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I STILL LOVE YOU (from the KISS-LP "CREATURES OF THE NIGHT")
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transcribed by Mark Perillo (mark@kisstabs.com)

E Tuning

Key:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend (whole step)
b^ = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
b^^^ = bend (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


One of the best tracks from "Creatures Of The Night". A Cool ballad with most of
the lead
guitar work provided by Paul Stanley I believe. Although this is possibly Vinnie
Vincent, I
think it has more of a Paul Stanley sound. The clean rhythm work of the verses an
d pre-chorus
gives way to a distorted chorus and a pretty cool lead break.


Rhythm Fig. 1 (Clean Electric)

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-------------0-----------0-----------0----|
G|-------0---0---------0---0-------0---0-------0---0--|
D|-----4-------4-----4-------4---4-------4---4-------4|
A|--------------(2)3-----------4-----------3----------|
E|--0-------------------------------------------------|
^2nd Time Only.


Rhythm Fig. 2 (Clean Electric)

E|---------0--------------0--------------0------------|
B|-------1---1----------3---3----------1---1----------|
G|-----0--------0-------------0------0-------0--------|
D|-------------------4--------------------------------|
A|--0--------------2--------------0-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<------------3x------------>


end. 1
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0--------0----------0------0----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--------4----------4------4-------------------|
A|--2---------0---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3------2----------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 3

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------------4-4-4-4---4-4-4---7----5---4-------|
D|--5--------------4-4-4-4---4-4-4---5----5---4---4-4-|
A|--3--------------2-2-2-2---2-2-2---3----3---2---2-2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<Fade In> <------------2x-------->


E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2-2-----5----------4----------------------------|
A|-0--0-0-----5--5-5-----4--4-4-----------------------|
E|------------3--3-3-----2--2-2-----------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 3a

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------------4-4-4-4---4-4-4---7----5---4-------|
D|--5--------------4-4-4-4---4-4-4---5----5---4---4-4-|
A|--3--------------2-2-2-2---2-2-2---3----3---2---2-2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<Fade In> <------------3x-------->


E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2-2-----5----------4----------------------------|
A|-0--0-0-----5--5-5-----4--4-4-----------------------|
E|------------3--3-3-----2--2-2-----------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 3b

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------------4-4-4-4---4-4-4---7----5-----------|
D|--5--------------4-4-4-4---4-4-4---5----5-----------|
A|--3--------------2-2-2-2---2-2-2---3----3---2---2-2~|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<Fade In> <------------2x-------->


E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0-0---------------------------------------------|
E|------------3--3-3~----2--2-2~----------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 3c

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------------4-4-4-4---4-4-4---7----5-----------|
D|--5--------------4-4-4-4---4-4-4---5----5-----------|
A|--3--------------2-2-2-2---2-2-2---3----3---2---2-2~|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
<Fade In> <------------3x-------->


E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0-0---------------------------------------------|
E|------------3--3-3~----2--2-2~----------------------|



Rhytm Fig. 4

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5---------5---5------------5---5--------------|
G|--4---4---5-----4---4---5--4-----4---4---5----------|
D|--2---2---5-----2---2---5--4-----2---2---5----------|
A|--2---2---3-----2---2---3--2-----2---2---3----------|
E|--0---0---------0---0------------0---0--------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5---------------------------------------------|
G|--4---4---3---4---5---4-----------------------------|
D|--2---2---3---4---5---4-----------------------------|
A|--2---2---1---2---3---2-----------------------------|
E|--0---0---------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 4a

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5---------5---5------------5---5--------------|
G|--4---4---5-----4---4---5--4-----4---4---5----------|
D|--2---2---5-----2---2---5--4-----2---2---5----------|
A|--2---2---3-----2---2---3--2-----2---2---3----------|
E|--0---0---------0---0------------0---0--------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5-------------------------5---5---------------|
G|--4---4---5\7/5-----4\5/4-------4---4---5-----------|
D|--2---2---5\7/5-----4\5/4-------4---2---5-----------|
A|--2---2---3\5/3--0--2\3/2-------2---2---3-----------|
E|--0---0--------------------3----0---0---------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5--------------------5---5--------------------|
G|--4---4---3---4---5---4----4---4----5---------------|
D|--2---2---3---4---5---4----2---2----5---------------|
A|--2---2---1---2---3---2----2---2----3---------------|
E|--0---0--------------------0---0--------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5-------------------------5---5---------------|
G|--4---4---5\7/5-----4\5/4-------4---4---5-----------|
D|--2---2---5\7/5-----4\5/4-------4---2---5-----------|
A|--2---2---3\5/3--0--2\3/2-------2---2---3-----------|
E|--0---0--------------------3----0---0---------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5--------------------5---5--------------------|
G|--4---4---3---4---5---4----4---4---5----------------|
D|--2---2---3---4---5---4----2---2---5----------------|
A|--2---2---1---2---3---2----2---2---3----------------|
E|--0---0--------------------0---0--------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5-------------------------5---5---------------|
G|--4---4---5\7/5-----4\5/4-------4---4---5-----------|
D|--2---2---5\7/5-----4\5/4-------4---2---5-----------|
A|--2---2---3\5/3--0--2\3/2-------2---2---3-----------|
E|--0---0--------------------3----0---0---------------|


