Judas Priest

Judas Priest - Take These Chains guitar tab

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

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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.

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