Cold Gin - KISS
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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COLD GIN (from the KISS-LP "KISS")
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transcribed by Mark Perillo (mark@kisstabs.com)

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)

Rhythm Fig. 1

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---10--8-8-8-8-8/10--10--10----8-8-8-8-8--10--------|
Gb|---9---7-7-7-7-7/9---9---9-----7-7-7-7-7--9---------|
Db|---7---5-4-5-4-5/7---7---7-----5-4-5-4-5--7---------|
Ab|---0-------------0---0---0----------------0---------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1a

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---2----------------------2-------------------------|
Db|---2----------------------2-------------------------|
Ab|---0-0h^3b^-0h^3b^-0h^3b^-0-------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 1b

Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---2---3-3-3-3-3/2-----2---2---3-3-3-3-3--2-----2--|
Gb|---2---4-2-4-2-4/2-----2---2---4-2-4-2-4--2-----2--|
Db|---2---5-4-5-4-5/2-----2---2---5-4-5-4-5--2-----2--|
Ab|---0-------------0-3b^-0---0--------------0-3b^-0--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---2---3-3-3-3-3/2-----2---2---3-3-3-3-3-2---------|
Gb|---2---4-2-4-2-4/2-----2---2---4-2-4-2-4-2---------|
Db|---2---5-4-5-4-5/2-----2---2---5-4-5-4-5-2---------|
Ab|---0-------------0-3b^-0---0-------------0---------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1c

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---2---3-3-3-3-3/2---2---2-----3-3-3-3-3--2---------|
Gb|---2---4-2-4-2-4/2---2---2-----4-2-4-2-4--2---------|
Db|---2---5-4-5-4-5/2---2---2-----5-4-5-4-5--2---------|
Ab|---0-------------0---0---0----------------0---------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1d

Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---2---3-3-3-3-3/2-----2---2---3-3-3-3-3--2--------|
Gb|---2---4-2-4-2-4/2-----2---2---4-2-4-2-4--2--------|
Db|---2---5-4-5-4-5/2-----2---2---5-4-5-4-5--2--------|
Ab|---0-------------0-3b^-0---0--------------0--------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1e

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---10--8-8-8-8-8/10--10--10----8-8-8-8-8--10--------|
Gb|---9---7-7-7-7-7/9---9---9-----7-7-7-7-7--9---------|
Db|---7---5-4-5-4-5/7---7---7-----5-4-5-4-5--7---------|
Ab|---0-------------0---0---0----------------0---------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---10--8-8-8-8-8/10--10--10----8-8-8-8-8------------|
Gb|---9---7-7-7-7-7/9---9---9-----7-7-7-7-7------------|
Db|---7---5-4-5-4-5/7---7---7-----5-4-5-4-5------------|
Ab|---0-------------0---0---0--------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1f

Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---2---3-3-3-3-3/2-----2---2---3-3-3-3-3-2---------|
Gb|---2---4-2-4-2-4/2-----2---2---4-2-4-2-4-2---------|
Db|---2---5-4-5-4-5/2-----2---2---5-4-5-4-5-2---------|
Ab|---0-------------0-3b^-0---0-------------0---------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---2---3-3-3-3-3/2-----2---2---3-3-3-3-3-----------|
Gb|---2---4-2-4-2-4/2-----2---2---4-2-4-2-4-----------|
Db|---2---5-4-5-4-5/2-----2---2---5-4-5-4-5-----------|
Ab|---0-------------0-3b^-0---0-----------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---10--10----8--8-----------------------------------|
Gb|---9---9-----7--7-----------------------------------|
Db|---7---7-----5--5-----------------------------------|
Ab|---0---0--------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

end. 1
Eb|--------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---10--8-8-8-8-8/10-|10--10----8-8-8-8-8--10--------|
Gb|---9---7-7-7-7-7/9--|9---9-----7-7-7-7-7--9---------|
Db|---7---5-4-5-4-5/7--|7---7-----5-4-5-4-5--7---------|
Ab|---0-------------0--|0---0----------------0---------|
Eb|--------------------|-------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2a

Eb|-------------3--3-----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------3--3-----------------------------------|
Gb|---2---2-----3--3-----------------------------------|
Db|---2---2-----5--5-----------------------------------|
Ab|---0---0-----5--5-----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------3--3-----------------------------------|

end. 1
Eb|-------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|---2---3-3-3-3-3/2-|-2---2-----3-3-3-3-3--2---------|
Gb|---2---4-2-4-2-4/2-|-2---2-----4-2-4-2-4--2---------|
Db|---2---5-4-5-4-5/2-|-2---2-----5-4-5-4-5--2---------|
Ab|---0-------------0-|-0---0----------------0---------|
Eb|-------------------|--------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2b

