Band: Judas Priest
Album: Ram It Down
Song: Ram It Down
Copyright (c) (CBS) (1988)
Version 1.0 - (28/02/05)
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 Riff
[PM]hPM hPM hPM hPM h h[PM] hPM hPM hPM hPM h h~~E--------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------|D---------------------5-----------------------7-5--|A-----7---5---7---5-----7-----7---5---7---5--------|E-0-0---0---0---0---0-----0-0---0---0---0---0------|Rpt 3 X
Main Riff [---PM----] [--------PM-------]E--------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------|G-------------5-------------------2p0---5----|D-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-2p0---5-7--|A-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---7--|E--------------------------------------------|
[---PM----] [--------PM-------]~~~E---------------------------------------|B---------------------------------------|G-------------5-------------------7br---|D-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7br---|A-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|E---------------------------------------|Rpt
Last time [---PM----] [--------PM-------] Trem diveE-------------------------------------3--------------|B-------------------------------------3--------------|G-------------5-------------------5---0--------------|D-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-5---0------2--(0)--|A-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----------2--(0)--|E-------------------------------------3--2br-0--(0)\-|
[---PM----]E---------------------------|B---------------------------|G----------------4---(4)----|D----------------4---(4)----|A-2-0---2-0---45-2---(2)----|E-----3-----3-23------------|
Verse
[---PM--] [---PM--] [--PM--] E------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------|G-7/9-9---9-7-9-9---9-/12-\9---9-5----7----|D-7/9-9---9-7-9-9---9-/12-\9---9-5----7----|A-5/7---7---5-7---7---/10-\7-7---3----5----|E------------------------------------------|
[---PM--] [---PM--] E---------------------------------------|B---------------------------------------|G-7/9-9---9-/12--\9---9-7----5----7-----|D-7/9-9---9-/12--\9---9-7----5----7-----|A-5/7---7---/10--\7-7---5----3----5-----|E---------------------------------------|Rpt
Bridge
E--------------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------------------|G-2--------------------2------5--------------------------------|D-2------3------5------2------5------3------3---5---3---2------|A-0------3------5------0------3------3------3---5---3---2------|E--------1------3--------------------1------1---3---1---0------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|B-----------------------------------------------------|G-2--------------------2------------------------------|D-2------3------5------2------3------5------2---(2)---|A-0------3------5------0------3------5------2---(2)---|E--------1------3-------------1------3------0---(0)---|
Chorus
E---3----------------------------|B---3----------------------------|G-2-0-2---2-2--------------------|D-2-0-2---2-2-5---109\7\5--/107--|A-0---0---0-0-5------------------|E-------------3---8\7\5\3-0/8\5--|
E---3----------------------------------|B---3----------------------------------|G-2-0-2---2-2-----------------9--(9)---|D-2-0-2---2-2-5---3/7/109\7\5-9--(9)---|A-0---0---0-0-5---------------7--(7)---|E-------------3---1/5/8\7\5\3-0--(0)---|
Rpt main riff
Rpt verse, bridge and chorus.
Rpt main riff
E-----|B-----|G-9---|D-9---|A-7---|E-----|
Mid 8
E----------------------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------------------|G-9--------------------9------4----------------------------|D-9----------------------9----4----------------------------|A-7------------------------7--2----------------------------|E-0--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------------------|G-9--------------------9------7----------------------------|D-9----------------------9----7------------7---------------|A-7------------------------7--5------------7---------------|E-0----------------------------------------5---------------|
[-PM-]E-------------------|B-------------------|G-------------------|D-------------------|A-0-2-0---0---------|E-------3---3-2-0---|
Backing for guitar solo
[---------------------PM------------------------]E--------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------9--4--|D-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9--4--|A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7--2--|E--------------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------PM------------------------]E--------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------2--4--|D-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2--4--|A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0--2--|E--------------------------------------------------------|Rpt
[---------------------PM------------------------]E--------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------------|D--------------------------------------------------9--4--|A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9--4--|E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7--2--|
[---------------------PM------------------------]E--------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------------|D--------------------------------------------------2--4--|A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2--4--|E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0--2--|Rpt
[---------------------PM------------------------]E--------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------|D--------------------------------------------------|A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Backing for twin lead
Riff A[-------PM-------]E------------------|B------------------|G------------------|D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|E------------------|Rpt
[-------PM-------]E------------------|B------------------|G------------------|D------------------|A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|Rpt 4 X
Rpt Riff A 2 X
[-------PM-------]E------------------|B------------------|G------------------|D------------------|A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|E-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|Rpt
Rpt Riff A
[-------PM-------]E------------------|B------------------|G------------------|D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|E------------------|
[-------PM-------]E------------------|B------------------|G------------------|D------------------|A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
[-------PM-------]E------------------|B------------------|G------------------|D------------------|A-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5--|E-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3--|
E--------------|B--------------|G-2------------|D-2--2--5--2---|A-0--2--5--2---|E----0--3--0---|
Backing for 2nd half of guitar solo
[-------PM-------]E------------------|B------------------|G------------------|D------------------|A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|Rpt 3 X
[-------------------------------PM-------------------------------]E------------------------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------------------------------|D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|E------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------PM-------]E------------------|B------------------|G------------------|D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|E------------------|
[-------PM-------]E----------------|B----------------|G----------------|D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|E----------------|Rpt 3 X
[-------PM-------]E------------------|B------------------|G------------------|D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|E------------------|Rpt
[-------PM-------]E------------------|B------------------|G------------------|D------------------|A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|Rpt
[--------------------------------PM------------------------------]E-----------------------------------------------------------------|B-----------------------------------------------------------------|G-----------------------------------------------------------------|D-----------------------------------------------------------------|A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E------------------|B------------------|G------------------|D-------------2----|A-5--6--2-----0----|E-3--4--0----------|Pause with lead guitar on it's own.
Rpt intro riff 6 X with additional guitar solos.
Rpt Bridge.
Rpt Chorus 2 X.
Ending
E---------------------------------------|B---------------------------------------|G---------------------------------------|D---2-5-4-2-----2-5-4-2-----------------|A-3-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-5-7-7-5/7-5/7\--|E-1---------3-1---------3-5-5-3/5-3/5\--|
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