Chord/Tab song: Take It Off

TAKE IT OFF (from the KISS album "REVENGE")

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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark ([email protected])

Tuned down whole-step to D

Comments: Lets party. The D-tuning makes the D/F# to G chord change almost
amazingly full. During the chorus the chord changes (A-A/G) are implied by
the bass which is pumping eight-notes.

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 (let ring throughout)

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------2-----0--------2---------2-----0--------0---------------|
C|------2-----2--------2---------2-----2--------2------------------|
G|---0--------------0------------------------0---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm fig. 1b

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8------------7------------5------------------------------------|
F|--7------------7------------5------------------------------------|
C|--9------------7------------5------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Light P.M. - - - - - - - - ->

Rhythm fig. 2

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3---3--3--3--3---------------------3--3--3--3-|
F|-------------------2---2--2--0--0---------------------2--2--0--0-|
C|-2--------2--------0---0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2-------0--0--0--0-|
G|-3p-0--0--3p-0--0--------------------0--0--0--3p-0---------------|
D|-----------------------2--2--3--3---------------------2--2--3--3-|

Rhythm fig. 3

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------3----------------|
F|--------9--------9----------9--------9----------2----------------|
C|--------9--------9----------9--------9----------0----------------|
G|--------7--------7----------7--------7---------------------------|
D|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0-------0--0------------------------------|

Rhythm fig. 4a

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------10--x-x-10----x-x-10-x-x-/10~--------------10-x--x-10--x-x-|
F|------9---x-x-9-----x-x-9--x-x-/9~---------------9--x--x-9---x-x-|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2---------------5--------7------------|
A|--10-x-x-/10~-------------------3-------------6----------8-------|
F|--9--x-x-/9~-------------------------2-----------5----------7----|
C|----------------------0------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ->

Rhythm fig. 4b

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------3------3----3--------------------------|
F|--2-----------------------0------0----0--------------------------|
C|--2-----------------------0------0----0--------------------------|
G|--0-------/-12\-----------x------x----x--------------------------|
D|----------/-12\-----------3------3----3--------------------------|

Rhythm fig. 5a

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3--3-------------------------------3-|
F|-2---2-------2-----2--------2--2-----2---2-------2-----2-------2-|
C|-2---2-------2-----2--------0--0-----2---2-------2-----2-------0-|
G|-0---0-------0-----0-----------------0---0-------0-----0---------|
D|--------3--0----------3--0------------------3--0----------3--0---|

Rhythm fig. 5b

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------3---3-----------------3--------|
F|--2-----2--------2-------2--------2---2-----------------2--------|
C|--2-----2--------2-------2--------0---0------2----------0--------|
G|--0-----0--------0-------0-------------------2-------------------|
D|-----------3--0-------------3--0-------------0-------------------|

Rhythm fig. 6

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------5-6-5----------------------------5-6-5---------------------|
F|-5---5------5--3------------------5---5-------------5----3-------|
C|-5--5--------5-3----3-------------5--5--------------5----3-----3-|
G|-3-------------1----3-------------3-----------5h-7-------1-----3-|
D|--------------------1---1--3/-5--------------------------------1-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------5-6-5------------------------------------------------------|
F|--5--5-------------5-----3------5------5--7--------------------5-|
C|--5-5--------------5-----3------5------5--7--------------------5-|
G|--3----------5h-7--------1------3------3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-7-------------------7--9----------------------------------------|
C|-7-------------------7--9----------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G|-5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm fig. 7a (softly)

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--6--6--6--8--8--8--8--8----------|
F|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7----------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm fig. 7b (softly)

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--8--8--8--8--8------------------|
F|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm fig. 7c

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------3------3----3---------------|
F|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-------0------0----0---------------|
C|--------------------------------------0------0----0---------------|
G|--------------------------------------x------x----x---------------|
D|--------------------------------------3------3----3---------------|

Crescendo

Rhythm fig. 8a

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3--------7-------------------5----7-|
F|-2----2-------2------2--------0-------------7---------7-----------|
C|-2----2-------2------2--------0------------------7----------------|
G|-0----0-------0------0--------x-----------------------------------|
D|---------3--0-----------3--0--3-----------------------------------|

[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kiss/take_it_off_tab.html ]

D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--2--------2------------------------------------------------------|
C|--2--------2------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--------0------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm fig. 8b

D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|--7-----------------------------|
C|-------7---------7----7----7----|
G|------------9-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|

