KISS - "inthemirror" Tablature
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IN THE MIRROR (from the KISS album "CARNIVAL OF SOULS")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, (emil@kisstabs.com)
Drop-D tuning down 1/2-step
Comments: The solo is the real problem here. The main solo is very fast in places
and played through wah-wah. The only inaccuracy as such is in the 14th and 15th
bars. I have no idea what happens there. It sounds very much like a continuous be
nd but I can´t be sure. The notation here is an approximation. There is also a so
lo underneath the last chorus but it is very quiet in the mix and I can´t get a h
andle on it. I have only notated the last lick since it is very prominent.
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
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
Riff 1
Eb||-------------------------------------||
Bb||-------------------------------------||
Gb||---7\-----5--------------------------||
Db||---------------3/5--5-3----5--3--0---||
Ab||---5\-----3----3/5--5-3----5--3--0---||
Db||---------------3/5--5-3----5--3--0---||
Riff 2
----------------------||
----------------------||
--10/12-12-12-12\10---||
----------------------||
--8/-10-10-10-10\8----||
----------------------||
Riff 3
----------------------------------||
----------------------------------||
--7\-----5------------------------||
--------------3/5--5-3----4--5----||
--5\-----3----3/5--5-3----4--5----||
--------------3/5--5-3----4--5----||
Riff 4 (let ring)
------------------------------|------------------------------|
----------3-------------3-----|----------3-------------3-----|
-------2-------2-----0-----0--|-------0-------0-----0-----0--|
------------------------------|------------------------------|
------------------3-----------|--1---------------0-----------|
--0---------------------------|------------------------------|
------------------------------|------------------------------|
----------3-------------3-----|----------3-------------3-----|
-------0-------0-----0-----0--|-------0-------0-----0-----0--|
------------------------------|------------------------------|
------------------------------|------------------------------|
--5---------------3-----------|--2---------------1-----------|
------------------------------|------------------------------|
----------3-------------3-----|----------3-------------3-----|
-------2-------2-----0-----0--|-------0-------0-----0-----0--|
------------------------------|------------------------------|
------------------3-----------|--1---------------0-----------|
--0---------------------------|------------------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------------||
----------3-------------3-----|----------3-----------------||
-------0-------0-----0-----0--|-------0-------0------------||
------------------------------|------------------1----1----||
------------------------------|------------------1----1----||
--5---------------3-----------|--2---------------1----1----||
Riff 5
---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|----3~---0--3--4--5~---|---------------------|
--3~-----4~-----5~---|-----------------------|--3~-----4~-----5~---|
----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
----3~---0--3~---5~---|---------------------|----3~---0--3--4--5~---|
----------------------|--3~-----4~-----5~---|-----------------------|
-----------------------|------------------------||
-----------------------|------------------------||
-----------------------|------------------------||
-----------------------|------------------------||
-----------------------|-----3~---0--3--4--5~---||
--3~---0--4~---0--5~---|--0---------------------||
Riff 6
------------------------------|-----------------------------|
----------3-------------3-----|----------3-------------3----|
-------2-------2-----0-----0--|-------0-------0--------0----|
------------------------------|-----------------------------|
------------------3-----------|-----------------------------|
--0---------------------------|--3---------------3/-5-------|
-----------------------------|------------------3p-2--------------|
----------3-------------3----|----------3-------------3-----------|
-------0-------0--------0----|---------------2-----------2--0h-2--|
-----------------------------|-------0----------------------------|
-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
--3---------------3/-5-------|--0---------------------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------||
---------3-------------3----|---------3-------------3--|--------3-------------||
------2-------2-----0-----0-|------0-------0--------0--|-----0-------0--------||
----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------1---1-||
-----------------3----------|--------------------------|----------------1---1-||
-0--------------------------|-3---------------3/-5-----|-3--------------1---1-||
Riff 7
---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------||
---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------||
---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------||
---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------||
---------------------|----------------|--3~-----4~-----5\---|----------------||
--3~-----4~-----5\---|----------------|---------------------|----------------||
Fill 1a
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
--7~-----------5/---7----|--7b^^---7b^^~--5/---7----|--7b^^---7b^^~--5/---7----|
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
--5b^----5r~-------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--7~-----------5/---7----|--7b^^---7b^^~--5/---7----|
-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|-------------------------||
