KISS - "rocketride" Tablature
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ROCKET RIDE (from the KISS-LP "ALIVE II")
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transcribed by Mark Perillo (mark@kisstabs.com)
Eb 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
r^ = release-bend half-step
h^ = hammer-on
p^ = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
** = Artificial Harmonic
x = Muted String (Palm Muting)
X = Muted String (Fretboard Muting)
As far as new songs go on Alive II, Ace's "Rocket Ride" is probably the best. Thi
s sets him up
for having some of the best songs on the subsequent KISS recordings (notable Dyna
sty & Unmasked)
This song features alot of Flange in various parts of the song. Feel free to try
out the flange
on ifferent parts and listen to the recording to see where it's not active. Ace S
olo is also
transcribed here. I have done it as accurate as I can. It's pretty damn close and
should give
you a good starting point. Be sure to have your Wha-Wha pedal out on this one!! O
ne of the rare
instances Ace uses a Wha-Wha on KISS material. The outro also features a free tim
e pentatonic
run.. This is also close but not perfect, feel free to improvise here as I'm sure
Ace was doing
the same when he recorded it. Have Fun!
Rhythm Fig. 1
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/8-8-8-8/9-9-9-9----|
Ab|-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7/8-8-8-8/9-9-9-9----|
Eb|-2-2-2-2/3-3-3-3/4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7----|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-10-10-10-10/11-11-11-11----------------------------|
Ab|-10-10-10-10/11-11-11-11----------------------------|
Eb|-8--8--8--8-/9--9--9--9-----------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------5~--------------------------5~------5---|
Ab|--5h^7--7-------5h^7---7---5~-5h^7---7----5-6-7-----|
Eb|-0-----0--0----0-----0---0---0-----0---0------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------5~---------------------------5~|
Ab|-------5--5h^7---7------5h^7---7---5~--5h^7---7-----|
Eb|-5-6-7---0-----0---0---0-----0---0----0-----0---0---|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-5------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----7-6-5------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------7-6-5------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 2a
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------5~-------------------------5~------5---|
Ab|--5h^7---7------5h^7---7---5~-5h^7---7----5-6-7-----|
Eb|-0-----0---0---0-----0---0---0-----0---0------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------5~---------------------------5~|
Ab|-------5--5h^7---7------5h^7---7---5~--5h^7---7-----|
Eb|-5-6-7---0-----0---0---0-----0---0----0-----0---0---|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-5------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----7-6-5------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------7-6-5~~~~--------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 3
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------4---------------4----------------------------|
Db|--4-4--4--4-4--2--4-4--4--4-5-6-7-------------5~----|
Ab|--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-5-6-7--5h^7---7---------|
Eb|--2-2-----2-2--0--2-2-----2-3-4-5-0-----0---0-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------5~--------5---------------|
Ab|-5h^7---7---5~-5h^7---7-------5-6-7---------5-------|
Eb|0-----0---0---0-----0---0-------------5-6-7---------|
Rhythm Fig. 4
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------4---------------4----------------------------|
Db|--4-4--4--4-4--2--4-4--4--4-5-6-7-------------5~----|
Ab|--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-4--2--4-5-6-7--5h^7---7---------|
Eb|--2-2-----2-2--0--2-2-----2-3-4-5-0-----0---0-------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------5~--7--5------------------|
Ab|-5h^7---7---5~-5h^7---7------------7-6-5------------|
Eb|0-----0---0---0-----0---0-----------------7-6-5-----|
Rhythm Fig. 5
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--5/7--7\5/7\5/7--7/9--9\7/9\7/9---11---------11----|
Db|--5/7--7\5/7\5/7--7/9--9\7/9\7/9---11---------11----|
Ab|--3/5--5\3/5\3/5--5/7--7\5/7\5/7---9----------9-----|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 6
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------11--11----9-9-9-9-9-----------------------|
Db|---11-11--9---11----9-9-9-9-9--9--------------------|
Ab|---9--9-------9-----7-7-7-7-7--9--------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------7--------------------|
<---2x--> <-----2x--->
Rhythm Fig. 7
