KISS - Torpedo Girl Bass Tab

Song: TORPEDO GIRL
Artist: KISS
Album: UNMASKED

Comments: This bassline, like all of Ace´s songs after his
1978 solo album, was played by Ace himself. It shows too,
The riffs are kind of funky and are nowhere near what Gene
would have played.

Rhythm Fig. 1a


  
G
                      12  12/13                                    
  
D
       14  12     12                   14  12     14 12     12     
  
A
              14                              14        14     10  
  
E
  12                              12                               

Rhythm Fig. 1b


  
G
                      12  12/13                                    
  
D
       14  12     12                                               
  
A
              14                                                   
  
E
  12                              12  x 12  x 12  x 12  x 14       

Rhythm Fig. 1c


  
G
                      12  12/13                                    
  
D
       14  12     12                  x 14  x 14  14               
  
A
              14                                      12           
  
E
  12                              12                               

Rhythm Fig. 1d


  
G
                      12  12/13                                    
  
D
       14  12     12                  x 14  x 14  14  14  14      
  
A
              14                                                   
  
E
  12                              12                               

Rhythm Fig. 2a


  
G
                                                                   
  
D
                                                                   
  
A
                        3  3   2   3  3                            
  
E
  3  3   2   3  3                                                  
   < - - - 2x - - - >   < - - - 2x - - - >

Rhythm Fig. 2b


  
G
                                                                   
  
D
                                                                   
  
A
                        3  3   2   3  3      3  3   2              
  
E
  3  3   2   3  3                                       3  3   2/  
   < - - - 2x - - - >

Rhythm Fig. 3


  
G
                                                                   
  
D
                                                                   
  
A
  7   7 7   7     7 7                                              
  
E
                       0                                           

Rhythm Fig. 4


  
G
                                                                   
  
D
                                                                   
  
A
  7                                                                
  
E
               2                                                   

Rhythm Fig. 5


  
G
                                                                   
  
D
                                                                   
  
A
  7   7 7   7 7   7 7     7  7  5  5  4  4  2  2                   
  
E
                       0                                           

Rhythm Fig. 6


  
G
                                                                   
  
D
                                                                   
  
A
  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0                                           
  
E
                                                                   

Rhythm Fig. 7


  
G
                                                                   
  
D
                                                                   
  
A
                                                                   
  
E
  10   10   10  10   10   10                                       

Rhythm Fig. 8


  
G
                                                                   
  
D
                                                                   
  
A
                 2/   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7              
  
E
  0   0   0                                                        
                        < - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - >

Rhythm Fig. 6


  
G
                                                                   
  
D
                                                                   
  
A
  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x                                           
  
E
                                                                   
   < - - - - 2x - - - - - >

[Intro: Drums only]
[Rhy. Fig 1a] (3x)
[Rhy. Fig 1b]
[Rhy. Fig 2a]

[Rhy. Fig 2a]
[Rhy. Fig 2b]

[Rhy. Fig 1a]
[Rhy. Fig 1c]

[Rhy. Fig 3]
[Rhy. Fig 4]

[Rhy. Fig 2a]

[Rhy. Fig 2a]
[Rhy. Fig 2b]

[Rhy. Fig 1a]
[rhy. Fig 1c]

[Rhy. Fig 3]
[Riff 1]
[Rhy. Fig 6] (7x)
[Rhy. Fig 7]
[Rhy. Fig 1a]
[Rhy. Fig 1d]

[Rhy. Fig 6] (4x)

[Rhy. Fig 3]
[Rhy. Fig 5]

[Rhy. Fig 6]

[Rhy. Fig 3]
[Rhy. Fig 5]

[Rhy. Fig 8] (repeat and fade)