#-----------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------# PSYCHO CIRCUS (from the KISS CD "PSYCHO CIRCUS") -------------------- Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com Tuned down 1/2-step Comments: Man, oh man what a way to start an album. This thing kicks so much ass it¥s almost illegal. The main riff, Rhy. Fig 2, is a bit tricky. The trick here is to hold the upper part of the B5 chord while executing the slide from F# to G. If it¥s done right, that very obvious tension that¥s on the CD comes out clearly setting the mood for the song. The twin harmonies in the middle are very big. The first guitar, Solo 1, is doubled by another guitar one octave higher giving that full sound. I have not notated that part here since it¥s easy to transpose that an octave (12 frets). The solo is Paul even though it might easily have been Ace around Dressed to kill. 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|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----------------------| Db|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----------------------| Ab|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2 Eb|-----------------3----------------------------| Bb|-----------------3------3--3------------------| Gb|--4----4---------0------0--0-----2------2-----| Db|--4----4---------0------0--0--x--2------2-----| Ab|--2---------------------x--x--x--0------0-----| Eb|-------2/-3-------------3--3------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--11\---6/-7------7-----7--7--x--9------9-----| Db|--9\----4/-5------5-----5--5--x--7------7-----| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------3--------5--------3------------| Gb|--4--------2---2--------2--------0------------| Db|--4--------2---0--------2--------0------------| Ab|--2--------0------------0--------x------------| Eb|---------------------------------3------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------3---------------------------| Gb|--4----------2----2---------------------------| Db|--4----------2----0---------------------------| Ab|--2----------0--------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--5--------------3---------5----5-------------| Gb|--2--------------0------2--2----2-------------| Db|--2--------------0------2--2----2-------------| Ab|--0--------------x------0--0----0-------------| Eb|-----------------3----------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------3--------5--------3------------| Gb|--4--------2---2--------2--------0------------| Db|--4--------2---0--------2--------0------------| Ab|--2--------0------------0--------x------------| Eb|---------------------------------3------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------3---------------------------| Gb|--4----------2----2---------------------------| Db|--4----------2----0---------------------------| Ab|--2----------0--------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------2/---17\------------| Eb|-------0--------------------------------------| Bb|-------0-----------3-------3--3--5----5-------| Gb|-------------------0-------0--0--2----2-------| Db|--2-----------4----0-------0--0--2----2-------| Ab|--2-----------4----x-------------0----0-------| Eb|--0-----------2----3--------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5 Eb|----0--------0--------------------------------| Bb|-------3--------3---------------------5-------| Gb|----------2--------2---------------------2----| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------0--------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--3-------------------3-----------------------| Gb|--0-------------------0--------2----3---------| Db|--0--------4----------0--------2----3---------| Ab|--x--------4----------x--------0----1---------| Eb|--3--------2----------3-----------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--4-------------------------------------------| Db|--4-------------------------------------------| Ab|--2------------------x\-----------------------| Eb|---------------------x\-----------------------| Pick scrapes Rhythm Fig. 7 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|-------5----4----------------5----4-----------| Eb|--3--------------5--3-----3------------5------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|-------5----4----------------5----4-----------| Eb|--2--------------5--2-----2------------2------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|-------5----4----------------5----4-----------| Eb|--3--------------5--3-----3------------3------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|-------5----4----------------5----4-----------| Eb|--5--------------5--6-----6------------2------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------x\-----------------------| Ab|--2------------------x\-----------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 8 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|-------7----6----------------7----6-----------| Db|--5--------------7--5-----5------------7------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|-------7----6----------------7----6-----------| Db|--4--------------7--4-----4------------4------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|-------7----6----------------7----6-----------| Db|--5--------------7--5-----5------------5------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|-------7----6----------------7----6-----------| Db|--7--------------7--8-----8------------4------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--4------------------x\-----------------------| Db|---------------------x\-----------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 9 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------3--------5----------------| Gb|--4-----------------0--------2----------------| Db|--4-----------------0--------2----------------| Ab|--2-----------------x--------0----------------| Eb|--------------------3-------------------------| < - - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - - - - > Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--3-------------------------------------------| Gb|--0-----------------2-------------------------| Db|--0-----------------2--------4----------------| Ab|--x-----------------0--------4----------------| Eb|--3--------------------------2----------------| Rhythm Fig. 10 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--4-------------------------------------------| Db|--4-------------------------------------------| Ab|--2-------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 11 (Semi-clean