KISS - "childhoodsend" Tablature
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CHILDHOOD´S END (from the KISS album "CARNIVAL OF SOULS" )
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark (emil@kisstabs.com)
Tuned down 1/2-step
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 = Muted String (Palm Muting)
X = Muted String (Fretboard Muting)
(\) = Dive w\bar
(/) = Release w\bar
Tp = Tap w\plectrum
Riff 1a
Eb||-------0---------------|--0---------------|--0----------------|------------|
Bb||-------0---------------|--0---------------|--0----------------|----3-------|
Gb||--------------------5--|-------5--5--5-4--|--------4--4--4-2--|----0-------|
Db||--------------------5--|-------5--5--5-4--|--------4--4--4-2--|----0-------|
Gb||--2--------------2--3--|-------3--3--3-2--|--------2--2--2-0--|----x-------|
Eb||--0--------0--4--------|------------------|-------------------|----3-------|
Riff 1b
------0----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
------0----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
-----------------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
-----------------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
-----------------2--7--|-----6b^6r---6--|---------0--2-4b^-|-4r-0--2r^-2r------|
--0--------0--4--------|----------7-----|------4-----------|--------------3----|
Riff 1c
-------------------|------------------|
-------------------|------------------|
-------------------|------------------|
--2----------------|------------------|
--2----------------|------------------|
--0----------------|------------------|
Riff 2a (clean electric)
--0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|-0---0--------0-0------|--------------------------|
--0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|-0---0--------0-0------|-2---2-2h3-2----2---------|
--4---4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4-|-2---1--------1-1------|-2---2-2-2-2----2---------|
--4---4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4-|-2---2--------2-2------|-2---2-2h4-2----2--4p2----|
--2---2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2-|-2---2------------4b^4r|-0---0-0-0-0----0------4p2|
----------------------------|---------0-------------|--------------------------|
--2---2-2--3------3----|--0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|--0---0--------0-0------|
--2---2-2--3------3----|--0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|--0---0--------0-0------|
--2---2-2--0------0----|--4---4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4-|--2---1--------1-1------|
--4---4-4--0------0----|--4---4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4-|--2---2--------2-2------|
--4---4-4--x------x----|--2---2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2-|--2---2------------4b^4r|
--2---2-2--3------3----|----------------------------|----------0-------------|
----------------------------|--2---2-2--0----------|
--2---2-2h3-2----2----------|--2---2-2--0----------|
--2---2-2-2-2----2----------|--2---2-2--4----------|
--2---2-2h4-2----2--4p2-----|--4---4-4--4----------|
--0---0-0-0-0----0------4p2-|--4---4-4--2----------|
----------------------------|--2---2-2-------------|
Riff 2b
--------------|---------------|----------------------------|---------3---------|
--------------|---------------|--2---2-2h3-2----2----------|---------3---------|
--4-----------|---------------|--2---2-2-2-2----2----------|---------0---------|
--4-----------|---------------|--2---2-2h4-2----2--4p2-----|--4------0---------|
--2-----------|----------4b^4r|--0---0-0-0-0----0------4p2-|--4------x---------|
--------------|---------------|----------------------------|--2------3---------|
--------------|---------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
--------------|---------------|--2---2-2h3-2----2----------|-------------------|
--4-----------|---------------|--2---2-2-2-2----2----------|---------4---------|
--4-----------|---------------|--2---2-2h4-2----2--4p2-----|--4------4---------|
--2-----------|----------4b^4r|--0---0-0-0-0----0------4p2-|--4------2---------|
--------------|---------------|----------------------------|--2----------------|
Riff 3a
-------0----------------|--0---------------|--0----------------|---------------|
-------0----------------|--0---------------|--0----------------|------3--------|
---------------------5--|-------5--5--5-4--|--------4--4--4-5--|------2--------|
---------------------5--|-------5--5--5-4--|--------4--4--4-5--|------0--------|
--2---------------2--3--|-------3--3--3-2--|--------2--2--2-3--|---------------|
--0---------0--4--------|------------------|-------------------|---------------|
Riff 3b
-----0---------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
-----0---------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
---------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
---------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
---------------2--7--|-------6b^6r---6--|---------0--2-2b^-|-2r------4b^4r-0---|
--0------0--4--------|------------7-----|------4-----------|------3------------|
Riff 4 (palm mute throughout)
--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--|--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--|--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3-|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------|
--------------------------|--------------|
--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
--------------------------|--------------|
Solo
------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
---------------------9~-|----------8b^--8r--8~-|-------------------6b^|
------------6--7--9-----|-----------------9----|----------6--7--9-----|
-------7~---------------|----------------------|----------------------|
--0---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------|------------------12--12--|
------------------------|-----------------------|--------------12----------|
----6r----4b^--4r-4b^-4r|--------------------9~-|----------14b-------------|
-------7----------------|--6~-------6--7--9-----|--------------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
----11--11----------------17--|----17-17-17--17-17----------------------------|
--------------16--17--19--20b-|----------20b-------20b20r17h20p17----17-17b^^-|
------------------------------|-----------------------------------19----------|
------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|
|--r17~---------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
Harmony
-----------------------|------------------17--17--|----16--16------------|
-----------------------|--------------17----------|----------------------|
----------------9/-12--|----------19b-------------|----------------------|
----------6--7---------|--------------------------|----------------------|
-----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
-----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
Fill 1
--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
-------------------|
-------------------|
-------------------|
-------------------|
Childhood's end
Simmons, Thayer, Kulick
[Intro: E-chord faded in and manipulated by volume knob]
[Riff 1a & 1b]
[Riff 1c]
[Riff 2a]
I lived a life of illusion and you had your kicks
So what, there's nothing left to do
And you and your obsessions and your crucifix
As if what I thought mattered much to you
[Riff 1a & 1b]
And you were always my friend from Childhood's End
It was forever and ever
[Riff 3a & 3b]
Did you understand
It's Childhood's End
But never, the dream is over
[Riff 2a & 2b]
Sunday morning in the New York Times
I read you died last night
It said you were smilin' when you blew your mind
And the note you left behind said:
[Riff 1a & 1b]
You were always my friend from Childhood's End
Seems like forever and ever
Yeah, you won't have to have to pretend
It's near the end
You won't ever be a rock and roller
Yeah, you were always my friend from Childhood's End
But never, the dream is over
[Riff 4]
You were just like me
I was just like you
For eternity I'll think of you
[Solo over Riff 1a followed by Riff 3a]
[Harmony on bar 5 of solo]
[Riff 1a & 1b with Fill 1]
[Riff 3a & 3b with Fill 1]
(Repeat choruses, overlapping, fade out)
You've got something about you,
You've got something I need...")
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