Any Way You Slice It

Kiss

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. 1 (Light P.M.) E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2 (Light P.M. on 5th) E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------2--------5\-4--2--5\-4--2-/7~----------| D|--------2--------5\-4--2--5\-4--2-/7~----------| A|--0--0-----0--0--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------3-----------| G|--------2--------5\-4--2--5\-4--2--0-----------| D|--------2--------5\-4--2--5\-4--2--0-----------| A|--0--0-----0--0--------------------x-----------| E|-----------------------------------3-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------2--------5\-4--2--5\-4--2-/7~----------| D|--------2--------5\-4--2--5\-4--2-/7~----------| A|--0--0-----0--0--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| End 1 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------2--------------------------------------| D|--------2----------------------------2---------| A|--0--0-----0--0----------------------2---------| E|-----------------2b^-2--0--2b^-2--0--0----(3~)-| End 2 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------3--| G|--------2-----------------------------------0--| D|--------2----------------------------2------0--| A|--0--0-----0--0----------------------2------x--| E|-----------------2b^-2--0--2b^-2--0--0------3--| Rhythm Fig. 3 (Light P.M. on 5th) E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------2-----------------5\-4--2-/7~----------| D|--------2-----------------5\-4--2-/7~----------| A|--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------2-----------------5\-4--2--0-----------| D|--------2-----------------5\-4--2--0-----------| A|--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------2-----------------5\-4--2-/7~----------| D|--------2-----------------5\-4--2-/7~----------| A|--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| End 1 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------3----| G|--------2--------5\-4--2--5\-4--2---------0----| D|--------2--------5\-4--2--5\-4--2--2------0----| A|--0--0-----0--0--------------------2------x----| E|-----------------------------------0------3----| End 2 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------2--------------------------------------| D|--------2----------------------------2---------| A|--0--0-----0--0----------------------2---------| E|-----------------2b^-2--0--2b^-2--0--0---------| Rhythm Fig. 4 (Light P.M. on 5th) E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--2-----------------------5\-4--2-/7~----------| D|--2-----------------------5\-4--2-/7~----------| A|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------2-----------------5\-4--2--0-----------| D|--------2-----------------5\-4--2--0-----------| A|--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------2-----------------5\-4--2-/7-----------| D|--------2-----------------5\-4--2-/7-----------| A|--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------2--------------------------------------| D|--------2----------------------------2---------| A|--0--0-----0--0----------------------2---------| E|-----------------2b^-2--0--2b^-2--0--0---------| Rhythm Fig. 5 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------7--7--------------| D|------------------------7----7--7--------------| A|------------------------7----5--5--------------| E|--0--2--2**~------------5----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------9--9--------------| D|------------------------7----9--9--------------| A|------------------------7----7--7--------------| E|--0--2--2**~------------5----------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------7--7---------| D|-----------------------------7----7--7---------| A|-----------------------------7----5--5---------| E|--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----5-----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------9--9---------| D|-----------------------------7----9--9---------| A|-----------------------------7----7--7---------| E|--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----5-----------------| Rhythm Fig. 7 (Let ring) E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----2--------2--------2--------2--------------| D|--------2--------2--------2--------2-----------| A|--0--------------------------------------------| E|-----------3--------2--------1--------0--------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--2--------2-----------------------------------| D|--2--------2-----------------------------------| A|--0--------0-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 1 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--x\-------------------------------------------| E|--x\-------------------------------------------| Riff 2 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|------7\---------------------------------------| A|------7\---------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 3 E|--------------------/5--5-/5--5--5-/5--5--5--5-| B|--------------------/5--5-/5--5--5-/5--5--5--5-| G|--/7--7--7--7--5\-4----------------------------| D|--/7--7--7--7--5\-4----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 4 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--9\-------------------------------------------| D|--9\-------------------------------------------| A|--7\-------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 5 