TAKE ME (from the KISS CD "ROCK AND ROLL OVER")
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Tuned down 1/2-step
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|--5--5-----5--5-----------7--7-----7--7-------|
Db|--5--5--7--5--5----7/-9---7--7--9--7--7-------|
Ab|--------7----------7/-9---------9-------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 1b
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5--5-----5--5----------7--7-----7--7--------|
Db|--5--5--7--5--5----7/-9--7--7--9--7--7--------|
Ab|--------7----------7/-9--------9--------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------7\----|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9----11----12----11----12----11\-----14-----|
Db|--9----11----12----11----12----11\-----14-----|
Ab|--7----9-----10----9-----10----9\------12-----|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9----11----12----11\--------------14--------|
Db|--9----11----12----11\------12------14--------|
Ab|--7----9-----10----9\-------12------12--------|
Eb|----------------------------10----------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------7----|
Ab|--2--2--4-----5-----4-----5-----4--------7----|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--5----|
Light P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - ->
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------7-----------------|
Db|----------------------------7------7----------|
Ab|--2--2--4-----5-----4-------5------7----------|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------5----0--0--|
Light P.M. - - - - - -> P.M.
Rhythm Fig. 4a
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------12-----12------------------|
Gb|-------------------11-----11------------------|
Db|--9-9-9------------9------9-------------------|
Ab|--9-9-9-------------------------------9\------|
Eb|--7-7-7---------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5--5-----5--5---------5--5-----5--5---------|
Db|--5--5--7--5--5----7----5--5--7--5--5---------|
Ab|--------7----------7----------7---------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------7\-----|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------12-----12------------------|
Gb|-------------------11-----11------------------|
Db|--9-9-9------------9------9-------------------|
Ab|--9-9-9-------------------------------9\------|
Eb|--7-7-7---------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4b
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4-4-4------------------------------4--4--4--|
Db|--4-4-4---6---4---6--4---4--6--4-----4--4--4--|
Ab|--2-2-2---2---2---2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5--5-----5--5---------5--5-----5--5---------|
Db|--5--5--7--5--5----7\---5--5--7--5--5---------|
Ab|--------7----------7\---------7---------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4-4-4--------------------------------4---4--|
Db|--4-4-4--6----4----6--4----4--6--4-----4---4--|
Ab|--2-2-2--2----2----2--2----2--2--2--2--2---2--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------7-------7----------------|
Db|--------------2------7-------7----7-----------|
Ab|---------------------5-------5----0-----------|
Eb|--0--0--3--4---------------------------3--2---|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------5--------7-----9---------|
Db|--------------2------5--------7-----9---------|
Ab|---------------------3-----0--5--0--7---------|
Eb|--0--0--3--4-----------------------------7\---|
End 1
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------7-------7----------------|
Db|--------------2------7-------7----7----7------|
Ab|---------------------5-------5----0----0------|
Eb|--0--0--3--4----------------------------------|
End 2
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------7-------7----------------|
Db|--------------2------7-------7----7--7--7-----|
Ab|---------------------5-------5----0--0--0-----|
Eb|--0--0--3--4----------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------3----3-------------------|
Gb|---------------------2-------2-----2----------|
Db|--------------2------0----------0--2----------|
Ab|-----------------------------------0----------|
Eb|--0--0--3--4----------------------------3--2--|
Let ring
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------5-------7----9------------|
Db|-----------2--------5-------7----9------------|
Ab|--------------------3-------5----7---/14\-----|
Eb|--0--3--4-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------3----3-------------------|
Gb|---------------------2-------2-----2----2-----|
Db|--------------2------0----------0--2----2-----|
Ab|-----------------------------------0----0-----|
Eb|--0--0--3--4----------------------------------|
Let ring
Rhythm Fig. 7a
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------2-----------------2------7------|
Ab|---------------------------------------7------|
Eb|--0--0--3--4-------3--0---3--4---------5------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------7-----------------|
Db|--------------2-------------7------7----------|
Ab|----------------------------5------7----------|
Eb|--0--0--3--4-------3--0------------5----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kiss/take_me_tab.html ]
Rhythm Fig. 7b
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------2-----------------2------7------|
Ab|---------------------------------------7------|
Eb|--0--0--3--4-------3--0---3--4---------5------|
< - - - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - - - >
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------7-----------------|
Db|--------------2-------------7------7----------|
Ab|----------------------------5------7----------|
Eb|--0--0--3--4-------3--0------------5----------|
Rhythm Fig. 8
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------7----------|
Db|--9-----------------10--------5----7----------|
