#-----------------------------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 Asylum and # # cannot be used on any other website, ftp site or archive without # # permission from KISS Asylum. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# NEW YORK GROOVE (from the KISS CD "ACE FREHLEY") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: This song is all about the rhythm. The parts all follow each other in the set pattern. The one half-step modulation is all that really happens during the song. There are quite a few pretty cool fills though where Ace uses an old rock/country move by hammering on from the minor third to the major third. Works like a charm. Don't be intimidated by all the x's in the staffs; once you get into the feel they will come naturally. 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 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--7--x-7--x-7--x-x-7--7--x-x--------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x--------------------------------------| Gb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x--------------------------------------| Db|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x--------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3 Eb|-------------------------------7----7----7----7-7--7--------------| Bb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---7--x-7--x-7--x-7-7--7--x-x---------| Gb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8--8--x-x---------| Db|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - > Eb|--5----5----5----5-5--5--------5----5----5----5-5--5--------------| Bb|--5--x-5--x-5--x-5-5--5--x-x---5--x-5--x-5--x-5-5--5--x-x---------| Gb|--6--x-6--x-6--x-6-6--6--x-x---6--x-6--x-6--x-6-6--6--x-x---------| Db|--7--x-7--x-7--x-7-7--7--x-x---7--x-7--x-7--x-7-7--7--x-x---------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------7----7----7----7-7--7--------------| Bb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---7--x-7--x-7--x-7-7--7--x-x---------| Gb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8--8--x-x---------| Db|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---9-9-9-9--9-9-9-10--7--9------------| Gb|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9---9--9------------| Db|--9--x-9--x-9--x-9-9--9--x-x---9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9---9--9------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--7--x-7--x-7--x-x-7--7--x-x--------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------7--x-7--x-7--x-x-7--7--x-x---------| < - - - - - - 3x - - - - - > Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--5--x-5--x-5--x-x-5--5--x-x---5--x-5--x-5--x-x-5--5--x-x---------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--7--x-7--x-7--x-x-7--7--x-x--------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------7--x-7--x-7--x-x-7--7--x-x---------| Rhythm Fig. 6 Eb|-----------------7--7-7----5----5----5----7--7-7------------------| Bb|--9----9----9--x-7--7-7----5----5----5--x-7--7-7------------------| Gb|--9----9----9--x-8--8-8----6----6----6--x-8--8-8------------------| Db|--9----9----9--x-9--9-9----7----7----7--x-9--9-9------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 7 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--7---------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--0---------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 8 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--8--x-8--x-8--x-x-8--8--x-x--------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 9 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--------------------------------| Gb|--10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--------------------------------| Db|--10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 10 Eb|-----------------------------------8----8----8-----8--8---8-------| Bb|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--8--x-8--x-8---x-8--8---8---x-x-| Gb|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--9--x-9--x-9---x-9--9---9---x-x-| Db|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--10-x-10-x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x-| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| < - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - - > Eb|--6----6----6----6-6--6--------6----6----6----6-6--6--------------| Bb|--6--x-6--x-6--x-6-6--6--x-x---6--x-6--x-6--x-6-6--6--x-x---------| Gb|--7--x-7--x-7--x-7-7--7--x-x---7--x-7--x-7--x-7-7--7--x-x---------| Db|--8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8--8--x-x---8--x-8--x-8--x-8-8--8--x-x---------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------8----8-----8-----8--8---8------| Bb|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--8--x-8---x-8---x-8--8---8--x-x-| Gb|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--9--x-9---x-9---x-9--9---9--x-x-| Db|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10--x-x--10-x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10-x-x-| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 11 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10-x-x-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-11--8---10-| Gb|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10-x-x-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10-| Db|-10--x-10--x-10--x-10-10--10-x-x-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10-| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 12 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--8--x-8--x-8--x-x-8--8--x-x--------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------8--x-8--x-8--x-x-8--8--x-x---------| < - - - - - - 3x - - - - - > Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--6--x-6--x-6--x-x-6--6--x-x---6--x-6--x-6--x-x-6--6--x-x---------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--8--x-8--x-8--x-x-8--8--x-x--------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------8--x-8--x-8--x-x-8--8--x-x---------| Rhythm Fig. 13 Eb|--------------------8---8--8-----6----6----6----8---8--8----------| Bb|--10----10----10--x-8---8--8-----6----6----6--x-8---8--8----------| Gb|--10----10----10--x-9---9--9-----7----7----7--x-9---9--9----------| Db|--10----10----10--x-10--10-10----8----8----8--x-10--10-10---------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 14 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--3---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--1---------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 Eb|--12\-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--12\-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--15-----14--12---------------------------------------------------| Gb|--15h16--14--12h13------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 Eb|--13\-------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--13\-------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 4 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--13-----15--13-----16----15--13----------------------------------| Gb|--13h14--15--13h14--16h17-15--13h14-------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 5 Eb|-------------------------------6----------------------------------| Bb|--8---8------------------------8p6--6------8---8------------------| Gb|--8h9-8h9-----------------6h7-------6h7----8h9-8h9----------------| Db|----------10----------------------------8----------10-------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| < - - 3x - - > < - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - > Riff 6 Eb|-------------------------------------------6----------------------| Bb|------15p13--13--------13----13------------8p6--6------8---8------| Gb|------14-----13h14-----13h14-13h14----6/7-------6h7----8h9-8h9----| Db|-15----------------15--------------15---------------8----------10-| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| NEW YORK GROOVE Russ Ballard [Intro: Drums only] [Rhy. Fig 1] (2x) [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2 and Riff 1] [Riff 2] [Rhy. Fig 3 w/ Rhy. Fig 5] Many years since I was here, on the street I was passin' my time away To the left and to the right, buildings towering to the sky It's outta sight in the dead of night [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 4] (2x) Here I am, and in this city, with a fistful of dollars And baby, you'd better believe [Rhy. Fig 6 w Rhy. Fig 7] (3x) I'm back, back in the New York Groove I'm back, back in the New York Groove I'm back, back in the New York Groove [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2 and Riff 1] (2x) Back in the New York Groove, in the New York Groove [Rhy. Fig 8 w/ Rhy. Fig 9 and Riff 3] (2x) [Rhy. Fig 10 w/ Rhy. Fig 12 and Riff 4] In the back of my Cadillac A wicked lady, sittin' by my side, sayin' 'Where are we?' Stop at Third and Forty-three, exit to the night It's gonna be ecstacy, this place was meant for me [Rhy. Fig 11 w/ Rhy. Fig 8] Feels so good tonight, who cares about tomorrow So baby, you'd better believe [Rhy. Fig 13 w/ Rhy. Fig 14] (3x) I'm back, back in the New York Groove I'm back, back in the New York Groove I'm back, back in the New York Groove [Rhy. Fig 8 w/ Rhy. Fig 9 and Riff 3] (2x) Back in the New York Groove, in the New York Groove [Rhy. Fig 13 w/ Rhy. Fig 14 and Riff 5] I'm back, back in the New York Groove (6x) [Rhy. Fig 13 w/ Rhy. Fig 14 and Riff 6] I'm back, back in the New York Groove (repeat and fade)