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|----------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kiss/secretly_cruel_tab.html ]
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
