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SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT (from the KISS album "CARNIVAL OF SOULS")
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark (emil@kisstabs.com)

Tuned down 1/2-step

Comments: The solos are like night and day. The first is relatively easy even if
you´re a beginner on slide. The second starts out really revved up, sixteenth-not
e triplets flying all over the place. Towards the end it settles into a more melo
dic thing again which follows the chords nicely. At the end I have just listed th
e Outro fills without specifying exactly where they occur.


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


Eb|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
Bb|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
Gb|--------4----5--|--7--------------|------------5----7--|--5\---4-----------|
Db|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
Ab|--------2----3--|--5--------------|------------3----5--|--3\---2-----------|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|




Eb|--------------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------
-|
Bb|--------------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------
-|
Gb|------------4----5--|--7/---10------------|----------------|--4/---7----------
-|
Db|--------------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------
-|
Ab|------------2----3--|--5/---8-------------|----------------|--2/---5----------
-|
Eb|--------------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------
-|






Eb|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------
-|
Bb|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------
-|
Gb|------------4----5--|--7--------------|-----------5----7--|--5\---4-----------
-|
Db|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------
-|
Ab|------------2----3--|--5--------------|-----------3----5--|--3\---2-----------
-|
Eb|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------
-|




Eb|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------
|
Bb|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------
|
Gb|---------------5--|-------------------|-----------10----12--|--9--------------
|
Db|----------6-------|--6\---5-----------|---------------------|-----------------
|
Ab|---------------3--|-------------------|-----------8-----10--|--7--------------
|
Eb|----------4-------|--4\---3-----------|---------------------|-----------------
|



Riff 1b (play along with the last bar of Riff 1a)

Eb|--0----------------|
Bb|--0----------------|
Gb|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-------------------|




Riff 1c (clean electric, let ring throughout)


Eb|---------1------------|--------1------------|
Bb|--------------1----0--|-------------1----0--|
Gb|--0-------------------|--0------------------|
Db|----------------------|---------------------|
Ab|----------------------|---------------------|
Eb|----------------------|---------------------|



Riff 2a

Eb|-------------------|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|-------------------|
Gb|--6----------------|-------------------|
Db|--6----------------|--3----------------|
Ab|--4----------------|--3----------------|
Eb|-------------------|--1----------------|



Riff 2b


Eb|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-------1------
||
Bb|--------------------|------1h2p1~----------|-------------------|-------1------
||
Gb|-6------------------|-------------3--1-----|-6-----------------|-------1------
||
Db|-6------------------|-3-----------------3--|-6-----------------|-3------------
||
Ab|-4-----6b^-6r-6--4--|-3--------------------|-4----6b^-6r-6--4--|-3------------
||
Eb|--------------------|-1--------------------|-------------------|-1------------
||

Riff 3a


Eb|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------
||
Bb|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------
||
Gb|-------------------|--8--------------|-------------------|--3------3------3---
||
Db|--6----------------|--8--------------|--4----------------|--3------3------3---
||
Ab|--6----------------|--6--------------|--4----------------|--1------1------1---
||
Eb|--4----------------|-----------------|--2----------------|--------------------
||



Riff 3b


Eb|---------4-------|--------------|--2----2----2--2--2----|---------------------
||
Bb|---------4-------|--8-----------|--2----2----2--2--2----|--3------3------3----
||
Gb|---------5-------|--8-----------|--3----3----3--3--3----|--3------3------3----
||
Db|--6--------------|--8-----------|--4----4----4--4--4----|--3------3------3----
||
Ab|--6--------------|--6-----------|-----------------------|--1------1------1----
||
Eb|--4--------------|--------------|-----------------------|---------------------
||



Riff 4a


Eb|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------
|
Bb|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------
|
Gb|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------
|
Db|--3--------------|--6-----------------|--3----------------|--6----------------
|
Ab|--3--------------|--6-----------------|--3----------------|--6----------------
|
Eb|--1--------------|--4------5b^--5r----|--1----------------|--4----------------
|




Eb|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
Bb|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
Gb|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
Db|--3----------------|--6-----------------|--3----------------||
Ab|--3----------------|--6-----------------|--3----------------||
Eb|--1----------------|--4------5b^--5r----|--1----------------||



Riff 4b


Eb|---------1--------|------------------|---------1--------|--4------4----------|

Bb|---------1--------|------------------|---------1--------|--4------4----------|

Gb|---------1--------|------------------|---------1--------|--5------5----------|

Db|--3---------------|--6---------------|--3---------------|--6------6----------|

Ab|--3---------------|--6---------------|--3---------------|--------------------|

Eb|--1---------------|--4------5b^--5r--|--1---------------|--------------------|




Eb|---------1----------|--------------------|---------1----------||
Bb|---------1----------|--------------------|---------1----------||
Gb|---------1----------|--------------------|---------1----------||
Db|--3-----------------|--6-----------------|--3-----------------||
Ab|--3-----------------|--6-----------------|--3-----------------||
Eb|--1-----------------|--4------5b^--5r----|--1-----------------||



Solo 1 (with slide and wah)

Eb|-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------|------------12/-13\---12--|
Gb|-------------------------|----------------------|--------12----------------|
Db|------------9/-10----10/-|----12----12~---------|--------------------------|
Ab|--------10---------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|



