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



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 |--------------------------------------------------------------| 
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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 |--------------------------------------------------------------| 
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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)