BETH
As recorded by KISS
(From the 1996 Album GREATEST KISS)
Transcribed by Derigiberble (Paul Bell)
Words and Music by Peter Criss, Stenley Penridge and Bob Ezrin
Arranged by lots_of_cheese@hotmail.com
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'grt 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'grt 2'
Intro
C Dm G
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-----3-----3---|-1-0-------------|-------1-----1---|---3---3----------|
|-----1-----1---1-|-------3---1-----|-----3---------1-|-0---1---3---6----|
|---0-----0-------|-----0---0-----0-|---2-------2-----|-0---------0---0--|
|-----------------|-------------2---|-0-------0-------|------------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-----3-----3---|-1-0-------------|-----8-------8---|------------------|
|---1---1---1---1-|-------3---1-----|-------6-----6---|---0-1---3---6----|
|-----0---0-0-----|---------------0-|---------------0-|---0-0---0---0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|---7-------7-----|------------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-------0h2-2s5----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3----------------|
C Dm G
E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q W
|-0-----3----3---|-1-0-------------|-------1-----1---|-^3----||
|-------1--1-----|-------3---1-----|-----3-----------|-^3----||
|-----0--------0-|-----0---0-----0-|---2-------2-----|-^0----||
|---2------------|-------------2---|-0-------0-------|-^0----||
|-3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-^2----||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-^3----||
|
| E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-0-----3--3-3---|-1-0-------------|-----8-------8---|-^3----||
|-------1--1-----|-------3---1---0-|-------6-----6---|-^3----||
|-----0--------0-|-----0-------0---|---------------0-|-^0----||
|---2------------|-----------------|---7-------7-----|-^0----||
|-3--------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-^2----||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-^3----||
1st & 2nd Verse
C Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------0-------0---|-------1-------1---|
||o-----------------1-|-----3-----------0-|
||------0-------0-----|---2---------2-----|
||----2------2--------|-0--------0--------|
||o-3-----------------|-------------------|
||--------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
||--------0-(0)---0---|-------5-(5)---5---|
||o-------1-(1)-1-----|-------6-(6)-6-----|
||------0-----------0-|-----7-----------7-|
||----2---------------|---7---------------|
||o-------------------|-5-----------------|
||--3-----------------|-------------------|
Em Am G
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------0-(0)-------|------------------|
|-------0-(0)-0---0-|-----1-------0----|
|-----0---------0---|---2---0---0---0--|
|---2---------------|-2-------0--------|
|-2-----------------|-0----------------|
|-0-----------------|---------3--------|
|
| E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------7-(7)-------|-----0-------3----|
|-------8-(8)-8-----|-----1-------3----|
|-----9---------9---|-------0---0---0--|
|---9-------------9-|---2--------------|
|-7-----------------|-0----------------|
|-------------------|---------3--------|
F G C Esus4 E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------1-----1---|-------3-----3---|-----0-------0---|-------0-------0---||
|-----1---------1-|-----3---------3-|-------1-------0-|----0----0---0---0-||
|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|--2--------1-------||
|-3-------3-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|--2--------2-------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|--2--------2-------||
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|--0--------0-------||
|
| E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-------1-----1---|-------3-----3---|-----0-------0---|-------------------||
|-------1-------1-|-------3-------3-|-------1---1-----|-10---10---9---9---||
|-----2-----------|-----4-----------|---0---0-0-------|--9----9---9---9---||
|---3-------3-----|---5-------5-----|-2---------------|--9----9---9---9---||
|-3---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|--7----7---7---7---||
|-1---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-------------------||
Chorus
Am G F Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----0-------0---|-------3-----3---|-------3-----3---|-------0-----0---|
|-------1-------1-|-----3---------3-|-----1---------1-|-------0-------0-|
|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|-----0-----0-----|
|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|---2-----2-------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
|
| Q E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-----0-------0---|-----3-----------|-----1-1-----1p0-|-------0-----0---|
|-------1-------1-|-------3---------|-----1-1---------|-------0---0---0-|
|-2---------2-----|---0---0-0-----0-|-----2-2---2-----|-----0-----------|
|-2---------------|-0-----------0---|-3-------3-------|-2-2-------------|
|-0---------------|-2---------2-----|-3---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-0---------------|
D7 F G Am G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +H Q Q
|-------2-----2---|-----1-----3---3-----|-0------------|-(0)----0--3--|
|-----1---------1-|-------1---3-3-------|-1------------|-(1)----1--3--|
|---2-------2-----|---2-------0---------|-2------------|-(2)----2--0--|
|-0-------0-------|-3---------0---------|-2------------|-(2)----2--0--|
|-----------------|---------------------|-0------------|-(0)----0--2--|
|-----------------|-----------3---------|--------------|-----------3--|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E S S Q. Q E Q +H Q Q
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-----|-0----0-------|--------0--3--|
|-7-----7---7-7---|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-----|-1---------1--|-(1)----1--3--|
|-5---5---5-------|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-----|-2-------2----|--------2--0--|
|-4-4-----4-------|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-----|-2------------|--------2--0--|
|-5---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-----|-0------------|--------0--2--|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-0-0-|--------------|-----------3--|
1. 2.