Eb|-------------3--3----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------3--3----------2---3-3-3-3-3--2--------|
Gb|---2---2-----3--3----------2---4-2-4-2-4--2--------|
Db|---2---2-----5--5----------2---5-4-5-4-5--2--------|
Ab|---0---0-----5--5--3b^-----0--------------0--------|
Eb|-------------3--3----------------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 2c

Eb|-------------3--3----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------3--3----------2---3-3-3-3-3--2--------|
Gb|---2---2-----3--3----------2---4-2-4-2-4--2--------|
Db|---2---2-----5--5----------2---5-4-5-4-5--2--------|
Ab|---0---0-----5--5----------0--------------0--------|
Eb|-------------3--3----------------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 2d

Eb|-------------3--3----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------3--3----------2---3-3-3-3-3--2--------|
Gb|---2---2-----3--3----------2---4-2-4-2-4--2--------|
Db|---2---2-----5--5----------2---5-4-5-4-5--2--------|
Ab|---0---0-----5--5--3b^-----0--------------0--------|
Eb|-------------3--3----------------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 2e

Eb|-------------3--3----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------3--3----------2---3-3-3-3-3--2--------|
Gb|---2---2-----3--3----------2---4-2-4-2-4--2--------|
Db|---2---2-----5--5----------2---5-4-5-4-5--2--------|
Ab|---0---0-----5--5----------0--------------0--3b^---|
Eb|-------------3--3----------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-2-2---3-3-3-3-3/2---------------------------------|
Gb|-2-2---4-2-4-2-4/2---------------------------------|
Db|-2-2---5-4-5-4-5/2---------------------------------|
Ab|-0-0-------------0---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 3

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---9--9----9--9--X-X-X---12---7\--------------------|
Db|---9--9----9--9--X-X-X---12---7\--------------------|
Ab|---7--7----7--7--X-X-X---10---5\--------------------|
Eb|---0--0----0--0--X-X-X------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 3a

Eb|-------------------------3----2---------------------|
Bb|-------------------------3----3---------------------|
Gb|-------------------------0----2---------------------|
Db|---2--2----2--2--X-X-X---0----0---------------------|
Ab|---2--2----2--2--X-X-X---X--------------------------|
Eb|---0--0----0--0--X-X-X---3--------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 4

Eb|--3-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--0----------5--5-----------------------------------|
Db|--0--5--5----5--5-----------------------------------|
Ab|--X--5--5----3--3---3--3-2-3-2---3---3-2-3----------|
Eb|--3--3--3----------------------------------1--------|


Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------5--5-------------------5--5----------------|
Db|-5--5----5--5-----------5--5----5--5----------------|
Ab|-5--5----3--3--3(2)-----5--5----3--3---3--3-2-3-2---|
Eb|-3--3----------------1--3--3------------------------|


Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------5--5--------------------7--7-|
Db|---------------5--5----5--5--------------7--7--7--7-|
Ab|-3--3-2-3------5--5----3--3---3(2)-------7--7--5--5-|
Eb|-----------1---3--3------------------3---5--5-------|


Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------7--7-----------|
Db|------------------------------7--7---7--7-----------|
Ab|--5--5-4-5-4----5--5-4-5------7--7---5--5---5(4)----|
Eb|--------------------------3---5--5----------------3-|


Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------7--7--------------------------------------|
Db|--7--7----7--7--------------------------------------|
Ab|--7--7----5--5---5---5-4-5-4-5--5--5-4-5------------|
Eb|--5--5------------------------------------3---------|


Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------7--7--------------------------------------|
Db|--7--7----7--7--------------------------------------|
Ab|--7--7----5--5--5(4)--------------------------------|
Eb|--5--5----------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 5

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---9--9----------------9--9-------------------------|
Db|---9--9----------------9--9-------------------------|
Ab|---7--7----------------7--7-------------------------|
Eb|---0--0----------------0--0-------------------------|


Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---9--9----------------9---7------------2-----------|
Db|---9--9----------------9---7--7---------2-----------|
Ab|---7--7----------------7---5--4---------0-----------|
Eb|---0--0----------------0----------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 5a

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------9h^10-10--9---------9h^10-10--9------------|
Gb|---9--9--9h^9--9---9---9--9--9h^9--9---9------------|
Db|---9--9--9h^11-11--9---9--9--9h^11-11--9------------|
Ab|---7--7----------------7--7-------------------------|
Eb|---0--0----------------0--0-------------------------|



Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------9h^10-10--9--------------------------------|
Gb|---9--9--9h^9--9---9---9---7------------------------|
Db|---9--9--9h^11-11--9---9---7--7---------------------|
Ab|---7--7----------------7---5--4---------------------|
Eb|---0--0----------------0----------------------------|

Riff. 1

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---12----12-----------------------------------------|
Gb|---14b---14b----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 2

Eb|-12h^15p^12-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------15--12h^15p^12-------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------14--12h^14p^12---------|
Db|---------------------------------------------14-----|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|--12h^14p^12----------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------14--12~-------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 3