Solo

D|-------17-17----17-----------17----------17---------------------------------|
A|-20b--------20b---20p17-20b----20p17-20b---20p17-20b-17h20p17--17-----------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------19--19p17--19p-|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------19----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-17~----------5-7--8--7--5--8--7--5~----------------------------------------|
C|------------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------19\---------------------------3p0--5p0--7p0-3p0--5p0--7p0|
D|-------19\------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------8~-8~-8~-8~-8~-8~-8~--------|
F|----------------------------------0--2------9~-9~-9~-9~-9~-9~-9~--------|
C|-----0h2p0------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3---------3h5p3~----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3b---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--15b-----15p13-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------14--------------12----14----12------------------------------|
C|------------------------12h14------14----14----14-13-12-10~-----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5--------------------------------------------------17----------------|
A|-----5---8p5----------------------------------------17h20-----20b~----------|
F|--7b---------8-7-5----------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------7p5----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5h7p--5--3h5p3------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------3h5p3-----------------------------|
D|------17-------17-----17-------17-----17-------20b--20~---------------------|
A|---------20p17----20b----20p17----20b----20p17------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----17-------17-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------20p17------17--------------------------------------------------------|
F|-19b--------------19b-x-7b-x-(7)-x-(7)-x-(7)-5h7--5~------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Slowly release bend
while "chicken picking"


Riff 1

D|--------------------------------------------------------20b--20~------------|
A|--20--20-----17--17-20p-17----17-20p-17----17-20b~--------------------------|
F|--19b-19b----19b-----------19-----------19----------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--15b---15-13-15-13------------------------------8--------------------------|
F|--------------------14-12-14-12------------------7b-7r-7b-7r-7b-7r-7b-7r----|
C|--------------------------------14-12-10~-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pick only once

Riff 3

D|--17--17-17-17-17-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--20b---------------20p-17--------------8----8----8-------------------------|
F|---------------------------19-17~-------7b---7b---7b---5-7p-5---5-----------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------7---7-5-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------7-5-3-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--/8-8-8-8~--/8-8-8-8~---13~---13~--13~--13~--13~---------------------------|
F|---9-9-9-9~---9-9-9-9~------14~--14~--14~--14~--14\-------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Let ring - - - - - - - - >
D|-------------------------------------------------17-------------------------|
A|--13---15---13---15p-13-15-13h-15p-13~---------17---20p-17---20p-17---------|
F|----14---14---14----------------------------19b------------19-------19~-----|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Take it off
Stanley, Ezrin, Roberts

[Intro: Rhy. fig 1a (2x)]
[Rhy. fig 1a (3x) & 1b]
[Rhy. fig 2]

[Rhy. fig 2]
Well my mind is gettin dirty yeah around eleven thirty, uh-huh
I wanna watch some asses shakin to the noise the boys are makin
uh-huh
So, ihop into my car, hit the local titty bar, uh-huh
Cause thats my kind of situation when I need some perspiration
uh-huh

[Rhy. fig 3]
I do my one-stop shopping
For the girl of my dreams
Cos I can always be sure that shes as good as she seems

[Rhy. fig 4a]
Take it off, give it to me
Take it off, like youd do me
I wanna see whats inside
Cos you got nothing to hide

[Rhy. fig 4a]
Take it off pretty baby
Take it off, drive me crazy
You know you make me so hot
I wanna see what you got
Take it off
[Rhy. fig 2]

[Rhy. fig 2]
Wave your panties in the air, lick your lips and shake your hair
Uh-huh
Ooh, when you spread a little oil, yeah, my heart begins to boil
Uh-huh

[Rhy. fig 3]
Yeah, its so hard to choose
When you all look so fine
But I got nothing to lose but my money and my mind

[Rhy. fig 4a]
Take it off, give it to me
Take it off, like youd do me
I wanna see whats inside
Cos you got nothing to hide

[Rhy. fig 4b with Riff 1]

[Rhy. fig 4]
Take it off pretty baby
Take it off, drive me crazy
You know you make me so hot
I wanna see what you got
Take it off
[Rhy. fig 5a]
[Rhy. fig 5b]

[Solo over Rhy. fig 2]

[Rhy. fig 6]
Ooh, move your sweet body closer
(I want to be alone with you)
Yeah, come on and be my fantasy
(Theres so much you and I could do)
Oh, youre so near I can taste you
(Youre teasin me, youre pleasin me)
(Aah) I know youre dancin just for me
Just for me

[Rhy. fig 7a]
Take it off, pretty baby
[Rhy. fig 7b]
Take it off, drive me crazy
[Rhy. fig 7b]
You know you make me so hot
I wanna see what you got
[Rhy. fig 7c]
Take it off, pretty baby

[Rhy. fig 4a with Riff 2]
Take it off, give it to me
Take it off like youd do me
Girl, you got nothing to hide
Now lemme see whats inside
Take it off, take it off, take it off

[Rhy. fig 5 with Riff 3]
[Rhy. fig 8a & 8b]