#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-----------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of # #the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or # #research. # #All Transcriptions on this site is the property of KISS Tabs and cannot be# #used on any other website, ftp site or archive witout permission from # #KISS Tabs. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------# DETROIT ROCK CITY (from the KISS-LP "DESTROYER") ----------------- transcribed by Mark Perillo (mark@kisstabs.com) Eb Tuning 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 r^ = release-bend half-step h^ = hammer-on p^ = pull-off ~ = Vibrato * = Natural Harmonic #(#) = Trill ** = Artificial Harmonic x = Muted String (Palm Muting) X = Muted String (Fretboard Muting) This KISS staple has survived the test of time. Lots of overdubbed guitars, like EVERYTHING on Destroyer, and cool harmonies. Go get 4 other guitarists or the harmonizer to play this tune properly!! Rhythm Fig. 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------2------4-----| Db|---------------------------------------2------4-----| Ab|-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------0------2-----| Eb|------------------------------------0------0--------| <------3x-----> Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------2------4-----| Db|---------------------------------------2------4-----| Ab|---------------------------------------0------2-----| Eb|------------------------------------0------0--------| <-----3x------> Rhythm Fig. 2 Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------2------4-----| Db|-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------2------4-----| Ab|---------------------------------------0------2-----| Eb|------------------------------------0------0--------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------2------4-----| Db|-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------2------4-----| Ab|---------------------------------------0------2-----| Eb|------------------------------------0------0--------| <------3x-----> Rhythm Fig. 3 Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-6------------9-------x---4-----11------------------| Db|-6------------9-------x---4-----11------------------| Ab|-4------------7-------x---2-----9-------------------| Eb|--------------0-------------------------------------| <----------------2x-------------> Rhythm Fig. 4 Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------5-------------------------------------| Gb|--------------2--------------4----------------------| Db|--------------2--------------4----------------------| Ab|--------------0--------------2----------------------| Eb|----x/19\--0-------------0--------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4a Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------2--------------4----------------------| Gb|--------------2--------------4----------------------| Db|--------------2--------------4----------------------| Ab|--------------0----------/6-------------------------| Eb|-----------0----------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5 Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4--6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4--6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4---| Db|6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4--6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4--6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4---| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------5-----------------------------------| Gb|-6--4-6-4-6/----2--------------4--------------------| Db|-6--4-6-4-6/----2--------------4--------------------| Ab|----------------0--------------2--------------------| Eb|-------------0-------------0------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5a Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------2----------| Ab|--4---4-2-----2--------4-------4---2-4------4-------| Eb|----------4-----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------2--------------4--------------------| Gb|----------------2--------------4--------------------| Db|------2---------2--------------4--------------------| Ab|--------4-------0----------/6-----------------------| Eb|-2--4--------0--------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6 Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------2---------| Ab|--4-------4--2------2-----4-----4--2--4------4------| Eb|-----------------4----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|-------2----------------------------------------2---| Ab|----------4-----4-----4--2-----2----4---4--2-4-----4| Eb|-2--4-----------------------4-----------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|--6-6-6p^4------------------------------------------| Db|------------6---------------------------------2-----| Ab|---------------4-----4--2----2---4---4--2--4----4---| Eb|---------------------------4------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|-------2----------------------------------------2---| Ab|----------4-----4-----4--2-----2----4---4--2-4-----4| Eb|-2--4-----------------------4-----------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------4-----------4---| Ab|--6---6--4-----4----6-----6----4--6-----6---------6-| Eb|------------6------------------------------4-6------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|------------4---------------2-----------------------| Ab|--6--4--6-------6--------------4--------------------| Eb|---------------------2---4--------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6a Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------2---------| Ab|--4-------4--2------2-----4-----4--2--4------4------| Eb|-----------------4----------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|-------2----------------------------------------2---| Ab|----------4-----4-----4--2-----2----4---4--2-4-----4| Eb|-2--4-----------------------4-----------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|--6-6-6p^4------------------------------------------| Db|------------6---------------------------------2-----| Ab|---------------4-----4--2----2---4---4--2--4----4---| Eb|---------------------------4------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|-------2----------------------------------------2---| Ab|----------4-----4-----4--2-----2----4---4--2-4-----4| Eb|-2--4-----------------------4-----------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-8--------------6----------11-------9---------------| Db|-8--------------6----------11-------9---------------| Ab|-6--------------4----------9--------7---------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Solo I Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------4-----------5/4------5/4-----------4h^5--4--| Gb|-----4------6--------------6-------6/4--4-----------| Db|--6-------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|--4/2--1\2---6/4--2-6/4--2/1------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| end. 