#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# SECRETLY CRUEL (from the KISS CD "ASYLUM") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Standard tuning Comments: This song suffers more than most from the poor production on this album. The separation is terrible and the high frequencies are too accentuated. Thus it is kind of hard to pick out certain things. The problem I had with this is the chorus riff. I think it's something like Rhy. Fig , but I won't bet the house on it. The fills that pop up here and there are basically rock 'n' roll standards. As a brief history lesson, most of these fills are variations on the main riff in Mr. Speed (check out the beginning of Riff 1). 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 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--7/-9--9-----7/-9-----2----0--2/-4-----------------| D|--7/-9--9-----7/-9-----2----0--2/-4-----------------| A|--5/-7--7-----5/-7-----0----------------------------| E|-----------0--------0----------------3p-0--0--------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------3--------------| G|--7/-9--9-----7/-9-----2----0--2/-4--0--------------| D|--7/-9--9-----7/-9-----2----0--2/-4--0--------------| A|--5/-7--7-----5/-7-----0----------------------------| E|-----------0--------0----------------3--------------| Rhythm Fig. 1b E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--7/-9--9-----7/-9-----2----0--2/-4-----------------| D|--7/-9--9-----7/-9-----2----0--2/-4-----------------| A|--5/-7--7-----5/-7-----0----------------------------| E|-----------0--------0----------------3p-0--0--------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--7/-9--9-----7/-9----------------------------------| D|--7/-9--9-----7/-9----------------------------------| A|--5/-7--7-----5/-7----------------------------------| E|-----------0----------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2a E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--5--5--6----5----6--5-------6-------5--5-----------| G|--5--5--5----5----5--5-------5-------5--5-----------| D|--5--5--5----5----5--5-------5-------5--5-----------| A|--3--3-------3----3--3----3-------3-----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--7--7--8----7----8--7-------8-------7--7-----------| G|--7--7--7----7----7--7-------7-------7--7-----------| D|--7--7--7----7----7--7-------7-------7--7-----------| A|--5--5-------5----5--5----5-------5-----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2b E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--5--5--6----5----6--5-------6-------5--5-----------| G|--5--5--5----5----5--5-------5-------5--5-----------| D|--5--5--5----5----5--5-------5-------5--5-----------| A|--3--3-------3----3--3----3-------3-----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--7--7--8----7----8---------------------------------| G|--7--7--7----7----7----7--7--7--7--7----------------| D|--7--7--7----7----7----7--7--7--7--7----------------| A|--5--5-------5----5----5--5--5--5--5----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--5--5--6----5----6--5-------6-------5--5-----------| G|--5--5--5----5----5--5-------5-------5--5-----------| D|--5--5--5----5----5--5-------5-------5--5-----------| A|--3--3-------3----3--3----3-------3-----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--7--7--8-----7--7--8--7----------------------------| G|--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------------------| D|--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------------------| A|--5--5-----5--------5--5----------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4a E|----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------12--12--12-------------| G|--9----12--9--11--9----12----12--12--12--11\-9------| D|--9----12--9--11--9----12----12--12--12--11\-9------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|--5----6----5----6--5----5--6--5--5/-7--------------| G|--5----7----5----7--5----5--7--5--5/-7--7/-9--------| D|--5----5----5----5--5----5--5--5--5/-7--7/-9--------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4b E|----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------12--12--12-------------| G|--9----12--9--11--9----12----12--12--12--11--9------| D|--9----12--9--11--9----12----12--12--12--11--9------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------7--7--7--7-----7-----------| D|--9----9----9----9----9--7--7--7--7-----7-----------| A|--9----9----9----9----9--5--5--5--5-----5-----------| E|--7----7----7----7----7--------------7--------------| Riff 1 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|-------------12--10--9------------------------------| G|----9--11/13-----11--9-----7/---9--9----------------| D|----9-------------------9--7/---9--9----------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Feedback Riff 2 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|------10--8--7--------------------------------------| G|-/11------9--7--9--7--------------------------------| D|----------------9--7--------------------------------| A|----------------------9--7--5-----------------------| E|-------------------------------7--8~----------------| Riff 3 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------8--7----8--7------------------| G|----------------------7--7----7--7--7/-9------------| D|------------------------------------7/-9------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Riff 4 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|-----8--6--5----------------------------------------| G|-/9-----7--5--7--5----------------------------------| D|--------------7--5----------------------------------| A|--------------------7--5--3~------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|------10--8--7--8--8--8--7--------------------------| G|-/11------9--7--9--9--9--7--------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------8\-7--5--8\-7--5/-7---------------------------| D|------8\-7--5--8\-7--5/-7---------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Riff 5 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|-----8--6--5----------------------------------------| G|-/9-----7--5--7--5----------------------------------| D|--------------7--5----------------------------------| A|--------------------7--5~---------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------10--10\-8------------| G|--------------------------9-11-----11\-9------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------8\-7--5--3p-2---------------| D|------------------------8\-7--5--3p-2---------------| A|---------------------------------------3/-5~--------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Riff 6 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----8--8--8--8\-6--6--6---/8--8--8--8/-10--10-------| G|----9--9--9--9\-7--7--7---/9--9--9--9/-11--11-------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Solo E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--/12-12-12-12-----------------------------------------------------| G|--/12-12-12-12----14b---r14p12-14~-------2**b-----x-2---x-2---x-2--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| < - - 3x - - > Gradually release bend E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--2p0-2p0----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------2p0-2p0--------------------------------------------------| A|------------------2p0-------------------/14------------------------| E|----------------------3h5-0-(\)--------------0-(\)-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------12b^^---x-12---x-12------| G|--7b--r7--7b---t12----p7r--7b---t14~-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------19--18--17--17b--17------------------| B|--x-12----r12--12b**^^-----------------------------20--20b**--20---| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--17----------------------------12-15p12-------15----15----15------| G|------19--16-16h19~-------14b------------14b------14----14---------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Hold bend/let ring - - > E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--14b^--r14p12-14---12---------------------------------------------| G|--14b^--r14p12-14---12---------------------------------------------| D|------------------------14---14p12----12-14~-----------------------| A|-----------------------------------14------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| SECRETLY CRUEL Gene Simmons [Riff 1] [Rhy. Fig 1a] [Rhy. Fig 1b] [Rhy. Fig 1a] (3x) I saw my pictures hangin' on her wall She cut it out of that magazine 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 w/ Riff 2] Then she bared herself, aha And stripped my soul [Rhy. Fig 3] Began to shake, rattle, and roll Then I took control, yeah [Riff 3] [Rhy. Fig 4a] (2x) 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 [Rhy. Fig 4b] She's secretly, secretly cruel [Rhy. Fig 1a] (2x) 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 2b w/ Riff 4] Well it ain't just luck But I better knock on wood [Rhy. Fig 3] She's gonna give me everything Somehow I knew she would [Riff 3] [Rhy. Fig 4a] (2x) 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 [Solo over Rhy. Fig 1a (3x)] [Rhy. Fig 2a w/ Riff 5] 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 [Riff 3] [Rhy. Fig 4a w/ Riff 6] Oh, but I know she's secretly cruel I ain't nobody's fool, nobody's fool [Rhy. Fig 4a] (repeat and fade) 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