--------------------------|--5b^----5r~-------------||
--7b^^---7b^^~--5/---7----|-------------------------||
--------------------------|-------------------------||
--------------------------|-------------------------||
--------------------------|-------------------------||
Fill 1b
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------|--6~-----------5/---6----|--8b-----8b~----5/---6----|
----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------||
--8b-----8b~----5/---6----|--8b-------8r~------------||
--------------------------|--------------------------||
--------------------------|--------------------------||
--------------------------|--------------------------||
--------------------------|--------------------------||
Fill 2
------------13--10------------------|--------------------||
--------------------13--10----------|--------------------||
--12b~----------------------12b-12--|--10~---------------||
------------------------------------|--------------------||
------------------------------------|--------------------||
------------------------------------|--------------------||
Fill 3
--20b-----20b-----20b~--|------------------------||
------------------------|----------20b-20--18b^--||
------------------------|------------------------||
------------------------|------------------------||
------------------------|------------------------||
------------------------|------------------------||
Solo (with wah-wah)
----------------------------------------|------------------------|
----------------------------------------|----13b~-------------10-|
----------------------------------------|------------------12----|
----------------------------------------|------------------------|
--x/---------------------(0)------------|------------------------|
--x/---------------------(0)------------|------------------------|
pick scrape upp strings (rings out when
pick leaves strings)
---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-13p10-12p10----10---------------------|-12-12-12-12-10---12-12-12-12-10--10h12|
-------------13----13-12-10----10b-10~-|-12-12-12-12-10---12-12-12-12-10--10h12|
----------------------------12---------|---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|----13b----------------|
--10h12---10----12-12-12-12-------|-----------------------|
--10h12---10----12-12-12-12-------|-----------------------|
----------------------------12\---|-----------------------|
----------------------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------------------|-----------------------|
keep bending ´til you hit the ceiling
--13b-13--10------13b-13~---10-----10-|
--------------13----------------13----|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--13p12p10----------10----13p12p10-13p10----10----------------|
-----------13p12p10----13----------------13----13p12p10----10-|
--------------------------------------------------------12----|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
------10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10----|-------------------------------|
--13b----13b----13b----13b----13b---|-------------------------------|
------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
------------------------------------|--0----------------------------|
------------------------------------|-----3h5-3~---5h7p5\3h5p3-3~---|
------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
unison bends
---------------------------|------------------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------10b-10~---------|
----------------5b-5--3~---|--------10-10-12p10-----------10h12-|
----5h7p5\3--5-------------|---/12------------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|-------13-----------------|
------------13~-----13~-----13~-----13~---|--10------13b-----17b-----|
--10--12-12-----14~-----14~-----14~-------|--------------------------|
------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
very "nervous" vibrato
---------------------|----------------------------------|----13b---13**-10~---||
--17b---17----15~----|--13h15~--13----------------------|---------------------||
---------------------|--------------14--12--10~---------|---------------------||
---------------------|----------------------------12\---|---------------------||
---------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------||
---------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------||
In the mirror
Stanley, Kulick, Cuomo
[Intro: Riff 1]
[Riff 2]
[Riff 1]
You were in the right
Until you're left stuck in the middle
I still wonder why
[Riff 3]
You gave it all for such a little
[Riff 4]
You, tell me you're only
Scared to be lonely
On and on
You, livin' on credit
Want it, you get it
Right or wrong
[Riff 5]
You oughtta take a look in the mirror
Every line's gettin' clearer
See the face you can't deny
[Riff 1]
You appear to me
Appear to be lost in confusion
[Riff 2]
[Riff 1]
I don't wanna live
[Riff 3]
Only to die in your illusion
[Riff 4 with Fill 1a & Fill 1b]
You, dial information
Station to station
On and on
You, lie to your lover
Make him your cover
Blindfold on
[Riff 5]
You oughtta take a look in the mirror
Every line's gettin' clearer
See the face you can't deny
Take a look in the mirror
All your fear gettin' nearer
Nothin' left to get you by
[Riff 6]
Only a matter of time
Leavin' illusion behind
Tick Tock
[Riff 7] (2x)
[Solo over Riff 5]
[Riff 1 with Fill 2]
You won't realize
'Till all the eyes are truly open
You can't hide away
[Riff 3]
Throw what you may, when all is broken
[Riff 5]
You oughtta take a look in the mirror
Every line's gettin' clearer
See the face you can't deny
Take a look in the mirror
All your fear gettin' nearer
Nothin' left to get you by
[Fill 3]
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