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------9/7------| Gb|-2/1----4\5----5\6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----9---------9---| Db|------------------------------------9---------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-9/7--------7-9-7--------------9-9-7----------------| Gb|------9/8----------9/8\11---9---------9--8-8---9----| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----9---7h^9p^7------------------------------------| Bb|---9-------------9---7-----9/7---9/7-------7-9-7----| Gb|------------------------9------9------9/8-----------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|------/11--9----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-9/8------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Solo II Eb|---------11--9------12/11------12/11----------------| Bb|--9--12--------------------14---------14/12---12----| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-11h^12-11-------------9/7----9/7-------------------| Bb|-----------12/10-9/10------10-----10/9--------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| end. 2 Eb|---------7\8---8\9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------| Bb|--10/9----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Solo III Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------7---------9/7----9/7-----------7-9-7--------| Gb|-----8-----9-----------9-----9/8---8----------8/6---| Db|---9------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------6--------| Gb|--5/6-----6/5---6\8--8/6----------------6-----------| Db|--------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|--9/8--6--9/8--6/4---9-8-9--6/4\8---6--9-9-8-8-6----| Db|-------------------------------------------------9-9| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------9--7h^9p^7----------------------------| Gb|--6--------9--------------9----8-6---9/8-6-9/8-6/4--| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-8-9-8-6-4/6-6--------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Solo IV Eb|--------14-------16\14------16/14-------------------| Bb|-----16-----17----------17---------17/16----16------| Gb|--16------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|--14-16-14-----------------9/8--9\11--11/9----------| Bb|------------16/14--13\14----------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Riff. 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------------------------------------2----------| Ab|--4---4-2-----2--------4-------4---2-4------4-------| Eb|----------4-----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|------2---------------------------------------------| Ab|--------4-------------------------------------------| Eb|-2--4-----------------------------------------------| Riff. 2 Eb|-----------------11--12--11-9-------9---------------| Bb|--------------------------------12------------------| Gb|-9--8----8\9~~~-------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Riff. 3 Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------8--9--8--6-------6----------------| Db|-------------------------------9--------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Riff. 4 Eb|---------------------------------------------21-----| Bb|--9---------------------------9----------21---------| Gb|----11---9--11\13~--------11-----11--9--------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Riff. 5 Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|--9---8-----8\9~~---------8--9--8-------------------| Db|---------11--------------------------11-------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Riff. 6 Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----4----------------------------------------------| Eb|--4-------------------------------------------------| DETROIT ROCK CITY - Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin "... congressional reports. President Ford says that he's disappointed with Congress's performance. In Detroit, a Pontiac, Michigan youth was reported dead at the scene of a head-on collision on Grand Avenue this morning. The youth was reportedly driving on the wrong side of the boulevard when he struck a delivery truck and was catapulted through the windshield of his car. The driver of the truck is reported to be uninjured. The identities of both men are being withheld by local police. County legislatives today are expected to rally to the aid of striking longshoremen in hopes of ending the 9 month deadlock ..." "..roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day" [Rhythm Fig. 1] w/[Rhythm Fig. 2] [Rhythm Fig. 3] I feel uptight on a Saturday night Nine o' clock, the radio's the only light I hear my song and it pulls me through Comes on strong, tells me what I got to do I got to [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] Get up Everybody's gonna move their feet Get down Everybody's gonna leave their seat [Rhythm Fig. 5] w/[Rhythm Fig. 5a] You gotta lose your mind in Detroit Rock City [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] Get up Everybody's gonna move their feet Get down Everybody's gonna leave their seat [Rhythm Fig. 3] Getting late I just can't wait Ten o'clock and I know I gotta hit the road First I drink, then I smoke Start up the car, and I try to make the midnight show [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] Get up Everybody's gonna move their feet Get down Everybody's gonna leave their seat [Rhythm Fig. 6] w/[Rhythm Fig. 6a] [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] [Rhythm Fig. 3] Movin' fast, doin' 95 Hit top speed but I'm still movin' much too slow I feel so good, I'm so alive I hear my song playin' on the radio It goes [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] Get up Everybody's gonna move their feet Get down Everybody's gonna leave their seat [Solo I] & [Solo II] [Solo I w/end.1] & [Solo II w/end.1] w/ [Solo III] & [Solo IV] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] then [Riff. 1] then [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] [Rhythm Fig. 3] Twelve o'clock, I gotta rock There's a truck ahead, lights starin' at my eyes Oh my God, no time to turn I got to laugh 'cause I know I'm gonna die Why [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] w/[Riff.2] & [Riff. 3] Get up Everybody's gonna move their feet [Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] w/[Riff.4] & [Riff. 5] w/[Riff.6 at end] Get up Everybody's gonna leave their seat