Band: Judas Priest
Album: Screaming For Vengeance
Song: Bloodstone
Copyright (c) (CBS) (1982)
Version 1.0 - (DATE)
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
[PM] [PM] h [PM]
E-2-----4-------------------------2-----4---------------------|
B---2-------------3-----------------2-------------3/6--/9b\---|
G---------4---------2-1-2-1-2p1-----------4-----------6-------|
D-----4-----4---4-----2-2-------2-----4-----4---4-------------|
A-------------2-------------------------------2---------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
[PM] h
E-2-----4-----------------------2-----4-----------------------|
B---2-------------3---------------2---------------------------|
G---------4---------1-2-1-2p1-----------4-2-/6p4\2-4p2--------|
D-----4-----4---4---2-2-------2-----4------------------4p2----|
A-------------2-----------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Main riff
~~~ h h ~~~
E----------------------------|
B-5--4--2--------------------|
G-4--4--2-----------2-2------|
D----------4--------2-2-4----|
A-------------0-2-4----------|
E----------------------------|
Last time before drums enter.
~~~ h h ~~~
E-------------------------------|
B-5--4--2-----------------------|
G-4--4--2-----------2-2---------|
D----------4--------2-2-4-------|
A-------------0-2-4-------------|
E-------------------------0-2-5-|
Rpt main riff once
E----------------------------|
B-5--4--2--------------------|
G-4--4--2--------------------|
D----------4--2--2-----(2)---|
A----------------2-----(2)---|
E----------------0-----(0)---|
Verse
[PM] ~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------2---------1---------2--------4b-----------|
D-4---------2---------2---------2-----4----4p2--------|
A-4-----------------------------------4--------4------|
E-2-------------------------------2-0-2----------5----|Rpt
Bridge
[PM] ~~ ~~ [PM]
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------2------4---------|
G---------------------------------------2------4---------|
D-2----(2)----------2-2-------------4-x----4-x-----------|
A-2----(2)----------2-2-------------4-x----4-x-------4---|
E-0----(0)----------0-0---0-0-0-0-0-2-x----2-x-----0-2---|
[PM] [---PM----]
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------6--------------------------|
D-2----(2)----------2-2-------------6-----------6--------------|
A-2----(2)----------2-2-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4p2p0-2p0------|
E-0----(0)----------0-0---0-0-0-0-0-----------------------2p0--|
Chorus
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/j/judas-priest/9510.html ]
~~~ h h ~~~
E----------------------------|
B-5--4--2--------------------|
G-4--4--2-----------2-2------|
D----------4--------2-2-4----|
A-------------0-2-4----------|
E----------------------------|Rpt 2 X
h h h h
E--------------|
B--------------|
G--------------|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E-0-2-5-0-2-5--|
~~~ h h ~~
E----------------------------------------------------|
B-5--4--2------------------5--4--2-------------------|
G-4--4--2-----------2-2----4--4--2-------------------|
D----------4--------2-2-4-----------4-2---2----(2)---|
A-------------0-2-4-----------------------2----(2)---|
E---------------------------------------2-0----(0)---|
Rpt Verse and Bridge
Rpt Chorus
Last time on 2nd Chorus
E----------------------------|
B-5--4--2--------------------|
G-4--4--2--------------------|
D----------4p2-6-------------|
A--------------4p2p02p0p-----|
E-----------------------2p0--|
Backing for 1st guitar break
PM PM PM PM
E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-2---5--7--5---2---2---|
D-2---5--7--5---2---2---|
A-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-|
E-----------------------|Rpt 3 X
Last time.
E---------------|
B---------------|
G-2---5--7--2---|
D-2---5--7--2---|
A-0-0-------0---|
E---------------|
1st guitar break
Guitar 1 ph
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------12br10----------------|
G[----------------------5p-0------5--5b--5br-------------------------|
D[-4-7--4br-5-7-4br-5-7------7--x-5----------7---------------5p4-5/7-|
A[---------------------------0--x---------------------3b3bp0---------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------12p8-----------------------------------------|
G[------4br-5-7-9-5-9/11---------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 ph
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------5--0------5--5b--5br-----------|
D[-4-7--4br-5-7-4br-5-7------7--x-5----------7-5p4-5\2-|
A[---------------------------0--x----------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------12p8---------------------------|
G[------4br-5-7-9-5-9/11-------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
Pause and drum fill
Backing for 2nd guitar solo.
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-2--4-5----4\-2--|
A-2--4-5----5\-2--|
E-0------------0--|Rpt 4 X
After guitar solo.
[-PM-]
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D-4----4----4--------------------4----4----4-----------------|
A-2----0----2--2--2--2--2----2-2-2----0----2--2--2--2--2-----|
E--------------0--0--2--2---0-----------------0--0--2--2---0-|
[PM] [PM]
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D-----6---------6---------------6----4--6--------------|
A-4-4-4---6--6--4--4--6--6--4-4-4----2--4p-2p02p0------|
E-------0-4--4-----2--4--4------------------------2p0--|
Rpt chorus 3 X
On last time end on F# crash
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