KISS THE RING As recorded by Bumblefoot (From the 2002 Album UNCOOL) Words and Music by Ron Thal Transcribed by fungus king Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Bumblefoot' Intro Q=120 4/4 Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||o-7-7-5-7-------4-5-5-4-5-------5-|-7-7-5-7-------4-5-5-4-5-------5--o|| ||------------5-7-------------5-7---|-----------5-7-------------5-7-----|| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------6-| |-7-7-5-7-------4-5-5-4-5-------5-|-7-7-5-7-------4-5-5-4-5--------| |-----------5-7-------------5-7---|-----------5-7-------------5---| Verse S S S S E. S S S S E E S 8x S S S E S S S S S S E S S S ||----------------------------||-----------------------------| ||o---------4----------------o||-----------------------------| ||----------4-----------------||-----------------------------| ||--4-5-6------6-4-5-6-----6--||-4-5-6---x-x-6-4-5-6---x-x-6-| ||o--------------------------o||-----------------------------| ||---------------------4------||-------4-------------4-------| S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q S |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-4-5-6--------------------|-4-5-6--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4----|-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4----| S S S E S S S S S S Q S |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-4-5-6----------------------| |----------------------------| |-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4--4---| Chorus S S S S E. S S S S E E S 7x ||----------------------------|| ||o--------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|| ||----------4-----------------|| ||o---------2----------------o|| ||--2-3-4------4-2-3-4-4---4--|| S S S S E. S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------4--------------6-|-4-5-6---x-x-6-4-5-6---x-x-6---| |---------2----------------|-------------------------------| |-2-3-4------4-2-3-4-4-----|-------4-------------4---------| S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q S |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-4-5-6--------------------|-4-5-6--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4----|-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4----| S S S E S S S S S S Q S |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-4-5-6----------------------| |----------------------------| |-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4--4---| Main Riff S E S Q S E S Q W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 7x |-------------------|----------||-----------------------------------|| |-------------------|----------||o---------------------------------o|| |-------------------|----------||-----------------------------------|| |-------------------|----------||-----------------------------------|| |-------------------|----------||o-7-7-5-7-------4-5-5-4-5-------5-o|| |-4---4----4---4----|----------||------------5-7-------------5-7----|| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |------------------------------6-| |-7-7-5-7-------4-5-5-4-5--------| |-----------5-7-------------5---| Verse 2 S S S S E. S S S S E E S 8x S S S E S S S S S S E S S S ||----------------------------||-----------------------------| ||o---------4----------------o||-----------------------------| ||----------4-----------------||-----------------------------| ||--4-5-6------6-4-5-6-----6--||-4-5-6---x-x-6-4-5-6---x-x-6-| ||o--------------------------o||-----------------------------| ||---------------------4------||-------4-------------4-------| S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q S |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-4-5-6--------------------|-4-5-6--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4----|-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4----| S S S E S S S S S S Q S |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-4-5-6----------------------| |----------------------------| |-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4--4---| Chorus 2 S S S S E. S S S S E E S 7x ||----------------------------|| ||o--------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|| ||----------4-----------------|| ||o---------2----------------o|| ||--2-3-4------4-2-3-4-4---4--|| S S S S E. S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------4--------------6-|-4-5-6---x-x-6-4-5-6---x-x-6---| |---------2----------------|-------------------------------| |-2-3-4------4-2-3-4-4-----|-------4-------------4---------| S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q S |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-4-5-6--------------------|-4-5-6--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4----|-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4----| S S S E S S S S S S Q S |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-4-5-6----------------------| |----------------------------| |-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4------| S S S E S S S S S S Q S S E S Q H |--------------------------|---------------| |--------------------------|---------------| |--------------------------|---------------| |-4-5-6--------------------|---------------| |--------------------------|---------------| |-------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4----|-4---4---------| PM-------------------------------| T T T S. T T T T Q T T T S. T T T T E |----------------------------------------*| |----------------------------------------*| |----------------------------------------*| |----------------------------------------*| |-x-x-x----x-x-x------x-x-x----x-x-x-----*| |-x-x-x----x-x-x------x-x-x----x-x-x-----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths