#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# THIEF IN THE NIGHT (from the KISS CD "CRAZY NIGHTS") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Standard tuning Comments: All the bends on the 6-string G in Rhy. Figs 4 and 5 are quarter- tone bends. Just give them a little nudge. Love the chords and the pedal- tone E during the pre-chorus. 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|----------------------------------------------------| G|---9---7--9-/12---7---9----9---7--9--5----7---------| D|---9---7--9-/12---7---9----9---7--9--5----7---------| A|---7---5--7-/10---5---7----7---5--7--3----5---------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|---9---7--9-/12---7---9----9---7--9--x-7---x--------| D|---9---7--9-/12---7---9----9---7--9--x-7---x-7------| A|---7---5--7-/10---5---7----7---5--7--x-5---x-7------| E|---------------------------------------------5------| Rhythm Fig. 2 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|---9---7--9-/12---7---9----9---7--9--5----7---------| D|---9---7--9-/12---7---9----9---7--9--5----7---------| A|---7---5--7-/10---5---7----7---5--7--3----5---------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|---9---7--9-/12----7-----5-5------------------------| D|---9---7--9-/12----7-----5-5------------------------| A|---7---5--7-/10----5-----3-3------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|---9---7--9-/12---7---9----9---7--9--5----7---------| D|---9---7--9-/12---7---9----9---7--9--5----7---------| A|---7---5--7-/10---5---7----7---5--7--3----5---------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|---9---7--9-/12---7---9----9---7--9--x-12---x-7-----| D|---9---7--9-/12---7---9----9---7--9--x-12---x-7-----| A|---7---5--7-/10---5---7----7---5--7--x-10---x-5-----| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|---9---7--9-/12---7---9----9---7--9--5----7---------| D|---9---7--9-/12---7---9----9---7--9--5----7---------| A|---7---5--7-/10---5---7----7---5--7--3----5---------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 5 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--2-2-----2-2-----------2-2-----2-2-----------------| A|--2-2-----2-2-----------2-2-----2-2-----------------| E|--0-0-----0-0-----------0-0-----0-0-----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--5----------------------2--------------------------| D|--5----------------------2--------------------------| A|--3-----------------3~---0--------------------------| E|------------------------------------------3b--------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--2-2-----2-2-----------2-2-----2-2-----------------| A|--2-2-----2-2-----------2-2-----2-2-----------------| E|--0-0-----0-0-----------0-0-----0-0-----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--5----------------------2--------------------------| D|--5----------------------2--------------------------| A|--3----------------------0-----------------0--------| E|--------------------3b------------------3----3b-----| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--2-2-----2-2-----------2-2-----2-2-----------------| A|--2-2-----2-2-----------2-2-----2-2-----------------| E|--0-0-----0-0-----------0-0-----0-0-----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--5----------------------7--------------------------| D|--5----------------------7--------------------------| A|--3----------------------5--------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------3b------| Rhythm Fig. 6 E|--0------------------0------------------------------| B|--0------------------0------------------------------| G|--2------------------4------------------------------| D|--2------------------4------------------------------| A|--0------------------2------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|--3-------------------------------------------------| B|--3-------------------------------------------------| G|--0-------------------------------------------------| D|--x----------------------2--------------------------| A|--3---------------0------2--------------------------| E|--------------------3b---0---------------0-3b-------| E|--0------------------0------------------------------| B|--0------------------0------------------------------| G|--2------------------4------------------------------| D|--2------------------4------------------------------| A|--0------------------2------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--5------------------7--7--7--7---------------------| D|--5------------------7--7--7--7---------------------| A|--3------------------5--5--5--5------6--------------| E|--3-------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 7 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------2**~--------------------2**~-------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------0-3p0-----------------0-3p0--------------| Rhythm Fig. 8 E|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-----------------------------| B|--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------| G|--------------------------------12*-(\/)-(\/)-(\)---| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - - - 3x - - - - - > E|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-----------------------------| B|--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-----------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - - - 3x - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 9 