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  WHEN YOUR WALLS COME DOWN (from the KISS CD "CRAZY NIGHTS")
  --------------------
  
  Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
  
  Standard tuning
  
  Comments: This song is dense so I might be a little off here and there.
  As a whole this album is very cluttered sonically, the guitars take up
  a lot of space and the keyboards infest almost every song. It still
  sounds pretty good and there?s some cool songs but for transcribing it
  is a nightmare. Here it is very hard to hear the last time the clean
  guitar comes in. Also, the solo is kick-ass fast in some places. I
  can?t really claim to be accurate there.
  
  
  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
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--9--9-----------12-----12----12----14--------------|
  D|--9--9-----------10-----10----10----12--------------|
  A|--7--7----------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--9--9----------------------------------------------|
  D|--9--9---------------------0--5**~---4--------------|
  A|--7--7------------------2---------------------------|
  E|---------------0--2--3------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 2
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--9--9-----------12-----12----12----14--------------|
  D|--9--9-----------10-----10----10----12--------------|
  A|--7--7----------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|-----------------------8p-7-----8p-7----------------|
  G|--9--9-----------------7-----7--7-----7-------------|
  D|--9--9----------------------------------------------|
  A|--7--7----------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
                          Let ring - - - - >
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 3
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--9--9-----------12-----12----12----14--------------|
  D|--9--9-----------10-----10----10----12--------------|
  A|--7--7----------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  E|-------------------------------------0--------------|
  B|-------------------------------------0--------------|
  G|--9--9----------------------------------4-----------|
  D|--9--9---------------------0--5**~------4-----------|
  A|--7--7------------------2---------------------------|
  E|---------------0--2--3------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 4
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--6---------------6/--9-----4--6--------------------|
  D|--6---------------6/--9-----4--6--------------------|
  A|--4------------4---------4-----4--------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  E|----------------------------0--------0--------------|
  B|-------------------------------4--------4-----------|
  G|--2----------2-------2/--4--------4--------4--------|
  D|--2----------2--------------------------------------|
  A|--0----0--0--0----0---------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
                             Let ring - - - - - >
  
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--6---------------6/-9-----4--6---------------------|
  D|--6---------------6/-9-----4--6---------------------|
  A|--4------------4--------4-----4---------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--2-----------2-----------------------2-------------|
  D|--2-----4-----2-----4--2--------4-----2-------------|
  A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 5
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--2----2----2----2------4----4----4----4------------|
  D|--2----2----2----2------4----4----4----4------------|
  A|--0----0----0----0------2----2----2----2------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
     < - - - 2x - - - >    < - - - 2x - - - >
  
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--2----2----2----2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------|
  D|--2----2----2----2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------|
  A|--0----0----0----0-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
     < - - - 3x - - - >
  
  
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 6 (Clean electric with chorus, let ring)
  
  E|-------0--------0--------------2--------2-----------|
  B|----------0--------0--------------2--------2--------|
  G|--2----------2--------2---4----------4--------4-----|
  D|----------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
         < - - - 2x - - - >       < - - - 2x - - - >
  
  
  
  E|-------0--------0-----------------------------------|
  B|----------0--------0--------------------------------|
  G|--2----------2--------2-----------------------------|
  D|----------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
         < - - - 2x - - - >
  
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 7 (Let ring)
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|---8p-7-----8p-7-----10p-9-----11p-10--13p-12-------|
  G|---7-----7--7-----7--9------9--10------12------12---|
  D|----------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--14------------------------------------------------|
  D|--14------------------------------------------------|
  A|--12------------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 8
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--9----9--9----9-------7----7--7----7---------------|
  D|--7----7--7----7-------5----5--5----5---------------|
  A|--0----0--0----0-------0----0--0----0---------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
     < - - 2x - - - >     < - - 2x - - - >
  
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--9----9--9----9-------7---7---5----5--5------------|
  D|--7----7--7----7-------5---4---3----3--3------------|
  A|--0----0--0----0-------0---0---0----0--0------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
     < - - 2x - - - >
  
