Cadillac Dreams

CADILLAC DREAMS (from the KISS CD "HOT IN THE SHADE") -------------------- 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)