#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# KING OF HEARTS (from the KISS CD "HOT IN THE SHADE") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Standard tuning 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 (P.M. throughout) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------14------14------15------14-----------------------------------| D|--12------12------12------12---------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2 (let ring) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------14------14------15------14-------12------14------15------14--| D|--12------12------12------12-------12------12------12------12------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3 E|--6------8---------------------------------------------------------| B|--6------8---------------------------------------------------------| G|--7------9---------------------------------------------------------| D|--8------10--------------------------------------------------------| A|--8------10--------------------------------------------------------| E|--6------8---------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------0-------------------------------------------------| A|-------0----2~-----------------------------------------------------| E|--2~---------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5 (P.M. on single notes) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3------------3-------3----------3-----------------3--3--3--3--2--| G|--4------------4-------4----------0------2----------2--2--2--2--2--| D|--4------------4-------4----------0------2-------------------------| A|--2---------2-------2-------2--2--x------0--------x----------------| E|----------------------------------3--------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6 (P.M. on single notes) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3--------------------3-------3-----------------------------------| G|--4--------------------4-------4-----------2-----------------------| D|--4--------------------4-------4-----------2-----------------------| A|--2-----------------2-------2-------2--2---0-----------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----2-------2-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----2-------2-----------------------------------------------------| D|--x--2-------2---------4-------------------4-------4---------------| A|--x-------0--0---------4-------------------4-------4---------------| E|-----------------------2-------------------2----2--2---------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3------------------3--------2-----------3------------------------| G|--4---------------------4--------2--------4------------------------| D|--4------------------------4--------2-----4------------------------| A|--2---------------------------------------2------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Let ring - - - > E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----3-------3-------------------------------2-------2-------------| G|-----4-------4-----------2-------------------2-------2-------------| D|-----4-------4-----------2----------------x--2-------2-------------| A|--2-------2-------2--2---0----------------x-------0--0-------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------3-------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------0--------------2----------------| D|--4---------------4-------4--------0--------------2----------------| A|--4---------------4-------4--------x--------------0----------------| E|--2---------------2----2--2--------3-------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 7 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7--7--9-----7--7--9-------9--9--11-----9--9--11------------------| D|--5--5-----5--5--5-----5----7--7------7--7--7------7---------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 8 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--2-----------------3------5---------------------------------------| D|--0-----------------3------5---------------------------------------| A|--------------------1------3---------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 9 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------3--------------------------------| G|--5\-3--3---------7\-5--5---------0---------2----------------------| D|--5\-3--3---------7\-5--5---------0---------2----------------------| A|--3\-1--1---------5\-3--3-------------------0-----x\---------0-----| E|----------------------------------3---------------x\----2~---------| Rhythm Fig. 10 (let ring) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------14------14------15------14-------12------14------15------14--| D|--12------12------12------12-------12------12------12------12------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------10~-------12~-------12~--------10~-------12~-12~-------------| D|--12--------12--------12---------12--------12----------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 11 (let ring) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------10~-------10~-------10~------12~-------12~-------12~---------| D|--12--------12--------12-------12--------12--------12--------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - 2x - - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 12 (P.M. on single