Secretly Cruel

Kiss

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. 1a E |----------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------| G |--7/-9--9-----7/-9-----2----0--2/-4-----------------| D |--7/-9--9-----7/-9-----2----0--2/-4-----------------| A |--5/-7--7-----5/-7-----0----------------------------| E |-----------0--------0----------------3p-0--0--------| E |----------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------3--------------| G |--7/-9--9-----7/-9-----2----0--2/-4--0--------------| D |--7/-9--9-----7/-9-----2----0--2/-4--0--------------| A |--5/-7--7-----5/-7-----0----------------------------| E |-----------0--------0----------------3--------------| Rhythm Fig. 1b E |----------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------| G |--7/-9--9-----7/-9-----2----0--2/-4-----------------| D |--7/-9--9-----7/-9-----2----0--2/-4-----------------| A |--5/-7--7-----5/-7-----0----------------------------| E |-----------0--------0----------------3p-0--0--------| E |----------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------| G |--7/-9--9-----7/-9----------------------------------| D |--7/-9--9-----7/-9----------------------------------| A |--5/-7--7-----5/-7----------------------------------| E |-----------0----------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2a E |----------------------------------------------------| B |--5--5--6----5----6--5-------6-------5--5-----------| G |--5--5--5----5----5--5-------5-------5--5-----------| D |--5--5--5----5----5--5-------5-------5--5-----------| A |--3--3-------3----3--3----3-------3-----------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| B |--7--7--8----7----8--7-------8-------7--7-----------| G |--7--7--7----7----7--7-------7-------7--7-----------| D |--7--7--7----7----7--7-------7-------7--7-----------| A |--5--5-------5----5--5----5-------5-----------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2b E |----------------------------------------------------| B |--5--5--6----5----6--5-------6-------5--5-----------| G |--5--5--5----5----5--5-------5-------5--5-----------| D |--5--5--5----5----5--5-------5-------5--5-----------| A |--3--3-------3----3--3----3-------3-----------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| B |--7--7--8----7----8---------------------------------| G |--7--7--7----7----7----7--7--7--7--7----------------| D |--7--7--7----7----7----7--7--7--7--7----------------| A |--5--5-------5----5----5--5--5--5--5----------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3 E |----------------------------------------------------| B |--5--5--6----5----6--5-------6-------5--5-----------| G |--5--5--5----5----5--5-------5-------5--5-----------| D |--5--5--5----5----5--5-------5-------5--5-----------| A |--3--3-------3----3--3----3-------3-----------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| B |--7--7--8-----7--7--8--7----------------------------| G |--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------------------| D |--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------------------| A |--5--5-----5--------5--5----------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4a E |----------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------------------12--12--12-------------| G |--9----12--9--11--9----12----12--12--12--11\-9------| D |--9----12--9--11--9----12----12--12--12--11\-9------| A |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| B |--5----6----5----6--5----5--6--5--5/-7--------------| G |--5----7----5----7--5----5--7--5--5/-7--7/-9--------| D |--5----5----5----5--5----5--5--5--5/-7--7/-9--------| A |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4b E |----------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------------------12--12--12-------------| G |--9----12--9--11--9----12----12--12--12--11--9------| D |--9----12--9--11--9----12----12--12--12--11--9------| A |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------7--7--7--7-----7-----------| D |--9----9----9----9----9--7--7--7--7-----7-----------| A |--9----9----9----9----9--5--5--5--5-----5-----------| E |--7----7----7----7----7--------------7--------------| Riff 1 E |----------------------------------------------------| B |-------------12--10--9------------------------------| G |----9--11/13-----11--9-----7/---9--9----------------| D |----9-------------------9--7/---9--9----------------| A |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| Feedback Riff 2 E |----------------------------------------------------| B |------10--8--7--------------------------------------| G |-/11------9--7--9--7--------------------------------| D |----------------9--7--------------------------------| A |----------------------9--7--5-----------------------| E |-------------------------------7--8~----------------| Riff 3 E |----------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------8--7----8--7------------------| G |----------------------7--7----7--7--7/-9------------| D |------------------------------------7/-9------------| A |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| Riff 4 E |----------------------------------------------------| B |-----8--6--5----------------------------------------| G |-/9-----7--5--7--5----------------------------------| D |--------------7--5----------------------------------| A |--------------------7--5--3~------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| B |------10--8--7--8--8--8--7--------------------------| G |-/11------9--7--9--9--9--7--------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------| G |------8\-7--5--8\-7--5/-7---------------------------| D |------8\-7--5--8\-7--5/-7---------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| Riff 5 E |----------------------------------------------------| B |-----8--6--5----------------------------------------| G |-/9-----7--5--7--5----------------------------------| D |--------------7--5----------------------------------| A |--------------------7--5~---------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------10--10\-8------------| G |--------------------------9-11-----11\-9------------| D |----------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------8\-7--5--3p-2---------------| D |------------------------8\-7--5--3p-2---------------| A |---------------------------------------3/-5~--------| E |----------------------------------------------------| Riff 6 E |----------------------------------------------------| B |----8--8--8--8\-6--6--6---/8--8--8--8/-10--10-------| G |----9--9--9--9\-7--7--7---/9--9--9--9/-11--11-------| D |----------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| Solo E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--/12-12-12-12-----------------------------------------------------| G |--/12-12-12-12----14b---r14p12-14~-------2**b-----x-2---x-2---x-2--| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| < - - 3x - - > Gradually release bend E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--2p0-2p0----------------------------------------------------------| D |----------2p0-2p0--------------------------------------------------| A |------------------2p0-------------------/14------------------------| E |----------------------3h5-0-(\)--------------0-(\)-----------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------12b^^---x-12---x-12------| G |--7b--r7--7b---t12----p7r--7b---t14~-------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |------------------------------19--18--17--17b--17------------------| B |--x-12----r12--12b**^^-----------------------------20--20b**--20---| G |-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--17----------------------------12-15p12-------15----15----15------| G |------19--16-16h19~-------14b------------14b------14----14---------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Hold bend/let ring - - > E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--14b^--r14p12-14---12---------------------------------------------| G |--14b^--r14p12-14---12---------------------------------------------| D |------------------------14---14p12----12-14~-----------------------| A |-----------------------------------14------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| SECRETLY CRUEL Gene Simmons Riff 1 Rhy. Fig 1a Rhy. Fig 1b Rhy. Fig 1a (3x) I saw my pictures hangin' on her wall She cut it out of that magazine It was a hot day, she wore lingerie And nothin' else in between, ooh She had long hair and thigh high snake skin boots And she was all over me like a cheap suit Rhy. Fig 2a w/ Riff 2 Then she bared herself, aha And stripped my soul Rhy. Fig 3 Began to shake, rattle, and roll Then I took control, yeah Riff 3 Rhy. Fig 4a (2x) But I know she's secretly cruel I ain't nobody's fool Yeah, I know she's secretly cruel Just when I though it was safe She puts her lips to my face Rhy. Fig 4b She's secretly, secretly cruel Rhy. Fig 1a (2x) Well she grabbed my hair And I began to rise I could tell what she wanted By that look in her eyes, oh, ow By that look in her eyes, yeah I said "Come here babe and make it quick" She said "Not so fast" And had a drink Rhy. Fig 2b w/ Riff 4 Well it ain't just luck But I better knock on wood Rhy. Fig 3 She's gonna give me everything Somehow I knew she would Riff 3 Rhy. Fig 4a (2x) Oh, but I know she's secretly cruel I ain't nobody's fool Well, I know she's secretly cruel I said baby you're the fire, but I am the fuel Rhy. Fig 4b She's secretly, secretly cruel Yeah, so cruel Solo over Rhy. Fig 1a (3x) Rhy. Fig 2a w/ Riff 5 Well it ain't just luck (ain't just luck) But I better knock on wood, yeah Rhy. Fig 3 She's gonna give me everything Somehow I knew she would Riff 3 Rhy. Fig 4a w/ Riff 6 Oh, but I know she's secretly cruel I ain't nobody's fool, nobody's fool Rhy. Fig 4a (repeat and fade) Secretly, she's so cruel (cruel) I'm in love, but I don't play the fool Secretly, she's so cruel, secretly, so cruel Cruel, yeah, cruel, yeah, cruel, yeah I know she's secretly, she's so cruel, secretly, so cruel Cruel, yeah, cruel, yeah, cruel, yeah I know she's secretly, she's so cruel, secretly, she's so cruel Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, secretly, secretly cruel, cruel

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