#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# FLAMING YOUTH (from the KISS CD "DESTROYER") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: This song has always been one of my absolute favorites. This was the first KISS album I bought and for some reason I loved this song back then. Then I rediscovered it a few years back. The use of horns and organ in the chorus lets the guitars take a slight backseat there and they work together well to form an accented pattern and some suspensions that resolve nicely. The solo is played over a riff in 7/4 time, and oddity (pun intended) in the KISS catalog. (I can only think of one other song with that time signature.) All the bends on the 3rd fret, 6th string are quarter-step bends. 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. 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--10------------------8-----------------------| Gb|--9-------------------7-----------------------| Db|--11------------------9-----------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--7------8----8--7----x-x-x-x-10----10--------| Gb|--7------7----7--7----x-x-x-x-9-----9---------| Db|--7------9----9--7----x-x-x-x-11----11--------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--9------------------7------------------------| Db|--7------------------5------------------------| Ab|--0------------------0------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--7------7----7--7------------9----9----------| Db|--4------5----5--4------------7----7----------| Ab|--0------0----0--0------------0----0----------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------3------(2)--| Gb|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----2-------2------| Db|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2-------------------| Ab|--------------------------0-------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - > Let ring - - - - - > < - - - - - 2x - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 4 Eb|--3--3----2-------2---------------------------| Bb|--3--3----3----3------------------------------| Gb|--2--2----2--------------2--------------------| Db|--0--0----0--------------2--------------------| Ab|-------------------------0--------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Let ring - - - - > < - - - - 2x - - - > Rhythm Fig. 5 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------| Gb|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------| Db|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------0--3b--| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 6 Eb|--3--3----2-------2---------------------------| Bb|--3--3----3----3-------3--3----3--------------| Gb|--2--2----2------------2--2----2--------------| Db|--0--0----0------------0--0----0--------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------0--3b-----| Let ring - - - - > Rhythm Fig. 7 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------2~-----------------------| Db|----------------------------4----2------------| Ab|---------------3--4---------------------------| Eb|--0----3--4-------------------------3b--------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------2~-----------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------3--4---------------------------| Eb|--0----3--4-----------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 8 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------2~-----------------------| Db|----------------------------4----2------------| Ab|---------------3--4---------------------------| Eb|--0----3--4-------------------------3b--------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------2------------------------| Db|---------------------2------------------------| Ab|---------------3--4--0------------------------| Eb|--0----3--4-----------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 9 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------2~-----------------------| Db|----------------------------4-----------------| Ab|---------------3--4---------------------------| Eb|--0----3--4----------------------3b-----------| Riff 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--14/16\16~---------10/12\10~-----------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|--12/14\12~---------10/12\10~-----------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Riff 2 Eb|--17/19\17~---------15/17\15~-----------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Solo Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--pb7----r7~------------------------------------------------12----| Db|-------------------------------------------------------/14--------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gradual release, then wide vibrato (bend half-step up and down) Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--12-----------------12-------------------------------------------| Db|------14--14--14--14------14--14--14p12-----12--12--14--14--------| Ab|----------------------------------------14------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------15b-| Gb|-----12-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--14------14--14--14p12-----12--14--14p12h14p12h14p12-14--14------| Ab|------------------------14----------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------15b-------15b-----r15p12-14b^-----14b^--r14---14b^---14-----| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--14b^-r14-14b^-14--12--------------------------12h14-15----------| Gb|------------------------14~---14p12-----12---------------14b------| Db|------------------------------------14------14--------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Let ring - -> Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------15-------------15-------------15------------15------------| Gb|--r14------14b---r14------14b---r14------14b---r14-----14b----r14-| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Let ring - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -> Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------12-------11------9--------------------------------------| Db|--14--12--------------------------12-------11------9------7~------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Very wide vibrato Outr solo Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------10-----8-----7-----5--------------| Gb|--------------------------------12b----10b---9b----7b-------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--x\--------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--x\--------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--15---15---15---15--\--------------------------------------------| Bb|--18b--18b--18b--18b-\--------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------7p5---7p5---7p5---7p5--5---| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| FLAMING YOUTH Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Bob Ezrin [Rhy. Fig 1 W/ Rhy. Fig 2 and Riff 1 and 2] (2x) Whoo yeah [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2] (2x) My parents think I'm crazy and they hate the things I do I'm stupid and I'm lazy, man, if they only knew [Rhy. Fig 3 w/ Rhy. Fig 4] How flaming youth will set the world on fire [Rhy. Fig 5 w/ Rhy. Fig 6] Flaming youth, our flag is flying [Rhy. Fig 7] Higher and higher and higher [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Rhy. Fig 2] My uniform is leather, and my power is my age I'm gettin' it together to break out of my cage [Rhy. Fig 3 w/ Rhy. Fig 4] (2x) 'Cause flaming youth will set the world on fire Flaming youth will set the world on fire [Rhy. Fig 5 w/ Rhy. Fig 6] Flaming youth, our flag is flying [Solo over Rhy. Fig 9] (x) Higher and higher and higher [Rhy. Fig 8] [Horns only] Flaming youth will set the world on fire Flaming youth will set the world on fire [Rhy. Fig 3] (2x) Flaming youth will set the world on fire Flaming youth will set the world on fire [Rhy. Fig 3 w/ Rhy. Fig 4] Flaming youth will set the world on fire [Rhy. Fig 5 w/ Rhy. Fig 6] Flaming youth, our flag is flying [Rhy. Fig 7 w/ Outro solo] Higher and higher And higher and higher and higher and higher and higher [Rhy. Fig 6] (repeat and fade)