notes) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3--------------------3-------2----2------------------------------| G|--4--------------------4-------2----2------------------------------| D|--4--------------------4-------2----2------------------------------| A|--2-----------------2-------2--0----0------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 13 (P.M. on single notes) E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3--------------------3-------3----------3-------------------------| G|--4--------------------4-------4----------0------2------------------| D|--4--------------------4-------4----------0------2------------------| A|--2-----------------2-------2-------2--2--x------0------------------| E|------------------------------------------3-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------2---------------------------------------0-----0-------| G|-----2-------2----2----------------------------------0-----0-------| D|--x--2-------2----2-----2----------------------------2-----2-------| A|--x--0----0--0----0-----2----------------------------2-----2-------| E|------------------------0-------------------0--0--0-----0--0-------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3-----------------------------2----------------------------------| G|--0------2--------------2-------2----2-----------------------------| D|--0------2-----------x--2-------2----2-----------------------------| A|--x------0-----------x--0----0--0----0-----------------------------| E|--3----------------------------------------------------------------| Solo E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------7b-r7~---| A|--5**----4**---------2------2-2-2-5p2-4p2-2--------7b-r7~----------| E|--------------------------------------------3~---------------------| P.M. E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------15----15b~--15------| G|------6-7~----------14b-r14-14b-14r-14b~----16----16---------16----| D|--7h9--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Pick only once - -> Rake E|--12---12---12-----------------------------------------------------| B|--15b--15b--15b~-----r15p12--15---17p15p12----12-15p14p12----12----| G|-------------------------------------------14-------------14-------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--15p14p12----12--/19~------21b^--r21-19h21p19----19~--------------| B|-----------15----------------------------------22------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--17p16p14----17p14----17p16p14----17p14----17p14----17--------14--| B|-----------17-------17----------17-------17-------17-----15h17-----| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--17p15----15h17p15----15------------------------------------------| G|--------16----------16----16p14-16p14------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------16-14-17~--------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 E|-------------15-19p17p15-20p17p15-19p17p15-19p17p15-20p17p15-------| B|--15~-----17-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--19p17p15-19p17p15-24\--------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3-----t15~---------------r13-13b-r13-p10-13~---------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Tap harm. Pick only once Riff 3 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--13b~---13p10----10h13p10----10h13p10----10-----------------------| G|---------------12----------12----------12----12-10h12p10-12~-------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| KING OF HEARTS Paul Stanley, Vini Poncia [Rhy. Fig 1] (2x) [Rhy. Fig 2] [Rhy. Fig 3] [Rhy. Fig 2] [Rhy. Fig 4] [Rhy. Fig 5] [Rhy. Fig 6] She was just 19, but in here eyes she was old enough to know We were caught between two city streets, like a bad dream We could barely survive in the world outside, where the writin's on the wall Still she lets me know, we just can't let go, and she takes my heart away [Rhy. Fig 7] When she tells me I want it, I go crazy, I need it When she touches I feel it, right there in her eyes [Rhy. Fig 8 w/ Rhy. Fig 10] I'm the King of Hearts, livin' in a fantasy The King of Hearts, when she's layin' next to me [Rhy. Fig 9 w/ Rhy. Fig 11] Shinin' like a jewel tonight, love is gonna rule tonight Yeah I'm gonna be the only one, to be King of Hearts [Rhy. Fig 12] [Rhy. Fig 6] Like a neon light, the shadows flash across my empty room We could leave tonight and save ourselves from a bad scene When we walk on by with our heads up high, all the faces turn our way Yeah it's in their eyes, and they realize, we can make our getaway [Rhy. Fig 7] When she tells me I want it, I go crazy, I need it When she touches I feel it, right there in her eyes [Rhy. Fig 8 w/ Rhy. Fig 10] I'm the King of Hearts, livin' in a fantasy The King of Hearts, when she's layin' next to me [Rhy. Fig 9 w/ Rhy. Fig 11] Shinin' like a jewel tonight, love is gonna rule tonight Yeah I'm gonna be the only one, to be King of Hearts [Solo over Rhy. Fig 13] [Rhy. Fig 7 w/ Riff 1] When she tells me I want it, I go crazy, I need it When she touches I feel it, right there in her eyes [Rhy. Fig 1] (2x) [Rhy. Fig 2] [Rhy. Fig 10] [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Riff 2] [Rhy. Fig 8 w/ Rhy. Fig 10] I'm the King of Hearts, livin' in a fantasy The King of Hearts, when she's layin' next to me [Rhy. Fig 8 w/ Rhy. Fig 10 and Riff 3] I'm the King of Hearts, livin' in a fantasy The King of Hearts, when she's layin' next to me (fade out)