Cadillac Dreams bass

Cadillac Dreams

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)

x

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