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  WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (from the KISS CD "ANIMALIZE")
  --------------------
  
  Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
  
  Tuned down 1/2-step
  
  
  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 wbar
  (/)  = Release wbar
  Tp   = Tap wplectrum
  
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 1
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------1-1-|
  Gb|--9--7--9-----------9-9-9--7--9-------------0-0-|
  Db|--9--7--9-----------9-9-9--7--9-------------2-2-|
  Ab|--7--5--7-----------7-7-7--5--7-------------3-3-|
  Eb|-----------0---------------------0--------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--1----1------------3---------------------------|
  Gb|--0----0------------2---------------------------|
  Db|--2----2------------0---------------------------|
  Ab|--3----3----2~---0------------------------------|
  Eb|---------------------------0--1--2--3--2--1--0--|
  
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 2
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--9--7--9-----------x-x-9--7--9-----------------|
  Db|--9--7--9-----------x-x-9--7--9-----------------|
  Ab|--7--5--7-----------x-x-7--5--7---------17-----|
  Eb|-----------0---------------------0------17-----|
  
  
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|----------5------------7------------------------|
  Db|----------5------------7------------------------|
  Ab|----------3------------5------------------------|
  Eb|--x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x----------3~-----2~---1~--|
       P.M. ->      P.M. ->
  
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 3
  
  
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2----4--4---------------|
  Db|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2----4--4----2----------|
  Ab|--0---2--2--2--2--2--2--0----2--2----2----------|
  Eb|-------------------------------------0----------|
      < - - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - - - >
  
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2-----------------------|
  Db|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2-----------------------|
  Ab|--0---2--2--2--2--2--2--0-----------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  
  Rhythm Fig. 4
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--9--7--9---------------9--9--------------------|
  Db|--9--7--9---------------9--9--------------------|
  Ab|--7--5--7---------------7--7--------------------|
  Eb|-----------0------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|--9--7--9---------------9--9------9--9----------|
  Db|--9--7--9---------------9--9------9--9----------|
  Ab|--7--5--7---------------7--7------7--7----------|
  Eb|-----------0------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 1
  
  Eb|--7h-10p-7-------------10-----------------------|
  Bb|-----------10------(7)----10b~------------------|
  Gb|--------------9b--------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 2
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------15-17b^^---r17-----15---------------------|
  Gb|--/16-----------------16----16~-----------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----14-16/19---14b~----14----14b~--------------|
  Db|--16-----------------------16-------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|---------7--------------------------------------|
  Bb|-------7---10-7h10p7----------------------------|
  Gb|--9b-----------------9~-------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 3
  
  Eb|-----------7------------------------------------|
  Bb|----10-8-----10-8---10-8---8--------------------|
  Gb|--9------9--------9------9---9------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|-------------------------------7-()------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Solo
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--15-------------------12--14--12--14--12--14---|
  Gb|--14b---r14p12---------12--14--12--14--12--14---|
  Db|---------------14-------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--14~-------------------12-15p12----12h15p12----|
  Gb|--14~----12h14~-----/14----------14----------14-|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|-------------------------12---------------------|
  Bb|--12-15p12----12-15b--12-15b---15p12-15b~-------|
  Gb|-----------14-----------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|-----------------------------------15-17b---r17-|
  Bb|--/17---17--17--17--17--17~----/17--------------|
  Gb|--/16---16--16--16--16--16~---------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|--p15----------0-0-17-15-0-17-------------------|
  Bb|------17~-----------------------17-15-----------|
  Gb|--------------------------------------16-1412--|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|-----12-14p12-----------------------------------|
  Db|--14----------14-12-------------------14~-------|
  Ab|--------------------14-13-12----12--------------|
  Eb|-----------------------------15----15-----------|
  
  
  
  Eb|--0--10-12-0-9-10-0-7h9-0-9h10-0-7h9p75-0-7p0--|
  Bb|------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|--5p3p0---0-(/)~-------------------------------|
  Bb|--------3---------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------------------------12-----|
  Ab|--------------------------10-12-14-12-14----14--|
  Eb|--------------------10-12-----------------------|
                         P.M. - - - - - - - - - - >
  
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------12-15/17b^^----r17p15-17~---|
  Gb|--------------12-14-----------------------------|
  Db|--12-14-12-14-----------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--------------------------------------------12--|
  Gb|--------------------12~---12-14-12h14p12h14-----|
  Db|--12-14-12h14p12h14-----------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|--------------------------------15--------------|
  Bb|-----12h15p12----12h15p12-15/17----17~----------|
  Gb|--14----------14--------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|-----------------------22b---22--22b~----------|
  Bb|--/20-22p20-22b-r22p20--------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|--------------------------22b--r22--------------|
  Bb|-------20-22-22b--r22--20----------22b--r22-20--|
  Gb|--21--------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--22b~------------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 4
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------10(7)------10b~-------r10p7-10b~-------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|--x--------------------------------------------|
  Eb|--x--------------------------------------------|
              Lower bar
  
  
  Eb|--7h10p7-10b~----7-10p7----7--------------------|
  Bb|------------------------10---(/)10~-------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|-----------------15-17-()----------------------|
  Bb|-----------15-17--------------------------------|
  Gb|-----14-16--------------------------------------|
  Db|--16--------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff 5
  
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  Bb|--15-----------------------------12-15~--------|
  Gb|--14b---r14p12-------------12-14----------------|
  Db|---------------14~---12-14----------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  Eb|--12(0)-----------------------------------------|
  Bb|------------------------------------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------7-()-------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
       Gradually lower bar
  
  
  Eb|--10-----10----10----10-------------------------|
  Bb|------9-----9-----9------9----------------------|
  Gb|------------------------------------------------|
  Db|------------------------------------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------------------------|
  Eb|------------------------------------------------|
      Slowly lower bar, let ring
  
  
  Riff 6
  
  Eb|--10h12-0---------------------------------------|
  Bb|---------10h12-0--------------------------------|
  Gb|----------------11h12-0-------------------------|
  Db|-----------------------10h12-0------------------|
  Ab|------------------------------10h12-0-----------|
  Eb|--------------------------------------10-12()--|

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