Eb|---------12--------12-------12----------------------|
Bb|-----12--------12--------12-----12\-----------------|
Gb|--13--------14--------15----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


COLD GIN - Ace Frehley

[Rhythm Fig. 1]
Whoo
[Rhythm Fig. 1] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 1a]
alright
[Rhythm Fig. 1] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 1c](2x)

[Rhythm Fig. 2] w/[Rhythm Fig. 2a]
My heater's broke and I'm so tired
[Rhythm Fig. 2] w/[Rhythm Fig. 2a w/ end.1]
I need some fuel to build a fire
[Rhythm Fig. 2] w/[Rhythm Fig. 2a]
The girl next door, her lights are out, yeah
[Rhythm Fig. 2 w/ end.1] w/[Rhythm Fig. 2a w/ end.1]
The landlord's gone, I'm down and out

[Rhythm Fig. 3] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 3a] w/ [Riff. 1] at end
Ooh, it's cold gin time again
You know it'll always win
Cold gin time again
You know it's the only thing
That keeps us together, ow
[Rhythm Fig. 1](2x) w/ [Rhythm Fig. 1b]

[Rhythm Fig. 2] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 2b]
It's time to leave and get another quart
[Rhythm Fig. 2] w/[Rhythm Fig. 2c]
Around the corner at the liquor store
[Rhythm Fig. 2] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 2d]
Haha, the cheapest stuff is all I need
[Rhythm Fig. 2] w/ end.1] w/[Rhythm Fig. 2e]
To get me back on my feet again

[Rhythm Fig. 3] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 3a] w/ [Riff. 2] at end
Ooh, it's cold gin time again
You know it'll always win
It's cold gin time again
You know it's the only thing
That keeps us together, ow
[Rhythm Fig. 1] / [Rhythm Fig. 1b]

[Rhythm Fig. 4]
[Rhythm Fig. 5] w/[Rhythm Fig. 5a]

Whoa yeah
[Rhythm Fig. 1] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 1c]

[Rhythm Fig. 3] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 3a] w/ [Riff. 3] at end
Ooh, it's cold gin time again
You know it'll always win
It's cold gin time again
You know it's the only thing
That keeps us together, ow
[Rhythm Fig. 1] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 1d]
[Rhythm Fig. 1] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 1c]
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Cold Gin

Tune down 1/2 step

Intro

Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9---9---7---7---7---7--7-/-9---9------------|
Db|--7---7---5---4---5---4--5-/-7---7------------|
Ab|--0---0---0---0---0---0--0-------0------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

verses

Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|--------------3---3----------|
Gb|--2---2-------0---0----------|
Db|--2---2-------0---0----------| repeat intro
Ab|--0---0-------0---0----------|
Eb|-----------------------------|


chorus

Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|-9---9-------9---9--x--x--12---------9---9-\------|
Ab|-7---7-------7---7--x--x--10---12----7---7-\------|
Eb|-------------------------------10-----------------|

note: after the first chorus,
they vibrato the 3rd fret on the
fifth string (Ab) after the riff.
listen to the record you'll hear it.

ending for chorus (3 different fills)

1st one
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--12---12-------------------------------------|
Gb|--14^--14^------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|

2nd one
Eb|-12h15p12------------------------------------|
Bb|----------15----12h15p12---------------------|
Gb|-------------------------14----12h14p12------|
Db|----------------------------------------14---|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-12h14p12--------------------------|
Ab|----------14---12---12-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|

3rd one
Eb|-----------12-------------12------------12----------|
Bb|------12-------------12------------12-------12--\---|
Gb|-13-------------14------------15--------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

interlude

Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------5---5-----------------------------|
Db|-5---5---5---5-----------------------------|
Ab|-5---5---3---3---3--3-2-3-2---3--3-2-3-----|
Eb|-3---3---------------------------------1---|

Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------5---5---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5---5---5---------------------------------|
Ab|-5---5---3---3---3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-----|
Eb|-3---3-------------------------------------3---|

Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------7---7-----------------------------|
Db|--7---7---7---7-----------------------------|
Ab|--7---7---5---5---5--5-4-5-4---5--5-4-5-----|
Eb|--5---5---------------------------------3---|

Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------7---7---------------------------------|
Db|--7---7---7---7---------------------------------|
Ab|--7---7---5---5---5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-----|
Eb|--5---5-------------------------------------3---|

Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-9---9----9----9------9--------------|
Db|-9---9----9h11---9h11---9------------|
Ab|-7---7-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-9---7---6-----------------|
Db|-9---7---7-----------------|
Ab|-7---5---4-----------------|
Eb|---------------------------|

repeat intro to end song


/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
^ = bend
Song info
Cold Gin
KISS
2001
  • Rock
  • Glam
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