Rocket Ride Guitar Tabs by Ace Frehley

ROCKET RIDE (from the KISS Album "ALIVE II")


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. 1a
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6-|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1b
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8-|
Eb|--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6-|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-------------------------|
Eb|-7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1c
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--1--1--1--1--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5-|
Eb|--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6-|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--------------------------|
Eb|-7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2a
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------5~~-------------------------------------5~~--|
Ab|---5h7--5h7--7--------5h7--5h7--7---5~~----5h7--5h7--7-------|
Eb|--0----0-------------0----0---------------0----0-------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------5~~-------------------------------------------|
Ab|---0--5--6--7--------------5~~-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------5--6--7-----------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2b
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------12~~-------------------------------------|
Ab|---12h14--12h14--14--------12h14---12h14--14---12~~----12h14-|
Eb|--0------0----------------0-------0-------------------0------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------12~~---------------12~~-----------------------|
Ab|----12h14--14-------0--12--13--14-------------12~~-----------|
Eb|--0---------------------------------12-13-14-----------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2c
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------5~~-------------------------------------5~~--|
Ab|---5h7--5h7--7--------5h7--5h7--7---5~~----5h7--5h7--7-------|
Eb|--0----0-------------0----0---------------0----0-------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---7---5-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------7--6--5--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------7--6--5-----------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2d
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------12~~-------------------------------------|
Ab|---12h14--12h14--14--------12h14---12h14--14---12~~----12h14-|
Eb|--0------0----------------0-------0-------------------0------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------12~~----14---12--------------------------------|
Ab|----12h14--14------------------14--13-12---------------------|
Eb|--0--------------------------------------14-13-12~-----------|


Rhythm Fig. 3a
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------4--------------------------4----------------------|
Db|---4-4-----4-----4-4-----2-----4-4----4----4--5--6--7--------|
Ab|---4-4-----2-----4-4-----2-----4-4----2----4--5--6--7--------|
Eb|---2-2-----------2-2-----0-----2-2---------2--3--4--5--------|


Rhythm Fig. 3b
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------12--------------------------12--------------------|
Gb|---11-11---11----11-11---9-----11-11---11--11-12--13--14-----|
Db|---11-11---9-----11-11---9-----11-11---9---11-12--13--14-----|
Ab|---9--9----------9--9----7-----9--9--------9--10--11--12-----|
Eb|-------------------------0-----------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 4
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5---------5------------7----------7------------------------|
Gb|--5--7--7---5--7--7------7--9--9----7--9--9--9--11---------11|
Db|--5--7--7---5--7--7------7--9--9----7--9--9--9--11---------11|
Ab|-----5--5------5--5---------7--7-------7--7--7--9----------9-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 5
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------12----------12---------------------------------|
Gb|--11----------11-11-------11-11-----9-9-9-9--------9-9-9-9---|
Db|--11----------9--11-------9--11-----9-9-9-9--9-----9-9-9-9--9|
Ab|--9--------------9-----------9------7-7-7-7--9-----7-7-7-7--9|
Eb|---------------------------------------------7--------------7|


Rhythm Fig. 6
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------4---------------4--------------4--------------|
Db|---4--4--4--4--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---4--5--6--7-|
Ab|---4--4--4--4--2---4--4--4--4--2--4--4--4--4--2---4--5--6--7-|
Eb|---2--2--2--2------2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2------2--3--4--5-|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------7---------------7--------------7---------------|
Db|--7--7--7--7--7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7--8--9--10-|
Ab|--7--7--7--7--5---7--7--7--7--5--7--7--7--7--5---7--8--9--10-|
Eb|--5--5--5--5------5--5--5--5-----5--5--5--5------5--6--7--8--|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------11--------------11--------------11-------------|
Db|--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-12-13-14-|
Ab|--11-11-11-11-9---11-11-11-11-9---11-11-11-11-9--11-12-13-14-|
Eb|--9--9--9--9------9--9--9--9------9--9--9--9-----9--10-11-12-|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------14--------------14-------------14------14---14---|
Db|14-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--14--14---14-14|
Ab|14-14-14-14-12--14-14-14-14-12-14-14-14-14-12--14--12---12-14|
Eb|12-12-12-12-----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-----12----------12|


