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]
