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BELLA KISS
As recorded by John 5
(From the 2007 Album THE DEVIL KNOWS NAME)
Transcribed by tonedeafidiot
Music by John 5
Gtr I (E B E G# B E) - 'Clean Finger Picked'
A
Moderately Fast Q=117
N.C. E
4/4
Gtr I
PM------------| T T T T T
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
|-x---x---x---x---|------------------------------------|
|-x---x---x---x---|-[12]---[12]---[12]----------[12]---|
|---x---x---x---x-|-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-2-[12]---|
|---x---x---x---x-|-[12]---[12]---[12]---[12]---[12]-2-|
T T T T T T T T T
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-[12]------------------------|-[12]-------------------------------|
|-[12]---[12]---[12]---[12]---|-[12]---[12]---[12]---[12]---[12]-2-|
|-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-4-|-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-2-[12]---|
|--------[12]---[12]---[12]---|--------[12]---[12]-----------------|
T T T T T T T T T
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------[12]-------|----------------------[12]----------|
|-[12]-7-[12]---[12]---[12]-------|-[12]---[12]---[12]---[12]----------|
|-[12]---[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-4p0h4-|-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-2-[12]---|
|-[12]---[12]---[12]--------------|-[12]---[12]---[12]----------[12]-2-|
T T T T T T
E E E E S S S S S S S S
|---------------[12]----------[12]----------|
|---------------[12]----------[12]----------|
|--------[12]---[12]----------[12]----------|
|--------[12]---[12]----------[12]----------|
|-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-|
|-[12]-----------------[12]----------[12]---|
T T T T T
E E E E E E S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-[12]-------------------------------|
|-[12]---[12]---[12]----------[12]---|
|-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-2-[12]---|
|--------[12]---[12]---[12]---[12]-2-|
B
Amaj7
T T T T T T T T
|---5----| |---5----|
E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E E +Q Q
|-----------------------------------------||-----------------------[12]--|
|-----------------------------------------||-----------------------[12]--|
|--------[12]-----------------------------||-[12]------------------[12]--|
|-[12]---[12]-----------------------------||-[12]-5-7-[12]-([12])--------|
|-[12]-5-[12]-5S[19]p5p0h5h7-[19]p5p0h5h7-||-[12]-5-7-[12]-([12])--------|
|-[12]------------------------------------||-[12]-5-7-[12]-([12])--------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E +Q Q
|-12p0------12p0------12p0------12p0------|-----------------------[12]--|
|------12p0------12p0------12p0------12p0-|-----------------------[12]--|
|-----------------------------------------|-[12]------------------[12]--|
|-----------------------------------------|-[12]-5-7-[12]-([12])--------|
|-----------------------------------------|-[12]-5-7-[12]-([12])---(5)--|
|-----------------------------------------|-[12]-5-7-[12]-([12])---(5)--|
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E +E E E +E E E
|-12p0------12p0------12p0------12p0------|---------------------------|
|------12p0------12p0------12p0------12p0-|------------0--------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------3b5==|
|-----------------------------------------|---4b5==(4)---4r(4)--------|
|-----------------------------------------|-0------------------5------|
|-----------------------------------------|-0-------------------------|
|-3-|
+E E E +E E E S S S E E E +E E E +E E E
|-----0-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------0--------------|
|-(3)---3r(3)-------------|----------------------3b5==|
|-------------4---------0-|---4b5==(4)---4r(4)--------|
|---------------5---------|--------------------5------|
|-----------------0h2h4---|-0-------------------------|
+E E E +E E E E +E
|-----0--------------------|
|-----------------5pb7r(5)-|
|-(3)---3r(3)--------------|
|-------------4------------|
|---------------5----------|
|-----0-----------0--------|
|-3-|
E E +E E E +E E E +E E E +E E E S S S E E E E E E +E E E
|---------------------------|-----0-------------------|-0----------------------|
|------------0--------------|-------------------------|------------0-----------|
|----------------------3b5==|=(3)---3r(3)-------------|------------------------|
|---4b5==(4)---4r(4)--------|-------------4---------0-|---4b5==(4)---4r(4)-----|
|--------------------5------|---------------5---------|--------------5-----5---|
|-0-------------------------|-----------------0h2h4---|-0-------0------------0-|
2/4 4/4
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S E S S S E +W +W
|---------------------|------------|--------|
