Kiss – Detroit Rock City tab ver. 2

Eb Tuning

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
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)
///  = Pick Slide

It took me a couple of weeks to work all the bugs out.....it sounds really good....enjoy!!


Rhythm Fig. 1

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------2------4-----|Db|---------------------------------------2------4-----|Ab|-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------0------2-----|Eb|------------------------------------0------0--------| <------3x----->
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------2------4-----|Db|---------------------------------------2------4-----|Ab|-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------0------2-----|Eb|------------------------------------0------0--------| <-----3x------>
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------2------4-----|Db|---------------------------------------2------4-----|Ab|-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------0------2-----|Eb|------------------------------------0------0--------| <-----3x------>
Rhythm Fig. 2
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------2------4-----|Db|-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------2------4-----|Ab|---------------------------------------0------2-----|Eb|------------------------------------0------0--------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------2------4-----|Db|-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------2------4-----|Ab|---------------------------------------0------2-----|Eb|------------------------------------0----///--------| <------3x----->
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------2------4-----|Db|-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------2------4-----|Ab|---------------------------------------0------2-----|Eb|------------------------------------0------0--------| <------3x----->
Rhythm Fig. 3
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|-6------------9-------x---4-----11------------------|Db|-6------------9-------x---4-----11------------------|Ab|-4------------7-------x---2-----9-------------------|Eb|--------------0-------------------------------------| <----------------2x------------->
Rhythm Fig. 4 end. 1Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------|Eb|--------------5--------------------------------------|Gb|--------------2--------------4---|-----6-------------|Db|--------------2--------------4---|-----6-------------|Ab|--------------0--------------2---|-----4-------------|Eb|----x/19\--0-------------0-------|-------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4a end. 1Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------|Bb|--------------2--------------4---|-----6-------------|Gb|--------------2--------------4---|-----6-------------|Db|--------------2--------------4---|-----6-------------|Ab|--------------0----------/6------|-------------------|Eb|-----------0---------------------|-------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4b
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|--------------2--------------4----------------------|Gb|--------------2--------------4----------------------|Db|--------------2--------------4----------------------|Ab|--------------0----------/6-------------------------|Eb|-----------\----------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4--6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4--6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4---|Db|6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4--6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4--6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4---|Ab|----------------------------------------------------|Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------5-----------------------------------|Gb|-6--4-6-4-6/----2--------------4--------------------|Db|-6--4-6-4-6/----2--------------4--------------------|Ab|----------------0--------------2--------------------|Eb|-------------0-------------0------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5a
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------------------------|Db|-----------------------------------------2----------|Ab|--4---4-2-----2--------4-------4---2-4------4-------|Eb|----------4-----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------2--------------4--------------------|Gb|----------------2--------------4--------------------|Db|------2---------2--------------4--------------------|Ab|--------4-------0----------/6-----------------------|Eb|-2--4--------0--------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------------------------|Db|------------------------------------------2---------|Ab|--4-------4--2------2-----4-----4--2--4------4------|Eb|-----------------4----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------------------------|Db|-------2----------------------------------------2---|Ab|----------4-----4-----4--2-----2----4---4--2-4-----4|Eb|-2--4-----------------------4-----------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|--6-6-6p^4------------------------------------------|Db|------------6---------------------------------2-----|Ab|---------------4-----4--2----2---4---4--2--4----4---|Eb|---------------------------4------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------------------------|Db|-------2----------------------------------------2---|Ab|----------4-----4-----4--2-----2----4---4--2-4-----4|Eb|-2--4-----------------------4-----------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------------------------|Db|------------------------------------4-----------4---|Ab|--6---6--4-----4----6-----6----4--6-----6---------6-|Eb|------------6------------------------------4-6------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------------------------|Db|------------4---------------2-----------------------|Ab|--6--4--6-------6--------------4--------------------|Eb|---------------------2---4--------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6a
