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SECRETLY CRUEL (from the KISS CD "ASYLUM")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com

Standard tuning

Comments: As far as bass goes on this album, this song has the worst
production. Most of the time the bass almost gets lost in the extremely
cluttered mix. Simple song though. Three riffs with a few variations.


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
                                                  
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--7----7----7-------------------------------|
E|---------------------0-------0----3--0------------|


                                                
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--7----5--7----0--------0--2----------------|
E|---------------------------3--------3/------------|



Rhythm Fig. 1b
                                               
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--7----5--7---------------------------------|
E|---------------------0-------0----3--0------------|


                                                 
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--7--7--5--7----0--------0--2---------------|
E|----------------------------3--------3------------|



Rhythm Fig. 1c
                                               
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--7----5--7---------------------------------|
E|---------------------0----0-----0----0------------|


                                                 
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--7--7--5--7----0--------0--2---------------|
E|----------------------------3--------3------------|



Rhythm Fig. 2a
                                                   
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--2--2--0--0--2--3-----0--2--0--2--3--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


                                                  
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--3--3--2--2--3--5-----5------------0-------|
E|--------------------------------2----3------------|


                                                 
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--2--2--0--0--2--3-------2----2--3----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


                                               
G|--------------------4--7--------------------------|
D|--------4-----7-----------------------------------|
A|--5--5-----5-----5---------------------5\---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 2b
                                                   
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--2--2--0--0--2--3----0--2--0--3--0--3/-5---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


                                                  
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--3--3--2--2--3--5--5--5------------0---2---|
E|--------------------------------2----3------------|


                                                 
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3--2--2--0--0--2--3----0--2--0--3--0--3/-5---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


                                               
G|--------------------4-/7--------------------------|
D|--------4-----4--7--------------------------------|
A|--5--5-----5----------------------------5\--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 3a
                                                     
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------5h7-------------5h7-5--0--3--|
E|--0----0----0---0-0-------0----0---0--------------|


                                                   
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----3--2----0--0--2--3-----3--2--2--------0--2----|
E|------------------------------------0--3----------|



G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------5h7-------------5h7-5--0--3--|
E|--0----0----0---0-0-------0----0---0--------------|


                                                   
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----3--2----0--0--2--3-----3--2--2--3/-5--5/-7----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------5h7-------------5h7-5--0--2--|
E|--0----0----0---0-0-------0----0---0--------------|


                                                 
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------5--5--5--5-----5--7----|
E|---------------------------------------7----------|


Rhythm Fig. 3b
                                                     
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------5h7-------------5h7-5--0--3--|
E|--0----0----0---0-0-------0----0---0--------------|


                                                   
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----3--2----0--0--2--3--------------0-----0--2----|
E|---------------------------0--0--3-----3----------|



G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------5h7-------------5h7-5--0--3--|
E|--0----0----0---0-0-------0----0---0--------------|


                                                   
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----3--2----0--0--2--3-----3--2--2--------0--2----|
E|------------------------------------0--3----------|

   
                                                  
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------5h7-------------5h7-5--0--3--|
E|--0----0----0---0-0-------0----0---0--------------|


                                                   
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----5----------------------------0h-2----|
A|----3-----3-------x--3-----0-----2-----3----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|



G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------5h7-5--------------------5h7-5--0--3--|
E|--0----0------------------0----0---0--------------|


                                                   
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2----/5------------------------------------|
A|----3-----3----------3-----0-----2--------0h-2----|
E|---------------------------------------3----------|



G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------5h7-------------5h7-5--0--3--|
E|--0----0----0---0-0-------0----0---0--------------|


                                                   
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----3--2--2--0--0--2--2--3--3--------------0--2---|
E|-------------------------------0--0--3--3---------|
                                             Fade out


SECRETLY CRUEL
Gene Simmons

[Intro: guitar only]

[Rhy. Fig 1a]
I saw my pictures hangin' on her wall 
She cut it out of that magazine 
[Rhy. Fig 1b] (2x)
It was a hot day, she wore lingerie 
And nothin' else in between, ooh 
She had long hair and thigh high snake skin boots 
And she was all over me like a cheap suit 

[Rhy. Fig 2a]
Then she bared herself, aha 
And stripped my soul 
Began to shake, rattle, and roll 
Then I took control, yeah 

[Rhy. Fig 3a]
But I know she's secretly cruel 
I ain't nobody's fool 
Yeah, I know she's secretly cruel 
Just when I though it was safe 
She puts her lips to my face 
She's secretly, secretly cruel 

[Rhy. Fig 1a] (3x)
Well she grabbed my hair 
And I began to rise 
I could tell what she wanted 
By that look in her eyes, oh, ow 
By that look in her eyes, yeah 
I said "Come here babe and make it quick" 
She said "Not so fast" 
And had a drink 

[Rhy. Fig 2a]
Well it ain't just luck 
But I better knock on wood 
She's gonna give me everything 
Somehow I knew she would 

[Rhy. Fig 3a] 
Oh, but I know she's secretly cruel 
I ain't nobody's fool 
Well, I know she's secretly cruel 
I said baby you're the fire, but I am the fuel 
[Rhy. Fig 4b]
She's secretly, secretly cruel 
Yeah, so cruel 

[Rhy. Fig 1c (3x)]

[Rhy. Fig 2b]
Well it ain't just luck (ain't just luck) 
But I better knock on wood, yeah 
[Rhy. Fig 3]
She's gonna give me everything 
Somehow I knew she would 

[Rhy. Fig 3b]
Oh, but I know she's secretly cruel 
I ain't nobody's fool, nobody's fool 
Secretly, she's so cruel (cruel) 
I'm in love, but I don't play the fool 
Secretly, she's so cruel, secretly, so cruel 
Cruel, yeah, cruel, yeah, cruel, yeah 
I know she's secretly, she's so cruel, secretly, so cruel 
Cruel, yeah, cruel, yeah, cruel, yeah 
I know she's secretly, she's so cruel, secretly, she's so cruel 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, secretly, secretly cruel, cruel