#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# CHARISMA (from the KISS CD "DYNASTY") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: This is a very simple song, just put three riffs together and There's a song. This has never been one of my favourites (although I liked it when they did it unplugged at the KISS conventions) but it works well and I do like the solo. I don't think that it is one of the KISS members doing the solo though: the vibrato is all wrong (but the feedback is very much in line with Ace¥s work around this time) and the tapping is uncharacteristic of them both. On the tab itself, I know it's a bit cluttered but I wanted to show all the muting since it's such a vital part of the sound. Look out for Riff 2, it is hard to hear but it appears on the right side. It is heavily muted and played through some serious distorsion giving it a chunky and metallic sound. The pitch is just barely noticable. 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|-----------------------------------0-----5~---0----| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-----5~---0----| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > P.M. Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3~---2p---0-----| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3~---2~---------| Eb|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1------------3-----| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------5---/7----5-----| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5---/7----5-----| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3---/5----3-----| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 2 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------------------0-----5~---0----| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-----5~---0----| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > P.M. Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3~---2p---0-----| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3~---2~---------| Eb|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1------------3-----| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------5---/7----5---| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------5---/7----5---| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-3---/5----3---| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 3 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------------| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---| Eb|--------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > < - - - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--3------3--3------3----3--3-------/5--------------| Ab|--3------3--3------3----3--3-------/5--------------| Eb|--1------1--1------1----1--1-------/3--------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------5--------5--------------7--------7------| Ab|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7------| Eb|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---| P.M. -> P.M. P.M. - - > P.M. Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2--------2--------2------------------------------| Db|--x--------3--------3--------------5--------5------| Ab|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5------| Eb|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---| P.M. P.M. P.M. - - > P.M. Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------5--------5--------------7--------7------| Db|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7------| Ab|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. -> P.M. P.M. - - > P.M. Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------9-----------------------9---| Db|-----------------------9-----------------------9---| Ab|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0------| P.M. - - - - - - -> P.M. - - - - - - -> Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------9-----9------------------| Db|--------------------------9-----9------------------| Ab|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------| Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0---------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - > P.M. Rhythm Fig. 5 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2------2--2--------------------------------------| Db|--2------2--2------2----2--2-----------------------| Ab|--0------0--0------2----2--2-----------------------| Eb|-------------------0----0--0-----------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2------2--2--------------------------------------| Db|--2------2--2------2----2--2--------2--------------| Ab|--0------0--0------2----2--2--------2--------------| Eb|-------------------0----0--0--------0--------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--3------3--3------3----3--3-------/5--------------| Ab|--3------3--3------3----3--3-------/5--------------| Eb|--1------1--1------1----1--1-------/3--------------| Rhythm Fig. 6 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2-----------------------------------5----7----5--| Db|--2-----------------------------------5----7----5--| Ab|--0-----------------------------------3----5----3--| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2------------------------------------------------| Db|--2------------------------------------------------| Ab|--0-----------------------------------3~---2p---0--| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--3------------------------------------------------| Ab|--3-----------------------------------3~---2~------| Eb|--1---------------------------------------------3--| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------5---/7----5---| Db|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------5---/7----5---| Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-3---/5----3---| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Riff 1 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|--x\-----------------------------------------------| Eb|--x\-----------------------------------------------| Pick scrape Riff 2 Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|--5*-5*-5*-5*-5*-5*-5*-5*--------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - > Solo Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7~---------------------7**~----------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7b**---------7b**-----------7b**---------7b**----| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7b---7b---7b---7b---7b---7b---7b--7b-r7-5h7p5p0--| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Gradually bend higher Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------| Db|--5h7---------------------------------5--7--5------| Ab|----------0----3/5\3------------5--7---------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--5~------------7b---7p5-7--7b--r7p5-7--7b-r7p5-7--| Db|-------7-5-7---------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7b---10t---7b-----15t----7b-----10t-----7b-------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Hold bend Hold bend Hold bend Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|------15t--p7r-------7p5----7**--7**--5---------5--| Db|-------------------------7----------------7p5-7----| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Hold bend -> Eb|---------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--7b**---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------| CHARISMA Simmons, Marks [Riff 1] [Rhy. Fig 1] [Rhy. Fig 3] (2x) Is it my fortune or my fame Is it my money or my name Is it my personality Or just my sexuality, yeah, yeah [Rhy. Fig 2] What is my charisma What is my charisma, yeah [Rhy. Fig 3] (2x) Is it my body or my brain Do I drive you insane, ha Is it the power of my touch Do you need me too much, too much, too much [Rhy. Fig 2] (2x) What is my charisma, what is my, what is my What is my charisma Is it my fortune or my fame What is my, is it my money or my name, charisma, yeah What is my, yeah, yeah, yeah, charisma [Rhy. Fig 4] What is my charisma, what is it I've got What is it about me that gets you so hot, hot, yeah [Solo over Rhy. Fig 2 (2x)] [Rhy. Fig 3] Am I the master of your soul Do you lose all control, ha [Rhy. Fig 5] Is it my fire or my flame Do I drive you insane, charisma [Rhy. Fig 2] What is my charisma, yeah What is my, is it my fire or my flame, charisma [Rhy. Fig 6] What is my charisma What is my charisma Is it my body or my brain What is my, is it my money or my name, charisma And do I drive you insane What is my, what is my, what is my, charisma [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Riff 2] What is my, is it my fortune or my fame, charisma And do I drive you insane What is my, what is my, what is my, charisma What is my, what is my, what is my, charisma Charisma, charisma [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Riff 2] What is my, what is my, what is my, charisma What is my, what is my, what is my, charisma Charisma, charisma What is my, what is my, what is my, charisma What is my (repeat and fade)