#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# COME HELL OR HIGH WATER (from the KISS CD "CRAZY NIGHTS") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Standard tuning Comments: The key to these parts is the heavily distorted sound, bordering on the obnoxious. If need be, both parts of the chorus (Rhy. Figs 4a/4b and 5a/5b) can be played by one guitar. As for the solo, it has it all: blues riffing, tapping, whammy bar antics and a second (Ouch!). 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|--5h6-5--6--x-x-6--5-------3---(\/)-(\/)-(\/)-(\/)--------| G|--5-5-5--5--x-x-5--5-------0---(\/)-(\/)-(\/)-(\/)--------| D|--5h7-5--7--x-x-7--5-------0---(\/)-(\/)-(\/)-(\/)--------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| <- - - - 2x - - - -> Rhythm Fig. 2 E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--3-------------------------------------------------------| G|--0---------0--5~------------5/-8~---------3--------------| D|--0---------0--5~------------5/-8~---------3------3-------| A|-------------------------------------------1------3-------| E|--------------------------------------------------1-------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--3-------------------------------------------------------| G|--0---------0--5~------------5/-8~--------------3---------| D|--0---------0--5~------------5/-8~-----------3-----3------| A|-----------------------------------------0-1-------3------| E|---------------------------------------------------1------| P.M. Rhythm Fig. 3 E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--8--6--8----6--8-------8--6--8----6--8-------------------| G|--7--7--7----7--7-------8--8--8----8--8-------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--11----11--11--10----10--10--| G|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10----10--10--10----10--10--| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4a E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------| G|--0----0----3--2--3/-5------------------------------------| D|--0----0----3--2--3/-5------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|--3----3---------------------0--0--1--1--2--2-------------| Rhythm Fig. 4b E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------| G|--0----0--------------------------------------------------| D|--0----0--------------------------------------------------| A|------------1--0--1--3------------------------------------| E|--3----3---------------------0--0--1--1--2--2-------------| Rhythm Fig. 5a E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------| G|--0----0----3--2--3/-5------------------------------------| D|--0----0----3--2--3/-5------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|--3----3---------------------0-0--0-1--1-2--2-3-----------| Rhythm Fig. 5b E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------| G|--0----0--------------------------------------------------| D|--0----0--------------------------------------------------| A|------------1--0--1--3------------------------------------| E|--3----3---------------------0-0--0-1--1-2--2-3-----------| Rhythm Fig. 6a E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--3----3----------------------------------5h6-------------| G|--0----0----3--2--3/-5----3--5----5--3----5-5-------------| D|--0----0----3--2--3/-5----3--5----5--3----5h7-------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|--3----3--------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----5--6--x--6--5--6--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------| G|----5--5--x--5--5--5--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------| D|----5--7--x--7--5--7--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6b E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--3----3----------------------------------5h6-------------| G|--0----0------------------3--5----5--3----5-5-------------| D|--0----0------------------3--5----5--3----5h7-------------| A|------------1--0--1--3------------------------------------| E|--3----3--------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----5--6--x--6--5--6--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------| G|----5--5--x--5--5--5--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------| D|----5--7--x--7--5--7--5---(\/)--(\/)--(\/)----------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 7 E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--3----3--------------------------------------------------| G|--0----0----3--0--3/-5-----3--5~---5--3--5--5-------------| D|--0----0----3--0--3/-5-----3--5~---5--3--5--5-------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|--3----3--------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----3--5~---5--5--7---------------------------------------| D|----3--5~---5--5--7---------------------------------------| A|---------------3--5---------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 8a E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--8--11------8--11-------8--8----------11------8----------| G|--8--8-------8--8--------8--8--10/-12------10--8----------| D|--8--8-------8--8--------8--8------------------8----------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--5----6--6--6--6--6--5-----6----5--6--5--6--5--7---------| G|--5----5--5--5--5--5--5-----5----5--5--5--5--5--7---------| D|--5----7--7--7--7--7--5-----7----5--7--5--7--5--7---------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--8--8------8--11--8----------11--8--8--------------------| G|--8--8------8--8---8--10/-12------8--8--------------------| D|--8--8------8--8---8--------------8--8--------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------13------10----10----------13------10----11--10--| G|--12/-14------12--10----10--12/-14------12--10----10--10--| D|------------------10----10------------------10----12--10--| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 