#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-----------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of # #the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or # #research. # #All Transcriptions on this site is the property of KISS Tabs and cannot be# #used on any other website, ftp site or archive witout permission from # #KISS Tabs. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------# ROCKET RIDE (from the KISS-LP "ALIVE II") ----------- 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. This sets him up for having some of the best songs on the subsequent KISS recordings (notable Dynasty & 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 Solo 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!! One of the rare instances Ace uses a Wha-Wha on KISS material. The outro also features a free time 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] From the start you wanted to fly 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]