Someone requested this, here it it (tho not complete). I'll type and post more Crue tab soon.
Kickstart My Heart, Motley Crue For a better transcription, check out Guitar School, Sept 1990
Tuning: 1-D 2-A 3-F 4-C 5-G 6-D (down a whole step)
[Intro] w/ bar /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------| A|--------0----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------0--------------------------------------------| | / | / | / |/ |/ |/ Ride the bar on these alot
Riff A end riff A e|----------------------------------------------| repeat 4x B|----------------------------------------------| G|.--------------------------------------------.| D|.--------------------------------------------.| A|--5---6/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---| E|--3---4/-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---| pm------------>----------->------]
Riff B e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------8----7---| G|----------------------------------------------------7----7---| D|----------2-----------------------------------7-----7----7---| A|--5---6---0--3>-0--3--0-----5--3>-0--3--0--4--5--5-----------| E|--3---4------------------3--3--------------------------------|
v-End riff B e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------7-------------------------| A|--3>-0--3>-0-----5--3>-0--3>-0--4--5-------------------------| E|--------------3--3-------------------------------------------| hold---------------------]
[Verse]
When I get high I get high on speed Riff A
Top fuel funny car's a drug for me Riff A
Riff C My heart my heart kickstart my heart e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------8----7-----------| G|--------------------------------------------7----7-----------| D|------------5----------------------7--------7----7-----------| A|---5----6---3------5---------------5----5-----------5--5--5--| E|---3----4----------3-----------------------------------------| pm-------- End riff C e|----------------| B|--------8---7---| G|--------7---7---| D|--------7---7---| A|--5--5----------| E|----------------| ------]
Always got the cops comin' after me Riff A
Custom built bike doin' 1 - 0 - 3 Riff A
My heart, my heart, kickstart my heart Riff C
Oooh, are ya ready girls oooh, are ya ready now e|---------------5--------------------------------5------------| B|---------------8--------------------------------8------------| G|---------------5--------------------------------5------------| D|---------------5--------------------------------5------------| A|--4--5--6/-7---7-----------------------5--6/-7--7------------| E|--2--3--4/-5---5-----------------------3--4/-5--5------------|
[Chorus]
(w/ Riff B) Whoa, yeah, kickstart my heart give it a start Whoa, yeah, ba - by Whoa, yeah, kickstart my heart hope it never stops Whoa, yeah,
Then 2nd verse (sim. to first) Sky dive naked from an aeroplane Or a lady with a body from outer space My heart, my heart, kickstart my heart Say I've got trouble in my eyes I'm just lookin for another good time My heart, my heart, kickstart my heart
[Chorus] (same)
[Interlude]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--9----------------------------------------------------------| A|--7----------------------------------------------------------| E|--0----------------------------------------------------------| hold --------------------------------------------------
When we started this band Years gone by, all we needed, needed was I'd say we've kicked some ass a laugh e|-----------------------------------------------2>-2--2-------| B|---2--------3-------3-------------2-------3----3-----3-------| G|---2--------0-------2-------------2-------0----2-----2-------| D|---2--------5-------0-------------2-------5----0-------------| A|---0------------------------------0--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
(w/ dist) When I'm enraged or hittin the stage e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------3------------------| G|--------------------2---------------------0------------------| D|--------------------2---------------------0------------------| A|--------------0--3--0---------------------X------------------| E|--0--1--2--3------------------------------3------------------| > >
Adrenilin rushin thru my veins and I'd say we're still e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----3-----------------------------------------------3-------| G|-----2-----------------------------------2-----------0-------| D|-----0-----------------------------------2-----------0-------| A|-----------------------------------------0-----------X-------| E|-----------------------------------------------------3-------| > > > (half-time feel) kickin ass say ooh ah kickstart e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------3---------------------------------3-------------3---| G|---------2----------------------2----------0-------------2---| D|---------0----------------------2----------0-------------0---| A|--------------------------------0----------X-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------3-----------------| hold------------
my heart, hope it never stops, and to think we did all of e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------X\---------------------------3-----| G|--------------------------X\--------------2------------0-----| D|------------------------------------------2------------0-----| A|------------------------------------------0------------X-----| E|-------------------------------------------------------3-----|
this to rock e|------------------------------------| B|-----------3------------------------| G|-----------2------------------------| D|-----------0------------X/--X\--X/--| A|------------------------X/--X\--X/--| E|------------------------------------|
[Chorus, etc.]
