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|--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | 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|--------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | 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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