Band: Judas Priest
Album: Hell Bent For Leather
Song: Rock Forever
Copyright (c) CBS (1978)
Version 1.0 - (15/02/05)
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 / main riff
Guitar 1
[-PM] [PM] [PM] [PM]hE------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------|D-------7--7-----7--5-----5--4----------2--|A-0--0--------0--------0--------0--3p0--0--|E------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 [-PM] [PM] [PM]h h h h h h E----------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------|G-------------------------------------------5--|D-------7--7-----7--5-----------------------5--|A-0--0--------0--------0--5--6--7--5--6--7-----|E----------------------------------------------|
Rpt main riff once, Guitar 2 enters 2nd time with drum crashes
Guitar 2E----------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------|G-2------------(2)-----------------------------|D-2------------(2)-----------------------------|A-0------------(0)-----------------------------|E----------------------------------------------|Rpt 2 X
Guitar 2 pans from right to left [-----------------PM--------------------]E----------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------------|D-5-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7----|A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|E----------------------------------------------|Rpt 2 X
Verse
E-------------------------------|B-------------------------------|G-5-(5)-5--5-/7--2-(2)-2--2-/7--|D-3-(3)-3--3-/5--0-(0)-0--0-/5--|A-------------------------------|E-------------------------------| Rpt 4 X
Chorus Guitar 1E[------------------------------|B[------------------------------|G[------------------------------|D[----3----2--------------------|A[-3--1----0----3----2----2--5--|E[--------------1----0----0--3--|
[ [Guitar 2E[------------------------------|B[------------------------------|G[------------------------------|D[-10-8----7--------------------|A[--------------8----7\---2--5--|E[------------------------0--3--|
Rpt main riff 2 X
Rpt verse
Rpt chorus
Rpt main riff 2 X
Break before guita solo
Guitar 1 [---PM----] [---PM----] E[-------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------|G[-------------------5--5--3--------------3--3--2--|D[-5-----------------5--5--3--------------3--3--3--|A[-3-----0-3-4-5-3------------0-3-4-5-3------------|E[-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[-------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------|G[-------------------5--5--3--------------3--3--2--|D[-5------(5)--------5--5--3--------------3--3--3--|A[-3------(3)--------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------| Rpt 2 X
Guitar 1 [---PM----] [---PM----]E[-------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------|G[-------------------7--7--5--------------5--5--4--|D[-7-----------------7--7--5--------------5--5--5--|A[-5-----0-5-6-7-5------------0-5-6-7-5------------|E[-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[-------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------|G[-------------------7--7--5--------------5--5--4--|D[-7------(7)--------7--7--5--------------5--5--5--|A[-5------(5)--------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------| Rpt 2 X
E----------------|B----------------|G----------------|D-9------(9)-----|A-7------(7)-----|E-0------(0)-----|
Backing for guitar solo [------------------PM---------------------------]E-------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------|G-------------------------------------------------|D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|E-------------------------------------------------|Rpt 4 X
End of guitar soloE---------------|B---------------|G---------------|D-5--7--2----2--|A-3--5--0----0--|E---------------|
Rpt Verse
Rpt Chorus
Rpt main 2 X
Guitar 1
[----PM-----]
h hE--------------|B--------------|G--------------|D-2------------|A-0-0-0-2-2-3--|E--------------|Rpt 14 X
Guitar 2 enter after the 7th timeE--------------|B--------------|G--------------|D-7-7-7-9-9-10-|A--------------|E--------------|Rpt 7 X
Ending
Guitar 1E[---------|B[---------|G[---------|D[-2-------|A[-0-------|E[---------|
[ [Guitar 2E[---------|B[---------|G[---------|D[-7-------|A[---------|E[---------|
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