Someday when I have more time I'll type in the lead parts and the outro solo. For those who like improvising, it's trem picked A5 w/ A pentatonic lead; B5 w/ B pent.; C5 w/ C pent.; D5 w/ D pent.; at 5th pos, 7th pos, 17th pos, and 17th pos for the leads, respectively.
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| > Accented note | / Slide up | \ Slide down
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
drop d tuninG|- DGCFAD
[Intro] play with bar prebent and release after you pick each note D|----------------------| G|----------------------| C|----------------------| F|--0^------------------| A|------0^--------------| D|-----------0^-\/\/\/\-|
ba ba ba ba oh yeah... D|-----------------------------------------------------| G|------8---7------------------------------------------| C|--7---7---7--------------2-------------------------7-| F|--7---7---7--------------2------------5------------7-| A|--5-----5------------0-3-0--3p0-3p0-0-5--2p0-3p0-3-5-| D|-------------0-2-3-4------------------3--------------|
[Chorus] ..ooh are you ready girls, ooh are you ready now.. D|--------8~^------------------8^~--------------------| G|--------8~^------------------8^~--------------------| C|--------x~^------------------x^~--------------------| F|--------7~^------------------7^~--------------------| A|--5--5--0~^-----------5--5---0^~---------------0-\/-| D|--3--4----------------3--4--------------------------|
[Chorus] ..yea are you ready girls, yea are you ready now.. D|--------8~^------------------8^~--------------------| G|--------8~^------------------8^~--------------------| C|--------x~^------------------x^~--------------------| F|--------7~^------------------7^~--------------------| A|--5--5--0~^-----------5--5---0^~---------------0-\/-| D|--3--4----------------3--4--------------------------|
[interlude] clean tone D|-----------------------------------------3p2-2~-| G|------2----3(3)------3(3)----2(2)--3(3)--3---3~-| C|------2----2(2)------2(2)----2(2)--2(2)--2---2~-| F|--9~--2----5(5)------0(0)----2(2)--5(5)---------| A|--7~--------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------|
..when we started this band.. ..years gone by.. D|----------------------------------------------3p2-2-| G|--2(2)------3(3)-------3(3)-------2(2)--3(3)--3---3-| C|--2(2)------2(2)-------2(2)-------2(2)--2(2)--2---2-| F|--2(2)------5(5)-------0(0)-------2(2)--5(5)--------| A|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------|
distortion ..when im enraged or hittin the stage, adrenaline rushing.. D|---------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------3----------------3--| C|-------------------------2----------------2--| F|-------------------------5----------------0--| A|--------------0--3--0------------------------| D|--0--2--3--4---------------------------------|
..id say we are still kickin ass.. D|--------------------------------3-| G|--2--------------3--------------2-| C|--2--------------2--------------0-| F|--2--------------5----------------| A|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|
..say ooh, ah, kickstart my heart, and to think.. D|-------------------------------------------------------| G|--2---------------3(3)-----3(3)---------------2--------| C|--2------2--------0(0)-----2(2)---------------2-----2--| F|--2------2--------0(0)-----0(0)---------------2-----2--| A|---------0--------x(x)------------------------------0--| D|------------------3(3)---------------------------------|
..we did, all of this to rock.. D|-------------------------------------------------| G|----------3(3)-----------------3----x^-\--\/\/-\-| C|----------0(0)-----------------2----x^-\--\/\/-\-| F|----------0(0)-----------------0----x^-\--\/\/-\-| A|----------x(x)-----------------------------------| D|----------3(3)-----------------------------------|
[solo/ chorus] gtr 1 plays the regular chorus throughout the solo D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------8----7------7-7-----------------------------------------------------| C|--2---7----7------7-7----------------------2----------------------------7-| F|--2---7----7------7-7----------------------2--------------5-------------7-| A|--0------5----5-5--------------------0--3--0--3p0-3p0-----5--2p0-3p0-3--5-| D|-----------------------0--2--3--3-3--------------------0--3---------------|
gtr 2 starts solo after gtr 2 plays the above part twice, then plays the solo with a talk box where indicated