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------4---------------------------7-----------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4/5-5/6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7/8-8/-|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4--2--4-4-4/5-5/6-6--7-7-7-7-7-5--7-7/8-8/-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2/3-3/4-4--5-5-5-5-5----5-5/6-6/-|
<----3x----> <-----3x-->
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------11------------------------|
Db|-9-9/10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11/12-12/13-13/-|
Ab|-9-9/10-10-11-11-11-11-11-9---11-11-11/12-12/13-13/-|
Eb|-7-7/8--8--9--9--9--9--9------9--9--9-/10-10/11-11/-|
<------3x------->
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------14----------------------------------|
Db|-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------------------------|
Ab|-14-14-14-14-14-12----------------------------------|
Eb|-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------------------|
<------3x------->
Rhythm Fig. 8
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---2------------------------------------------------|
Db|---2------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---0------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Solo
Eb|-5-5p^2p^0--5-5p^2p^0-------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------5p^2p^0-----------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------4p^2p^0--4b~~--------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
<---5x-->
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4p^2p^0-------------4p^2p^0-----------------------|
Db|------------4p^2p^0------------4p^2p^0--------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
<--2x-> <--2x-> <--2x-> <--2x->
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7b~~--7p^5----5--7-5~--7p^5-----5~---7p^5----------|
Db|------------5-----------------7------------7--------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
<----2x--->
Eb|-------------------------------------14p^9---12p^9--|
Bb|------5h^8p^5---------------------9--------9--------|
Gb|--7b-------------7b-r7p^5----5~---------------------|
Db|---------------------------7------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
<-----2x---> <---------2x-----
Eb|---14p^9---12p^9---11p^9---12p^9---9----9---9-------|
Bb|-9-------9-------9-------9---------9----9---9-------|
Gb|-----------------------------------11b--11b-11b-----|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------> <4x>
Eb|-10--11--------12----12--15-15p^14p^12--------------|
Bb|-10--11---12---15b---------------------15p^14p^12---|
Gb|-12b-13b--14b---------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
<4x> <4x>
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-14p^13p^12------12--14b-r14p^12-----14b~~----------|
Db|-------------14------------------14-----------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Outro
Eb|-------5--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----5----8-5-------------------------------7b^-7---|
Gb|--7b-----------8-7-5--8p^7p^5---7p^6p^5---5---------|
Db|------------------------------7---------7-----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------5----------8-9-10-8-9-10---|
Bb|--7b^-7-5------------------5/10--10-----------------|
Gb|-----------7p^6p^5--5h^6----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-8-9--10p^9p^8--------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------10--8-10--10p^9p^8---10-10b~-10b~---|
Gb|-----------------------------------9----------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
ROCKET RIDE - Ace Frehley, Sean Delaney
[Rhythm Fig. 1]
[Rhythm Fig. 2]
[Rhythm Fig. 3]
Lady space, you like the way
I make you feel inside
Take a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 4]
I got the rocket and you want the ride
Take a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 5]
[Rhythm Fig. 6](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. 2]
[Rhythm Fig. 3]
Lady space, you better wake up fast
Countdown is comin' on
Take a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 4]
The gravity that used to hold you down
Just don't exist no more
Take a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 5]
[Rhythm Fig. 6](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. 1](3x) [2nd & 3rd time with flange]
Come on, grab a hold of my rocket
[Solo](with Wha-Wha) w/[Rhythm Fig. 7]
[Rhythm Fig. 6](4x)
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
Baby's on her knees, baby wants to please
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride
Baby's on her knees, baby wants to please
She wants a rocket ride, she wants a rocket ride
[Rhythm Fig. 2a]
[Outro] (Free Time)
[Drum Fill]
[Rhythm Fig. 8]
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