Unholy - KISS
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UNHOLY (from the KISS-LP "REVENGE")
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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)
(\) = Dive w/Bar

Rhythm Fig. 1
end. 1
Eb|------------------------------------|---------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|---------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|---------------|
Db|-4\5--4\5--------3-2**~---2**-3~----|-4\5--4\5------|
Ab|-----------1--1---------1-----------|---------------|
Eb|-2\3--2\3---------------------------|-2\3--2\3------|
x x x


Rhythm Fig. 1a

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2---5\7---5---------------------------------------|
Db|--2---5\7---5--5------------------------------------|
Ab|--0---3\5---3--5---3--------------------------------|
Eb|---------------3---1--6-5-4~~-----------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1b

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4\5/4--------------7\8/7--7--7--5--7---5----------|
Db|--4\5/4--------------7\8/7--7--7--5--7---5----------|
Ab|--2\3/2---0-0-0-0-0--5\6/5--5--5--3--5---3----------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x


Rhythm Fig. 1c

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4\5/4--------------7\8/7--7--7--5-----------------|
Db|--4\5/4--------------7\8/7--7--7--5-----------------|
Ab|--2\3/2---0-0-0-0-0--5\6/5--5--5--3-----------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
x x x x x


Rhythm Fig. 2

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------5/4------------|
Db|-------------------------------------5/4------------|
Ab|-------3h^5~--3---------3h^5~--3-----3/2------------|
Eb|----5------------5~--5-----------5~-----------------|

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

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------5/4------------|
Db|-------------------------------------5/4------------|
Ab|-------3h^5~--3---------3h^5~--3-----3/2------------|
Eb|----5------------5~--5-----------5~-----------------|

end. 1
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5----3-5---5---3----------------------------------|
Eb|----5----------5------1~----------------------------|

end. 2

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

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------5/4------------|
Db|-------------------------------------5/4------------|
Ab|-------3h^5~--3---------3h^5~--3-----3/2------------|
Eb|----5------------5~--5-----------5~-----------------|

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


Rhythm Fig. 3

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------7/6----------------------------|
Db|---------------------5/4----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------3-2-1~------|
Eb|-0--5--3-0-0-5-3-0--------0-5-3-0-0---1-------------|


Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------7/6----------------------------|
Db|---------------------5/4----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------3-2-1-0-----|
Eb|-0--5--3-0-0-5-3-0--------0-5-3-0-0---1-------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------3-2-1-0----------3-2-1-0----------------|
Eb|-0--/5\---1---------0-/5\--1---------0-1-2-3~~~/----|



Rhythm Fig. 4

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------5/4------------|
Db|-------------------------------------5/4------------|
Ab|-------3h^5~--3---------3h^5~--3-----3/2------------|
Eb|----5------------5~--5-----------5~-----------------|

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


Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------5/4------------|
Db|-------------------------------------5/4------------|
Ab|-------3h^5~--3---------3h^5~--3-----3/2------------|
Eb|----5------------5~--5-----------5~-----------------|

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

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------5/4------------|
Db|-------------------------------------5/4------------|
Ab|-------3h^5~--3---------3h^5~--3-----3/2------------|
Eb|----5------------5~--5-----------5~-----------------|

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

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



Riff. 1

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---3~-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---3~-----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 2

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----5**b^-r5--5**b^--r5-5**~~----------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Riff. 3


Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----5**b^-r5--5**b^--r5-5**b^--r5--5**b^-r5~~~~~~--|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 4

Eb|--pb15--r15---pb15--r15---pb15--r15--15b^-r15p^13---|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Eb|--17~~----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 5

Eb|------8-7-6----8-7-6---8-7-6------------------------|
Bb|----6--------6-------6------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Solo

Eb|------------------------------15-------------15(\)--|
Bb|---15-------------15(\)-------17-------------17(\)--|
Gb|---16-------------16(\)-----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|



Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---12-------11------10------9--------15-------------|
Gb|------10-9-----9-8-----8-7----7-6----14b------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------0(\)------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------8----8----10-----|
Gb|--------------4h^5h^7----7(9)(\)---10b--10b--12b----|
Db|--------4-5-7---------------------------------------|
Ab|--/7~-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-11---12--12-12---12--15p^12----12----12------------|
Gb|-13b--14b----14b-------------15----15-----15p^14p^12|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--14----12-14----12--14b-r14p^12----12~-------------|
Db|-----14-------14-----------------14-----------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|--15--15--14--13--14~-------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2a

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--14--14--13--12--12~---12h^16p^12------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Solo 3

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------13-15-15b---13----------------------17-20---|
Gb|--14-14----------------14-14-------16-17-19---------|
Db|--------------------------------19------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----17-20--17-----12--13--14--15-------------------|
Bb|-20b--------20b----15b-16b-17b-18b------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

UNHOLY

[Random Guitar Noise]
[Rhythm Fig. 1]

[Rhythm Fig. 1]
[Rhythm Fig. 1 w/end.1] then [Rhythm Fig. 1a]
I was there through the ages
Chained snakes to their cages
I have seen you eat your own
I'm the cycle of pain
Of a thousand year old reign

[Rhythm Fig. 1]
[Rhythm Fig. 1 w/end.1] then [Rhythm Fig. 1b]
I'm suicide and salvation
The omen to nations
That you worship on all fours
I'm the infection and famine
That's knocking at your door

That's why you're feeling so

[Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end.1]
Unholy
Oh, I was created by man, you know I'm....
Unholy
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Rhythm Fig. 1] w/[Riff. 1]
[Rhythm Fig. 1 w/end.1] then [Rhythm Fig. 1a]
I am the incubus
i lay the egg in you
The worm that burrows
Through your brain
But you are the beast
That calls me by my name

[Rhythm Fig. 1]
[Rhythm Fig. 1 w/end.1] then [Rhythm Fig. 1c]
You send your children to war
To serve bastards and whores
So now you know
You created me
On the day that you were born

[Rhythm Fig. 2 w/end.2]
Unholy
I was created by man, yeah I'm the Lord of the flies, you know I'm
Unholy
From the left hand of power comes the father of lies
Unholy - Unholy!

[Rhythm Fig. 3] w/[Solo 1] then [Solo 2 w/Solo 2a] then [Solo 3]


[Rhythm Fig. 1] w/[Riff. 2]
[Rhythm Fig. 1 w/end.1] then [Rhythm Fig. 1b] w/[Riff. 3
I lay you down to sleep
Your soul to keep
Better cross your heart before you die
And now you know
Know that you are mine

That's why you're feeling so

[Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Riff. 4] then w/[Riff. 5]
Unholy, Unholy, Unholy - Unholy!!
Song info
Unholy
KISS
2001
  • Rock
  • Glam
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