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 I?M ALIVE (from the KISS CD "ASYLUM")
 --------------------
 
 Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
 
 Standard tuning
 
 Comments: Plenty of 80?s style Paul riffs here. Rhy. Fig 3?s overall shape
 and note choice has turned up in several places before and the sliding
 fourths figure at the end of Rhy. Fig 1 is also an oldie but a goodie.
 It is technically rather demanding to keep up with the string skipping,
 muting and sliding at this tempo (it is fast!) so watch out.
 
 
 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 wbar
 (/)  = Release wbar
 Tp   = Tap wplectrum
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rhythm Fig. 1 (P.M. on 6th)
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------3-------------3--3--3--5---------|
 G|--2------------4-------------2-------------2--2--2--4---------|
 D|--2------------4----------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------3--------------------------------|
 G|--2------------4-------------2-----------------76-4-7/9------|
 D|--2------------4-------------------------------76-4-7/9------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
 
 
 
 Rhythm Fig. 2 (P.M. on 6th)
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------3-------------3--3--3--5---------|
 G|--2------------4-------------2-------------2--2--2--4---------|
 D|--2------------4----------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------3---------------------------------|
 G|--2------------4------------2---------------76-4-6/7-7/9-----|
 D|--2------------4----------------------------76-4-6/7-7/9-----|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
 
 
 
 Rhythm Fig. 3 (P.M. on 6th)
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------3-------------3--3--3--5---------|
 G|--2------------4-------------2-------------2--2--2--4---------|
 D|--2------------4----------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------3---------3--3--3----------------|
 G|--2------------4-------------2---------2--2--2----------------|
 D|--2------------4----------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 Rhythm Fig. 4 (Slight P.M. on 6th)
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----7----7----5----4-----------7----5---/10----5----5h7------|
 E|--0-----0----0----0----0-3~--0-----0----0-----0----0----------|
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------3-------3-------3---------------|
 G|------------------------------2---2---2---2---2--2------------|
 D|------------------------------0---2---0---2---0--2------------|
 A|-----7----7----5----4-------------0-------0------0------------|
 E|--0-----0----0----0----0-3~-----------------------------------|
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----7----7----5----4-----------7----5---/9----5----5h7-------|
 E|--0-----0----0----0----0-3~--0-----0----0----0----0-----------|
 
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------3-------3-------3---------------|
 G|------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---------------|
 D|------------------------------0---2---0---2---0---------------|
 A|-----7----7----5----4-------------0-------0-------------------|
 E|--0-----0----0----0----0-3~-----------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 Rhythm Fig. 5
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--4/5-------4/5---------5/7-------5/7-------------------------|
 D|--4/5-------4/5---------5/7-------5/7-------------------------|
 A|--2/3-------2/3---------3/5-------3/5-------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--4/5-------4/5---------5/7-----------------8-----------------|
 D|--4/5-------4/5---------5/7-----------7--9--------------------|
 A|--2/3-------2/3---------3/5-----6--8--------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 Rhythm Fig. 6
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------2----4------------------2--------2------2-----------|
 A|------4-----------3--4--------4------2-3-4----3-4-------------|
 E|--2-----------------------2-----------------------------------|
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------3-------3-------3-------------------|
 G|--------------------------2---2---2---2---2--2----------------|
 D|----------2----4----------0---2---0---2---0--2----------------|
 A|------4-----------3--4--------0-------0------0----------------|
 E|--2-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 Rhythm Fig. 7
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--9------6/7-------7/9-----6/7-----7/9-------------------10~--|
 D|--9------6/7-------7/9-----6/7-----7/9------------9--12-------|
 A|--7------4/5-------5/7-----4/5-----5/7-----8--11--------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                     < - - 2x - - >
 
 
 Rhythm Fig. 8
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------3-----5-----------------3-----5--5--5-----------|
 G|--2-----4-----2-----4-----2-----4-----2-----4--4--4-----------|
 D|--2-----4-----------------2-----4-----------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 Riff 1
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------4*()---------------4*()--|
 D|-----------------------------------------------x(/)-----------|
 A|--x-(/)----------------------------------------x(/)-----------|
 E|--x-(/)-------------------------------------------------------|
 
     Start with bar down and release    Gradual
 
 
 Riff 2
 
 E|--12------12--------------------------------------------------|
 B|--15b~----15b~------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 Intro solo
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------5(7)-()---------/12(/)(/)-7h10p7h10p7h10--|
 G|--6**()------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                        Gradual
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------(/)14()---(/)16-------14-17p14()---|
 G|--6h9p6h9p6h9-----------(/)14()---(/)16---/16---------------|
 D|--------------7()--------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 E|----------------17-------14-17p14----14-----------------------|
 B|--17b----14h17b----17~------------17----17-14h17p14----14-----|
 G|----------------------------------------------------16----16--|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--14h16p14----14----------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------16----16-14h16p14----14----------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------16----16-1412~------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 Solo
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------2---------------------------------12-----14-----|
 G|--------------4b---2(4)---4*()------4*(/)~-----14b~---16b~---|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--2**()------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--16h19p16h19p1614h16p1411h14p119h11p97h9p74h7p42h4p2~--|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----2-5p2--------2-5p2---------------------------------------|
 G|--4b-------4p2-4b-------4p2-4**()----------4p2---2-4p2---2---|
 D|------------------------------------------4-----4-------4-----|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
    Semi-harm. - - - - - - - >
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------14p12-14b^^----17b^^^--------|
 G|--4b**------11h14p11----11-14/16------------------------------|
 D|---------------------14---------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                   Bend two whole-steps
 
 
 
 E|----------------------14-17p14-16p14----14--------------------|
 B|--17b^^^r17~-------------------------17----17p16p14----14-16--|
 G|----------------------------------------------------17--------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
              Wide vib.
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--17p14-16p14----14------------------------16-----------------|
 G|--------------17----17p16p14-16---14-16/18----18-17-16-18p16--|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 E|-----------------------------14-17p14----14-17b-r17--14-------|
 B|----------------------/14-17----------17----------------17----|
 G|--14-16-14b-r14~---------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 E|--14-17b-r17--14----14-17b-17r--14----14-17p14-16p14----14----|
 B|-----------------17----------------17----------------17-------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 E|--17p14-16p14----14---14---16---17--19--21--24~---------------|
 B|--------------17----------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                         Tremolo pick - - - >   Very wide with bar
 
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--x--------x------------------------------------------------|
 E|--x--------x------------------------------------------------|
     Pick scrapes
 
 
 
 Outro solo
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------/10b--r10-7h10p7~----------------17b-17p14-17p14--|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--(/)7--------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                               With bar
 
 
 
 E|-------------------------------------------------17b-r17~-----|
 B|-----14-------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--16----17p16-14()-14h16p14(/)()---------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 E|--19b------------------------------r19----------14----17p14--|
 B|----------------------------------------------14----14--------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
     Bend and release with vib. ad lib
 
 
 
 E|-----14-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--17----17-14h17p14----14-------19----------------------------|
 G|--------------------16----16/18----18p16-14b-r14~-------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--7h10p75h7p52h5p2------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------2h4p2-2b**-r2~---------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                                      Fade out

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