BOOMERANG (from the KISS CD "HOT IN THE SHADE")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
Standard tuning
Comments: Well, not quite. It's slightly below standard tuning, I suggest
you tune to the open A-chord in Rhy. Fig . I think this is the worst song
KISS has ever recorded. The main riff might have been cool but the
production is so bad it's hard to hear what the riff actually is. The
verse isn't a complete throwaway but the modulation to G#m manages to ruin
that too. The only thing worth salvaging here is the Solo. Bruce gets to
start things off with his usual tapping but when it goes to the part
that is without backing he lets loose with a very cool tap/pull-off part.
Easily one of the coolest licks Bruce has ever done. Since the tempo here
is in the neighborhood of 280 bpm the riffs may look very spacious. Had
I notated in double-time the sixteenths would have taken over and things
would have gotten pretty hard to read.
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. 1a
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----|
E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------5--5--5-------------|
E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7-------------7--7--7----|
P.M. - - - - - - >
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----|
E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------x--8----x--7--------|
A|---------------------------x--8----x--7--------|
E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7----x--6----x--5--------|
Rhythm Fig. 1b
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----|
E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------5--5--5-------------|
E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7-------------7--7--7----|
P.M. - - - - - - >
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5p-0--5--6--7-----|
E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|
End 1
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------x--8----7----5------|
A|---------------------------x--8----7----5------|
E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7----x--6----5----3------|
End 2
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------2----2--3----4------|
D|---------------------------2----2--3----4------|
A|---------------------------0----0--1----2------|
E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|
End 3
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--3------4------5-------6------7---------------|
End 4
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--7------6------5-------4------2---------------|
E|--8------7------6-------5------3---------------|
End 5
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--3---------------------3----------------------|
G|--2------2--------------2----------------------|
D|--0------2--------------0----------------------|
A|---------0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------3--------------3~--------------|
End 6
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--3---------------------3----------------------|
G|--2------2--------------2------2---------------|
D|--0------2--------------0------2---------------|
A|---------0---------------------0---------------|
E|----------------3------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------------------------------------|
G|--0--------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9-------------------------|
D|--2------------------9-------------------------|
A|--2------------------7-------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9\------------------------|
D|--2------------------9\------------------------|
A|--2------------------7\------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2a
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------------------------------------------|
D|--2--------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2b
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--4--4--4--4------4--4--4--4-------------------|
D|--4--4--4--4------4--4--4--4-------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2------2--2--2--2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------14\----------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--4------4-------------------------------------|
D|--4------4-------------------------------------|
A|--2------2-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--3------3------3------------------------------|
G|--0------0------2-------------------------2----|
D|--0------0------0-------------------------2----|
A|------------------------------------------0----|
E|--3------3-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--4------4-------------------------------------|
D|--4------4-------------------------------------|
A|--2------2-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--3------3------3----3-------------------------|
G|--0------0------0----2--------------------2----|
D|--0------0------0----0--------------------2----|
A|------------------------------------------0----|
E|--3------3------3------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--4------4-------------------------------------|
D|--4------4-------------------------------------|
A|--2------2-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--3------3------3----------------------3--3----|
G|--0------0------2----------------------0--0----|
D|--0------0------0----------------------0--0----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--3------3-----------------------------3--3----|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--2p---0----2----------------------------------|
D|--2p---0----2----------------------------------|
A|--0---------0----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------------------------------------|
G|--0--------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--6--------------------------------------------|
A|--6--------------------------------------------|
E|--4--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--4--------------------------------------------|
D|--4------------------4-------------------------|
A|--2------------------4-------------------------|
E|---------------------2-------------------------|
End 1
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--6--------------------------------------------|
A|--6--------------------------------------------|
E|--4--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--4------------------6-------------------------|
D|--4------------------6----------4--4-----------|
A|--2------------------4----------4--4-----------|
E|--------------------------------2--2-----------|
End 2
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------------------------------------------|
D|--2--------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--4------5------5------6------6----7-----------|
D|--4------5------5------6------6----7-----------|
A|--2------3------3------4------4----5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------2------2------------2------2----------|
A|---------2------2------------2------2----------|
E|--3b-----0------0-----3b-----0------0----------|
1/4-step bends - - - - - >
End 1
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5------5------5/7----5-----------------------|
D|--5------5------5/7----5-----------------------|
A|--3------3------3-5----3-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--9---------------------------7----------------|
D|--9---------------------------7----------------|
