#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# MR. MAKE BELIEVE (from the KISS CD "GENE SIMMONS") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Standard tuning Comments: Once again very staccato and a very cool bassline. Love those half-step bend and releases in the beginning. During Rhy. Figs 9-11 there is some difficutly hearing whether the note is C# or D (notated here as a D) due to a nervous vibrato about a mile wide. That and the even double- stop slides make me wonder if this might have been played on a fretless. 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 G|--18b^--r18-18b^--r18-18b^--r18-------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2a G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------0-----| E|--3------3--3------3--3------3--3--3--------| G|----------------------7-----6-----4/-9~-----| D|-------------------------0-----0------------| A|--2------2--2-----/5------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2b G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--3----3----3--3----2--3----3----3--3-------| G|-----------------------7-----6-----4/-9~----| D|--------------------------0-----0-----------| A|--2----2----2--2---/5-----------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3 G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0------0--0----------5------5--5----------| E|--------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 G|-----------------------6--------------------| D|--------------------------7-----------------| A|--0------0-------------------7--0-----------| E|----------------0--2------------------------| < - - - - 6x - - - - > G|--------------------------------------------| D|--2-----------------------------------------| A|-----4--2-----------------------------------| E|-----------0--------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5 G|------------------------6-------------------| D|---------------------------7----------------| A|--0--------0------0-------------0-----------| E|-----0--2-----------------------------------| < - - - - 6x - - - - > G|--------------------------------------------| D|--2-----------------------------------------| A|-----4--2-----------------------------------| E|-----------0------2-------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6 G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0------0------0----0--------0---------0---| E|------------------------0--2------x(0)------| < - - - - 5x - - - > G|--6-----------------------------------------| D|-----7----------------2---------------------| A|----------0--------------4------------------| E|------------------------------0-------------| Rhythm Fig. 7 G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0------0-------------0------0-------------| E|----------------0--2------------------------| < - - - - 6x - - - > G|--------------------------------------------| D|--2-----------------------------------------| A|-----4--2-----------------------------------| E|-----------0------2-------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 8 G|------------------------6-------------------| D|---------------------------7----------------| A|--0------0----------------------0-----------| E|----------------0--2------------------------| < - - - - 6x - - - - > G|--------------------------------------------| D|--2-----------------------------------------| A|-----4--2-----------------------------------| E|-----------0----0--2--4---------------------| Rhythm Fig. 9 G|---------------------------------/7~--------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0--------0-------0-----0------------------| E|-----0--2-------0-----------0--2------------| < - - - - 4x - - - - > < - - 2x - - > G|--6-----------------------------------------| D|-----x-----------------2--------------------| A|----------0---------------4--2--------------| E|--------------------------------0-----------| Rhythm Fig. 10 G|--------------------------------------/7~---| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0--------0-------0-----0--------0---------| E|-----0--2-------0-----------0--2------------| < - - - - 4x - - - - > < - - 2x - - - > G|--------------------------------------------| D|----------------------2---------------------| A|--0------0---------------4--2---------------| E|-------------------------------0------------| Rhythm Fig. 11 G|----------------------------------/7~-------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0--------0--------------0-----------------| E|-----0--2-------0--5--0------0--2-----------| < - - - - 4x - - - - > < - - 2x - - > G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0-------0---------------------------------| E|-----------------------0------0-------------| Rhythm Fig. 12 G|-----------------------------4--------------| D|-------------------------------4-0-----2----| A|--0--------------------------------2--------| E|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0------0--------x--0------0--------x------| E|--------------------------------------------| G|--4------------------------------4----------| D|-----4--0------------------0--4-------------| A|-----------2------------2-------------------| E|------------------------------------0--2----| Riff 1 G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--15\---------------------------------------| Riff 2 G|--7/---14-----------------------------------| D|--7/---16-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| MR. MAKE BELIEVE Gene Simmons [Rhy. Fig 1] (2x) [Drums and guitar only] This time I'll try to get it right Just give me one more chance tonight, oh yeah [Riff 1] [Rhy. Fig 2a] I'm tryin' hard to please you, would you believe me if I tell you [Rhy. Fig 3] (2x) Baby won't you try, just one more chance tonight [Rhy. Fig 4] Mr. Make Believe, Mr. Make Believe, let me live inside you, please [Rhy. Fig 5] Mr. Make Believe, Mr. Make Believe, let me live inside you, please [Rhy. Fig 12] And when you tell me what you'd like, oh yeah (oh yeah) You'll know you'll never have to fight, whoa no [Rhy. Fig 2a] I'm tryin' hard to please you, would you believe me if I tell you [Rhy. Fig 3] (2x) Baby won't you try, just one more chance tonight [Riff 2] One more chance tonight [Rhy. Fig 6] Mr. Make Believe, Mr. Make Believe, let me live inside you, please [Rhy. Fig 7] (Make Believe,Make Believe,Make Believe,) [Rhy. Fig 2b] I'm tryin' hard to please you, would you believe me if I tell you [Rhy. Fig 3] (2x) Baby won't you try, just one more chance tonight [Riff 2] One more chance tonight [Rhy. Fig 8] Mr. Make Believe, Mr. Make Believe, let me live inside you, please [Rhy. Fig 9] Mr. Make Believe, Mr. Make Believe, let me live inside you, please [Rhy. Fig 10] Mr. Make Believe, Mr. Make Believe, let me live inside you, please [Rhy. Fig 11] Mr. Make Believe, Mr. Make Believe, let me live inside you, please (fade out)