#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# WHEN YOUR WALLS COME DOWN (from the KISS CD "CRAZY NIGHTS") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Standard tuning Comments: This song is dense so I might be a little off here and there. As a whole this album is very cluttered sonically, the guitars take up a lot of space and the keyboards infest almost every song. It still sounds pretty good and there¥s some cool songs but for transcribing it is a nightmare. Here it is very hard to hear the last time the clean guitar comes in. Also, the solo is kick-ass fast in some places. I can¥t really claim to be accurate there. 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--9-----------12-----12----12----14--------------| D|--9--9-----------10-----10----10----12--------------| A|--7--7----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--9--9----------------------------------------------| D|--9--9---------------------0--5**~---4--------------| A|--7--7------------------2---------------------------| E|---------------0--2--3------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--9--9-----------12-----12----12----14--------------| D|--9--9-----------10-----10----10----12--------------| A|--7--7----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------8p-7-----8p-7----------------| G|--9--9-----------------7-----7--7-----7-------------| D|--9--9----------------------------------------------| A|--7--7----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Let ring - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 3 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--9--9-----------12-----12----12----14--------------| D|--9--9-----------10-----10----10----12--------------| A|--7--7----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------0--------------| B|-------------------------------------0--------------| G|--9--9----------------------------------4-----------| D|--9--9---------------------0--5**~------4-----------| A|--7--7------------------2---------------------------| E|---------------0--2--3------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--6---------------6/--9-----4--6--------------------| D|--6---------------6/--9-----4--6--------------------| A|--4------------4---------4-----4--------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------0--------0--------------| B|-------------------------------4--------4-----------| G|--2----------2-------2/--4--------4--------4--------| D|--2----------2--------------------------------------| A|--0----0--0--0----0---------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Let ring - - - - - > E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--6---------------6/-9-----4--6---------------------| D|--6---------------6/-9-----4--6---------------------| A|--4------------4--------4-----4---------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--2-----------2-----------------------2-------------| D|--2-----4-----2-----4--2--------4-----2-------------| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--2----2----2----2------4----4----4----4------------| D|--2----2----2----2------4----4----4----4------------| A|--0----0----0----0------2----2----2----2------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - - 2x - - - > < - - - 2x - - - > E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--2----2----2----2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------| D|--2----2----2----2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------| A|--0----0----0----0-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - - 3x - - - > Rhythm Fig. 6 (Clean electric with chorus, let ring) E|-------0--------0--------------2--------2-----------| B|----------0--------0--------------2--------2--------| G|--2----------2--------2---4----------4--------4-----| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - - 2x - - - > < - - - 2x - - - > E|-------0--------0-----------------------------------| B|----------0--------0--------------------------------| G|--2----------2--------2-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - - 2x - - - > Rhythm Fig. 7 (Let ring) E|----------------------------------------------------| B|---8p-7-----8p-7-----10p-9-----11p-10--13p-12-------| G|---7-----7--7-----7--9------9--10------12------12---| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--14------------------------------------------------| D|--14------------------------------------------------| A|--12------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 8 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--9----9--9----9-------7----7--7----7---------------| D|--7----7--7----7-------5----5--5----5---------------| A|--0----0--0----0-------0----0--0----0---------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - 2x - - - > < - - 2x - - - > E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--9----9--9----9-------7---7---5----5--5------------| D|--7----7--7----7-------5---4---3----3--3------------| A|--0----0--0----0-------0---0---0----0--0------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - 2x - - - > Rhythm Fig. 9 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3------5----5----5----5------------| A|--3----3----3----3------5----5----5----5------------| E|--1----1----1----1------3----3----3----3------------| < - - - 2x - - - > < - - - 2x - - - > E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--2----2----2----2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------| D|--2----2----2----2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------| A|--0----0----0----0-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - - 2x - - - > Rhythm Fig. 10 (Clean electric with chorus, let ring) E|-------5--------5--------------7--------7-----------| B|----------6--------6--------------8--------8--------| G|--5----------5--------5---7----------7--------7-----| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - - 2x - - - > < - - - - 2x - - - > E|------9---------9---------------9---------9---------| B|---------10--------10--------------10--------10-----| G|--9----------9---------9---9-----------9---------9--| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - - - 2x - - - > E|--11----------11------------------------------------| B|------12----------12--------------------------------| G|----------11----------11----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 (Fade in) E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0---------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Riff 