#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES (from the KISS CD "THE ELDER") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Standrad tuning Comments: The clean electric which carries the verse here has an almost bell-like quality to it. Very nice. The acoustic, which sounds more like a 6- than a 12-string, comes in during the chorus and solo and just strums along quietly in the background. Great solo, obviously by Paul, that really screams. Has a standard move of Paul's when he plays a D-major arpeggio (which he likes to add the 4th to) in the E-minor tonality. Note that the D minor from the first chorus changes to a Bb for the second. Nice touch. (They are parallel chords.) 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 (clean electric) E|--12*------------------------------------------| B|--12*------------------7*----------------------| G|--12*------------------7*----------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|--5*-------------------------------------------| B|--5*----------------------------------7*-------| G|--5*----------------------------------7*-------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2 (clean electric) E|--12*------------------------------------------| B|--12*------------------7*----------------------| G|--12*------------------7*----------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|--5*-------------------------------------------| B|--5*------------------7*-----------------------| G|--5*------------------7*-----------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3 (clean electric) E|--7------------------7-------------------------| B|--8------------------7-------------------------| G|--9------------------7-------------------------| D|--9------------------7-------------------------| A|--7------------------7-------------------------| E|--0------------------0-------------------------| < - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - - > E|--5------------------7-------------------------| B|--5------------------7-------------------------| G|--5------------------7-------------------------| D|--7------------------9-------------------------| A|--7------------------9-------------------------| E|--5------------------7-------------------------| E|--0--------------------------------------------| B|--1------------------5/-7----7-------\---------| G|--0------------------5/-7----7-------\---------| D|--2------------------5/-7----7-------\---------| A|--3------------------3/-5----5-------\---------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4a (6-string acoustic) E|--------------7---------7--7----7--7-----------| B|--------------8---------7--7----7--7-----------| G|--------------9---------7--7----7--7-----------| D|--------------9---------7--7----7--7-----------| A|--------------7---------7--7----7--7-----------| E|--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------| < - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - - > E|--5--5----5--5---------3--3----3--3------------| B|--6--6----6--6---------5--5----5--5------------| G|--7--7----7--7---------5--5----5--5------------| D|--7--7----7--7---------5--5----5--5------------| A|--5--5----5--5---------3--3----3--3------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----7----7--7---------------------------------| B|-----8----8--8---------------------------------| G|-----9----9--9---------------------------------| D|-----9----9--9---------------------------------| A|-----7----7--7---------------------------------| E|--0--------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4b (6-string acoustic) E|--------------7---------7--7----7--7-----------| B|--------------8---------7--7----7--7-----------| G|--------------9---------7--7----7--7-----------| D|--------------9---------7--7----7--7-----------| A|--------------7---------7--7----7--7-----------| E|--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------| < - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - - > E|--6--6----6--6---------3--3----3--3------------| B|--6--6----6--6---------5--5----5--5------------| G|--7--7----7--7---------5--5----5--5------------| D|--8--8----8--8---------5--5----5--5------------| A|--8--8----8--8---------3--3----3--3------------| E|--6--6----6--6---------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5 (clean electric) E|-----------7----------7------------------------| B|-----------8----------7------------------------| G|-----------9----------7------------------------| D|-----------9----------7------------------------| A|-----------7----------7------------------------| E|--0--------------------------------------------| E|--5------------------7-------------------------| B|--5------------------7-------------------------| G|--5------------------7-------------------------| D|--7------------------9-------------------------| A|--7------------------9-------------------------| E|--5------------------7-------------------------| E|--------7----------------------7---------------| B|--------------8----------------------7---------| G|-----------9-----9----------------7-----7------| D|-----9--------------9-------7--------------7---| A|--7----------------------7---------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > < - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - - > E|--------5----------------------7---------------| B|--------------5----------------------7---------| G|--------------------5----------------------7---| D|-----------7-----7----------------9-----9------| A|-----7----------------------9------------------| E|--5----------------------7---------------------| Let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > E|--------3--------------------------------------| B|--------------5------------5/-7----7----\------| G|-----------5-----5---------5/-7----7----\------| D|-----5--------------5------5/-7----7----\------| A|--3------------------------3/-5----5----\------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Let ring - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 6 (6-string acoustic) E|--7--7----7--7---------7--7----7--7------------| B|--8--8----8--8---------7--7----7--7------------| G|--9--9----9--9---------7--7----7--7------------| D|--9--9----9--9---------7--7----7--7------------| A|--7--7----7--7---------7--7----7--7------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| < - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - - > E|--5--5----5--5---------7--7----7--7------------| B|--5--5----5--5---------7--7----7--7------------| G|--5--5----5--5---------7--7----7--7------------| D|--7--7----7--7---------9--9----9--9------------| A|--7--7----7--7---------9--9----9--9------------| E|--5--5----5--5---------7--7----7--7------------| End 1 E|--3--3----3--3---------5--5----5--5------------| B|--5--5----5--5---------7--7----7--7------------| G|--5--5----5--5---------7--7----7--7------------| D|--5--5----5--5---------7--7----7--7------------| A|--3--3----3--3---------5--5----5--5------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Solo E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--15b~---------15--15b-r15----------------15-----------------------| G|----------------------------------14b---------14b-r14p12-14b~------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Let ring - > E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------12--14--14**b-r14p12-14~-------------12--14--14b-r14p12----| D|--12h14--------------------------------12h14-----------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------14--15--14----------------------------------| B|--15b---r15-15b~-------------------15------15---15b^^-------\------| G|---------------------------------------14--------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Pick only once Bend two whole-steps E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------10b-r10-10b~---------------------| G|-------------9b^^-r9p7---7h9/12------------------------------------| D|------5h7/9------------9-------------------------------------------| A|--5h7--------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Pick only once E|------------------------------------------10-----------------------| B|----------------------------------10b---------10~-----10/-12--12~--| G|-------------9b^^-r9p7---7h9/12------------------------------------| D|------5h7/9------------9-------------------------------------------| A|--5h7--------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------12--14--14h15~--------------| B|--12/-13--13/-15--15/-17--15~------15------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--14--15--14--17b--17~-----17p15--17b~-----------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin, Lou Reed, Gene Simmons [Rhy. Fig 1] [Rhy. Fig 2] A world without heroes Is like a world without sun You can't look up to anyone Without heroes [Rhy. Fig 3] And a world without heroes Is like a never ending race Is like a time without a place A pointless thing devoid of grace [Rhy. Fig 4a] Where you don't know what you're after Or if something's after you And you don't know why you don't know In a world without heroes [Rhy. Fig 5] In a world without dreams Things are no more than they seem And a world without heroes Is like a bird without wings Or a bell that never rings Just a sad and useless thing [Rhy. Fig 4b] Where you don't know what you're after Or if something's after you And you don't know why you don't know [Solo over Rhy. Fig 6] [Rhy. Fig 6 w/ End 1] [No guitar] In a world without heroes There's nothing to be It's no place for me