Song: TORPEDO GIRL Artist: KISS Album: UNMASKED -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com Standard tuning Comments: This bassline, like all of Aces 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. 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 x = Dead notes (no pitch) P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes) Tp = Tap w\plectrum 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)