8b E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|--8-----8----8--8-------8-----8----8--8--8----------------| D|--8-----8----8--8-------8-----8----8--8--8----------------| A|--6--6--6----6--6-------6--6--6----6--6--6----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| P.M. P.M. E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--5----6--6--6--6--6--5-----6----5--6--5--6--5--7---------| G|--5----5--5--5--5--5--5-----5----5--5--5--5--5--7---------| D|--5----7--7--7--7--7--5-----7----5--7--5--7--5--7---------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|--8-----8----8--8-------8-----8----8--8--8----------------| D|--8-----8----8--8-------8-----8----8--8--8----------------| A|--6--6--6----6--6-------6--6--6----6--6--6----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| P.M. P.M. E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--------------------------| D|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--------------------------| A|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - > Solo E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------18b^^----------------| G|--15b-------15b**-15**-13**----13b-13**~------------------------------| D|----------------------------15----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------15-18b----t22p18---t22-| B|--15-17p15----15------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------17----17p15----17p15----15~--------------------------------| D|-----------------------17-------17---------/17------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--p18-t20p18-t22/24\22p18p15------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------t18p15-t18/20\18p15p13-t17/18~---15~-----| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--/15~----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--/17~-----/15-(/)12h15p12\(/)10h12p10\(/)7h10p7\(/)5h7p5\(/)3h5p3----| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5p3p0h5p3p0-7**~-----7--5--3--5--3-----3----------------------------| D|--------------------------------------5-----5-------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------5--4--3--1--3b--r3~----| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Harm. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Outro solo E|--18b^^-----18--15-15h18p15----15----15-15----------------------------| B|----------------------------18----18-------18-------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------17b-17-15-17-17b-r17---| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--p15----15-------------------------------------15--------------------| D|------17----17~--------(/)17(/)15(/)17(/)15(/)17---17(\/)(\/)~--------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--15**----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------17b---17b-r17-p15-17**~------5b^-5-3---------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------5-3-----------------------| A|------------------------------------------------5-4-3b-r3~------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Harm. - - - - - - > E|--18p15----15---------------------------------------------------------| B|--------18----18p15-18b-r18p15--------------------17b^-r17-17b^-r17---| G|-------------------------------18-17-15-17~-------17b--r17-17b--r17---| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Pick only first - - E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--17b^-r17-17b^-r17-17b^~------------15-18-----15-18------15-15-------| G|--17b--r17-17b--r17-17b~---------17b-------17b--------17b-------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| - - - - - - - - - > < - - - 2x - - - - > E|----------------------------------15h18p15----15--------15h18p15------| B|----------------------------15h18----------18-----15h18----------18---| G|--17b-17-16-15**~-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Semi-harm > E|--18p17p15----15-20p18p15----15-18b~----t20-r20-p18p15-t20/22-p18p15--| B|-----------18-------------18------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--t20p15h18p15--------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------t18-p15p13---------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Fade out HELL OR HIGH WATER Gene Simmons, Bruce Kulick [Rhy. Fig 1] [Rhy. Fig 2] Here I am, all alone, been two days since you've been gone Three a.m., wide awake, yeah I'm lonely, and I can't take it [Rhy. Fig 3] You win a few, you lose a few, but I can't help missing you Can't sleep at night, ain't feelin' right, but I'm gonna get to you [Rhy. Fig 4a and 4b] Come hell or high water - I'm gonna love you Come hell or high water - gonna hold you Come hell or high water - wrap my arms around you [Rhy. Fig 6a and 6b] Come hell or high water [Rhy. Fig 2] Now you're gone, hurt so bad, feelings I have never had Been so long since you've been mine, now I'm wound in the lost and found [Rhy. Fig 3] And there you stand, now I know, I'm never gonna let you go Ain't foolin' around, no, no, gonna make every minute count [Rhy. Fig 4a and 4b] Come hell or high water - I'm gonna love you [Rhy. Fig 5a and 5b] Come hell or high water - gonna hold you [Rhy. Fig 4a and 4b] Come hell or high water - wrap my arms around you [Rhy. Fig 7] Come hell or high water Yeah I'm gonna get to you [Rhy. Fig 8a and 8b] Gonna love you, hold you, wrap my arms around you Baby don't doubt it, ain't no doubt about it [Solo over Rhy. Fig 4a and 4b] [Rhy. Fig 5a and 5b] [Rhy. Fig 4a and 4b] I'm gonna love you - come hell or high water Gonna hold you - come hell or high water Wrap my arms around you - come hell or high water [Rhy. Fig 5a and 5b] Yeah [Rhy. Fig 4a and 4b] Come hell or high water - come hell or high water Come hell or high water - come hell or high water Come hell or high water - come hell or high water Come hell or high water - come hell or high water Yeah! [Outro solo over: alternate Rhy. Fig 4a and 5a]