Song: BETH Artist: KISS Album: MTV UNPLUGGED -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: Very nice bassplaying this. Gene slightly reharmonizes the song by introducing the D?s in the intro riff but I think it makes the song even better. Playing with restraint during the verses and choruses make the slight variations stand out and make the melodic runs take on an almost central part. Brilliant. 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. 1 Gb|-----------------5-------------------------------------------| Db|--------------5-----5----5h7---5----7------------------------| Ab|--3------------------------------------5----------5--7-------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------3----| Gb|-----------------5/-7----------------------------------------| Db|-------2-----------------5------5----7-----------------------| Ab|--3-------------------------------------5--------5--7--------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------3-----| Rhythm Fig. 2a Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--3-------3--5-------5--7-----------0------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------3--------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2b Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--3-------3--5-------5--7-----------0------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------3------1------3------| Rhythm Fig. 3a Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----------------------3-------5---7---7---7---7\------------| Eb|--1-------1--3-----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3b Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------0--3------3---5---7---7---7---7\----| Eb|--1------1--1--3------3--------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4a Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------0-------2---3------5---| Ab|--0----------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------3--------1--------0-------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--5h7--------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------3-----------------------------| Eb|-------------------1-----3-----------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4b Gb|---------------------------------------------------5---------| Db|------------------------------------0----0--2--3-----3-------| Ab|------------3------------------------------------------------| Eb|--3h5----5-----3------1------0-------------------------------| Gb|----------------5-7/9------5---------------------------------| Db|--5----5----7-----------7------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------0------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------3----1----3----------| Rhythm Fig. 5 Gb|-------------5/-7--------------------------------------------| Db|----------5---------5---5--5h-7-------------------------5----| Ab|--3------------------------------5------5--7--------/5-----5-| Eb|----------------------------------------------3--------------| Gb|---------------5-----5/7----5--------------------------------| Db|------------5-----5------------5h-7--------------------------| Ab|--3----------------------------------5-------5--6--7---------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------0---| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------2--------| Ab|--0------0------------------------------2/-5-----5-----------| Eb|------------3------3--1------1--0----------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--3-----5-----/7---------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------0-----------------------3---------| Eb|--------------------------------3------1-----3---------------| Rhythm Fig. 6 Gb|-------------5-----5/7----5----------------------------------| Db|----------5-----5------------5h-7----------------------------| Ab|--3--------------------------------5-----5--5h-7--------0--2-| Eb|--------------------------------------------------3----------| Gb|------------5----5/7---5-------------------------------4-----| Db|---------5-----5----------5h-7-----------------------5-------| Ab|--3-----------------------------5-----5--5h-7--------------3-| Eb|-----------------------------------------------3-------------|