Cadillac Dreams tab by Kiss

Tabs

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 MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
D MajorD|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
A augmentedA|--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
D MajorD|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
A augmentedA|--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7--7--x-x-x--10--10--x-x-x--5--5--x-x-5--x-x-5---x-5--------|
D MajorD|--7--7--x-x-x--10--10--x-x-x--5--5--x-x-5--x-x-5---x-5--------|
A augmentedA|--5--5--x-x-x--8---8---x-x-x--3--3--x-x-3--x-x-3---x-3--------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
D MajorD|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
A augmentedA|--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7--7--x-x-x--10--10--x-x-x--5--5--x-x-7---------------------|
D MajorD|--7--7--x-x-x--10--10--x-x-x--5--5--x-x-7---------------------|
A augmentedA|--5--5--x-x-x--8---8---x-x-x--3--3--x-x-5---------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 3

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3--5------------------5--5------|
E MajorE|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3/5-------3~--------------3--3------|
  P.M. - - - - - - - - >     Semi-harm


E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2----------------------2--2--5------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2----------------------2--2--5------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0----------------------0--0--3------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------(3)-----------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 4

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5--7------------5--7------------5--7--10--7------------------|
D MajorD|-5--7------------5--7------------5--7--10--7------------------|
A augmentedA|-3--5--5--5-5--5-3--5--5--5-5--5-3--5--8---5---5--5-5--5-5--5-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|


End 1

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12---------------------------2------------------------------|
D MajorD|--12---------------------------2------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--10---------------------0--3b-0------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------3b--------------------------------------|
            1/4-step bends

End 2

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12--------10----------5-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--12--------10----------5-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--10--------8-----------3-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------3-------------------------------------|


End 3

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12--------10----------5------5------------------------------|
D MajorD|--12--------10----------5------5------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--10--------8-----------3------3------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------3------3------------------------------|


End 4

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12--------10------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--12--------10------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--10--------8-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 5

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-5--5--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
D MajorD|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-5--5--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
A augmentedA|--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-3--3--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 6

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--9---------9\7---------9---------7---------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7---------7\5---------7---------5---------------------------|
E MajorE|-------0---------------------0--------------------------------|


E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--9---------9\7---------9---------7---------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------7---------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7---------7\5---------7---------5---------------------------|
E MajorE|-------0---------------------0--------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 7

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--------------|
E MajorE|--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--------------|
  P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >


E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--2--------2---------2--------5-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2--------2---------2--------5-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0--------0---------0--------3-------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 8

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 9

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-/5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-/3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 10

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--7--------6--7-------5--7---------4--5------5--7----------|
D MajorD|--5--7--------6--7-------5--7---------4--5------5--7----------|
A augmentedA|--3--5--------4--5-------3--5---------2--3------3--5----------|
E MajorE|--3--5--------4--5-------3--5---------2--3------3--5----------|


Rhythm Fig. 11

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--7----------5--7------------5--7--10--7-------------------|
D MajorD|--5--7----------5--7------------5--7--10--7-------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--5----------3--5------------3--5--8---5-------------------|
E MajorE|--3--5----------3--5------------3--5--8---5-------------------|



Riff 1 (w/ slide)

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--10\-7-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--10\-7-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Riff 2 (w/ slide)

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7\----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7\----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Riff 3 (w/ slide)

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--12\--10~----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 4 (w/ slide)

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--7/-9\--7~---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--7/-9\--7~---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|




Solo (w/ slide)

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------12----12----12----12----12\-10----10-------------------|
G+G|--/12-----12----12----12----12--------10----------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|



E MajorE|------15----15----15/-----------------------------------------|
BB|--/15----15----15---------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
           Slide up past the fingerboard


E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------17--20-------|
BB|--19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17--------------20b---------20b--|
G+G|--------------------------------18~---------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--15p14-15p14-15p14-15p14-15p14------------------17--20-------|
G+G|--------------------------------14~----------19b---------19b--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|



E MajorE|--17--17--20~-------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------10b-------r10-8h10p8~----\-------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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E MajorE|------17--20~-------------------------------------------------|
BB|--17----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|




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)

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