xBand: Judas Priest
Album: Hell Bent For Leather
Song: Rock Forever
Copyright (c) CBS (1978)
Version 1.0 - (15/02/05)
. - 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]h
E------------------------------------------|
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 2
E----------------------------------------------|
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 1
E[------------------------------|
B[------------------------------|
G[------------------------------|
D[----3----2--------------------|
A[-3--1----0----3----2----2--5--|
E[--------------1----0----0--3--|
[
[Guitar 2
E[------------------------------|
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 2
E[-------------------------------------------------|
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 2
E[-------------------------------------------------|
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 solo
E---------------|
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 h
E--------------|
B--------------|
G--------------|
D-2------------|
A-0-0-0-2-2-3--|
E--------------|Rpt 14 X
Guitar 2 enter after the 7th time
E--------------|
B--------------|
G--------------|
D-7-7-7-9-9-10-|
A--------------|
E--------------|Rpt 7 X
Ending
Guitar 1
E[---------|
B[---------|
G[---------|
D[-2-------|
A[-0-------|
E[---------|
[
[Guitar 2
E[---------|
B[---------|
G[---------|
D[-7-------|
A[---------|
E[---------|
END
