Makin Love Bass Tab

Song: MAKIN' LOVE
Artist: KISS
Album: ROCK AND ROLL OVER
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com

Standard tuning

Comments: The bass pretty much follow the guitars here in this fairly
standard heavy rock riff. Downpick hard.

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 w\bar
(/)  = Release w\bar
Tp   = Tap w\plectrum





Rhythm Fig. 1a
                                                       
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------7--------7--------7--5-----5------7------|
Eb|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------7----------------|


                                                     
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------7--------7--------7--5-----5----------5--|
Eb|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------7-------5h-7-----|





Rhythm Fig. 1b
                                                       
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------7--------7--------7--5-----5------7------|
Eb|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------7----------------|


                                                     
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------7--------7-----------5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Eb|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0-------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 2
                                                   
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------7--------7--------7--5-----5------7------|
Eb|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--------7----------------|


Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------7--------7--------5----------------------|
Eb|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0-------0--5------7-------|



Rhythm Fig. 3
                                                          
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--4---------------0---------------4--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|



Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0----------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 4
                                                   
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----7--5-----5----7-------7--5-----5----7-------|
Eb|--0--------7----------0----------7----------0----|


                                                
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----7--5-----5------5--------------5--5--5-------|
Eb|----------7--------------5----0------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 5
                                                   
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----7--5-----5----7-------7--5-----5----7-------|
Eb|--0--------7----------0----------7----------0----|


                                             
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----7--5-----5------5----------------------------|
Eb|----------7--------------5-----------------------|