#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# BOOMERANG (from the KISS CD "HOT IN THE SHADE") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Standard tuning Comments: Well, not quite. It's slightly below standard tuning, I suggest you tune to the open A-chord in Rhy. Fig . I think this is the worst song KISS has ever recorded. The main riff might have been cool but the production is so bad it's hard to hear what the riff actually is. The verse isn't a complete throwaway but the modulation to G#m manages to ruin that too. The only thing worth salvaging here is the Solo. Bruce gets to start things off with his usual tapping but when it goes to the part that is without backing he lets loose with a very cool tap/pull-off part. Easily one of the coolest licks Bruce has ever done. Since the tempo here is in the neighborhood of 280 bpm the riffs may look very spacious. Had I notated in double-time the sixteenths would have taken over and things would have gotten pretty hard to read. 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. 1a E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----| E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------5--5--5-------------| E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7-------------7--7--7----| P.M. - - - - - - > E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----| E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------x--8----x--7--------| A|---------------------------x--8----x--7--------| E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7----x--6----x--5--------| Rhythm Fig. 1b E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----| E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------5--5--5-------------| E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7-------------7--7--7----| P.M. - - - - - - > E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----| E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------| End 1 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------x--8----7----5------| A|---------------------------x--8----7----5------| E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7----x--6----5----3------| End 2 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------2----2--3----4------| D|---------------------------2----2--3----4------| A|---------------------------0----0--1----2------| E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------| End 3 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|--3------4------5-------6------7---------------| End 4 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--7------6------5-------4------2---------------| E|--8------7------6-------5------3---------------| End 5 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--3---------------------3----------------------| G|--2------2--------------2----------------------| D|--0------2--------------0----------------------| A|---------0-------------------------------------| E|----------------3--------------3~--------------| End 6 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--3---------------------3----------------------| G|--2------2--------------2------2---------------| D|--0------2--------------0------2---------------| A|---------0---------------------0---------------| E|----------------3------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--3--------------------------------------------| G|--0--------------------------------------------| D|--0--------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|--3--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------------9-------------------------| D|--2------------------9-------------------------| A|--2------------------7-------------------------| E|--0--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------------9\------------------------| D|--2------------------9\------------------------| A|--2------------------7\------------------------| E|--0--------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2a E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--2--------------------------------------------| D|--2--------------------------------------------| A|--0--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2b E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--4--4--4--4------4--4--4--4-------------------| D|--4--4--4--4------4--4--4--4-------------------| A|--2--2--2--2------2--2--2--2-------------------| E|----------------------------------14\----------| Rhythm Fig. 3 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--4------4-------------------------------------| D|--4------4-------------------------------------| A|--2------2-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--3------3------3------------------------------| G|--0------0------2-------------------------2----| D|--0------0------0-------------------------2----| A|------------------------------------------0----| E|--3------3-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--4------4-------------------------------------| D|--4------4-------------------------------------| A|--2------2-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--3------3------3----3-------------------------| G|--0------0------0----2--------------------2----| D|--0------0------0----0--------------------2----| A|------------------------------------------0----| E|--3------3------3------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--4------4-------------------------------------| D|--4------4-------------------------------------| A|--2------2-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--3------3------3----------------------3--3----| G|--0------0------2----------------------0--0----| D|--0------0------0----------------------0--0----| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|--3------3-----------------------------3--3----| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--2p---0----2----------------------------------| D|--2p---0----2----------------------------------| A|--0---------0----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--3--------------------------------------------| G|--0--------------------------------------------| D|--0--------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|--3--------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|--6--------------------------------------------| A|--6--------------------------------------------| E|--4--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--4--------------------------------------------| D|--4------------------4-------------------------| A|--2------------------4-------------------------| E|---------------------2-------------------------| End 1 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|--6--------------------------------------------| A|--6--------------------------------------------| E|--4--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--4------------------6-------------------------| D|--4------------------6----------4--4-----------| A|--2------------------4----------4--4-----------| E|--------------------------------2--2-----------| End 2 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--2--------------------------------------------| D|--2--------------------------------------------| A|--0--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--4------5------5------6------6----7-----------| D|--4------5------5------6------6----7-----------| A|--2------3------3------4------4----5-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--3--------------------------------------------| G|--2--------------------------------------------| D|--0--------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|---------2------2------------2------2----------| A|---------2------2------------2------2----------| E|--3b-----0------0-----3b-----0------0----------| 1/4-step bends - - - - - > End 1 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5------5------5/7----5-----------------------| D|--5------5------5/7----5-----------------------| A|--3------3------3-5----3-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--9---------------------------7----------------| D|--9---------------------------7----------------| A|--7---------------------------5----------------| E|--0--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5---------------------------3----------------| D|--5---------------------------3----------------| A|--3---------------------------1----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 1 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------5*(/)-------------------------| G|--12-(\)---------5*(/)-------------------------| D|--12-(\)---------5*(/)-------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Start w/ bar down and release it Riff 2 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------| Riff 3 