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TOUGH LOVE (from the KISS album "REVENGE")
Tuned down whole-step to D
Comments: Almost heavy metal this one. During the last pre-chorus, riffs
4a and 4b are extended by one bar of E5-chords. Everything is pretty
Straight-forward, the solo is harmless so to speak and most of the fills
Are too. Only the outro solo gets a little fast.
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
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 5 5 |
| C | 7 7~ |
| G | 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 3 3 5 5 6 7 |
| D | |
P.M. - - - -> P.M. - - ->
Rhythm Fig. 2
| D | |
| A | 3 |
| F | 5 5 0 |
| C | 7 7~ 0 |
| G | 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 3 3 5 5 6 7 x |
| D | 3 |
P.M. - - - -> P.M. - - ->
Rhythm Fig. 3
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | 2 |
| G | 5 2 |
| D | 7 6 5 3 5 3 5 3 5/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
P.M. P.M. - - - - - - - - - - ->
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 5 |
| C | 5 |
| G | 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| D | 7 6 5 3 5 3 5 3 5/7 |
P.M. P.M. - - - - - - - - - - ->
Rhythm Fig. 4a
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 4 5 5 5 5 4 |
| C | 4 5 5 5 5 4 |
| G | 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 3 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 |
P.M. - - - - - - > P.M. P.M. - - - - - - >
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 |
| C | 5 2 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 3 12\ 2 5 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 3 3 3 |
| D | 12\ 0 3 2 2 2 3 |
P.M. - - - - - - -> P.M.
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 |
| C | 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 12\ |
| D | 12\ |
Rhythm Fig. 4b
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 4 5 5 5h7p5 4 5 5 |
| C | 4 5 5/7 4 5 2 5 5 |
| G | 2 3 2 3 12\ 2 5 3 |
| D | 12\ 0 3 |
Let ring - ->
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 4 5 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 |
| C | 4 5 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 |
| G | 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 12\ |
| D | 12\ |
Rhythm Fig. 5a
| D | |
| A | /10 10\ |
| F | /9 9\ /10 10\ |
| C | 7 5 7 7 5 7 /10 10\ |
| G | 7 5 7 7 5 7 |
| D | |
P.M. -> P.M. ->
Rhythm Fig. 5b
| D | |
| A | 10 8 10 8 8/10 10 8 10 8 8/10 |
| F | 9 7 9 7 7/9 9 7 9 7 7/9 |
| C | |
| G | |
| D | |
Rhythm Fig. 6
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | |
| D | 7 6 5 0 3 5 7 6 5 0 3 5 |
Rhythm Fig. 7a
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 5 5 5 |
| C | 8 8 10 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 6 8/10 4 4 |
| D | |
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 5 3 0 5 3 6 7 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| C | 5 3 0 5 3 6 7 8 8 10 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| G | 4 5 6 8/10 4 4 |
| D | 4 5 |
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 5 3 5 |
| C | 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 5 3 5 5 |
| G | 3 5 |
| D | 3 |
Rhythm Fig. 7b
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 8 8 6 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 5 5 5 |
| C | 8 8 10 6 6 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 6 8/10 4 4 |
| D | 1 1 2 2 3 |
P.M. - - - - >
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 5 3 0 5 3 6 7 8 8 6 |
| C | 5 3 0 5 3 6 7 8 8 10 6 6 |
| G | 4 5 6 8/10 4 4 |
| D | 4 5 1 1 2 2 3 3 |
P.M. - - - - - >
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 5 3 5 |
| C | 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 5 3 5 5 |
| G | 3 5 |
| D | 3 |
Rhythm Fig. 8
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 5 5 |
| C | 2 0 2 5 0 5 |
| G | 2 2p0 0h2 2 3 2p0 0h2 3 |
| D | 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 |
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - >
| D | |
| A | |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| D | |
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - >
Solo (with slide)
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 9\ 8\ 7\ |
| C | /12 \ 5** 7** 5 /7 /6 /5 5\ |
| G | /12 \ 7 5 7 7 7** |
| D | |
P.M.
| D | |
| A | /19 16~ |
| F | /19 16~ |
| C | |
| G | |
| D | |
Riff 1
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 11 11 11** 9 11 12~ 13 13 13 13 |
| C | 9 9 10**~ 14 14 14 14 |
| G | |
| D | |
| D | 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| A | 15b 15b 15b 15b 15b 15b 15b~ |
| F | |
| C | |
| G | |
| D | |
hold bend - - - - - - >
Riff 2
| D | |
| A | 20b~ 8b** 8 5 |
| F | 7 5 |
| C | 7 7 |
| G | |
| D | |
A.H. - - - >
Riff 3
| D | 17 20(/\)(/\) |
| A | 20b 20p 17 20b |
| F | 19 |
| C | |
| G | x\ |
| D | x\ |
< - - 3x - - >
Outro solo
| D | 20b 20~ 17 20p 17 17 |
| A | 20 20 17h 20p 17 20p 17 17 |
| F | 19 19 19p 17 |
| C | 19 |
| G | |
| D | |
| D | |
| A | 8** 8** |
| F | 7b** 7b** 7r 7p 5 |
| C | 7~ 5 |
| G | (\/)15 7 5 3 |
| D | 5~ |
Hold bend ->
| D | |
| A | |
| F | 7b** 5**~ 5** |
| C | 5** 7** |
| G | 7** |
| D | |
Tough love
Stanley, Kulick, Ezrin
[Intro: Rhythm Fig. 1]
[Rhythm Fig. 2]
[Rhythm Fig. 3]
I wanna take you down
Until the morning light
Why don´t you come around
And let mr treat you right
[Rhythm Fig. 4a & 4b]
I´m the one who gave you what you´d never had
You said I should .. be gentle and be good
But, hoped the hell I would be bad
[Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
I wanna take you
Baby gonna make you
[Rhythm Fig. 1]
Gimme, tough love
[Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
C´mon and please me
Take your time and tease me
[Rhythm Fig. 1]
Gimme, tough love
[Rhythm Fig. 6]
[Rhythm Fig. 3]
I tie you to the rings
I feel your fever rise
We love to do the things
That others fantasize
[Rhythm Fig. 4a & 4b]
And then .. you smile and bring me to my knees
But when I try a gentle lullaby
I swear I hear you sighing please
[Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
I wanna take you
Baby gonna make you
[Rhythm Fig. 1]
Gimme, tough love
[Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
C´mon and please me
Take your time and tease me
[Rhythm Fig. 1]
Gimme, tough love
[Rhythm Fig. 7a & 7b]
I never knew how much I needed you till now
But now I know, and tonight I´m gonna show you how
[Solo over Rhythm Fig. 8]
[Rhythm Fig. 4a & 4b with Riff 1]
And then, I smile and bring you to your knees
And though I try a gentle lullaby
I swear I hear you sighing please
[Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
I wanna take you
Baby gonna make you
[Rhythm Fig. 1 with Riff 2]
Gimme, tough love
[Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
C´mon and please me
Take your time and tease me
[Rhythm Fig. 1 with Riff 3]
Gimme, tough love
[Outro solo over Rhythm Fig. 5a & 5b]
[Rhythm Fig. 1] (2x)