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RAISE YOUR GLASSES (from the KISS CD "PSYCHO CIRCUS")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, emil@kissasylum.com
Tuned down 1/2-step
Comments: Paul¥s solo is fairly easy, lots of open E-string here. The only
hard part is the pull-off lick really. Riffs that have a and b parts are
played at the same time (usually a is by Paul and b is by Ace).
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
Riff 1a (intro)
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5---5--------------------------------2--2--2--2/4------|
Gb|--4---4-----4---2---2------------------2--2--2--2/4------|
Db|--2---2-----4---2---2------------------2--2--2--2/4------|
Ab|------------2---0---0-----0------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------4~---2~---------------------|
Riff 1b (intro)
Eb|------0--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------0--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------4---2----------------------9--9--9--9/11-----|
Db|------------4---2----------------------7--7--7--7/9------|
Ab|------------2---0---------0------------------------------|
Eb|--0--------------------------4~---2~---------------------|
Riff 2a (P.M. on 4th throughout)
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--7-------------7--7---------------7--------------7------|
Gb|--7-------------7--7---------------7--------------7------|
Db|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7-----------------------7-------------7-7---------------|
Gb|-7-----------------------7-------------7-7---------------|
Db|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2b
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------7-------------------7b^7r~--------------7------|
Gb|------7-------7----------7--------------------7-------7--|
Db|--7------------------8--------------------9--------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------7b^7r~------------10----------------8b-8r----|
Gb|-------7------------------7--------7--------7------------|
Db|--10------------------9-----------------8----------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--0------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4 (pre-chorus)
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------3-----3------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2-----2-----0------5-----3------5------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|--2-----0-----0------5-----3------5------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|--0-----------x------3-----1------3------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|--------------3------------------------------------------|
Riff 5a (chorus)
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4-----4--------6-----4--------2--------------------4---|
Db|--2-----4--------6-----4--------2--------------4-----4---|
Ab|--------2--------4-----2--------0--------------4-----2---|
Eb|--------------------------------------4~-------2---------|
Riff 5b (chorus, let ring)
Eb|-----0-------------0----------0-------------0------------|
Bb|--------0-------0-----0----------0-------0-----0---------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------2---------------4--------2--------------------|
Eb|--0------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----0-------------0----------0-------------0------------|
Bb|--------0-------0-----0----------0-------0-----0---------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0---------------------------------2--------------------|
Eb|-----------4~--------------2-----------------------------|
Riff 6a (bridge, staccato throughout)
Eb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Bb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Gb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
Gb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kiss/raise_your_glasses_tab.html ]
Eb|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------|
Gb|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 6b (bridge)
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5----5--------7----7------5----5------------------------|
Db|-5----5-5----5-7----7-7----5----5-5----5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Ab|-3----3-5----5-5----5-7----3----3-5----5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|--------3----3--------5-----------3----3-----------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---------------------------------|
Ab|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 7 (P.M. throughout)
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0---------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5--5--5--5---------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------3--3--3--3---------------------------------|
Riff 8
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------5-5--5--7-7-|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------------3-3--3--5-5-|
Eb|-------------------------3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-------------|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
Solo
Eb|-0--0--0--0--0--0----0-----0--0--0--0--0----0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--5--4----4b^---5--5--5--5--5b---5b----5--5--5--5--4--4--4-|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
<- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ->
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--5p0-4p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-4p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-7p0-9p0-7p0-5p0-4p0-5p0-4p0-----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0--0--0--0--0--0----------12-------12---------------------15b----15~-|
Bb|-5--5--5--5--5-/7-----12---12--12-------12--15b----15--12-------------|
Gb|----------------------14b------14b------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------19b---19b---19b-19r---------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------17~-----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
RAISE YOUR GLASSES
Stanley/Knight
[Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 1b] (3x)
[Rhy. Fig 2a]
I took a ride with a one way ticket
I aimed my arrow at the mark and hit it
We all need to be somebody
[Rhy. Fig 2a w/ Rhy. Fig 2b]
Been broken down, but not defeated
I kept on punching back till I succeeded
We all need to be somebody, now
[Rhy. Fig 3]
[Rhy. Fig 4]
We stop at nothing, even climb barbed wire
We struck a match and set the world on fire
And if we tried, we couldn't get much higher, now
[Rhy. Fig 5a w/ Rhy. Fig 5b]
(Ohh) Everyone around the nation
Raise your glasses, raise your glasses
Standing pround 'cause we're the champions
Raise your glasses, raise your glasses
[Rhy. Fig 2a]
We pushed it all, beyond the limit
We took our chances and we jumped right in it
We all need to be somebody
[Rhy. Fig 2a w/ Rhy. Fig 2b]
Now I believe, in strength in numbers
Went into battle with a force of thunder
We all need to be somebody
[Rhy. Fig 4]
I wanna shout it out with all my power
I wanna scream it from the highest tower
I want to celebrate our finest hour, now
[Rhy. Fig 5a w/ Rhy. Fig 5b]
(Ohh) Everyone around the nation
Raise your glasses, raise your glasses
Standing pround 'cause we're the champions
Raise your glasses, raise your glasses
[Rhy. Fig 6a w/ Rhy. Fig 6b]
Oh, you gotta give it your all
You gotta know what you're after
And go, we'll make it over the wall together
[Solo over Rhy. Fig 1a w/ Rhy. Fig 1b] (2x)
[Rhy. Fig 7] (2x)
I took a ride with a one way ticket
I shot my arrow at the mark and hit it
(Everyone around the nation)
When all the others only talked, i did it
(Raise your glasses, raise your glasses)
Kept pushing everything beyond the limit
(Lift your voice in celebration)
[Rhy. Fig 8]
You play the game, you gotta play to win it
So raise your glasses, raise your glasses
[Rhy. Fig 5a w/ Rhy. Fig 5b] (2x)
Everyone around the nation
Raise your glasses, raise your glasses
Standing pround 'cause we're the champions
Raise your glasses, raise your glasses
[Rhy. Fig 5a w/ Rhy. Fig 5b] (repeat and fade)
(Well, come on)
Everyone around the nation
Raise your glasses, raise your glasses
Raise your voice in celebration
Raise your glasses, raise your glasses
