Flaming Youth
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#FLAMING YOUTH (from the KISS CD "DESTROYER")
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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)