electric) Eb|-----------0---------------------0------------| Bb|-------------------0----3--3----------3-------| Gb|--4--4----------4-------2-----2----------2----| Db|--4-----4---------------0---------------------| Ab|--2-------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------0--------------------0--------0----| Bb|-----0-------------0---------3-----3--------3-| Gb|--------2-------2---------0-----------0-------| Db|--2-------------------------------------------| Ab|--0-------------------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------3----------------------| Rhythm Fig. 12 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------| Gb|--4--4\---------------------------------------| Db|--4--4\---------------------------------------| Ab|--2--2\---------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 13 (P.M. crescendo) Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-| Gb|--------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| Db|-4--4--4--4--4-2--2-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| Ab|-2--2--2--2--2-0--0---------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------3---3--3--3--5--5--5--5-| Gb|----------------------0---0--0--0--2--2--2--2-| Db|----------------4-----0---0--0--0--2--2--2--2-| Ab|-2--2--2--2--2--4-----x---x--x--x--0--0--0--0-| Eb|-0--0--0--0--0--2--2--3---3--3--3-------------| Solo 1 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--5--------4------------------4----5----7-----| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--8-------------------------5--------4--------| Gb|---------7------6-----------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-------4----5----7----8--------3--------------| Gb|------------------------------------4---------| Db|-----------------------------------------5----| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--5------------------5------5--------4--------| Gb|----------------6-----------------------------| Db|-----------7----------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 enters Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------4----5----7------8--------10b-------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--10------------------8---------------10p-----| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|---------7------------------------------------| Bb|--8----------8-------10-------10---14---15----| Gb|-----------------9----------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--15b~----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Solo 2 Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------9--------7--------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 enters Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|----------7----9----10------12-------12-------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--10------------------12---------------14p----| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--12-----15--12------14------------14---15----| Gb|-----------------12-----------14--------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|--15b~----------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Solo 3 Eb|-------7--------7-----7-----------------------| Bb|----7--7-----7--7-----7-----------------------| Gb|-9b-------9b-------9b----9b-r9p7---9~----9--9-| Db|---------------------------------9------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|--------7--------7-----7--7-------9------10---| Bb|-----7--7-----7--7-----7--10b~----12b~---13b--| Gb|--9b-------9b-------9b------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|--------7-------7-----7-----------------------| Bb|-----7--7-------7-----7-----------------------| Gb|--9b-------9b------9b----9b-r9p7----9~--------| Db|---------------------------------9------------| Ab|-----------------------------------------14\--| Eb|-----------------------------------------14\--| Eb|--7------9------10----12-----14-----19--19--\-| Bb|--10b~---12b~---13b---15b~---17b~---22b-22b-\-| Gb|----------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Outro solo Eb|-------7-------7-----7------------------------| Bb|-------7-------7-----7------------------------| Gb|--9b------9b------9b----9b-r9p7---9~-----9\---| Db|--------------------------------9-------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|-------7-------7-----7--7-------9-------10----| Bb|-------7-------7-----7--10b~----12b~----13b---| Gb|--9b------9b------9b--------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| Eb|-------7-------7-----7------------------------| Bb|-------7-------7-----7------------------------| Gb|--9b------9b------9b----9b-r9p7---9\----------| Db|--------------------------------9-------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| PSYCHO CIRCUS Stanley/Cuomo [Circus Music & noise] [Rhy. Fig 1 w/ pick scrapes] (4x) YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Rhy. Fig 3](4x) [Rhy. Fig 4 w/ Rhy. Fig 5(3x)] Hello Here I am! Here we are,we are one I've been waiting for this night to come Get up! Now it's time for me to take my place The make-up runnin' down my face We're exiled from the human race. [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Rhy. Fig 3](4x) You're in the psy You're in the psycho circus You're in the psy You're in the psycho circus I say welcome to the show. [Rhy. Fig 4 w/ Rhy. Fig 5(3x)] I've been waiting here to be your guide So come Reveal the secrets that you keep inside Step up! No one leaves 'til the night is done The amplifier starts to hum The carnival has just begun. [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Rhy. Fig 3](4x) You're in the psy You're in the psycho circus You're in the psy You're in the psycho circus Yeah I say welcome to the show [Rhy. Fig 6 w/ Rhy. Fig 7 and Rhy. Fig 8] Welcome to the show Welcome to the show The show. [Rhy. Fig 9 w/ Solo 1 and Solo 2] [Solo 3 over Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Rhy. Fig 3] [Rhy. Fig 10] [Rhy. Fig 11] (2x) [Rhy. Fig 11] (2x) I, I've been waiting here to be your guide Some come Reveal the secrets that you keep inside [Rhy. Fig 11 w/ Rhy. Fig 12] Step up! No one leaves 'til the night is done [Rhy. Fig 11 w/ Rhy. Fig 13] The amplifier starts to hum The carinval has just begun. [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Rhy. Fig 3](4x) You're in the psy You're in the psycho circus You're in the psy You're in the psycho circus [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Rhy. Fig 3](4x) You're in the psy You're in the psycho circus You're in the psy You're in the psycho circus And I say welcome to the show [Rhy. Fig 2 w/ Rhy. Fig 3 and Outro solo] Welcome to the show Welcome to the show And I say welcome to the show.