Cadillac Dreams bass tab by 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. 1

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 2

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5-5-5--8--8--8-8-8--3--3----3----3---x-3--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5-5-5--8--8--8-8-8--3--3----3/-5----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 3

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------|


End 1

G|-------------------------------------5------------------------|
D|-------5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7----------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


End 2

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5h7---5h7---------7-5-----------------------------|
A|--0----0-----------------0--------7-5--3----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 4a

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------3---------------------|
A|--3--5--5--5-5--5-5--3--5--5-5--5-3--5-----5---5--5-5--5-5--5-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10--10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10\-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5h7-5h7-5h7-----------------------------------|
A|-----0--3b-0--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3b----------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 4b

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------3---------------------|
A|--3--5--5--5-5--5-5--3--5--5-5--5-3--5-----5---5--5-5--5-5--5-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10--10--10-10--10-10--10-8--8-8--8-8--8-8\------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


End 1

G|---------------5-5-5------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



End 2

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------------3----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



End 3

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 5

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3--3--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 6

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------5---------------|
A|--7------------------5---7------------------5-----------------|
E|-------0----0----5h7----------0----0----5h7-------------------|
   < - - - - 2x - - - - >


G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|-------0----0----5h7------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 7

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--------------|



G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5h7---5h7---5h7--5-----5---5h7---5h7------------------------|
A|---------------------5h7---7-------------3--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 8

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--5------4--5------3--5------2--3----5---------------------|
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 w/ End 1:
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 4a:
I want money, money, that's what I need,
I got Cadillac dreams, please mister don'tcha take it from me
Rhy. Fig 4b w/ End 1:
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:
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
Well life was hard on me, but I still don't give a damn

Rhy. Fig 3 w/ End 1:
When I was seventeen I was an angry young man
But I won't let just anybody tell me who I am

Rhy. Fig 4a:
I just want money, money, that's all I need
I got Cadillac dreams, hey mister don'tcha take it from me
Rhy. Fig 4b w/ End 2:
Give me money, money, more than I need
These Cadillac dreams are waitin' on me

Rhy. Fig 6:
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

Rhy. Fig 7:

Yeah, now dig this...

Rhy. Fig 8:
When I was seventeen, there was this beauty queen
Checked in a one room suite, the back seat of my car

Rhy. Fig 3 w/ End 2:
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 4a:
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 4b w/ End 3:
I want money, money, more than I need
I got Cadillac dreams waitin' on me

Rhy. Fig 4a:
Money, money, that's what I need
We're drivin' in my Chevy with my Cadillac dreams
Rhy. Fig 4b:
Someday, one day, just you and me
We'll ride inside these Cadillac dreams

Rhy. Fig 4a:
Rhy. Fig 4b:
(repeat and fade)