Kiss - Cadillac Dreams Chords & Tabs

 

Cadillac Dreams Chords & Tabs

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Cadillac Dreams Tab

   
CADILLAC DREAMS (from the KISS CD "HOT IN THE SHADE")
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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|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
D|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
A|--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 2
                                                            
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
D|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
A|--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                            
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--x-x-x--10--10--x-x-x--5--5--x-x-5--x-x-5---x-5--------|
D|--7--7--x-x-x--10--10--x-x-x--5--5--x-x-5--x-x-5---x-5--------|
A|--5--5--x-x-x--8---8---x-x-x--3--3--x-x-3--x-x-3---x-3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                            
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
D|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
A|--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                       
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--x-x-x--10--10--x-x-x--5--5--x-x-7---------------------|
D|--7--7--x-x-x--10--10--x-x-x--5--5--x-x-7---------------------|
A|--5--5--x-x-x--8---8---x-x-x--3--3--x-x-5---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 3
                                                     
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3--5------------------5--5------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3/5-------3~--------------3--3------|
    P.M. - - - - - - - - >          Semi-harm

    
                                      
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----------------------2--2--5------------------------------|
D|--2----------------------2--2--5------------------------------|
A|--0----------------------0--0--3------------------------------|
E|------------------------------(3)-----------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 4
                                                                    
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--7------------5--7------------5--7--10--7------------------|
D|-5--7------------5--7------------5--7--10--7------------------|
A|-3--5--5--5-5--5-3--5--5--5-5--5-3--5--8---5---5--5-5--5-5--5-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


End 1
                                                               
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12---------------------------2------------------------------|
D|--12---------------------------2------------------------------|
A|--10---------------------0--3b-0------------------------------|
E|----------------------3b--------------------------------------|
                        1/4-step bends

End 2
                                                              
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12--------10----------5-------------------------------------|
D|--12--------10----------5-------------------------------------|
A|--10--------8-----------3-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------3-------------------------------------|


End 3
                                                              
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12--------10----------5------5------------------------------|
D|--12--------10----------5------5------------------------------|
A|--10--------8-----------3------3------------------------------|
E|------------------------3------3------------------------------|


End 4
                                          
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12--------10------------------------------------------------|
D|--12--------10------------------------------------------------|
A|--10--------8-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 5
                                                            
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-5--5--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
D|--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-5--5--7--7--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-5--------|
A|--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x-3--3--5--5--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 6
                                                                
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---------9\7---------9---------7---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---------7\5---------7---------5---------------------------|
E|-------0---------------------0--------------------------------|


                                             
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---------9\7---------9---------7---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------7---------------------------|
A|--7---------7\5---------7---------5---------------------------|
E|-------0---------------------0--------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 7
                                                      
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--------------|
    P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >

                                          
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------2---------2--------5-------------------------------|
D|--2--------2---------2--------5-------------------------------|
A|--0--------0---------0--------3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kiss/cadillac_dreams_tab.html ]
Rhythm Fig. 8
                                                 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-----------------------------------|
D|--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-----------------------------------|
A|--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 9
                                                          
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-/3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 10
                                                               
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--7--------6--7-------5--7---------4--5------5--7----------|
D|--5--7--------6--7-------5--7---------4--5------5--7----------|
A|--3--5--------4--5-------3--5---------2--3------3--5----------|
E|--3--5--------4--5-------3--5---------2--3------3--5----------|
   


Rhythm Fig. 11
                                                
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--7----------5--7------------5--7--10--7-------------------|
D|--5--7----------5--7------------5--7--10--7-------------------|
A|--3--5----------3--5------------3--5--8---5-------------------|
E|--3--5----------3--5------------3--5--8---5-------------------|




Riff 1 (w/ slide)

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10\-7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10\-7-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|




Riff 2 (w/ slide)

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7\----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7\----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|




Riff 3 (w/ slide)

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--12\--10~----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|



Riff 4 (w/ slide)

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7/-9\--7~---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7/-9\--7~---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|





Solo (w/ slide)

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12----12----12----12----12\-10----10-------------------|
G|--/12-----12----12----12----12--------10----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|




E|------15----15----15/-----------------------------------------|
B|--/15----15----15---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                      Slide up past the fingerboard



E|-------------------------------------------------17--20-------|
B|--19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17-19p17--------------20b---------20b--|
G|--------------------------------18~---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                              |
 |                                                              |
 |                                                              |
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15p14-15p14-15p14-15p14-15p14------------------17--20-------|
G|--------------------------------14~----------19b---------19b--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|




E|--17--17--20~-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------10b-------r10-8h10p8~----\-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                              |
 |                                                              |
 |                                                              |
E|------17--20~-------------------------------------------------|
B|--17----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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]
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)