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New York Groove Tab

by Ace Frehley


NEW YORK GROOVE

this is an awseome song that not too many people know about or dosnt really know who 
it this is an awsome song one of the best from Ace and KISS

GL Learning it


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)


Rhythm Fig. 1 (w/Talk Box)

     E
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--7-X7-X7-X-X7-7-X-X7-X7-X7-X-X7-7--------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
     <-------------3x------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1a

      E
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---9-X-9-XX-9-XX-9-9-X-X------------------------------|
Db|---9-X-9-XX-9-XX-9-9-X-X------------------------------|
Ab|---7-X-7-XX-7-XX-7-7-X-X------------------------------|
Eb|---0---0----0----0-0----------------------------------|
      <----------2x--------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1b

      F
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--10-X-10-XX-10-XX-10-10-X-X--------------------------|
Db|--10-X-10-XX-10-XX-10-10-X-X--------------------------|
Ab|---8-X-8--XX--8-XX--8--8-X-X--------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
      <----------2x--------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1c (w/Talk Box)

     E
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--7-X7-X7-X-X7-7-X-X7-X7-X7-X-X7-7--------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
     <-------------2x------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 1d (w/Talk Box)

     F
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--8-X8-X8-X-X8-8-X-X8-X8-X8-X-X8-8--------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
     <-------------2x------------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2 (w/Talk Box)

     E
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--7-X7-X7-X-X7-7-X-X7-X7-X7-X-X7-7--------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
     <-------------3x------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7-X7-X7-X-X7-7-X-X7-X7-X7-X-X7-7------------------|

     A
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-X7-X7-X-X7-7-X-X7-X7-X7-X-X7-7--------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
     <-------------2x------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|--7-X7-X7-X-X7-7-X-X7-X7-X7-X-X7-7------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|


Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--7-X7-X7-X-X7-7-X-X7-X7-X7-X-X7-7------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 2a

      E                       B
Eb|---------------------------7-X-7-XX-7-XX-7-7-X-X------|
Bb|---------------------------7-X-7-XX-7-XX-7-7-X-X------|
Gb|---9-X-9-XX-9-XX-9-9-X-X---8-X-8-XX-8-XX-8-8-X-X------|
Db|---9-X-9-XX-9-XX-9-9-X-X---9-X-9-XX-9-XX-9-9-X-X------|
Ab|---7-X-7-XX-7-XX-7-7-X-X---9-X-9-XX-9-XX-9-9-X-X------|
Eb|---0---0----0----0-0-------7-X-7-XX-7-XX-7-7-X-X------|
      <----------3x--------------------------------------|

     A                      E
Eb|--5-X-5-XX-5-XX-5-5-X-X-------------------------------|
Bb|--5-X-5-XX-5-XX-5-5-X-X-------------------------------|
Gb|--6-X-6-XX-6-XX-6-6-X-X--9-X-9-XX-9-XX-9-9-X-X--------|
Db|--7-X-7-XX-7-XX-7-7-X-X--9-X-9-XX-9-XX-9-9-X-X--------|
Ab|--7-X-7-XX-7-XX-7-7-X-X--7-X-7-XX-7-XX-7-7-X-X--------|
Eb|--5-X-5-XX-5-XX-5-5-X-X--0---0----0----0-0------------|
     <--------2x-----------------------------------------|

     B
Eb|--7-X-7-XX-7-XX-7-7---------------------------------|
Bb|--7-X-7-XX-7-XX-7-7---------------------------------|
Gb|--8-X-8-XX-8-XX-8-8---------------------------------|
Db|--9-X-9-XX-9-XX-9-9---------------------------------|
Ab|--9-X-9-XX-9-XX-9-9---------------------------------|
Eb|--7-X-7-XX-7-XX-7-7---------------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 3

      E   A    A    A     B B B  E
Eb|-------5----5----5-----7-7-7------------------------|
Bb|-------5----5----5-----7-7-7------------------------|
Gb|---9---6----6----6-----8-8-8--9---------------------|
Db|---9---7----7----7-----9-9-9--9---------------------|
Ab|---7---7----7----7-----9-9-9--7---------------------|
Eb|---0---5----5----5-----7-7-7--0---------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 3a (Distorted Electric)

        E
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----9----------------------------------------------|
Db|-----9----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----7----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----0----------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Fig. 4 (w/Talk Box)

     F
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--8-X8-X8-X-X8-8-X-X8-X8-X8-X-X8-8--------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
     <-------------3x------------------------------------|

     C
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--8-X8-X8-X-X8-8-X-X8-X8-X8-X-X8-8------------------|

     Bb
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--6-X6-X6-X-X6-6-X-X6-X6-X6-X-X6-6--------------------|
     <-------------2x------------------------------------|

     F
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|--8-X8-X8-X-X8-8-X-X8-X8-X8-X-X8-8------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|

     C
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--8-X8-X8-X-X8-8-X-X8-X8-X8-X-X8-8------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 4a

