#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# COLD GIN (from the KISS CD "KISS") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: Once again Ace is on the right and this time, not surprisingly since he wrote the song, he handles the main rhythm duties. A point of interest is that the song doesn't have a solo a rarity in the KISS catalog (I can only think of one other song that is lead-less). I know that the "what-goes-where" part of this tab is a little cluttered but the principle is easy. You'll get the hand of it. Great riffs. Great song. 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 Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--9------7----7----7----7--7/-9--9----------------------| Db|--7------5----4----5----4--5/-7--7----------------------| Ab|--0------0----0----0----0--0-----0----------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 1b Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--9--9----7----7----7----7--7/-9--9---------------------| Db|--7--7----5----4----5----4--5/-7--7---------------------| Ab|--0--0----0----0----0----0--0-----0---------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 1c Eb|---------------------------------3----------------------| Bb|---------------------------------3----------------------| Gb|--9--9----7----7----7----7--7----0----------------------| Db|--7--7----5----4----5----4--5----0----------------------| Ab|--0--0----0----0----0----0--0----x----------------------| Eb|---------------------------------3----------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2a Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--2------3----2----3----2--3p-2--2----------------------| Gb|--2------4----2----4----2--4p-2--2----------------------| Db|--2------2----2----2----2--2-----2----------------------| Ab|--0------0----0----0----0--0-----0----------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2b Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--2-------3----2----3----2--3p-2--2---------------------| Gb|--2-------4----2----4----2--4p-2--2---------------------| Db|--2-------2----2----2----2--2-----2---------------------| Ab|--0--0----0----0----0----0--0-----0---------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2c Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--2------3----2----3----2--3p-2--2----------------------| Gb|--2------4----2----4----2--4p-2--2----------------------| Db|--2------2----2----2----2--2-----2----------------------| Ab|--0------0----0----0----0--0-----0----3~----------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2d Eb|---------------------------------3----------------------| Bb|--2-------3----2----3----2--3----3----------------------| Gb|--2-------4----2----4----2--4----0----------------------| Db|--2-------2----2----2----2--2----0----------------------| Ab|--0--0----0----0----0----0--0----x----------------------| Eb|---------------------------------3----------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3a Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--14--14---------------12--12---------------------------| Db|--14--14---------------12--12---------------------------| Ab|--0---0----------------0---0----------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3b Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--2--2-----------------3--3-----------------------------| Gb|--2--2-----------------0--0-----------------------------| Db|--2--2-----------------0--0-----------------------------| Ab|--0--0-----------------0--0-----------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3c Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--2--2-----------------3--3-----------------------------| Gb|--2--2-----------------0--0-----------------------------| Db|--2--2-----------------0--0-----------------------------| Ab|--0--0-----------------0--0--------3~-------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4a Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--9--9---------------9--9--x-x-x-x-12--11~--------------| Db|--9--9---------------9--9--x-x-x-x-12--12~--------------| Ab|--7--7---------------7--7--x-x-x-x----------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--9--9--------------------------------------------------| Db|--9--9--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--7--7--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4b Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--9--9---------------9--9-------------------------------| Gb|--9--9---------------9--9--x-x-x-x----------------------| Db|--9--9---------------9--9--x-x-x-x-12--12---------------| Ab|--7--7---------------7--7--x-x-x-x-10--12---------------| Eb|---------------------------------------10---------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--9--9\--------------9--9-------------------------------| Gb|--9--9\--------------9--9--x-x-x-x----------------------| Db|--9--9\--------------9--9--x-x-x-x-12--12---------------| Ab|--7--7\--------------7--7--x-x-x-x-10--12---------------| Eb|---------------------------------------10---------------| < - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - - > Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--9--9--------------------------------------------------| Gb|--9--9--------------------------------------------------| Db|--9--9--------------------------------------------------| Ab|--7--7--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5a Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------5--5----------------------------------------| Db|--5--5------5--5----------------------------------------| Ab|--5--5------3--3------3--3-2-3-2---3--3-2-3-------------| Eb|--3--3--------------------------------------1-----------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------5--5----------------------------------------| Db|--5--5------5--5----------------------------------------| Ab|--5--5------3--3------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3---------| Eb|--3--3------------------------------------------1-------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------5--5----------------------------------------| Db|--5--5------5--5----------------------------------------| Ab|--5--5------3--3------3--3-2-3-2---3--3-2-3-------------| Eb|--3--3--------------------------------------1-----------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------5--5----------------------------------------| Db|--5--5------5--5----------------------------------------| Ab|--5--5------3--3------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3---------| Eb|--3--3-------------------------------------------3------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------7--7----------------------------------------| Db|--7--7------7--7----------------------------------------| Ab|--7--7------5--5------5--5-4-5-4---5--5-4-5-------------| Eb|--5--5--------------------------------------3-----------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------7--7----------------------------------------| Db|--7--7------7--7----------------------------------------| Ab|--7--7------5--5------5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5---------| Eb|--5--5------------------------------------------3-------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------7--7----------------------------------------| Db|--7--7