KISS es una banda de hard rock / glam rock / rock'n'roll creada en 1973 en Nueva York. Traspasó el ámbito estrictamente musical para convertirse en todo un fenómeno social de culto adolescente. Se caracterizó por el uso de maquillaje y una atractiva estética con influencia del cómic además de su puesta en escena descarada y extravagante. Considerados frecuentemente como una de las mejores bandas de rock en directo de todos los tiempos. Sus integrantes originales fueron:
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Intro chord sequence (open chords). Listen to the song for timing and picking, it's fairly easy. (Note that this progression is the same as in Bruce Springsteen's 'Radio Nowhere' and in the Cranberries' 'Zombie')
Em, C, G, D (4x)
-VERSE-, these are power chords:
E5C5D5E5D5E5 You, you're living your life when you're dreaming E5C5D5E5D5E5 Late at night you're hearing my voice in your head
-PRE-CHORUS-
G5A5 It's time you see what it's all about
G5A5B5 There's one cure and there's no way out
-CHORUS-
CGD I don't wanna hear you might There's a fire gettin' near and sparks ignite If you're ready for a wild ride
(Here you play the same open chords as in the intro chord sequence) EmCGD Let me hear you say yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah) EmCGD Say yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)
-BRIDGE-
F Who knows where we'll be in the morning CG I know we're here tonight CF Get uptight and it all gets so boring D It takes two to make you come alive CD Take my hand, kiss your fears goodbye CD There's something here that we can't deny
-During the SOLO, play the verse chord sequence-
-Interlude- CGD Well, let me hear you say it CGD Well, I wanna hear you say it EmCGD Well, let me hear you say yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah) EmCGD Say yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)
And then finish the whole thing up by repeating the chorus, and conclude with a nice C5 D5
When put together you play this (the conventional rock n roll anthem recipe): Intro Verse Pre Chorus Chorus Verse Pre Chorus Chorus Bridge Solo Pre Chorus Interlude Repeat Chorus