   F                          C
Eb|---------------------------8--X-8--XX-8--XX-8--8--XX--|
Bb|---------------------------8--X-8--XX-8--XX-8--8--XX--|
Gb|10-X-10-XX-10-XX-10-10-X-X-9--X-9--XX-9--XX-9--9--XX--|
Db|10-X-10-XX-10-XX-10-10-X-X-10-X-10-XX-10-XX-10-10-XX--|
Ab|-8-X--8-XX-8--XX--8--8-X-X-10-X-10-XX-10-XX-10-10-XX--|
Eb|---------------------------8--X-8--XX-8--XX-8--8--XX--|
      <----------3x--------------------------------------|

     Bb                     F
Eb|--6-X-6-XX-6-XX-6-6-X-X-------------------------------|
Bb|--6-X-6-XX-6-XX-6-6-X-X-------------------------------|
Gb|--7-X-7-XX-7-XX-7-7-X-X--10-X-10-XX-10-XX-10-10-X-X---|
Db|--8-X-8-XX-8-XX-8-8-X-X--10-X-10-XX-10-XX-10-10-X-X---|
Ab|--8-X-8-XX-8-XX-8-8-X-X--8--X-8--XX-8--XX-8--8--X-X---|
Eb|--6-X-6-XX-6-XX-6-6-X-X-------------------------------|
     <--------2x-----------------------------------------|

     C
Eb|--8--X-8--XX-8--XX-8--8-----------------------------|
Bb|--8--X-8--XX-8--XX-8--8-----------------------------|
Gb|--9--X-9--XX-9--XX-9--9-----------------------------|
Db|--10-X-10-XX-10-XX-10-10----------------------------|
Ab|--10-X-10-XX-10-XX-10-10----------------------------|
Eb|--8--X-8--XX-8--XX-8--8-----------------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 5

      F   Bb   Bb   Bb    C  C  C   F
Eb|-------6----6----6-----8--8--8----------------------|
Bb|-------6----6----6-----8--8--8----------------------|
Gb|---10--7----7----7-----9--9--9---10-----------------|
Db|---10--8----8----8-----10-10-10--10-----------------|
Ab|---8---8----8----8-----10-10-10--8------------------|
Eb|-------6----6----6-----8--8--8----------------------|


Rhythm Fig. 5a (Distorted Electric)

        F
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----10---------------------------------------------|
Db|-----10---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----8----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 1

Eb|--12/-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--12/-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 1a

Eb|--13/-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--13/-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 2

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--15------14--12------------------------------------|
Gb|--15h^16--14--12h^13--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 2a

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--13------15--13------16--15--13--------------------|
Gb|--13h^14--15--13h^14--17--15--13h^14----------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 3

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--9-9-9-9-9-9---10---7--9---------------------------|
Gb|--9-9-9-9-9-9---9----7--9---------------------------|
Db|--9-9-9-9-9-9---9----7--9---------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 3a

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-11--8--10------------------------|
Gb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--10------------------------|
Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--10------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff. 4

Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---7\8-7\8---5\6-8-x-5\6--8----8----------------------|
Gb|---8\9-8\9---6\7-7-x-6\7--8h^9-8h^9-------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
     <--3x-->   <-----------3x---------------------------|


Eb|--12\13--12-------------------------------------------|
Bb|--12\13--12-13------13-----13-------------------------|
Gb|--13\14-----13h^14--13h^14-13h^14---------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
     <-----------------------Repeat Until Fade-----------|

Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5\6-8-x-5\6--8----8---------------------------------|
Gb|--6\7-7-x-6\7--8h^9-8h^9------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
    -----------------------------------------------------|

 NEW YORK GROOVE

[Rhythm Fig. 1] w/[Rhythm Fig. 1a](2x) then [Riff. 1](4x)
then [Riff. 2]

[Rhythm Fig. 2] w/[Rhythm Fig. 2a]
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

[Rhythm Fig. 1a] w/ [Rhythm Fig. 1c] w/[Riff.3](2x)
Here I am, and in this city, with a fistful of dollars
And baby, you'd better believe

[Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] w/[Rhythm Fig. 1c](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
Back in the New York Groove, in the New York Groove

[Rhythm Fig. 1a] w/[Rhythm Fig. 1c] w/[Riff.1 (2x)]
[Rhythm Fig. 1b] w/[Rhythm Fig. 1d] w/[Riff.1a (2x)]

[Rhythm Fig. 4] w/[Rhythm Fig. 4a] w/[Riff. 2a]
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

[Rhythm Fig. 1b] w/[Rhythm Fig. 1d] w/[Riff. 3a](2x)
Feels so good tonight, who cares about tomorrow
So baby, you'd better believe

[Rhythm Fig. 5] w/[Rhythm Fig. 5a] w/[Rhythm Fig. 1d](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
Back in the New York Groove, in the New York Groove

[Rhythm Fig. 1b] w/[Rhythm Fig. 1d] w/[Riff.1a (2x)]

[Rhythm Fig. 5] w/[Rhythm Fig. 5a] w/[Rhythm Fig. 1d](3x)

[Rhythm Fig. 5] w/[Rhythm Fig. 5a] w/[Rhythm Fig. 1d]
w/[Riff.4](Until Fade)
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
Back in the New York Groove, in the New York Groove
(repeat until fade)