Eb|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
Bb|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
Gb|----12\---10~---------|-------------------------|--------------------|
Db|----------------------|------------9/-10----12--|----15\-------------|
Ab|----------------------|--------10---------------|--------------------|
Eb|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|



Eb|-------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------|------------12/-13----13/-|
Gb|---------------12--------|------------------|--------12----------------|
Db|--9/---12~-----------12\-|------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|



Eb|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
Bb|----15----15~---------|------------------------|----------------------|
Gb|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
Db|----------------------|------------9/-10----9--|----------------------|
Ab|----------------------|--------10--------------|----9/10---8\---------|
Eb|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|




Eb|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------||
Bb|----------12/---13\-12--|--------10----10/---12\-|--8\-----6\---------||
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------||
Db|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------||
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------||
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------||





Solo 2

Eb|--------------------|----------13--------------------------------|
Bb|----------------16b-|-------------16p13-----13-16p13----16p13----|
Gb|--------------------|-------------------15b----------15-------15-|
Db|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|



Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--16p13------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------15b15p13----13-15-13----13----15-13b-----|
Db|-----------------15----------15----15------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|



Eb|------------------------------------------------|-------16b--------16p13----16
b|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|------------------------16---
-|
Gb|-----------13--------------13-------------------|--13-------------------------
-|
Db|--15p13--------15-13h15p13----------------------|-----------------------------
-|
Ab|--------15--------------------15p13\11h13~--11--|-----------------------------
-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
-|



Eb|--16----13-18p13-16p13----13-18p13-16p13-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------16----------------16p13-----13-16p13----|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------15-----------15-|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|



Eb|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--16p13----16p13---------------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|--------15-------15-13h15p13----13----13-15b-----|--15~-----------12b^----|
Db|-----------------------------15----15------------|------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------|



Eb|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|--12r-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--------13/-15----------|--13b---------------|--13r---------------------|
Ab|------------------------|--------------------|----------------11h13p11~-|
Eb|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|




Eb|--18b-----18b---18b---18b--|-18b----18p16----18b-16-------|-------------------
-|
Ab|---------------------------|--------------18---------18---|---18b-----18b--18b
-|
Gb|---------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------
-|
Db|---------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------
-|
Ab|---------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------
-|
Eb|---------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------
-|



Eb|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|--18~---16h18-----------------------------|----------------------|
Gb|--------------17-15-13----13h15p13--------|----------------------|
Db|-----------------------15-----------15p13-|-----13---------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|--15------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|----------------------|




Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------
-|
Ab|--------------------------|-------------------11---------|-11-----------------
-|
Gb|--------------------------|-----------------------11~----|---------10-----5(7)
-|
Db|--------------------------|-------------11h13------------|--------------------
-|
Ab|-10--11**-10**-11**-10~---|--9--11/-13-------------------|--------------------
-|
Eb|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------
-|



Eb|-------------------||
Bb|-------------------||
Gb|--------------7\---||
Db|-------------------||
Ab|-------------------||
Eb|-------------------||



Fill 1

Eb|-------------------||
Bb|-------------------||
Gb|--5(7)-------------||
Db|-------------------||
Ab|-------------------||
Eb|-------------------||




Outro fills (with slide and wah)

Eb|------------------------------||-------------------------||-------------------
||
Bb|------------------------------||-------------------------||-/12/13\10~--\-----
||
Gb|------------------------------||------12\10--------------||-------------------
||
Db|------9/10\9------------------||--/12--------10\9--9\5~--||-------------------
||
Ab|--/10--------/10-10\8~-----\--||-------------------------||-------------------
||
Eb|------------------------------||-------------------------||-------------------
||


Eb|-----------------||-----------15~---||
Bb|-----------------||-----------------||
Gb|-----------------||-----------------||
Db|-----------------||-x/--------------||
Ab|--/10-\8~---\----||-x/--------------||
Eb|-----------------||-x/--------------||




Seduction of the innocent
Simmons, Van Zen

[Intro: Riff 1a]

[Riff 1a & 1c]
He always wears his bible belt
The collar under his head
It's like a noose around his neck

His sandaled feet don't touch the ground
Ears don't hear a sound
Seduction Of The Innocent

[Riff 1c]
[Riff 2a & 2b]
Everybody thinks there's always a reason
Need a reason to cry
You kiss the hand of the man for all seasons
And don't know why

[Riff 3a & 3b with Fill 1 on last bar]
Say it friend, if you had to do it all over again
Would you know the trickery that he's prayin?

[Riff 1a & 1c]
The padre looks well fed
Remember what the good book said
Vultures circle overhead

Whatever gets you through the night
Friends sing to clear your mind
Seduction Of The Innocent

[Riff 1c]
[Riff 2a & 2b]
Everybody thinks there's always a reason
Need a reason to cry
You kiss the hand of a man for all seasons
And don't know why

[Riff 3a & 3b]
Say it friend, if you had to do it all over again
Would you know the trickery that he's prayin'?

[Solo 1 over Riff 1a]
[Solo 2 over Riff 4a & 4b]

[Riff 2a & 2b]
Everybody thinks there's always a reason
Need a reason to cry
You kiss the hand of the man for all seasons
And don't know why

[Riff 3a & 3b]
Say it friend, if you had to do it all over again
Would you know the trickery that he's prayin'?

[Riff 1a with Outro fills]
[Riff 1a & 1c with Outro fills]
[Riff 1b]

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