play with arm pre bent and release to get the ghost notes D|-----------------------------------------------8----8---8-------------------| G|-----8----7--------8^-----(8)-------8-----8--------------------10^-----(10)-| C|--2--7----7------------------------------------5----5---5-------------------| F|--2--7----7--------5^-----(5)-------5-----5--------------------7^------(7)--| A|--0-----5----5-5------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| { T A L K B O X }
D|----------------------------------8--8--8------------8-----------8---------8-| G|-------------------------------------------10------------10---------10-------| C|--5-5--4--7-7--4--5-5--4--7-7--4--5--5--5-------9----5-------9---5------9--5-| F|--5-5-----7-7-----5-5-----7-7---------------7------------7----------7--------| A|------------------------------------------------7------------7----------7----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| { T A L K B O X }
with feed back D|--8^-8^-8^-8^----8^-8^-8^-8^---8^-8^-8^--8^8^8^8^--8^8^8^8^--8\/----------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------------------------5\/-5\/-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
right here is where gtr 1 stops playing the chorus and the solo goes into full swing gtr 1 D|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|--------7--5--6--7--5--6--7----2-| A|--5--6--7--5--6--7--5--6--7----2-| D|--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5----0-|
after the above, gtr 2 uses the talk box for pretty much the rest of the solo
gtr 1, play this chord at a free tempo under this part of the solo D|-----| G|-----| C|--7\-| F|--7\-|after the umpteenth time slide down to a5 to finish off with A|--5\-| D|-----|
(..kick start my heart..) gtr 2 |--keep arm bent down-----------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------2------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------2------| A|--19-17\15----15-17-19--19------------3----3----0-----19--3---0--0^--| D|-----------17--------------------------------------------------------| { T A L K B O X }
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h- hammer on p- pull off b- bend ^- use bar ~- let ring x- palm mute \- slide up /- slide down (#)- let ring \/- dive with bar \/\/\/\- random trilling
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue
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Tabbed by HalenRockr (Cory)
Email-vanhalen707@yahoo.com
Tuning-Tuned down 1 step
Riff 1 end on
d------------------------------------|---------------------|
A------------------------------------|---------------------|
F------------------------------------|---------------------|
C--5-5-6-7--7--x-x--7--x-x--7--x-x---|--5-6----------------|
G--5-5-6-7--7--x-x--7--x-x--7--x-x---|--5-6----------------|
D--3-3-4-5--5--x-x--5--x-x--5--x-x---|--3-4----------------|
Riff 2 (Guitar 2 played at the end of the verse)
d--5--7--5--8--5------17----19----20-----15--17v-----------|
A--5--5--5--5--5---17----17----17----17--------------------|
F----------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
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"Kickstart My Heart" solo --- Motley Crue
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Tabbed by: [travis]
This is the tab for all of the solos in Kickstart My Heart.
In order to do the solo you need a talk box, or you could use
a wah wah pedal, but it'll sound different.
Tuning: (DGCFAD) low to high
Key:
b = bend
h = hammer on
~ = vibrato
p = pull off
.25 = quarter step bend
.5 = half step bend
1 = whole step bend
7p/5p3 = pick once
w = wammy bar
___ = hold bend
() = bring bent note back normal
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
End of Solo 2
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Solo 3: This is the solo at the very end of the song where Vince says "Guitar!"
1 1.5
D|--------5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8b-------8-7-5------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------8-7-8-8-7p5----5-7-5----------------------------------------5-7b-|
C|-----------------------------7-------7p5---5------------------------6-7p6h7------|
G|-----------------------------------------7---7p\5p3---3----3---5h/7--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------5----5-----------------------|
1_____________ Dive down with wammy bar.
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-17-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----19p17----17--------------------------------------------------x///xxx///xxxx-|
G|----------19----19p17-15-17-15-17-15-17b~~~~~~~~~~~~~(17)w-------x///xxx///xxxx-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------x///xxx///xxxx-|
The x's are pickslides. That's were you here "Kickstart My Heart" in that robot type
voice, which is the talkbox.
That's all the solos. Pretty advanced.
Please comment and rate it.
[travis]