KISS - "creatures" Tablature
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CREATURES OF THE NIGHT (from the KISS-LP "CREATURES OF THE NIGHT")
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transcribed by Mark Perillo (mark@kisstabs.com)
D Tuning
Low E = D
A = G
D = C
G = F
B = A
E = D
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
r^ = release-bend half-step
h^ = hammer-on
p^ = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
** = Artificial Harmonic
x = Muted String (Palm Muting)
X = Muted String (Fretboard Muting)
(\) = Dive w/ Bar
I've seen alot of transcriptions to this song, they all tried to use standard or
Eb tuning.
In reality the song uses a D type tuning which I have noted above. Just make sure
your A string
is tuned to G, since that open note is a G. I remember this song from a live vide
o I saw in
1985. It's very weird I remembered the way it was played, since I am not a HUGE f
an of post
makeup KISS. Vinnie Vincent plays in an almost standard pentatonic position, but
throws in alot
of 80's flash, speed, and whammy bar to spice this up.
Rhythm Fig. 1
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7---7\9---9---9\7---7---7\9---9---9\7---7--|
D|---------5---5\7---7---7\5---5---5\7---7---7\5---5--|
A|----\-----------------------------------------------|
E|----\-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7\9---9---9/7---7----7\7----9---X-5----7----------|
D|--5\7---7---7/5---5----5\9----7---X-3----5----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------10----------------------|
D|----------------------------10----------------------|
A|-x0-x0-x0-x0----x8-x8-x8-x8------x0-x0-x0-x0--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<----16x---> <-----4x------> <----4x--->
end. 1 end. 2
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------5---7---|------5-----9\7-----------|
D|-----------------3---5---|------3-----7\5-----------|
A|-x0-x0-x0-x0-x0----------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-/15----------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9-------------------5----7-----------|
D|---------------7-------------------3----5-----------|
A|--x0-x0-x0-x0---------x0-x0-x0-x0-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<------3x----->
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---5------------------------------------------------|
D|---3------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------3~--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
end. 1
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9---------------9--7------------------|
D|--------------7---------------7--5------------------|
A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<-----3x----->
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9--X-5---X-7--------------------------|
D|--------------7--X-3---X-5--------------------------|
A|-x0-x0-x0-x0----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<-----3x----->
end. 2
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9-------------------------------------|
D|--------------7-------------------------------------|
A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<-----3x----->
Rhythm Fig. 3a
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9-------------------5----7-----------|
D|---------------7-------------------3----5-----------|
A|--x0-x0-x0-x0---------x0-x0-x0-x0-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<------3x----->
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---5------------------------------------------------|
D|---3------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---x0--------------------------------8---10---------|
D|-------------------------------------8---10---------|
A|-------------------------------------6---8----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<Ride as per recording>
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------10----------------------|
G|---x0--------------------8--10--9--9--9--9----------|
D|-------------------------8--10--9--9--9--9----------|
A|-------------------------6--8---7--7--7--7----------|
E|--------------------------------0--0--0--0----------|
<Ride as per recording>
Rhythm Fig. 4a
E|--------------------12------------------------------|
B|--13-12---13-12-10--10---12-10----12-10-10-10-------|
G|--12-12---12-12-10--10---12-10----12-10-9--10--8--10|
D|-----------------------------------------------8--10|
A|-----------------------------------------------6--8-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------12------------------------------|
B|--13-12---13-12-10--10---12-10----12-10-10-10-------|
G|--12-12---12-12-10--10---12-10----12-10-9--10--8--10|
D|-----------------------------------------------8--10|
A|-----------------------------------------------6--8-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9---------------7---------------------|
D|--------------7---------------5---------------------|
A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<-----3x----->
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9---------------7---------------------|
D|--------------7---------------5---------------------|
A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<-----3x----->
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9---------------7---------------------|
D|--------------7---------------5---------------------|
A|-x0-x0-x0-x0------x0-x0-x0-x0-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<-----3x----->
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9--X-5---X-7--------------------------|
D|--------------7--X-3---X-5--------------------------|
A|-x0-x0-x0-x0----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<-----3x----->
Riff. 6
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---2-2-------------------------------------------|
D|--5---2-2-------------------------------------------|
A|--3---0-0-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff. 1
E|---17-17--------------------------------------------|
B|----------17-17----------------------------8~-------|
G|-----------------17(\)------------5--7b~------------|
D|------------------------------/7--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------15\----------------------|
Riff. 2
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----9p^7--------------------------------------------|
D|---------10-9-7---7-5-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------7-5-3--0--3~-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<----Palm Mute All Notes------->
Riff. 3
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5**~--7**~--8**~---3**~---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff. 4
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------6p^5------8p^6p^5------------------------|
G|--5--7p^5--------7------------7p^5------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------3~--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff. 4
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------6p^5------8p^6p^5------------------------|
G|--5--7p^5--------7------------7p^5p^4----------2-2--|
D|---------------------------------------7-------2-2--|
A|-------------------------------------------3~--0-0--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<----------Palm Mute All Notes------------>
Solo
E|---------------------------7-8p^7-------------------|
B|-----------------8---10b~---------10p^8-------------|
G|-------7b~----7b------------------------9/7p^5------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-------|
A|--0(\)----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------8-----7~------------10----8p^7--|
B|-----------------8b-----8--------8-10b-----10-------|
G|--7b-r7p^5--------------------/9--------------------|
D|-----------7(\)-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------17----------------------------22**b~-|
B|-10~----20**b-----20p^17--------------20-15---------|
G|--------------------------17**~~--/17---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
CREATURES OF THE NIGHT
[Rhythm Fig.1] w/ [Riff. 1]
[Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end. 1] w/ [Riff. 2]
Searching in the darkness, running from the day
Hiding from tomorrow, nothing left to say
[Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end. 2] w/ [Riff. 2]
Victims of the moment, future deep in doubt
Living in a whisper till we start to shout
[Rhythm Fig.3 w/end.1] w/ [Riff. 3]
We're creatures of the night, we're creatures of the night
[Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end. 1] w/ [Riff. 2]
Breathing in the madness, spitting out the lies
Searching for an answer, keep your alibis
[Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end. 2] w/ [Riff. 2]
Don't know where we're goin', just know where we've been
Remember when the clock strikes twelve, the losers always win
[Rhythm Fig.3 w/end.2] w/ [Riff. 4]
We're creatures of the night, we're creatures of the night
[Rhythm Fig. 4] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 4a]
[Solo] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 5]
[Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end. 1] w/ [Riff. 2]
Searching in the darkness, running from the day
Hiding from tomorrow, nothing left to say
[Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end. 2] w/ [Riff. 2]
Gathering up our courage, ready for the fight
Howling in the shadows, till we start to bite
[Rhythm Fig. 3a](4x)
We're creatures of the night, we're creatures of the night
We're creatures of the night, we're creatures of the night
[Rhythm Fig. 6] w/[Riff. 4]
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