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|--------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kiss/cadillac_dreams_btab.html ]
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)
