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From: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 11:01:18 EDT
Subject: TAB/LYR: New York Groove By KISS (Updated Version!)

Path: willow.uml.edu!benottir
From: [email protected]
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab
Subject: TAB: New York Groove by KISS/Ace Frehley
Organization: University of Massachusetts Lowell

NEW YORK GROOVE 
by Ace Frehley/KISS 1978

The transcription for this song comes mainly from Ace Frehley's solo album 
in 1978 with a few things that KISS added in live during the chorus.   
All chords for this song are power chords.

Transcribed by Robert Benotti ([email protected])  Date: 9/7/95
Any corrections would be appreciated. Also, if anyone knows the solo that 
Ace used to play live, and could send it to me, I would appreciate it. Enjoy. 

Tune Guitar Down 1/2 Step
Intro(Fig#1)

            Play 4 Times.
      E5 
E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--|
D-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--|
A-----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--|
E-----------------------|


Verse 1
      E5                     E5 
E----------------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------------|----------------------|
G-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-------|---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9---|
D-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-------|---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9---|
A-----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-------|---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7---|
E----------------------------|----------------------|
 Many years since I was here.                        

      E5                          B5
E-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--------|-----------------------|
D-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--------|---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9----|
A-----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------|---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9----|
E-----------------------------|---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7----|
 On the street,I was passing my time away.

      D5                          D5  
E-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------|---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7------------|
D-----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------|---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7------------|
A-----5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--------|---5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5------------|
E-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
 To the left and to the right, buildings towering to the sky and it's

      E5                          B5   
E-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--------|-------------------------------|
D-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--------|---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9------------|
A-----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------|---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9------------|
E-----------------------------|---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7------------|
 Out of sight            In the dead of night

PRE CHORUS

Fig#1 (Played Four Times)

CHORUS
          E5                                  A5     B5
E-----------------------------------------|------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|------------------|
G----9----9----------------------------9--|------------------|
D----9----9----------------------------9--|---7-7-7--9-9-9---|
A----7----7----------------------------7--|---7-7-7--9-9-9---|
E-----------------------------------------|---5-5-5--7-7-7---|
 I'm Back   Back in the New York Groove

     E5   E5                           E5     A5/ / B5/ /
 I'm Back   Back in the New York Groove

     E5   E5                           E5     A5/ / B5/ /
 I'm Back   Back in the New York Groove

     E5                             E5
E------------------------------|----------------------------|
B------------------------------|----------------------------|
G----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9----------|----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--------|
D----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9----------|----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--------|
A----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7----------|----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------|
E------------------------------|----------------------------|
 Back   in the New York Groove   In the New York Groove

LEAD INTO VERSE 2(Fig#2)
     F5                             F5   
E------------------------------|------------------------------|
B------------------------------|------------------------------|
G----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
D----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
A-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--|-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--|
E------------------------------|------------------------------|

VERSE 2
     F5                             F5 
E------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10---|
D----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10---|
A-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--|-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8---|
E------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 In the back of my cadillac

     F5                                  C5
E-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10---------|------------------------------|
D----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10---------|--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10----|
A-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8---------|--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10----|
E-------------------------------------|---8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8----|
 Wicked lady sitting by my side saying    where are we?

     D#5                          D#5
E----------------------------|---------------------------|
B----------------------------|---------------------------|
G----8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8--------|----8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-------|
D----8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8--------|----8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-------|
A----6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6--------|----6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-------|
E----------------------------|---------------------------|
 Stop at third and forty-three exit to the night its gotta be ecstacy,

     F5                            C5
E-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-|------------------------------|
D----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
A-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8-|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
E-----------------------------|-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--|
                 This place was   meant for me     

PRECHORUS(Fig#2 Twice)

CHORUS(Same Pattern as 1st Chorus with different chords)
    F5  F5                           F5   A#5/ / C5/ /
I'm Back  Back in the New York Groove
    F5  F5                           F5   A#5/ / C5/ / 
I'm Back  Back in the New York Groove
    F5  F5                           F5   A#5/ / C5/ / 
I'm Back  Back in the New York Groove

     F5                             F5 
E------------------------------|------------------------------|
B------------------------------|------------------------------|
G----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
D----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
A-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--|-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--|
E------------------------------|------------------------------|
 Back  in the New York Groove    In the New York Groove

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