F G C F G
3/4
Q E Q E Q +H E E E E Q E Q E
|-1----3----0--|-(0)----------1--||-1----3----||
|-1----3----1--|-(1)------1-3---o||-1----3----||
|-2----4----0--|-(0)----0--------||-2----4----||
|-3----5----2--|-(2)-------------||-3----5----||
|-3----5----3--|-(3)------------o||-3----5----||
|-1----3-------|-----------------||-1----3----||
|
| Q E Q E Q +H E E E E Q E Q E
|-1----3----0--|-(0)-------------||-1----3----||
|-1----3----1--|-(1)------------o||-1----3----||
|-2----4----0--|-(0)--------0-0--||-2----4----||
|-3----5----2--|-(2)------2------||-3----5----||
|-3----5----3--|-(3)----3-------o||-3----5----||
|-1--0-3-------|-----------------||-1----3----||
C Dm G
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-----3-----3---|-1-0-------------|-------1-----1---|---3---3----------|
|-----1-----1---1-|-------3---1-----|-----3---------1-|-0---1---3---6----|
|---0-----0-------|-----0---0-----0-|---2-------2-----|-0---------0---0--|
|-----------------|-------------2---|-0-------0-------|------------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-----3-----3---|-1-0-------------|-----8-------8---|------------------|
|---1---1---1---1-|-------3---1-----|-------6-----6---|---0-1---3---6----|
|-----0---0-0-----|---------------0-|---------------0-|---0-0---0---0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|---7-------7-----|------------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-------0h2-2s5----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3----------------|
C Dm Esus4 E
E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-0-----3----3---|-1-0-------------|-------1-----1---|-------0-------0---||
|-------1--1-----|-------3---1-----|-----3-----------|----0----0---0---0-||
|-----0--------0-|-----0---0-----0-|---2-------2-----|--2--------1-------||
|---2------------|-------------2---|-0-------0-------|--2--------2-------||
|-3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--2--------2-------||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--0--------0-------||
|
| E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-0-----3--3-3---|-1-0-------------|-----8-------8---|-------------------||
|-------1--1-----|-------3---1---0-|-------6-----6---|-10---10---9---9---||
|-----0--------0-|-----0-------0---|---------------0-|--9----9---9---9---||
|---2------------|-----------------|---7-------7-----|--9----9---9---9---||
|-3--------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|--7----7---7---7---||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/kiss/51046.html ]
Guitar Solo
Am G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------0-----------0---|--------3-----3----|
|--------1-----------1-|------3----------3-|
|----2--------2--------|---0--------0------|
|-2--------2-----------|-0--------0--------|
|-0--------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-3-----------------|
|
| E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------5-|--------8-8---8-10-|
|------5---5-[7]b9---5-|-7-5-/9-----9------|
|---/7---7-------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
F
E E E E E E E E
|--------------------3--------------3---------|
|------------------1-------------------1------|
|-----2-----------------------2---------------|
|--3--------------------3---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| |----3-----|
| E S S S E E E Q S +S
|----------------------10b12-10b12====10r(10)-|
|-10-10pb12r(10)p8---8------------------------|
|--------------------0------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Em D7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------0-------------0--------|--------------2-----------2---|
|-----------0------------------0---|------------1---------------1-|
|---------0----------0-------------|----2--------------2----------|
|-----2----------2-----------------|--0--------------0------------|
|-2--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |-3--| |-3--|
| E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S E E E S S S E E
|-8-8-----8-8-9-10-8-9-10-8-9-10-8-|-10-8h10p8----8---------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------10---10-8h10p8---8-|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------9---|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
F G Am
E E E E E E E E W
|-----1---3----------3---|--0-------------------------|
|-------1-3-----3--------|--1-------------------------|
|---2-----0--------------|--2-------------------------|
|-3-------0--------------|--2-------------------------|
|------------------------|--0-------------------------|
