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CADILLAC DREAMS (from the KISS CD 'HOT IN THE SHADE')
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Standard 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
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 |--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
D |--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
A |--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
D |--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
A |--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7--7--x-x-x--10--10--x-x-x--5--5--x-x-5--x-x-5---x-5--------|
D |--7--7--x-x-x--10--10--x-x-x--5--5--x-x-5--x-x-5---x-5--------|
A |--5--5--x-x-x--8---8---x-x-x--3--3--x-x-3--x-x-3---x-3--------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
D |--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
A |--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7--7--x-x-x--10--10--x-x-x--5--5--x-x-7---------------------|
D |--7--7--x-x-x--10--10--x-x-x--5--5--x-x-7---------------------|
A |--5--5--x-x-x--8---8---x-x-x--3--3--x-x-5---------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3--5------------------5--5------|
E |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3/5-------3~--------------3--3------|
P.M. - - - - - - - - > Semi-harm
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--2----------------------2--2--5------------------------------|
D |--2----------------------2--2--5------------------------------|
A |--0----------------------0--0--3------------------------------|
E |------------------------------(3)-----------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-5--7------------5--7------------5--7--10--7------------------|
D |-5--7------------5--7------------5--7--10--7------------------|
A |-3--5--5--5-5--5-3--5--5--5-5--5-3--5--8---5---5--5-5--5-5--5-|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
End 1
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--12---------------------------2------------------------------|
D |--12---------------------------2------------------------------|
A |--10---------------------0--3b-0------------------------------|
E |----------------------3b--------------------------------------|
1/4-step bends
End 2
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--12--------10----------5-------------------------------------|
D |--12--------10----------5-------------------------------------|
A |--10--------8-----------3-------------------------------------|
E |------------------------3-------------------------------------|
End 3
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--12--------10----------5------5------------------------------|
D |--12--------10----------5------5------------------------------|
A |--10--------8-----------3------3------------------------------|
E |------------------------3------3------------------------------|
End 4
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--12--------10------------------------------------------------|
D |--12--------10------------------------------------------------|
A |--10--------8-------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-5--5--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
D |--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-5--5--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
A |--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-3--3--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--9---------9\7---------9---------7---------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--7---------7\5---------7---------5---------------------------|
E |-------0---------------------0--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--9---------9\7---------9---------7---------------------------|
D |----------------------------------7---------------------------|
A |--7---------7\5---------7---------5---------------------------|
E |-------0---------------------0--------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--------------|
E |--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--------------|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--2--------2---------2--------5-------------------------------|
D |--2--------2---------2--------5-------------------------------|
A |--0--------0---------0--------3-------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 8
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-----------------------------------|
D |--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-----------------------------------|
A |--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-----------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 9
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-/5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-/3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 10
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--5--7--------6--7-------5--7---------4--5------5--7----------|
D |--5--7--------6--7-------5--7---------4--5------5--7----------|
A |--3--5--------4--5-------3--5---------2--3------3--5----------|
E |--3--5--------4--5-------3--5---------2--3------3--5----------|
Rhythm Fig. 11
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--5--7----------5--7------------5--7--10--7-------------------|
D |--5--7----------5--7------------5--7--10--7-------------------|
A |--3--5----------3--5------------3--5--8---5-------------------|
E |--3--5----------3--5------------3--5--8---5-------------------|
Riff 1 (w/ slide)
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--10\-7-------------------------------------------------------|
D |--10\-7-------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (w/ slide)
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--7\----------------------------------------------------------|
D |--7\----------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 (w/ slide)
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--12\--10~----------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4 (w/ slide)
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--7/-9\--7~---------------------------------------------------|
G |--7/-9\--7~---------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo (w/ slide)
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------12----12----12----12----12\-10----10-------------------|
G |--/12-----12----12----12----12--------10----------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------15----15----15/-----------------------------------------|
B |--/15----15----15---------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Slide up past the fingerboard
E |-------------------------------------------------17--20-------|
B |--19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17--------------20b---------20b--|
G |--------------------------------18~---------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
| |
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--15p14-15p14-15p14-15p14-15p14------------------17--20-------|
G |--------------------------------14~----------19b---------19b--|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--17--17--20~-------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------10b-------r10-8h10p8~----\-------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
| |
E |------17--20~-------------------------------------------------|
B |--17----------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
CADILLAC DREAMS
Gene Simmons, Vini Poncia
Rhy. Fig 1
Rhy. Fig 2
When I was seventeen, found out just what it means
If you can get it free, it just ain't worth a damn
When I heard the preacher say, don't throw your life away
I got that message, and I wrote it on the wall
Rhy. Fig 3
I don't want anybody tellin' me lies, no, I don't want your diamond ring
'Cause you ain't got my size
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 1
I want money, money, that's what I need,
I got Cadillac dreams, please mister don'tcha take it from me
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 2 and Riff 1 (2x)
Give me money, money, more than I need, I got Cadillac dreams waitin' on me
Rhy. Fig 5
Cadillac dreams, Cadillac dreams
Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Riff 2
When I had the young boy blues, I paid some young boy dues
I learned the hard way, there's a heartbreak every day
Stone cold reality came crashing down on me
Riff 3
Well life was hard on me, but I still don't give a damn
Rhy. Fig 3
When I was seventeen I was an angry young man
But I won't let just anybody tell me who I am
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 1
I just want money, money, that's all I need
I got Cadillac dreams, hey mister don'tcha take it from me
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 3 and Riff 1 (2x)
Give me money, money, more than I need
These Cadillac dreams are waitin' on me
Rhy. Fig 6 w/ Riff 4
Didn't have the time of day, till this dream was born
You can't take that away, you can't take that away from me
Solo over Rhy. Fig 7
Rhy. Fig 8 (2x) w/ Rhy. Fig 9
Yeah, now dig this...
Rhy. Fig 8 (4x) w/ Rhy. Fig 10
When I was seventeen, there was this beauty queen
Checked in a one room suite, the back seat of my car
Rhy. Fig 3
When you want all the best things money can buy
You gotta reach down inside of you, to reach up to the sky
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 1 and Rhy. Fig 11
Yeah, I want money, money, that's all I need
I got Cadillac dreams, hey mister you can't take that from me
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 2 and Rhy. Fig 11 and Riff 1 (2x)
I want money, money, more than I need
I got Cadillac dreams waitin' on me
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 1 and Rhy. Fig 11 and Riff 1 (2x)
Money, money, that's what I need
We're drivin' in my Chevy with my Cadillac dreams
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 1 and Rhy. Fig 11 and Riff 1 (2x)
Someday, one day, just you and me
We'll ride inside these Cadillac dreams
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 1 and Rhy. Fig 11 and Riff 1 (2x)
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ End 1 and Rhy. Fig 11 and Riff 1 (2x)
(repeat and fade)
Written by Vini Poncia/Gene Simmons