Song: UNHOLY
Artist: KISS
Album: REVENGE
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com
Tuned down 1/2-step
Comments: A kick-ass song. Perhaps a little out of character for KISS
but perfectly in line with Gene's demon perona. Dig how Gene mostly
doubles the guitars but takes it two octaves below at times to add
some serious weight to this track.
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
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------2/3-----2/3-------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--1--1-------------------1--1-------------------|
Eb|--------1--0----1--0--1--------------1--0--1----|
Rhythm Fig. 1b
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------0-----0-/5----3-------------|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3----------------------------1------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----1-/6----5----4------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 1c
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3---3--3--3--2/3-----2/3---3--3--0--|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----1--1------------------|
Eb|-----------------------1--------1--0----1--0--1-|
Rhythm Fig. 1d
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--2/3-3--3--2/3-3--3--3--3----------------------|
< - - - - - 2x - - - - - >
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------3----/5----2--3--|
Ab|--1--1-------------------1--1-----1-------------|
Eb|--------1--0----1--0--1-------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 1e
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------2/3-----2/3--------/----|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------3--2-------2--3--|
Ab|--1--1-------------------1--1----------1--------|
Eb|--------1--0----1--0--1-------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2a
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------3----3--2--0--0--0-/6--5----|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5----5--5--3/-5----3\-----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2b
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------3----3--2--0--0--0-/6--5----|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----5--5--5--5----3-----------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kiss/unholy_btab.html ]
Rhythm Fig. 2c
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------3----3--2--0--0--0-/6--5----|
Eb|--2/3-----2/3-----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5----5--5--3/-5-----------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------2/-----|
Rhythm Fig. 3a
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0----0----0----0-----0----0----0----0---------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5--0--3--5----0--3--5--------3----2----1------|
Eb|--------------------------1---------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3b
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0----0----0----0-----0----0----0--3--2--------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5--0--3--5----0--3--5--------3----2----1------|
Eb|--------------------------1---------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3c
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0----0----0----0-----0----0----0----0---------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5--0--3--5----0--3--5-------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------1---------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3d
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0----0----0----0-----0----0----0----0---------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5--0--3--5----0--3--5--------3---------2/-----|
Eb|--------------------------1---------1-----------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------15----------14--------------------------|
Eb|--13----------13--------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------5--4--------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--0---/5----3--0----0--5----3--0----------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------3----2----1---------|
Eb|--0---/5----3--0----0--1------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0---------0----------3----2----1----0---------|
Eb|-------0---------1------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------0---------3-----2----1----0--------------|
Eb|--0---------1-------------------------0---------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1----2----------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------10----9----8--------|
Ab|-------3----2----1/----8------------------------|
Eb|--1---------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--5------------5\-------------------------------|