2 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|--0-(/)-(\)-(/)-(\)---------------------------------| Start with bar down and gradually bring it up Riff 3 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|--0-(\)---------------------0-(\)-------------------| Riff 4 (Clean electric with chorus, let ring) E|----------0--------0--------------------------------| B|-------------4--------4-----------------------------| G|--2/--4---------4--------4--------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Riff 5 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|--3~-----2~-----------------------------------------| Intro solo E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--15b~-------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------16b^^~----16-15-14-12----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------14~----12**----------------------| A|----------------------------------------------14-13-12-10----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------12-15p12----12-15p12----| G|-----------------------------------14b--------------14-------------| D|--------------------------0(\)-------------------------------------| A|--10h12p10---------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------12-10-12**----------------------------------------------| E|----------------12h15p12----15p12----12h15p12----------------------| B|-------------------------15-------15----------15p12----------------| G|--15-14-12~-----------------------------------------12h14~---------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12**p11-------12**p11--------------------------------------------| D|----------12**----------12-11**------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo E|---------------5*(\)-----------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------8b**----8b-r8p5-------------------------| G|--5*(\)------------------------------------5-5h7~-----5h7-t12-5h7--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--t12-5h7-t12/-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------t12-5h7-t12-5h7-----------------t12-5h7-t12-5h7----| A|--------------------------------t12-5h7-t12-5h7--------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------15----------------------------| G|-------------------------------16b------16b-r16p14-16b^^--t19-t19--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--t12-5h7-t12-5h7p5\3h5~-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Hold bend - - > E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--r16p14h16p14-t19-14~---------7**--5~-----------------------------| D|----------------------------7----------7-5----5-7~-----------------| A|--------------------------------------------7-----------------10---| E|--------------------------------------------------------10-12------| P.M. P.M. E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------10-13-10----10---| G|-----------------------------------9-12-9----9-12----------12------| D|-----------------10-12-10----10-12--------12-----------------------| A|--12-10----10-12----------12---------------------------------------| E|--------12---------------------------------------------------------| E|-----10-12-10----10-12-13~-----------------------------------------| B|--13----------13---------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro solo E|---------------------------------------------12-----------12-------| B|--5**~---------5**~------------------15b~-------15p12-15b----15p12-| G|---------5~-----------5*(\)----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------12-----------12-15p12-------15p12----12---------------------| B|--15b-----15p12-15b----------15p12-------15------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (fade out) WHEN YOUR WALLS COME DOWN Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick, A. Mitchell [Riff 1 w/ Riff 2] [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Intro solo and Riff 3] [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Riff 3] [Rhy. Fig 4 w/ Riff 4] Liar, liar, got your pants on fire I know you want it, you know you want it too Hey diddle diddle, when the cat wants to fiddle The kitten's gotta give him the moon [Rhy. Fig 5 w/ Rhy. Fig 6] And they say "you gotta look before you leap" And "we're gonna judge you by the friends you keep" But you're looking nasty and I'm in too deep You'll be real happy to be losing sleep [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Riff 3] When your walls come down, when your walls come down [Rhy. Fig 3 w/ Riff 3] When your walls come down, you get so crazy when there's no one around [Rhy. Fig 4 w/ Riff 4] You got your script from a Cosmo guide, "15 Ways to Find a Lover" Don't you make me chase you, cause the author lied You'll get your answers, babe, under the covers [Rhy. Fig 5 w/ Rhy. Fig 6] You say "I wanna wait until I'm really sure" And "I want a love to last forever more" And "I've got my pride, I've got my dignity" Well you'll swallow everything when you're with me [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Riff 3] When your walls come down, when your walls come down [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Riff 3] When your walls come down, you get so crazy when there's no one around [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Riff 3] When your walls come down, when your walls come down [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Riff 3] When your walls come down, ah, you're so [Rhy. Fig 7] Come here baby and - auw... [Solo over Rhy. Fig 8 w/ Riff 5] [Rhy. Fig 9 w/ Rhy. Fig 10] And they say "you gotta look before you leap" And "we're gonna judge you by the friends you keep" Listen, you're looking nasty and I'm in too deep You'll be real happy to be losing sleep [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Riff 3] When your walls come down, when your walls come down [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Riff 3] When your walls come down, you get so crazy when there's no one around [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Riff 3] (2x) When your walls come down, when your walls come down When your walls come down, you get so crazy when there's no one around [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Riff 3 and Outro solo] When your walls come down, when your walls come down [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Riff 3] When your walls come down, you get so crazy when there's no one around (fade out)