------r14p12-t17p14p12---|
D|--------------------14-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                           Pinch harm.


E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------10h12h13-t15p13-t15p13p12p10-|
G|--t17p14p12-t17p14p12-(\)----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12h13-t15p13p12p10\5h8-t10p8p5---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7h9p7p5-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------7h9p7p5-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7h8p7p5---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------14b-r14p12~----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7h8p7p5p0-(\)--------------------------------------------|




E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14b-r14p12b^--------12p11h12~----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



Outro solo

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------15b---r15p13---------10h13p10-t15/17-10h13p10-|
G|--12*(\)-------------------14~-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                             < -  - 4x -  - >


E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--t15/17-10\5h8--5-6-8p6p5-8p6p5---6p5---5-----------------|
G|---------------------------------7-----7---7-5-7p5---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------7-5h7p5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------8-5--------------------------|
G|--------5-7p5h7p5h7p5---5-7b-----7b-r7p5---7p5h7p5\4h5p4\2-|
D|--(0)-7---------------7-------------------7----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------t8p5-t8p5p3-|
B|------------------------------------t8p5-t8p5p3------------|
G|--4p2p0-4*(\)--------7b--r7p5-7p5p0------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|--t12p8p5-t15p8p5-t12p8p5-t10p8p5-t1285h8p5-t10p3h5p3------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|





E|--t10-3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5/8p5h8p5h8/10p8h10p8h10p8-10b^---r10--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|--8~--------5h8p5---5--------------------------------------|
B|--------5h8-------8---8-5h8p5h8p5--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7h9p7p5\4h5p4---4h5p4----|
D|------------------------------------------------7-------7--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------5(0)-(\)-----|
D|--4h5p4h5h7p4p5---------------------------5h7--------------|
A|----------------7p5h7p5p\3p0h3p0-5**~----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-(\)----5p4p0-5p4p0-7b---r7p5-t12p7~----7p5h7p5\4h5p4p0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|---------------------------------17----20b^^------20b-r20~-|
B|-----------------------------/17----17---------------------|
G|--7**b---r7p5--7**b---r7~----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



E|--17----20b---r20~-----------------------------------------|
B|-----17----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------5b--r5~------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                Fade out
        








KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
(P. Stanley & B. Kulick & D. Child)

Come on 
[Rhy. Fig 1]

[Rhy. Fig 2 and Rhy. Fig 3]
I'm gonna climb the mountain 
I'm gonna hit the top 
I wanna go where nobody's ever been 
I'm never gonna stop 
I'm gonna reign, I'm gonna shine 
I'm gonna beat the ground 
I'm gonna shoot through the night like a shot gun 

[Rhy. Fig 4]
I'm gonna get on down, I wanna get on down 

[Rhy. Fig 5]
I'm the king of the mountain
I'm the king of the mountain 
Listen,

[Rhy. Fig 2 and Rhy. Fig 3] 
Don't try to save my soul from destruction 
I'm never gonna fall 
Don't try to give me a piece of the action 
I'm gonna take it all 
All the kings horses, all the kings men 
We're gettin' crazy again and again 
Make up your mind, it's time we get goin' 

[Rhy. Fig 4]
We're gonna get on down, we're gonna get on down 

[Rhy. Fig 5]
I'm the king of the mountain 
I'm the king of the mountain 
I'm the king of the mountain
[Rhy. Fig 6]
I'm the king of the mountain 

[Solo over Rhy. Fig 7]
[Rhy. Fig 8]

[Rhy. Fig 9]
Yeah, now 
king of the mountain 
Say it
king of the mountain 

[Rhy. Fig 10]
I'm the king of the mountain
I'm the king of the mountain, yeah 
I'm the king of the mountain
And the winner takes it all
let's go

[Rhy. Fig 11 (repeat) w/ Outro solo]
let's go, let's go