Band:  Judas Priest
Album: Screaming For Vengeance
Song:  (Take These) Chains

Copyright (c)  CBS (1982)
Version 1.0 - (31/01/05)

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



Normal Tuning

PM = Palm Mute
~~~ = Vibrato
SL\ = Slide Down
/SL = Slide Up

Intro

In background is heavily reverbed feedback and effects.

  Guitar 1 Clean with Chorus

   [------------PM----------------]
E[------------------------------------
B[------------------------------------
G[------------------------------------
D[------------------------------------
A[------------------------------------
E[-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----
 [
 [ Guitar 2 Clean with chorus
 [
E[------------------------------------
B[-9-------------7-5-------------7----
G[-8-------------6-4-------------6----
D[-6-------------4-2-------------4----
A[------------------------------------
E[------------------------------------ RPT 4 X. Bass and vocals enter after 2nd time.

Bridge

Both Guitars with distortion

  Guitar 1
    ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
E[-----------------------
B[-----------------------
G[-----------------------
D[-----------------------
A[-----------------------
E[--3----2----1----0-----
 [
 [ Guitar 2
 [
E[-----------------------
B[-----------------------
G[-----------------------
D[-----------------------
A[--5----4----3----2-----
E[--3----2----1----0-----

Pre chorus
Both guitars together.

     /SL   SL\ / SL \SL    /SL    SL\  /SL
E-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D--4---6--6---4---6-------6---8--8---6---8------8--8--
A--2---4--4---2---4-------4---6--6---4---6------6--6--
E-----------------------------------------------------

Chorus

E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G-------------------6-----------------------------
D----6---2----------6---------6--8----------------
A----6---2----------4---------4--6----------------
E----4---0--------------4--7---------------------- RPT


Verse
Second guitar plays the same riff but a lot looser

    [-PM-]  [-PM-]  [----PM------]
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------
A---6-6-6-4-6-6-6-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4---------------
E---4-4-4-2-4-4-4-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---------------

    [-PM-]  [-PM-]  [----PM------]
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------
A---6-6-6-4-6-6-6-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4---------------
E---4-4-4-2-4-4-4-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4--------------

RPT Bridge with this lead line underneath.
    G    F#   F    E
     ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
E-----------------------
B-----------------------
G---8----8----6----6----
D-----------------------
A-----------------------
E-----------------------

Rpt Pre Chorus and Chorus


Mid 8 before guitar solo
   [----PM-----]               \SL /SL\SL
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------
A-----------------2-2--4-4--6-6--4--6--2----------
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--2-2--4-4--2--4--2----------

   [-----PM-----]
E-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------
D-----------------6-------------8-8---------------
A-----------------4-------------6-6---------------
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------


Backing for guitar solo
  [----PM----]    [-----PM----]
E----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--

                  [--PM--]
E----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G----------------------------------
D-------------------------8--6--4--
A-6---8---9---6-4-2-2-2-2-6--4--2--
E-4---6---7---4-2-0-0-0-0----------

 RPT Bridge with these slides panned left to right

    G    F#    F    E
     SL\  SL\   SL\  SL\
E------------------------
B---15---15----15---15---
G---14---14----14---14---
D------------------------
A------------------------
E------------------------

RPT Pre Chorus then rpt chorus to fade with ad lib guitar soloing.