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|-8--------------6----------11-------9---------------|Db|-8--------------6----------11-------9---------------|Ab|-6--------------4----------9--------7---------------|Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Solo I
E: |-------------------------------------------------|B: |-------------------------------------------------|G: |------3--7--5------------------------------------|D: |---5---------------------------------------------|A: |-------------------------------------------------|E: |-------------------------------------------------|
E: |-------------------------------------------------|B: |-------------------------------------------------|G: |-----8--7--5---------8--7--5---------------------|D: |------------------------------8------------------|A: |-------------------------------------------------|E: |-------------------------------------------------|
E: |-------------------------------------------------|B: |-------------------------------------------------|G: |------7-8-7--------------------------------------|D: |---8---------8--6--5--6--------------------------|A: |-------------------------------------------------|E: |-------------------------------------------------|
E: |-------------------------------------------------|B: |-------------------------------------------------|G: |---5---------5-----------------------------------|D: |------8-6-------8--6---------5-------------------|A: |-------------------------------------------------|E: |-------------------------------------------------|
Solo IaE: |-------------------------------------------------|B: |-------------------------------------------------|G: |------3--7--5------------------------------------|D: |---5---------------------------------------------|A: |-------------------------------------------------|E: |-------------------------------------------------|
E: |-------------------------------------------------|B: |-------------------------------------------------|G: |-----8--7--5---------8--7--5---------------------|D: |------------------------------8------------------|A: |-------------------------------------------------|E: |-------------------------------------------------|
E: |-------------------------------------------------|B: |-------------------------------------------------|G: |------7-8-7--------------------7--5--------------|D: |---8---------8--6--5--6--5-----------------------|A: |-------------------------------------------------|E: |-------------------------------------------------|
E: |-------------------------------------------------|B: |-------------------------------------------------|G: |-------5-5-5-5-5-5--------7--8-------------------|D: |-------------------------------------------------|A: |-------------------------------------------------|E: |-------------------------------------------------|
Riff. 1
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|-9--8--8-8\9~~~--8--9--8--6-------6-----------------|Db|------------------------------9---------------------|Ab|----------------------------------------------------|Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff. 2
Eb|--------------------------------------------9-------|Bb|--9---------------------------9----------9----------|Gb|----11---9--11\13~--------11-----11--9--------------|Db|----------------------------------------------------|Ab|----------------------------------------------------|Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff. 3
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|Bb|----------------------------------------------------|Gb|----------------------------------------------------|Db|----------------------------------------------------|Ab|-----4----------------------------------------------|Eb|--4-------------------------------------------------|
DETROIT ROCK CITY - Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin "You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best... The Hottest Band In The World.... KISS!" [Rhythm Fig. 1] w/[Rhythm Fig. 2] [Rhythm Fig. 3] I feel uptight on a Saturday night Nine o' clock, the radio's the only light I hear my song and it pulls me through Comes on strong, tells me what I got to do I got to [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] Get up Everybody's gonna move their feet Get down Everybody's gonna leave their seat [Rhythm Fig. 5] w/[Rhythm Fig. 5a] You gotta lose your mind in Detroit Rock City [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] Get up Everybody's gonna move their feet Get down Everybody's gonna leave their seat [Rhythm Fig. 3] Getting late I just can't wait Ten o'clock and I know I gotta hit the road First I drink, then I smoke Start up the car, and I try to make the midnight show [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] Get up Everybody's gonna move their feet Get down Everybody's gonna leave their seat [Rhythm Fig. 6] w/[Rhythm Fig. 6a] [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4b] [Rhythm Fig. 3] Movin' fast, doin' 95 Hit top speed but I'm still movin' much too slow I feel so good, I'm so alive I hear my song playin' on the radio It goes [Rhythm Fig. 4 w/end.1] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a w/end.1] Get up Everybody's gonna move their feet Get down Everybody's gonna leave their seat [Solo I] [Solo Ia] & [Solo II] [Rhythm Fig. 3] Twelve o'clock, I gotta rock There's a truck ahead, lights starin' at my eyes Oh my God, no time to turn I got to laugh 'cause I know I'm gonna die Why [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Riff. 1] Get up Everybody's gonna move their feet [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Riff. 4] then [Riff. 3] Get up Everybody's gonna leave their seat
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