#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# WAR MACHINE (from the KISS CD "CREATURES OF THE NIGHT") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: Evil way to end an album. Kick-ass riffs is what it's all about here. The solo is a mix between whammy bar noise and some scalar passages and I'd bet the house on this being Vinnie (a lot of the stuff that showed up on Lick it up is already here). If you want to do this right, you need a Floyd Rose tremolo. A regular Fender-style tremolo will go out of tune in the first bar of the solo. 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 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|--0--7----0--5----0--7----0--7--0--3~---5-----| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|--0--7----0--3----0--5----0--5--0--3~---5-----| Rhythm Fig. 2 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------3----3-----| Gb|-----------------------------------0----2-----| Db|-----------------------------------0----0-----| Ab|-----------------------------------x----------| Eb|--0--7----0--5----0--7----0--7--0--3----------| Rhythm Fig. 3 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|--2---------------------------------2---------| Ab|--2---------------------------------2---------| Eb|--0---------------------------------0----3~---| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--2--2-----2------------2----x--2-------------| Db|--2--2-----2------------2----x--2-------------| Ab|--0--0-----0------------0----x--0-------------| Eb|--------3----------------------------3~-------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|--2--2-----2------------2----x--2-------------| Ab|--2--2-----2------------2----x--2-------------| Eb|--0--0--3--0------------0----x--0----3~-------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--2--2-----2------------2----x--2-------------| Db|--2--2-----2------------2----x--2-------------| Ab|--0--0-----0------------0----x--0-------------| Eb|--------3----------------------------3~-------| End 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--4--4--4--4----4--4--4----4--4--4------------| Db|--4--4--4--4----4--4--4----4--4--4--2---------| Ab|--2--2--0--2----2--0--2----2--0--2--2---------| Eb|------------------------------------0----3~---| End 2 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--4---------4---------4-----------------------| Db|--4---------4---------4-----------------------| Ab|--2------2--0------0--------------------------| Eb|----------------------3------3--2-------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|--0--7----0--5----0--7----0--7--0--3----5-----| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------7-----| Db|-----------------------------------5----7-----| Ab|-----------------------------------5----5-----| Eb|--0--7----0--3----0--5----0--5--0--3----------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--9-------------------------------------------| Db|--9-------------------------------------------| Ab|--7-------------------------------------------| Eb|--0-------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--2-------------------------------------------| Db|--2-------------------------------------------| Ab|--0-------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|--5-------------------------------------------| Ab|--5-------------------------------------------| Eb|--3-------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|--3-------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| Ab|--3-------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| Eb|--1-------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--7\------------9\-----2------11\-----4-------| Db|--7\-----5------9\-----2------11\-----4-------| Ab|--5\-----5------7\-----0------9\------2-------| Eb|---------3------------------------------------| Solo Eb|----------------------------------------x-15~----17~---(18)-------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------x---------| Gb|--------------------------------------------------------x---------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--x\--------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--x\--------------0(\)--------------------------------------------| Pick scrapes Eb|--pb15----r15-----15b-----15-14-12--------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------15-12--------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------------14-12--------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------------14-12--------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------------14-12-10(\)--| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--17b-----17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-r17-----------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------17b^^---r17~----| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Hold bend - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--17p15---15--17------17p15--17-----17p15--17-----17p15--17-------| Gb|--------16--16-------------16------------16------------16---------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--15b~----15p12---------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------15p12---------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------14p12---14-12----14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14-| Db|------------------------------------14----------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------15b---15p14p12--------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------15-14-12-----------------------------| Gb|--0-----------------------------------15-14-12----14b---14-14b----| Db|-----------------------------------------------14-----------------| Ab|-----10b----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------15b---r15p12p0-15b---r15p12p0---17b-r17p15-x-| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--14-14b---14-14b~------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--22b~------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------7-----8------9-----10----11-----12---12*-(\)-(/)--| Gb|----------------9b~---10b~---11b~--12b~--13b~---14b~--------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--(\/)-(\/)-(\/)-(\/)-(\/)----------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro solo Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------15b~-------------| Gb|--2b~-----(\/)-(\/)-(\/)-----------------0(\)---------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------0(\)------------------------------------| Eb|--------------15b~------------------------------------------------| Bb|--12----------------------------------12b--12b^^--12-14-12-10(12)-| Gb|-----14p12------------------------9-------------------------------| Db|-----------14------------------7----------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------0--------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--12b^^--10(12)-(\)--12b^--10(12)-(\)---12b^^--10(12)-(\)---------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--0(/\)-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------x(\)--------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------x(\)--------------------------------------------------| Whammy bar noise WAR MACHINE Gene Simmons, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance [Rhy. Fig 1] (2x) [Rhy. Fig 2] [Rhy. Fig 3 w/ End 1] Wanna bite the hand that feeds me Wanna turn the tides Set the demons free and watch 'em fly [Rhy. Fig 3 w/ End 2] Strike down the one who leads me I'm gonna take his place Gonna vindicate the human race [Rhy. Fig 1] Better watch out 'Cause I'm a war machine [Rhy. Fig 2] Better watch out 'Cause I'm a war machine [Rhy. Fig 3 w/ End 1] Take the reins of power and seize them Draw the battle lines Armageddon's just a matter of time [Rhy. Fig 3 w/ End 2] Tear down the voice of reason Let the arrows fly Your freedom's just a state of mind, yeah [Rhy. Fig 1] (2x) Better watch out 'Cause I'm a war machine You better watch out 'Cause I'm a war machine [Solo over Rhy. Fig 1 (x)] [Rhy. Fig 4] [Rhy. Fig 1] (2x) [Rhy. Fig 1] (2x) You better watch out 'Cause I'm a war machine You better watch out 'Cause I'm a war machine [Rhy. Fig 1 (7x) w/ Outro solo] Better watch out 'Cause I'm a war machine I'm a war machine I'm a war machine ...