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New York Groove

Ace Frehley
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
★3.8(9)

2 versions

Tab1

Bass1

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(Fig#1)

Play 4 Times.

E5

D#|-----------------------|
A#|-----------------------|
F#|-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--|
C#|-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--|
G#|-----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--|
D#|-----------------------|

Verse 1

E5 E5

D#|----------------------------|----------------------|
A#|----------------------------|----------------------|
F#|-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-------|---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9---|
C#|-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-------|---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9---|
G#|-----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-------|---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7---|
D#|----------------------------|----------------------|

(Many years since I was here.)

E5 B5

D#|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
F#|-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--------|-----------------------|
C#|-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--------|---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9----|
G#|-----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------|---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9----|
D#|-----------------------------|---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7----|

(On the street,I was passing my time away.)

D5 D5

D#|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#|-----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------|---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7------------|
C#|-----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------|---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7------------|
G#|-----5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--------|---5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5------------|
D#|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

(To the left and to the right, buildings towering to the sky and it's)

E5 B5

D#|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#|-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--------|-------------------------------|
C#|-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--------|---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9------------|
G#|-----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------|---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9------------|
D#|-----------------------------|---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

D#|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
F#|----9----9----------------------------9--|------------------|
C#|----9----9----------------------------9--|---7-7-7--9-9-9---|
G#|----7----7----------------------------7--|---7-7-7--9-9-9---|
D#|-----------------------------------------|---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

D#|------------------------------|----------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9----------|----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--------|
C#|----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9----------|----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--------|
G#|----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7----------|----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--------|
D#|------------------------------|----------------------------|

(Back in the New York Groove In the New York Groove)

LEAD INTO VERSE 2

(Fig#2)

F5 F5

D#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
C#|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
G#|-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--|-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--|
D#|------------------------------|------------------------------|

VERSE 2

F5 F5

D#|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10---|
C#|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10---|
G#|-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--|-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8---|
D#|------------------------------|-------------------------------|

(In the back of my cadillac)

F5 C5

D#|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10---------|------------------------------|
C#|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10---------|--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10----|
G#|-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8---------|--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10----|
D#|-------------------------------------|---8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8----|

(Wicked lady sitting by my side saying where are we?)

D#5 D#5

D#|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|---------------------------|
F#|----8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8--------|----8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-------|
C#|----8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8--------|----8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-------|
G#|----6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6--------|----6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-------|
D#|----------------------------|---------------------------|

(Stop at third and forty-three exit to the night its gotta be ecstacy,)

F5 C5

D#|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-|------------------------------|
C#|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
G#|-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8-|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
D#|-----------------------------|-----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

D#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
C#|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|----10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
G#|-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--|-----8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--|
D#|------------------------------|------------------------------|

(Back in the New York Groove In the New York Groove)

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

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