|-------0--------0----|------------|--------|
|-0h2h3---0h5h7-(7)b8-|-(7)--------|-(7)----|
|---------------------|------------|--------|
|---------------------|------------|--------|
|---------------------|------------|--------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_5/bella_kiss_tab_ver_2.html ]
C
T T T T T T T T T
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|----------------------[7]---|
|------------------------------------|----------------------[7]---|
|-[12]---[12]---[12]-----------------|-[12]---[12]----------[7]---|
|-[12]---[12]---[12]---[12]---[12]---|-[12]---[12]---[12]---[7]---|
|-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-2-[12]---|-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-----5-|
|-----------------------------[12]-2-|----------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E
|-[12]-------------------------------|---------------[7]---[7]---|
|-[12]-------------------------------|---------------[7]---[7]---|
|-[12]---[12]---[12]-----------------|-[12]----------[7]---[7]---|
|--------[12]---[12]----------[12]-2-|-[12]---[12]---------------|
|------5-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-2-[12]---|-[12]-5-[12]-5-----5-----5-|
|----------------------[12]----------|--------[12]---------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
|-[12]-------------------------------|---------------[12]---------------|
|-[12]-------------------------------|---------------[12]---------------|
|-[12]---[12]---[12]---[12]---[12]---|---------------[12]---------------|
|--------[12]---[12]---[12]---[12]---|-[12]---[12]---[12]---------------|
|------5-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-2-[12]---|-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-|
|---------------[12]---[12]---[12]-2-|-[12]---[12]----------------------|
T T T T T
E E E E E E S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-[12]-----------------[12]----------|
|-[12]---[12]----------[12]---[12]---|
|-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-5-[12]-2-[12]---|
|--------[12]---[12]----------[12]-2-|
T T T
|---5----| |---5----|
E E E E S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|--------[12]-----------------------------||
|-[12]---[12]-----------------------------||
|-[12]-5-[12]-5S[19]p5p0h5h7-[19]p5p0h5h7-||
|-[12]------------------------------------||
T T T T T
E E E E +Q Q E S S E E E S S E E
|---------------------------[12]--|---------------------|
|---------------------------[12]--|---------------------|
|---------------------------[12]--|---7h8p7p0---7h8p7p0-|
|-0(12)h5-[17]-[12]-([12])--------|---------------------|
|-0h====5-[17]-[12]-([12])--------|-----------5---------|
|-0h====5-[17]-[12]-([12])--------|-5---------5---------|
T T T T T
E E E E +Q Q E S S E E E S S E E
|---------------------------[12]--|---------------------|
|---------------------------[12]--|---------------------|
|---------------------------[12]--|---7h8p7p0---7h8p7p0-|
|-0(12)h5-[17]-[12]-([12])--------|---------------------|
|-0h====5-[17]-[12]-([12])--------|-5-------------------|
|-0h====5-[17]-[12]-([12])--------|-5---------5---------|
E E +E E E +E E E
|---------------------------|
|------------0--------------|
|----------------------3b5==|
|---4b5==(4)---4r(4)--------|
|-0------------------5------|
|-0-------------------------|
|-3-|
+E E E +E E E S S S E E E +E E E E E E
|-----0-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------0--------------|
|-(3)---3r(3)-------------|----------------------3b5==|
|-------------4---------0-|---4b5==(4)---4r(4)--------|
|---------------5---------|--------------------5------|
|-----------------0h2h4---|-0---------------0---------|
+E E E +E E E E +E
|-----0--------------------|
|-----------------5pb7r(5)-|
|-(3)---3r(3)--------------|
|-------------4------------|
|---------------5----------|
|--------------------------|
|-3-|
E E +E E E E E E +E E E +E E E S S S E
|---------------------------|-----0-------------------|
|------------0--------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------3b5==|=(3)---3r(3)-------------|
|---4b5==(4)---4r(4)--------|-------------4---------0-|
|--------------------5------|---------------5---------|
|-0---------------0---------|-------0-----0---0h2h4---|
2/4 4/4
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E +E E E S S S E S S S E +W
|------------------------|---------------------|--------*|
|------------0-----------|-------0--------0----|--------*|
|------------------------|-0h2h3---0h5h7-(7)b8-|-(7)----*|
|---4b5==(4)---4r(4)-----|---------------------|--------*|
|--------------------5---|---------------------|--------*|
|-0-------0------------0-|-------0--------0----|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