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--7\-------------------------------------------| D|--7\-------------------------------------------| A|--5\-------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Solo E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--8p7-5-7p5---5--------------------------------| G|--9p7-5-7p5-7-5-7p5-7-5---5--------------------| D|------------7---7p5-7-5-7-5-7~-----------------| A|------------------------7---7~-----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--8p7-5-7p5---8p7-5-7p5---8p7-5-7p5---5--------| G|--9p7-5-7p5-7-9p7-5-7p5-7-9p7-5-7p5-7-5-7-5----| D|------------7-----------7-----------7---7-5----| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--------------------3--------------------------| G|--7-5---5-----5--5--0-----4*(/)-(\/)-(\/)~-----| D|--7-5-7-5-7-5-5--5--0--------------------------| A|------7---7-5-3--3--x--------------------------| E|--------------------3--------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--15b--15b~--15-15-15-r15p13-15b^^-r15~--------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| hold bend - > E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--t10p8p5-t10p5p3-t10p8p5-t10p5p3-t10p8p5\3----| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--t8p3p1-t8p3p1-------------10-10-10-10-13b----| G|----------------t7p2p0-----x-------------------| D|--------------------------x--------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| rake E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--r13p10-15b---------17-20-----17-20p17-20b^^--| G|-----------------/19b------19b-----------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|--------17--19--20--19-17----17----------------| B|--r20~--------------------20----20-17----------| G|--------------------------------------19b-r19~-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--19b-r19p17-19-19b~---------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------0-3-5p3p0---0-3h5p3p0-| E|-----------------------------------3-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--5h7p5p3-5h7/10-t12p7h10-t12p5h7-t12p7h10-----| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------5-7b-7p5--5-7b-r7p5----7b-r7--| D|----------h7~------------------------7---------| A|--t12p5h7--------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|---------------------13(10)(\)-13(/)-(\)r13p10-| G|--p5--5-7b---t12~------------------------------| D|-----7-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| hold bend E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--15b^^-r15~-----------------------------------| G|--------------------7b**--7b**--7b**-r7p5------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|------17----20b~------\------------------------| B|--/17----17------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|---------14------------------------------------| B|------14----14h17p14----14---------------------| G|--16b----------------16----16-16b-r16p14~------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|--17b-r17-17(/\)17~-------------2--------------| B|----------------------------------2-5p2--------| G|---------------------------4b-----------4p2----| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------17/24-24~--------| B|---------------10b-r10----/17------------------| G|--2**~-----------------11----------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Outro solo E|-----------------------------------------------| B|--17b^^----17-16-15-13-15-15b-r15p13-----------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|--5p0-3p0---0----------------------------------| B|----------3---3(\)-------3--2------------------| G|------------------------------2--0-------------| D|------------------------------------2-1-0------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|---------------8-------------------------------| G|---------------7b---r7-6~----------------------| D|-----------------------------5**---5**--5**----| A|--3b**-r3~-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--/5---3h4-------------------------------------| E|-----------3b--------~-------------------------| slow ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT Gene Simmons, Howard Rice (Intro: Rhy. Fig 1) (6x) (Riff 1) (Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 2 and Riff 2) (Rhy. Fig 3 w/ End 1 and Riff 2) I caught the tail of a hurricane and I've never ever been the same I went out on a limb, gotcha under my skin, well alright (Rhy. Fig 3 w/ End 2 and Riff 2) You got dirt under your fingernails What I'm thinkin' can land me in jail Well, you're caught in this trap and you can never go back Well, oh no no Rhy. Fig 5 and Rhy. Fig 6) I know you wanna cross the border and you know the doctor's orders Well it's better late than never, can't stay innocent forever It's alright, it's alright, yeah (Riff 1) (Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 2) Any way you slice it, any way you slice it You know you can't deny it, any way you slice it You're hot under the collar Ain't your mother's little daughter anymore (Riff 3 and Riff 5) (Rhy. Fig 4 and Riff 2) Ooh, ain't no wolf on the corner, can't keep it in any longer Well if you're lookin' for bliss What I got you can't miss, well alright (Rhy. Fig 5 and Rhy. Fig 6) When it works like a charm it'll do you no harm You'll be in heaven tonight I know you'll feel alright (Rhy. Fig 2 w/ End 2)

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