Solo
Eb|-5p2-5p2---5p2-5p2---5p2-5p2---5p2-5p2---5p2-5p2--5p2p0------|
Bb|---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5------5p2p0|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-4p2p0----------4**b^^----r4b--4p2p0--4p20-4p2p0-5p3p0-6p4p0-|
Db|-------4p2p0-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|7p5p0--7**b^^---r7b~~--5h7p5-5hp7--6**~~-5hp7--6~~-5hp7-6**~~|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-----------5-5-------------------------14p9--13p9--11p9--13p9|
Bb|----------5-5--8--5~------------------9-----9-----9-----9----|
Gb|5h7p5--7b------------7b--5h7p5----5~-------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------7----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|--14p9--13p9--11p9--13p9------9--------9------9-9-9----------|
Bb|-9-----9-----9-----9--------9---9-----9--9---9-9--9---10--11-|
Gb|-------------------------11b-------11b-----11b----11b-12b-13b|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|----------12------12------12-12---12---12---12---12-15-12----|
Bb|-12-----12--12---12-12---12-12--15b--15b--15b-------------15-|
Gb|-14b-14b-------14b-----14b-----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|12-15-12-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------14-12----12--14b^^~~~~r14b~~~~----------------------|
Db|---------------14--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 1
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--2----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------|
Db|--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------|
Ab|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro Solo
Eb|-------5-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----5---8-p5--------------------------------5--7--8--7--5~--|
Gb|--7b----------7b-r7--5--7--5-----------5--7------------------|
Db|------------------------------7--5--7~-----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|------5------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----5---5---8//10~~----13-14-15--13-14-15--13-14-15--13-14-15|
Gb|-7b----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15b~r15--13-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------14-12----12--14b^^---14b~~~~--------------------|
Db|-------------------14----------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|


ROCKET RIDE (ACE Frehley and Sean Delaney)


[Rhythm Fig. 1b]
[Rhythm Fig. 2a] & [Rhythm Fig. 2b]
[Rhythm Fig. 2c] & [Rhythm Fig. 2d]
[Rhythm Fig. 3a] & [Rhythm Fig. 3b]
Lady Space, you like the way I make you feel inside
Take a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 2a] & [Rhythm Fig. 2b]
[Rhythm Fig. 3a] & [Rhythm Fig. 3b]
From the start you wanted to fly
I got the rocket and you want the ride
Take a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 2c] & [Rhythm Fig. 2d]
[Rhythm Fig. 4]
[Rhythm Fig. 5]2x
Baby wants it fast, baby wants a blast
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride
Baby wants it fast, baby wants a blast
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 2a] & [Rhythm Fig. 2b]
[Rhythm Fig. 2c] & [Rhythm Fig. 2d]
[Rhythm Fig. 3a] & [Rhythm Fig. 3b]
Lady space, you better wake up fast
Countdown is comin' on
Take a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 2a] & [Rhythm Fig. 2b]
[Rhythm Fig. 3a] & [Rhythm Fig. 3b]
The gravity that used to hold you down
Just don't exist no more
Take a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 2c] & [Rhythm Fig. 2d]
[Rhythm Fig. 4]
[Rhythm Fig. 5]2x
Baby wants it fast, baby wants a blast
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride
Baby wants it fast, baby wants a blast
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 1a]
[Rhythm Fig. 1c]
[Rhythm Fig. 1b] & [Rhythm Fig. 1c]


Come on, grab a hold of my rocket


[Solo] & [Rhythm Fig. 6]


[Rhythm Fig. 5]
Baby wants it fast, baby wants a blast
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 5]
Baby wants it fast, baby wants a blast
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 5]
Baby's on her knees, baby wants to please
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 5]
Baby's on her knees, baby wants to please
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 2a] & [Rhythm Fig. 2b]
[Rhythm Fig. 2c] & [Rhythm Fig. 2d]
[Rhythm Fig. 2a] & [Rhythm Fig. 2b]
[Outro Solo]
[Riff 1]

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