Dirty Livin Chords
by Kiss
Dirty Livin by Kiss is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
/ = 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 1)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10~---8----10p-8---------------------------------|
D|--------10~---8----10p-8---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8--8--------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--6---------|
P.M. P.M. - - - - - - - - >
(rhythm fig 2)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10~---8----10p-8------------------------8--------|
D|--------10~---8----10p-8-----------------8------8--------|
A|-----------------------------------------8h-10-----------|
E|--8--8--------------------8--8--8--8--8------------------|
P.M. P.M. - - - - >
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6--------------8---------------------------------------|
A|--6--------------8---------------------------------------|
E|--4--------------6------------------6--------------------|
(rhythm fig 3)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10~---8----10p-8--10b^-10--8------8--10--8-------|
D|--------10~---8----10p-8--10b^-10--8--10--8--10--8--10---|
A|--------------------------------------10------------10---|
E|--8--8---------------------------------------------------|
P.M.
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------8-------|
D|--3---------------------------------------8------8-------|
A|------------------------------------------8h-10----------|
E|--1------------------------------------------------------|
Fade in
(rhythm fig 4 - let ring)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10~---8----10p-8---------------------------------|
D|--------10~---8----10p-8---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8--8--------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--10-----------|
P.M. P.M. - - - - - >
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8---------8-------------------8------------------------|
D|--8----8---------8---------8---------8-------------------|
A|--6-------------------5----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------8--------------8---------------------------------|
D|-----8-------8--------------8----------------------------|
A|--11--------------11-------------11----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8---------8-------------------8------------------------|
D|--8----8---------8---------8---------8-------------------|
A|--6-------------------5----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(end 1)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------8------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8-------8---------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------------|
A|--11--------------8----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------------|
E|-----------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------|
(end 2)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--------8-------8-------------------------------------|
D|-----8----------8-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------|
A|--------11--------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------|
E|------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------|
(rhythm fig 5)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10~---8----10p-8--------10~---8----10p-8---------|
D|--------10~---8----10p-8--------10~---8----10p-8---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8--8--------------------8--8---------------------------|
P.M. P.M.
(riff 1)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11~---------8--11------8--11--------------------8------|
G|----------10---------10-----------------------10---------|
D|--------------------------------8/-10~-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - - - - >
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11~---------8--11------8--11---------------------------|
G|----------10---------10----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------8/-10~-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(riff 2a)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--10--10b~-------------8h10p8----8--10b--10b~---------|
D|---------------------------------10----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(Feedback Feedback)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10~----10b--10b-r10p8----------------------------------|
D|------------------------10~------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(riff 2b)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8--10--10b~-----------------8--10--10b~----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Feedback Feedback
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--pb10--10--r10~---pb10--r10~----8~----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Hold bend
(riff 3)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11b----r11p8-11b~----------11b--r11p8--11b--11--8------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------10--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8------------------------------------------------------|
D|----10~--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(riff 4)
E|------------11--10--8------------------8-----------------|
B|--11b--r11-------------11b---11--8--11---11-8------------|
G|----------------------------------------------11-10-8----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------10b^-------\--------------------------|
G|--10b---10b~----8----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(riff 5)
E|--13b--13b--13b--13b-r13--11--13-------13b--13b--13b-----|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
< - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - >
E|--13b-r13p11-13-13b-r13p13-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------13~---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
< - - 4x - - > Fade out
(solo)
E|--------------------8-11b---r11-11b~-----pb11-r11~-------|
B|---------8--10--11---------------------------------------|
G|--8--10--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8h11p8----8---------8-11p8----8------------------------|
B|---------11------8h11--------11----11b---11b~------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------11--------11--------11-------11-----|
B|--8h11p8----8--------------------------------------------|
G|---------10---10b--------r10------10b-------r10-----10b--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
E|-----11---------11---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------r10-------10b----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-r10-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Let ring - - - - - - > Hold bend - - - - - - >
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10p8-8h10p8--8-7h8p7h8p7h8p7-----10b--r10p8--10--8~----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8--------10-----11-----13------15-15------15-----15----|
B|--11b~-----13b~---14b~---16b~-------18b~----18b~---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--15------18-15h18p15----15-18b---18b-----r18------------|
B|--18b~----------------18---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Feedback (fade in)
(Rhy. Fig 1 (3x) w/ Riff. 1)
(Rhy. Fig 2)
(Rhy. Fig 1)
(Rhy. Fig 1) (3x)
I can't get enough of what I need
People all around me lettin' me bleed
Waitin' for the darkness to blind the heat
(Rhy. Fig 3)
I make my livin' out on the streets
Dirty livin', ahh
(Rhy. Fig 2)
Dirty livin'
I can't wait any longer to set myself free
(Rhy. Fig 1)
(Rhy. Fig 1) (3x)
Flashin' lights keep runnin' through my brain
Someone find the doctor to ease all the pain
Traffic in the city is burnin' me out
(Rhy. Fig 3)
She makes me wanna jump up and shout
Dirty livin', ahh
(Rhy. Fig 2) (2x)
Dirty livin'
I can't wait any longer to set myself free, ahh
I can't wait any longer to set myself free, ahh
No more, no more
(Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 1 and Riff 2a)
(Solo over Rhy. Fig 1 (3x))
I've gotta get away
(Rhy. Fig 2) (2x)
Dirty livin', dirty livin'
Ahh, dirty livin'
(Rhy. Fig 1)
(Rhy. Fig 5) (3x)
Ain't my out of town is doin' tonight
Mother, sister, brother are lyin' uptight
I can hear the jukebox poundin' out loud
(Rhy. Fig 3)
I take my fury out on the crowd
Dirty livin', ahh
(Rhy. Fig 2) (2x)
Dirty livin'
I can't wait any longer to set myself free, ahh
I can't wait any longer to set myself free, ahh
No, no, no, no
(Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 2 and Riff 2b)
I've gotta get away
(Rhy. Fig 1 (3x) w/ Riff 1)
(Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Riff 3)
Dirty livin', dirty livin'
It's gettin' to me, it's gettin' to me
(Rhy. Fig 1 (3x) w/ Riff 1)
(Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Riff 4)
I can't wait, I can't wait
(Rhy. Fig 5 (3x) w/ Riff 1)
(Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Riff 5)
Dirty livin', dirty livin', yeah
Why don't you set me free
(fade out)