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. 1

                                           

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------3----3-------------------------|

G|--7\---2-------------0----2--------7----------------|

D|--7\---2-------------0----0--------7----------------|

A|--5\---0-------------x-------------5----------------|

E|---------------------3------------------------------|



                                            

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------3-----------------------------|

G|--7\---2--------------0------------7----------------|

D|--7\---2--------------0------------7----------------|

A|--5\---0--------------x------------5----------------|

E|----------------0--2--3-----------------------------|





Rhythm Fig. 2 (light P.M. throughout)

                                                      

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------|

A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------|

E|-----------------------------------------0--2--3----|

   < - - - - - 2x - - - - >



                                              

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------|

E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------|





Rhythm Fig. 3

                                               

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------3---3---------------------3---------|

G|--2-------------0---2---2-----------------0---------|

D|--2--------4----0---0---2--------4--------0---------|

A|--0--------4----x-------0--------4--------x---------|

E|-----------2----3----------------2----3-3-3---------|





Rhythm Fig. 4 (light P.M. throughout)

                                                      

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------|

A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------|

E|--------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|

   < - - - - - 2x - - - - >



                                              

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------|

E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------|







Rhythm Fig. 5

                                                    

E|--------------------------------------3\1-1---------|

B|--------------------------------------3\1-1--3--3---|

G|--5------------------------------------------3--3---|

D|--3--------5---5--7--5---3---3--5--3----------------|

A|-----------3---3--3--3---1---1--1--1----------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|





                                                          

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------8-8---8-8-------8-8---8-8--|

G|-5------7--7--9--7--9-9--7-7-9-7-7-9-9---7-7-9-7-7--|

D|-3------5--5--5--5----------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|





Rhythm Fig. 6

                                                  

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------|

A|--3--3--5--3--3--5------5--5--7--5--5--7------------|

E|--1--1--1--1--1--1------3--3--3--3--3--3------------|





                                               

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------3---3--2------------|

G|--------------------------2-----2---2--2------------|

D|--------------------------2-----4---4--2------------|

A|--3--3--5--3------3--5----0-----0---0--0------------|

E|--1--1--1--1--3/5-----------------------------------|





                                                  

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------5--5--7--5--5--7------------|

A|--3--3--5--3--3--5------3--3--3--3--3--3------------|

E|--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------------|





                                                          

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------8-8---8-8------8-8---8-8--|

G|--------------------------7-7-9-7-7-9-9--7-7-9-7-7--|

D|--7--7--9--7--7--9----------------------------------|

A|--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------|

E|--------------------0--0----------------------------|











Riff 1

                                                  

E|----------------------7-----------7-----------------|

B|------8/-10--------------8-----8-----8--------------|

G|------7/-9---------7--------7-----------7-----------|

D|----------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------|

      < - 3x ->     Let ring - - - - - - - >









TRIAL BY FIRE

Gene Simmons, Bruce Kulick



[Intro: Drums only]

[Rhy. Fig 1]

[Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2]



[Rhy. Fig 3 w/ Rhy. Fig 4]

Only got one life to live, I'm gonna live it, oh yeah 

Some people say I go to far 

I don't care, reachin' for the stars 



[Rhy. Fig 5]

Gonna climb that ladder to the top 

Nothin' can stop me now 

Well, look out world 

'Cause here I come 

Oh yeah, oh yeah 



[Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2]

Life's a trial by fire 

I'm gonna live my life, oh yeah 

It's a trial by fire 

So just roll the dice, oh yeah 

And I'll take what I get 



[Rhy. Fig 3 w/ Rhy. Fig 4]

Can't listen to nobody else, you just got to believe in yourself 

They'll criticize you and lay down the law 

They'll say, just who do you think you are 



[Rhy. Fig 5]

Gonna live it till the rivers run dry 

What've I got to lose 

They just try and stop me, go ahead and try, oh yeah, oh yeah 



[Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2]

Life's a trial by fire 

So I'm gonna live it up, oh yeah, oh yeah 

Trial by fire 

So just roll the dice, oh yeah, oh yeah 

Trial by, trial by fire 

Never gonna give it up, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah 



[Rhy. Fig 6]

People say I'm crazy 

They don't understand 

They haven't got a clue, oh no 

They say, "Tell me everything" 

They say, "Let me hear you sing" 

I say, "Tell you what I'm gonna do", oh yeah 



[Rhy. Fig 1] (2x)

'Cause I'm gonna live my life the way I want to 

Live it, live it the way I want to 



[Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2 and Riff 1]

Trial by fire 

I'm gonna live my life, oh yeah, oh yeah 



(repeat with ad lib lyrics and fade)