E|--15-15---15------15p14p12---------------------| B|--14-14---14b^-------------15p14p12------------| G|------------------------------------14p12------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|--15-15---15-----------------------------------| B|--14-14---14b^---------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|--15-15---15------15p14p12---------------------| B|--14-14---14b^-------------15p14p12------------| G|------------------------------------14p12------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|--15-15---15-----------/17--17--17-------------| B|--14-14---14b^---------/16--16--16-------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|--15~-----------------------------12-----------| B|--14~------------------15b~----------15p12-----| G|-------------------------------------------14--| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Wide vib. w/ bar E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--12h15p12----12-------------------------------| G|-----------14----14-12h14p12-------------------| D|-----------------------------14p12\11-12b------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----r12p11(\/)(\/)(\)--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 4 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--12-(\)---------------------------------------| D|--12-(\)---------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 5 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--12----13----13----14---14---15---------------| G|--14b---15b---15b---16b--16b--17b--------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 6 E|--15---15-15--15-----------15b---r15-12h15p12--| B|--14---14-14--14b^-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|--15p12h14p12----12----------------------------| B|--------------15----15p12h14p12----12-15p14p12-| G|--------------------------------14-------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------15---15-15--15----------------| B|-----------------14---14-14--14b^--------------| G|--14p12~---------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|--15p14p12-------------------------------------| B|--12-------15p12-------------------------------| G|-----------------15p14p12----------------------| D|--------------------------14-------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| < - - - - - 4x - - - - > End 1 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--12----12----12---12--------------------------| G|--14b---14b---14b--14b~------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 7 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--5*--(\/)-(\)---------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 8 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------------0(\)-----------------------------| D|--12~------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|------------------12*(\)-----------------------| D|--12~------/14---------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Don't pick Solo 1 E|----------------------------------3*-(\)-------/7**----------------| B|-----------5*-(\)---(/)--------------------------------------------| G|--7*---5*----------------4*---3*----------------------7**-(\/\/\)--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3p0-h5p3p0--t8p5p3-t8/10p8p5-t10p8p5-t10p8p5-t10p8-t10p8p5-t10p8-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| < 6x > < 6x > E|--------------------------t12p10-t12p10p7-t12/15p12p10-t17p12h15---| B|--t10p8p5-t12p10-t12p10p8------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--t18p12h15-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t21p12h15-t22p12h15-15b-----t22----| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--r15---------------p15---t22p15---t21p15-t19p15-t19/21p15-t19p15--| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| While holding tap E|--t19/21p15p12-t17p15-t17/19p15p12-t17p15p12-----------------------| B|---------------------------------------------h15p12-t17p15p12------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--t17p15p12h15b--r15-15b--r15p12-t17p15p12-------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------t16p14p12-t16p14p12h14b-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------14b^-r14p12-14b^-r14-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--r14-t16p12h14p12-t16p14b--r14p12\--------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--p12----12-----------------------------------14b^-r14p12-14b^-r14-| B|------15----14b^-r14p12----12--------------------------------------| G|------------------------14----14p12--------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--p12----12-----------------------------------14b^-r14p12-14b^-r14-| B|------15----14b^-r14p12----15--------------------------------------| G|------------------------14-14b-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--p12----12---------------------------15---16---17---18---19---20--| B|------15----14b^-r14p12----12---------12---13---14---15---16---17--| G|------------------------14----14p12--------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--21~--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--18~--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------0-(\)-------------------------| Extreme vib. w/ bar E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--/5-----(\/)--t10~---0h3h5p3p0h5p3p0------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------4p2p0h4p2p0-------4p2p0------| D|--------------------------------------------------4p2p0------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------5p3p0h5p3p0-3p0h3h5p3p0h5~-5h8p5p0h8p5p0-10~---10p8p0-10~--| G|--4p2p0------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------12b----r12----------------------------------------------| B|----8h10p8--------------15b-15-12-----------15b-----15b--15--------| G|----------------------------------14b-14-12------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| < - - - 2x - - - - > E|-------------------------------------------------15---15-----------| B|--15b-15-12------------12~----\------------------14---14b^---------| G|------------14b-14-12----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------15b---r15p12-14h15p14p12----12-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------15----15p14p12----------------------| G|----------------------------------------------15p14p12~------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----15-15---15-----------------15p12-------------------------------| B|----14-14---14b^---------------12-----15p12------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------15p14p12---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------14------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - 2x - - - - - > E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--11h12p11\9h11p9\7h9p7\5h7p5-5*-(\)-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7*----5*---------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------5*~-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Wide vib. w/ bar E|---------------------12\-------------------------------------------| B|--15b~---------------12\-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| BOOMERANG Gene Simmon, Bruce Kulick [Riff 1] [Riff 2] [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Riff 3] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ End 1] [Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 3] Gonna throw down the dice on a roll, it's a showdown, gonna walk on hot coals Cut the deck, better place your bet, [Riff 4] 'cause the game ain't over yet [Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 1] Wanna keep you under lock and key, can't you see what you do to me [Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 2 and Riff 5] Get the noose, I know I'm gonna hang, 'cause you're like a [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ End 1 (2x) and Riff 6 w/ End 1] Boomerang Boomerang [Rhy. Fig 2b] [Rhy. Fig 3] On the way up, you change your tune, [Riff 7] so pay up, and it ain't too soon Can't make up or break up, can't feel a thing, you want a piece of everything [Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 1] First you're cold and then you're hot, you're in the mood and then you're not [Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 2 and Riff 5] Yeah, I know I'll get a bang, 'cause you're like a [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ End 1 w/ Riff 6] Boomerang [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ End 2] Boomerang [Rhy. Fig 5 w/ Riff 8] You can slip and you can slide, [Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 1] but there ain't nothin' you can hide You just can't say no, "Well here I come, baby, and here I go" [Solo over Rhy. Fig 6 (2x)] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ End 1] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ End 3] A boomerang [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ End 4] A boomerang [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ End 5] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ End 6] Yeah!