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|---7---5--7-/9---5---7----7---5--7------------------| A|---7---5--7-/9---5---7----7---5--7------------------| E|---5---3--5-/7---3---5----5---3--5--x-3~--x-3~------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------9----9---------| D|---7---5--7-/10--5---7----7---5--7---9----9---------| A|---7---5--7-/10--5---7----7---5--7---7----7---------| E|---5---3--5-/8---3---5----5---3--5------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|---7---5--7-/9---5---7----7---5--7------------------| A|---7---5--7-/9---5---7----7---5--7------------------| E|---5---3--5-/7---3---5----5---3--5--3~---3~---------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------7\---7\--------| D|---7---5--7-/10--5---7----7---5--7---7\---7\--------| A|---7---5--7-/10--5---7----7---5--7---5\---5\--------| E|---5---3--5-/8---3---5----5---3--5------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------5----------------| D|--2--------------------------------5----------------| A|--2--------------------------------3----------------| E|--0-------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--7--7--7--7--7-------------------------------------| D|--7--7--7--7--7-------------------------------------| A|--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--10b---r10-8~--------------------------------------| G|----------------7-7-7*-(\/)-(\/)-(\/)---------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Solo E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------15b----15b-15-13----15-13~-----------------------| G|--7*-(\/)-(\/)---------------------14------------14----------------| D|----------------------------------------------------12--12--10h-12-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------8~------| G|------------------------7b**-----r7p5-7**-7**-5**~--------9----8-7-| D|--p10---------------------------------------------------10---------| A|-------12p10(\)----------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rake E|-------12*-12*-------------15----17---19---20---19\-17-------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5~---------------9~------12----14---16---17---16\-14---14p12~----| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Tremolo pick - - > E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------15b**-----r15--13~----------------| G|--2p0(\/)-2p0(\/)--------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------5b**---r5~--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------17-20p17----17---------------20p17----17-20b~----------------| B|----17---------20----20b~-------20-------20------------------------| G|--17---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rake E|--15-------14-------12-------10---------8--------------------------| B|--18b------17b------15b------13b--------11b------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--12-------10-------8--------7-------------------------------------| G|--14b------12b------10b------9b------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro solo E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------5*(\)----| G|--14b----14**--14**--14**--14**--r14-14p12-------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------14**--------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Gradually release bend - > E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------8h10p8\7h8p7--| G|--2(0)---(\/)---(\/)----(\)---(/)----2~----------7h9---------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Keep trill while manipulating bar E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----7--------------------------15b----r15-15-----------------------| G|--9---9-7h9p7---7----------------------------12~------------12~----| D|--------------9---9p7~--------------------------------12h14--------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------15-17p15----17p15-------------------| B|-------------------------15h17----------17-------15----------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--14---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----14p12\10h12~--------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| < repat and fade > THIEF IN THE NIGHT Gene Simmons, M. Weissman [Rhy. Fig 1] [Rhy. Fig 2] [Rhy. Fig 5] Far off in the distance, a shape in the night, alright On a mission of mercy, if the price is right He tries to possess her and she bites [Rhy. Fig 6 w/ Rhy. Fig 8] It's a ritual slaying, but the tables are turned, oh no And now he's prayin', but it's his turn to burn [Rhy. Fig 1] Like a thief in the night - she breaks into his heart [Rhy. Fig 2] Like a thief in the night - she never leaves her mark [Rhy. Fig 5 w/ Rhy. Fig 7 (3x)] In a hotel chamber, on a cryptic note 'Cos where there's fire, there's gotta be smoke, oh no Footsteps in the twilight, and red nails 'round his throat [Rhy. Fig 6 w/ Rhy. Fig 8] It's a ritual slaying, without strings attached, oh no And now he's praying, but there's no turning back [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Riff 1] Like a thief in the night - she breaks into his heart Like a thief in the night [Rhy. Fig 3] Like a thief in the night - she never leaves her mark Like a thief in the night - alright, alright [Solo over Rhy. Fig 9] [Rhy. Fig 1] Like a thief in the night - she breaks into his heart Like a thief in the night - alright, alright [Rhy. Fig 4] Like a thief in the night - she never leaves her mark Like a thief in the night [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ outro solo] Like a thief in the night Like a thief in the night Like a thief in the night Like a thief in the night