Firehouse Bass

FIREHOUSE (Bassline)
As recorded by KISS
(From the 1974 Album KISS)
 
Words and Music by Paul Stanley
 
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Gene Simmons - Bass (1/2 step down)'
 
  [Intro]
  Q=118
  4/4
  Gtr I (1/2 step down: Eb Ab Db Gb)
    Wx3          H    E   E  Q     Q   Q  H      Wx3
Gb|------------|------------14\--|-------------|--------|
Db|------------|--------/16------|-------------|--------|
Ab|------------|-----------------|-------------|--------|
Eb|------------|-----------------|-5\----------|--------|
 
 
      Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   q  Q  E E E E   +W
Gb||-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------||
Db||o----------------|----------------|---------------|--------o||
Ab||o----------------|----------------|-5--3----------|--------o||
Eb||--5----3---0-3-0-|-5----3---0-3-0-|-------5---3-5-|-(5)-----||
 
 
   [1st Verse]
      Q   Q  E E Q    Q   Q  E E Q    q  Q  E E E E   +W
Gb||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------||
Db||o---------------|---------------|---------------|--------o||
Ab||o---------------|---------------|-5--3----------|--------o||
Eb||--5\-------0-3--|-5\-------0-3--|-------5---3-5-|-(5)-----||
 
 
  [Interlude]
    H    E E E E   +H     E E E E   +H     +E  E E E   E E E E H
Gb|--------------|----------------|------------------|--------------||
Db|------2-3-4-5-|-(5)------------|------------------|--------------||
Ab|-3------------|--------0-3-2-1-|-(1)----(1)---1-2-|---2----------||
Eb|--------------|----------------|------------3-----|-------0------||
 
 
   [2nd Verse]
      Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
Gb||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------||
Db||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------o||
Ab||o----------------|----------------|-5--3-----------|-------------------o||
Eb||--5----3---0-3-0-|-5----3---0-3-0-|--------5---3-5-|-(5)-0-2---3-0---3--||
 
 
    Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----5--------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------7---5--------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|-5--3-----------|-------------7-5-3--|
Eb|-5----3---0-3-0-|-5----3---0-3-0-|--------5---3-5-|-(5)----------------|
 
 
    Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   q  Q  E E E E   +W
Gb|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------||
Db|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------||
Ab|----------------|----------------|-5--3----------|--------||
Eb|-5----3---0-3-0-|-5----3---0-3-0-|-------5---3-5-|-(5)----||
 
 
  [Interlude]
    H    E E E E   +H     E E E E   +H     +E  E E E   E E E E H
Gb|--------------|----------------|------------------|--------------||
Db|------2-3-4-5-|-(5)------------|------------------|--------------||
Ab|-3------------|--------0-3-2-1-|-(1)----(1)---1-2-|---2----------||
Eb|--------------|----------------|------------3-----|-------0------||
 
 
   [Chorus]
      Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
Gb||-----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------||
Db||o----------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------o||
Ab||o----------------|----------------|-5--3----------|-------------------o||
Eb||--5----3---0-3-0-|-5----3---0-3-0-|-------5---3-5-|-(5)-0-3---3-0-2-3--||
 
 
  [Bridge]
                                                  6/4
    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E +Q   Q    Q  E E Q  Q    E E E E +W
Gb|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------||
Db|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------||
Ab|-2----2-2-----|----------------|--------------|----------------||
Eb|--------------|-0----0-(0)-----|-1----1-1-----|-3-3---3-(3)----||
 
 
   [Guitar Solo]
   4/4
      Q  E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   q  Q  E E E E   +W
Gb||-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------||
Db||o----------------|----------------|---------------|--------o||
Ab||o----------------|----------------|-5--3----------|--------o||
Eb||--5----3---0-3-0-|-5----3---0-3-0-|-------5---3-5-|-(5)-----||
 
 
  [Bridge]
    Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E +Q   Q    Q  E E Q  Q    E E  E  E +H
Gb|--------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
Db|--------------|----------------|--------------|-5----------------|
Ab|-2----2-2-----|----------------|--------------|---5-(0)----------|
Eb|--------------|-0----0-(0)-----|-1----1-1-----|---------3-(3)----|
 
 
    +W            Wx2          H    E E +E  E
Db|------------||------------|--------4-(4)S9-|
Gb|------------||------------|----------------|
Ab|------------||------------|----------------|
Eb|-(3)--------||------------|----------------|
 
 
                    [Out-Chorus]
    E E Q  E E Q     Q  E E E E E E
Gb|---7-----------||------------------|
Db|-----7------5--||------------------|
Ab|--------5h7----||------------------|
Eb|---------------||-5----3---0-3-0---|
 
 
    Q  E E E E E E   q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E
Gb|----------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Ab|----------------|-5--3---0-----0-|-(0)---------------|-----------------|
Eb|-5----3---0-3-0-|------------3---|-----0-3---3-0-2-3-|-5----3---0-3-0--|
 
 
    q  Q  H       Q  Q  Q  E E   E E Q  +H       Q  E E E E E E
Gb|------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
Db|------------|-/5--4--2----4-|---2-----------|-----------------|
Ab|------------|-----------0---|-----0--(0)----|-----------------|
Eb|-5----------|---------------|---------------|-5----3---0-3-0--|
 
 
    q  Q  H       Q  Q  Q  E E   E E Q  +H       +W
Gb|------------|---------------|---------------|--------*|
Db|------------|-/5--4--2----4-|---2-----------|--------*|
Ab|------------|-----------0---|-----0--(0)----|-(0)----*|
Eb|-5----------|---------------|---------------|--------*|
 
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Duration Legend
 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
 
|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|   h   -  hammer-on
|  /\   -  slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
|   S   -  shift slide
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