Ab|--9-----------------10--------5----5----------|
Eb|--7-----------------8---------3--------10\----|
Rhythm Fig. 9
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9----9----------7-------7-------------------|
Db|--9----9----------7-------7----7--------------|
Ab|--7----7----------5-------5----0--------------|
Eb|--0----0----------------------------3--2------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9----9----------5--------7-----9------------|
Db|--9----9----------5--------7-----9------------|
Ab|--7----7----------3-----0--5--0--7------------|
Eb|--0----0------------------------------7\------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9----9----------7-------7-------------------|
Db|--9----9----------7-------7----7----7---------|
Ab|--7----7----------5-------5----0----0---------|
Eb|--0----0--------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 10
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9----9----------7-----7---------------------|
Db|--9----9----------7--------7-----7------------|
Ab|--7----7----------5-----------5--7------------|
Eb|---------------------------------5----0--0----|
Let ring
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9----9----------5-------7----9--------------|
Db|--9----9----------5-------7----9--------------|
Ab|--7----7----------3-------5----7----14\-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------7-----7---------------------|
Db|--2----2----------7--------7-----7----7-------|
Ab|--2----2----------5-----------5--7----7-------|
Eb|--0----0-------------------------5----5-------|
Let ring
Riff 1
Eb|------------------12~-------------------12~---|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------12--13--------12------12--13--------|
Db|--14--14--------------------14----------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------12~-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------12--13--------12--------------------|
Db|--14--14--------------------14----------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Solo
Eb|--10p7----7-----------------------------------|
Bb|-------10---10p7---7--------------------------|
Gb|-----------------9---9p7---7------------------|
Db|-------------------------9---9p7--------------|
Ab|---------------------------------9------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
W/ delay - - - - - - - - - - - - >
Guitar 1 left
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------5---------------------|
Gb|------------------------5---7b---7b--r7p5-----|
Db|-------------/9---------------------------7---|
Ab|--7-5h7p5-------------------------------------|
Eb|----------7-----------------------------------|
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| |
| |
| Guitar 2 right |
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------4h5---7b^--7b^-r7p5-7---|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------5-5h7---\---------------------------|
Db|--5---5h7-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
| |
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------5-5h7---\---------------------------|
Gb|--7---5h7-------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Outro solo
Eb|--15-15p12------15p12-15p12-------15p12-15p12-|
Bb|-----------15---------------15p12-------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
< - - 4x - - > < - - - 3x - - - >
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--15-17p15------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------16---16p14\12----------------------|
Db|-------------------------14-------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--15p12-15p12---------15p12-15p12----12-------|
Bb|--------------15p12---------------15----------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
< - - - 2x - - - > < - - - 2x - - - >
[Rhy. Fig 1a]
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Rhy. Fig 3]
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Rhy. Fig 3] (2x)
Put your hand in my pocket
Grab onto my rocket
Feels so good to see you receive
Baby got to know
Do do you want to go
How you gonna make me feel
[Rhy. Fig 4a w/ Rhy. Fig 4b]
I said, Go baby, you make me feel ah, ah, ah, ah yeah
Oh, baby, you make me feel
[Rhy. Fig 1b]
Ah, ah, ah, ah yeah
[Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 1 and Rhy. Fig 6]
So take me any way you want me
Just break me any way you can
Take me any way you want me, now
[Rhy. Fig 1b]
Make me feel like a man, yeah
[Rhy. Fig 3 w/ Rhy. Fig 7a]
[Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Rhy. Fig 3] (2x)
Sittin' in the back
Her head down in my lap
The moonlight shinin' down on her hair
The radio was playin'
Her fingertips were strayin'
Her mama didn't she was there, no
[Rhy. Fig 4a w/ Rhy. Fig 4b]
She said, Oh baby, you make me feel ah, ah, ah, ah yeah
Oh, baby, you make me feel
[Rhy. Fig 1b]
Ah, ah, ah, ah yeah
[Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 2 and Rhy. Fig 6]
So take me any way you want me
Just break me any way you can
Take me any way you want me, now
[Rhy. Fig 1b]
Make me feel like a man
[Rhy. Fig 7a]
Make me feel it, baby
[Solo over Rhy. Fig 8]
[Rhy. Fig 7b]
[Rhy. Fig 7a w/ Riff 1]
[Rhy. Fig 9 w/ Rhy. Fig 10]
Ahh, take me any way you want me
Just break me any way you can
Take me any way you want me, now
[Rhy. Fig 1b]
Ah, ah, ah, ah yeah, take me baby
Ah, ah, ah, ah
[Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 1 and Rhy. Fig 6]
Take me, make me, break me, love me
Take me, squeeze me, hug me, any way you can
Take me any way you want me, now
[Rhy. Fig 1b]
Ah, ah, ah, ah yeah, ah ah ah ah
[Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 1, Rhy. Fig 6 and Outro solo]
Take me, whoo, any way you want me
Squeeze me, you can have it any way you can
Take me, hold me baby, come on, now, come on, now
[Rhy. Fig 1b]
Ah, ah, ah, ah yeah
(fade out)