------7--7----------------------------------------| Ab|--7--7------5--5------5--5-4-5-4---5--5-4-5-------------| Eb|--5--5--------------------------------------3-----------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------7--7----------------------------------------| Db|--7--7------7--7----------------------------------------| Ab|--7--7------5--5------5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4---| Eb|--5--5--------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5b Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------5--5----------------------------------------| Db|--5--5------5--5----------------------------------------| Ab|--5--5------3--3------3--3-2-3-2---3--3-2-3-------------| Eb|--3--3--------------------------------------1-----------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------5--5------5---------------------------------| Db|--5--5------5--5------5---------------------------------| Ab|--5--5------3--3------3---------------------------------| Eb|--3--3--------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------5--5----------------------------------------| Db|--5--5------5--5----------------------------------------| Ab|--5--5------3--3------3--3-2-3-2---3--3-2-3-------------| Eb|--3--3--------------------------------------1-----------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------5--5------5---------------------------------| Db|--5--5------5--5------5-----------------5-5-------------| Ab|--5--5------3--3------3-----------------5-5-------------| Eb|--3--3----------------------------------3-3-------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------7--7----------------------------------------| Db|--7--7------7--7----------------------------------------| Ab|--7--7------5--5------5--5-4-5-4---5--5-4-5-------------| Eb|--5--5--------------------------------------3-----------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------7--7------7---------------------------------| Db|--7--7------7--7------7-----------------5-5-------------| Ab|--7--7------5--5------5-----------------5-5-------------| Eb|--5--5----------------------------------3-3-------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------7--7----------------------------------------| Db|--7--7------7--7----------------------------------------| Ab|--7--7------5--5------5--5-4-5-4---5--5-4-5-------------| Eb|--5--5--------------------------------------3-----------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------7--7------7--------------------------------| Db|--7--7------7--7------7--------------------------------| Ab|--7--7------5--5------5--------------------------------| Eb|--5--5-------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6a Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--9--9-------------------------9------7-----------------| Db|--9--9-----------9------9------9------7------7----------| Ab|--7--7------7h11---7h11---7----7------5------4----------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - - 3x - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 6b Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------10------10-9---------------------------| Gb|--9--9------9----9--9----9--9---9------7----------------| Db|--9--9------9h11----9h11----9---9------7------7---------| Ab|--7--7--------------------------7------5------4---------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - - 3x - - - - - > Riff 1 Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2------------------------------2-----2---2------------| Db|--2------------------------------2-----2---2------------| Ab|--0------------------------0--3b----3b-----0------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| 1/4-step bends Riff 2 Eb|--5-----------------------------------------------------| Bb|--5-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2-----------------------------------------------------| Db|--2-----------------------------------------------------| Ab|--0-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 Eb|--12----------------------------------------------------| Bb|--12----------------------------------------------------| Gb|--14b---------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Riff 4 Eb|--12h15p12----------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------15-12h15p12----------------------------------| Gb|-----------------------14-12h14p12----------------------| Db|-----------------------------------14-12h14p12----------| Ab|-----------------------------------------------14--12~--| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Riff 5 Eb|--------12-------12-------12----------------------------| Bb|-----12-------12-------12----12\------------------------| Gb|--13-------14-------15----------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Let ring - - - - - - - - > COLD GIN Ace Frehley [Rhy. Fig 1a] [Rhy. Fig 1b] Whoo [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Riff 1] [Rhy. Fig 1b] alright [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ Rhy. Fig 2b] [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ Rhy. Fig 2b] [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] My heater's broke and I'm so tired [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] I need some fuel to build a fire [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] The girl next door, her lights are out, yeah [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] The landlord's gone, I'm down and out [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ Rhy. Fig 2b] [Rhy. Fig 4a w/ Rhy. Fig 4b] Ooh, it's cold gin time again You know it'll always win Cold gin time again You know it's the only thing [Riff 3] That keeps us together, ow [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2c] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ Rhy. Fig 2c] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ Rhy. Fig 2c] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ Rhy. Fig 2b] [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3c] It's time to leave and get another quart [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] Around the corner at the liquor store [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3c] Haha, the cheapest stuff is all I need [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2a] [Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Rhy. Fig 3b] To get me back on my feet again [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2c] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ Rhy. Fig 2b] [Rhy. Fig 4a w/ Rhy. Fig 4b] Ooh, it's cold gin time again You know it'll always win It's cold gin time again You know it's the only thing [Riff 4] That keeps us together, ow [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2c] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ Rhy. Fig 2c] [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2c] [Rhy. Fig 1c w/ Rhy. Fig 2d] [Rhy. Fig 5a w/ Rhy. Fig 5b] [Rhy. Fig 6a w/ Rhy. Fig 6b] [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Riff 2] Whoa yeah [Rhy. Fig 1b] [Rhy. Fig 4a w/ Rhy. Fig 4b] Ooh, it's cold gin time again You know it'll always win It's cold gin time again You know it's the only thing [Riff 5] That keeps us together, ow [Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 2c] [Rhy. Fig 1b w/ Rhy. Fig 2b] (3x)