A|--7---------------------------5----------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5---------------------------3----------------|
D|--5---------------------------3----------------|
A|--3---------------------------1----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5*(/)-------------------------|
G|--12-(\)---------5*(/)-------------------------|
D|--12-(\)---------5*(/)-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Start w/ bar down and release it
Riff 2
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--0----3p-0--5p-0--6/-7------------------------|
Riff 3
E|--15-15---15------15p14p12---------------------|
B|--14-14---14b^-------------15p14p12------------|
G|------------------------------------14p12------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kiss/boomerang_tab.html ]
E|--15-15---15-----------------------------------|
B|--14-14---14b^---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--15-15---15------15p14p12---------------------|
B|--14-14---14b^-------------15p14p12------------|
G|------------------------------------14p12------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--15-15---15-----------/17--17--17-------------|
B|--14-14---14b^---------/16--16--16-------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--15~-----------------------------12-----------|
B|--14~------------------15b~----------15p12-----|
G|-------------------------------------------14--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Wide vib. w/ bar
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--12h15p12----12-------------------------------|
G|-----------14----14-12h14p12-------------------|
D|-----------------------------14p12\11-12b------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----r12p11(\/)(\/)(\)--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--12-(\)---------------------------------------|
D|--12-(\)---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 5
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--12----13----13----14---14---15---------------|
G|--14b---15b---15b---16b--16b--17b--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 6
E|--15---15-15--15-----------15b---r15-12h15p12--|
B|--14---14-14--14b^-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--15p12h14p12----12----------------------------|
B|--------------15----15p12h14p12----12-15p14p12-|
G|--------------------------------14-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------15---15-15--15----------------|
B|-----------------14---14-14--14b^--------------|
G|--14p12~---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--15p14p12-------------------------------------|
B|--12-------15p12-------------------------------|
G|-----------------15p14p12----------------------|
D|--------------------------14-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
< - - - - - 4x - - - - >
End 1
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--12----12----12---12--------------------------|
G|--14b---14b---14b--14b~------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 7
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--5*--(\/)-(\)---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 8
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0(\)-----------------------------|
D|--12~------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------12*(\)-----------------------|
D|--12~------/14---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Don't pick
Solo 1
E|----------------------------------3*-(\)-------/7**----------------|
B|-----------5*-(\)---(/)--------------------------------------------|
G|--7*---5*----------------4*---3*----------------------7**-(\/\/\)--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3p0-h5p3p0--t8p5p3-t8/10p8p5-t10p8p5-t10p8p5-t10p8-t10p8p5-t10p8-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
< 6x > < 6x >
E|--------------------------t12p10-t12p10p7-t12/15p12p10-t17p12h15---|
B|--t10p8p5-t12p10-t12p10p8------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--t18p12h15-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t21p12h15-t22p12h15-15b-----t22----|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--r15---------------p15---t22p15---t21p15-t19p15-t19/21p15-t19p15--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
While holding tap
E|--t19/21p15p12-t17p15-t17/19p15p12-t17p15p12-----------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------h15p12-t17p15p12------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--t17p15p12h15b--r15-15b--r15p12-t17p15p12-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------t16p14p12-t16p14p12h14b-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------14b^-r14p12-14b^-r14-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--r14-t16p12h14p12-t16p14b--r14p12\--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--p12----12-----------------------------------14b^-r14p12-14b^-r14-|
B|------15----14b^-r14p12----12--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------14----14p12--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--p12----12-----------------------------------14b^-r14p12-14b^-r14-|
B|------15----14b^-r14p12----15--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------14-14b-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--p12----12---------------------------15---16---17---18---19---20--|
B|------15----14b^-r14p12----12---------12---13---14---15---16---17--|
G|------------------------14----14p12--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--21~--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--18~--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------0-(\)-------------------------|
Extreme vib. w/ bar
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/5-----(\/)--t10~---0h3h5p3p0h5p3p0------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------4p2p0h4p2p0-------4p2p0------|
D|--------------------------------------------------4p2p0------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------5p3p0h5p3p0-3p0h3h5p3p0h5~-5h8p5p0h8p5p0-10~---10p8p0-10~--|
G|--4p2p0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------12b----r12----------------------------------------------|
B|----8h10p8--------------15b-15-12-----------15b-----15b--15--------|
G|----------------------------------14b-14-12------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - 2x - - - - >
E|-------------------------------------------------15---15-----------|
B|--15b-15-12------------12~----\------------------14---14b^---------|
G|------------14b-14-12----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------15b---r15p12-14h15p14p12----12-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------15----15p14p12----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------15p14p12~------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----15-15---15-----------------15p12-------------------------------|
B|----14-14---14b^---------------12-----15p12------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------15p14p12---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------14------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - 2x - - - - - >
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11h12p11\9h11p9\7h9p7\5h7p5-5*-(\)-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7*----5*---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5*~-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Wide vib. w/ bar
E|---------------------12\-------------------------------------------|
B|--15b~---------------12\-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