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 9
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|----------------------------------------------------|
  D|--3----3----3----3------5----5----5----5------------|
  A|--3----3----3----3------5----5----5----5------------|
  E|--1----1----1----1------3----3----3----3------------|
     < - - - 2x - - - >    < - - - 2x - - - >
  
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|--2----2----2----2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------|
  D|--2----2----2----2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------|
  A|--0----0----0----0-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
     < - - - 2x - - - >
  
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 10 (Clean electric with chorus, let ring)
  
  E|-------5--------5--------------7--------7-----------|
  B|----------6--------6--------------8--------8--------|
  G|--5----------5--------5---7----------7--------7-----|
  D|----------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
          < - - - 2x - - - >      < - - - - 2x - - - >
  
  
  E|------9---------9---------------9---------9---------|
  B|---------10--------10--------------10--------10-----|
  G|--9----------9---------9---9-----------9---------9--|
  D|----------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
        < - - - - 2x - - - >
  
  
  E|--11----------11------------------------------------|
  B|------12----------12--------------------------------|
  G|----------11----------11----------------------------|
  D|----------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  Riff 1 (Fade in)
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|--5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0---------------------|
  G|----------------------------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
     P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
  
  
  Riff 2
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|----------------------------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------|
  E|--0-(/)-()-(/)-()---------------------------------|
     Start with bar down and gradually bring it up
  
  
  Riff 3
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|----------------------------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------|
  E|--0-()---------------------0-()-------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 4 (Clean electric with chorus, let ring)
  
  E|----------0--------0--------------------------------|
  B|-------------4--------4-----------------------------|
  G|--2/--4---------4--------4--------------------------|
  D|----------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 5
  
  E|----------------------------------------------------|
  B|----------------------------------------------------|
  G|----------------------------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------------------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------------|
  E|--3~-----2~-----------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Intro solo
  
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|--15b~-------------------------------------------------------------|
  G|------------16b^^~----16-15-14-12----------------------------------|
  D|----------------------------------14~----12**----------------------|
  A|----------------------------------------------14-13-12-10----------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------------------12-15p12----12-15p12----|
  G|-----------------------------------14b--------------14-------------|
  D|--------------------------0()-------------------------------------|
  A|--10h12p10---------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-----------12-10-12**----------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  E|----------------12h15p12----15p12----12h15p12----------------------|
  B|-------------------------15-------15----------15p12----------------|
  G|--15-14-12~-----------------------------------------12h14~---------|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G|--12**p11-------12**p11--------------------------------------------|
  D|----------12**----------12-11**------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Solo
  
  E|---------------5*()-----------------------------------------------|
  B|---------------------------8b**----8b-r8p5-------------------------|
  G|--5*()------------------------------------5-5h7~-----5h7-t12-5h7--|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G|--t12-5h7-t12/-----------------------------------------------------|
  D|----------------t12-5h7-t12-5h7-----------------t12-5h7-t12-5h7----|
  A|--------------------------------t12-5h7-t12-5h7--------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------------15----------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------16b------16b-r16p14-16b^^--t19-t19--|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|--t12-5h7-t12-5h7p53h5~-------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                       Hold bend - - >
  
  
  
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G|--r16p14h16p14-t19-14~---------7**--5~-----------------------------|
  D|----------------------------7----------7-5----5-7~-----------------|
  A|--------------------------------------------7-----------------10---|
  E|--------------------------------------------------------10-12------|
                               P.M.        P.M.
  
  
  
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|--------------------------------------------------10-13-10----10---|
  G|-----------------------------------9-12-9----9-12----------12------|
  D|-----------------10-12-10----10-12--------12-----------------------|
  A|--12-10----10-12----------12---------------------------------------|
  E|--------12---------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  E|-----10-12-10----10-12-13~-----------------------------------------|
  B|--13----------13---------------------------------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Outro solo
  
  E|---------------------------------------------12-----------12-------|
  B|--5**~---------5**~------------------15b~-------15p12-15b----15p12-|
  G|---------5~-----------5*()----------------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  E|-------12-----------12-15p12-------15p12----12---------------------|
  B|--15b-----15p12-15b----------15p12-------15------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                   (fade out)

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