Rhythm Fig. 5

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0---------------0---------------0----------|
G|---------0---------------0---------------0----------|
D|---------2---------------4---------------5----------|
A|--2-2-2--2--2-2---4-4-4--4--4-4---5-5-5--5--5-5-----|
E|--0-0-0--0--0-0---2-2-2--2--2-2---3-3-3--3--3-3-----|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2----5------------5---------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2----5------------5---------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0----3------------3---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7------------7-----------9---------9--------4-----|
D|--7------------7-----------9---------9--------4-----|
A|--5------------5-----------7---------7--------2-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 1

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------15------------------------------------------|
G|--14b--------r14p^12-----14p^12~~~--------------12--|
D|---------------------14------------------12-14------|
A|-------------------------------------/14------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--12b~----12b--12b----------------------------------|
D|---------------------14p^12------14~~---------------|
A|-----------------------------14---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 2

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b-r15p^12--15b--15b~----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------14b-r14p^12---14b---|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12--------------7-9-7--9-7-------------------------|
D|------14~~----/9------------9-7--5h^7p^7------------|
A|------------------------------------------7-5-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3h^5p^3/2~----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 3

E|------------22b-22-22b-22-22b~--20h^22p^20-22~------|
B|---10b~~~-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|--17b--r17p^15--------------------------------------|
B|----------------17-15-17-17----17~--17b-17b---------|
G|----------------------------16----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---14b--r14p^12--------12-12-12------------12-------|
D|-------------------14------------14--12-14----14-14~|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---10~-10(11)\9~~~-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Solo

E|------19b~--19-18-17--------------------17b^--------|
B|--17-----------------20p^17--17--20b^~--------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------12--15b-15b--12---------------------------|
B|------12-------------------12--15~------------------|
G|--14b-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|---12---------------12------------------------------|
B|-------15p^12-----------15p^12----------------------|
G|---------------14b--------------14b-r14p^12---------|
D|--------------------------------------------14-14~--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|--17b-r17--17b-r17-17b-17b-----------17p^15-15b^----|
B|-----------------------------15h^17-----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|--------12-15b^^^--r15-15-12------15b-12~-----------|
B|-12-15------------------------15--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|-------12-------------------------------------------|
B|----------12---15b-r15-12--15b~~\-------------------|
G|---14b----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|




I STILL LOVE YOU

[Rhythm Fig. 1](2x)

[Rhythm Fig. 1](2x)
You tell me that you're leaving, and I'm trying to understand
I had myself believing I should take it like a man

[Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end.1]
But if you gotta go, then you gotta know that it's killing me
And all the things I never seem to show, I gotta make you see

[Rhythm Fig. 1](2x)
Girl it's been so long, (tell me) how could it be
One of us knows the two of us don't belong in each others company

[Rhythm Fig. 2]
It hurts so much inside, your telling me goodbye, you wanna be free
And knowin' that you're gone and leavin' me behind

[Rhythm Fig. 3] w/[Rhythm Fig. 3a]
I gotta make you see, I gotta make you see, I gotta make you see

[Rhythm Fig. 4]
I still love you, I still love you
I really, I really love you, I still love you

[Riff. 1] w/[Rhythm Fig. 1]

[Rhythm Fig. 1](2x)
People tell me I should win at any cost
But now I see as the smoke clears away, the battle has been lost

[Rhythm Fig. 2]
I see it in your eyes, you never have to lie, I'm out of your life
Tonight I'll dream away and you can still be mine

[Rhythm Fig. 3] w/[Rhythm Fig. 3a]
But I'm dreamin' a lie, dreamin' a lie, makes me wanna die

[Rhythm Fig. 4]
'Cause I still love you, I still love you
Baby, baby I love you, I still love you

[Rhythm Fig. 5] w/[Riff. 2]

[Solo] w/[Rhythm Fig.1](2x)

[Rhythm Fig. 2]
And when I think of all the things you'll never know
There's so much left to say
'Cos girl, now I see the price of losing you will be

[Rhythm Fig. 3b] w/[Rhythm Fig. 3c]
My half to pay, My half to pay, each and every day, hear what I say
I still

[Rhythm Fig. 4a] w/[Riff. 3] at end (until fade)
Love you, I still love you
I really, I really love you, I still love you
Baby, baby, I love you, I love you, I really, I really love you

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