|---------3--------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S Q
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----8-8---10pb12r(10)p8-10--|
|-9-8-7-5-7pb8r(7)h8-7-5-|-/9-----9-------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
G
+H Q Q
|--(0)---------0------3-------|
|--(1)---------1------3-------|
|--(2)---------2------0-------|
|--(2)---------2------0-------|
|--(0)---------0------2-------|
|---------------------3-------|
|
| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
| +Q E E E E E E E E E
|-------8-9-10-8-9-10-8-9-10--|
|-(10)------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
3rd Verse
F G C Dm
Q E Q E Q +H E E E E W E E E E E E E E
|--1---------------3-----0--|-(0)------------1-||--0--------|-------1-----1----|
|--1---------------3-----1--|-(1)--------1-3---||-----------|-----3---------3--|
|--2---------------4-----0--|-(0)-----0--------||-----------|---2-------2------|
|--3---------------5-----2--|-(2)--------------||-----------|-0-------0--------|
|--3---------------5-----3--|-(3)--------------||-----------|------------------|
|--1---------------3--------|------------------||-----------|------------------|
|
| E S S E Q E Q +H H W E E E Q E E E
|-10pb12r(10)p8-10-8-----8--|-(8)--------------||-^0--------|-------5-----5----|
|---------------------10----|------------------||-^1--------|-------6---6------|
|---------------------------|------------------||-^0--------|-----7---------7--|
|---------------------------|------------------||-^2--------|---7--------------|
|---------------------------|------------------||-----------|-5----------------|
|---------------------------|--------15\-------||-^3--------|------------------|
Em Am F G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|------------------|-^3----||
|-------0-------0-|-------1-----0---|------1-----------|-^3----||
|---0-------0-----|---2-------0---0-|----2---2---2-----|-^0----||
|-2-------2-------|-2-------0-------|--3-------3---3---|-^0----||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-^2----||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-^3----||
|
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E W W
|-------7---------|-----0-------3---|-^1---------------|-^3----||
|-------8---8-----|-----1-------3---|-^1---------------|-^3----||
|-----9-------9---|-------0---0---0-|-^2---------------|-^0----||
|---9-----------9-|---2-------------|-^3---------------|-^0----||
|-7---------------|-0---------------|-^3---------------|-^2----||
|-----------------|---------3-------|-^1---------------|-^3----||
Outro
C Dm G
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-----3-----3---|-1-0-------------|-------1-----1---|---3---3----------|
|-----1-----1---1-|-------3---1-----|-----3---------1-|-0---1---3---6----|
|---0-----0-------|-----0---0-----0-|---2-------2-----|-0---------0---0--|
|-----------------|-------------2---|-0-------0-------|------------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-----3-----3---|-1-0-------------|-----8-------8---|------------------|
|---1---1---1---1-|-------3---1-----|-------6-----6---|---0-1---3---6----|
|-----0---0-0-----|---------------0-|---------------0-|---0-0---0---0-0--|
|-----------------|-----------------|---7-------7-----|------------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-------0h2-2s5----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3----------------|
H.=H
C Dm G C
E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q W
|-0-----3----3---|-1-0-------------|-------1-----1---|---3---3-------|-^0----*|
|-------1--1-----|-------3---1-----|-----3-----------|-0---1---3--6--|-^1----*|
|-----0--------0-|-----0---0-----0-|---2-------2-----|---------------|-^0----*|
|---2------------|-------------2---|-0-------0-------|---------------|-^2----*|
|-3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-^3----*|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------*|
|
| E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q W
|-0-----3--3-3---|-1-0-------------|-----8-------8---|---------------|-^0----*|
|-------1--1-----|-------3---1---0-|-------6-----6---|---0-1---3--6--|-^1----*|
|-----0--------0-|-----0-------0---|---------------0-|---0-0---------|-^0----*|
|---2------------|-----------------|---7-------7-----|---------------|-^2----*|
|-3--------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-------0-2--5--|-^3----*|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------|-^3----*|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
