Band:  Judas Priest
Album: Sad Wings Of Destiny
Song:  The Ripper

Copyright (c)  Gull (1976)
Version 1.0 - 08/02/05

Transcribed By: Steve
Email:          stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note         - Trill

Tunning E A D G B E

 Intro
  Guitar 1
E[----------8-------12----------16----(16)--------|
B[--10--12------10------13--11/-------------------|
G[------------------------------------------------|
D[------------------------------------------------|
A[------------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[----------11------15------14--16----(16)--------|
B[--13--15----------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------------------|
D[------------------------------------------------|
A[------------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------------|

 Verse( guitars on their own)
  [-----PM-------]
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E-------------------|Rpt 8 X

  [-----------------------PM-------------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
 Guitar 1
E[----------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------|
D[-7-----7-----7-----7-----7p5-5-5--|
A[-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0--|
E[----------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [ [---------PM------------]
E[----------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------|
D[-------------------------7p5-5-5--|
A[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E[----------------------------------|

 Verse riff (both guitars)
  h[----------PM-------------]
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D-7-----7-----7-----7-----7p5-5-5--|
A-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--|
E----------------------------------| Rpt 4 X

 Chorus
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5----(5)----------------------------------------------------------|
A-3----(3)----5----(5)----3----(3)----2----(2)----------------------|
E-------------3----(3)----1----(1)----0----(0)----------------------|

 Lead line
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------9--12--11-----10--9------8-------------------|
D-7--9--10--9--10-/12------------12---------10----------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rpt verse and chorus
 Additional guitar in verse
  with phase effect
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------7------------------------------------------|
D-2----(2)---------------7---10\-9\-5-/9\ 7-------------------------|
A-0----(0)----------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt 2 X

Rpt lead line 2 X

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------9--12--11-----10--9--8--7-----7--5-----------|
D-7--9--10--9--10-/12------------12---------------9-----------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Guitar Solo

 E
                 h h
E---------------------------------------------|
B-15br-13-12-12-13-------13p12-------12-13-15-|
G------------------------------12-14----------|
D------------------14-------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

 E
                 h h
E---------------------------------------------|
B-15br-13-12-12-13-------13p12-10-12----10-12-|
G------------------------------------12-------|
D------------------14-------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

 A

E--------------------------------------|
B-12br-10-12\8-10--12br-10-12----10-12-|
G-----------------------------12-------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

 A
                                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B-12br-10-12-\8-10--10-12-13-12----12-13-9-10-----------\--|
G-------------------------------14-------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

 Backing for guitar solo
  [-------PM--------]
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-9-----9-----9------9-9\7-7--|
A-7-----7-----7------7-7\5-5--|
E----0-----0------0-----------| Rpt 2 X

  [-------PM-----------]   ~~~[------PM-------]                 ~~~
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7-----7-----7------7-7-5----7-----7-----7-----5----4---2--(2)-----|
A-0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0----0--0--0--0--0--0--3----2---0--(0)-----|
E--------------------------3---------------------------3--------3---|

Interlude with trem effects.

  [----------PM------------] ~~~ [----------PM------------] ~~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------2---------------2--------------3---------------3--------|
D-2-4-5-4-5---5-4-2-4-5-4-5------3-5-6-5-6---6-5-3-5-6-5-6----------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

  [----------PM------------] ~~~ [----------PM------------] ~~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------4---------------4--------------5---------------5--------|
D-4-6-7-6-7---7-6-4-6-7-6-7------5-7-8-7-8---8-7-5-7-8-7-8----------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [----------PM-----------------------PM------------] ~~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------6---------------------------------------9---------------|
D-6-8-9-8-9---9-8-7-9-10-9-8-10-11-10-9-11-12-11-12-----------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------9\--|
D-------------7------------------7\--|
A-7-9-10-9-10---10-9-7-9-10-9-10-0---|
E------------------------------------|Rpt 2 X

 Rpt verse with additional guitar from 2nd verse once.
 Additional guitar for  3rd verse
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-9-----(9)\-------8-----(8)\-------7-----(7)\-------9--------------|
D-7-----(7)\-------6-----(6)\-------5-----(5)\-------7- ------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rpt chorus
Rpt lead line twice
                                                       [----PM----]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------9--12--11-----10--9-----8-7---7--------------|
D-7--9--10--9--10-/12------------12---------10-----9---10-9-10-9-10-|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|


E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G------------------5-4-5-2--|
D-2------(2)----2--------2--|
A-2------(2)-------------0--|
E-0------(0)----------------|





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