Band: Judas Priest
Album: Rocka Rolla
Song: Rocka Rolla
Copyright (c) (Gull) (1977)
Version 1.0 - (26/08/05)
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
Guitar 1
PM PM PM [PM] PM PM PM [PM]
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[---2\-----2\------2\--------3----2\-----2\------2\--------3---|
D[---2\1----2\1-0---2\1-0-----3----2\1----2\1-0---2\1-0-----3---|
A[-0------0-------0-------3-0----0------0-------0-------3-0-----|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------------3--|
E[-------------------------------------------------------0-3----|
Main Riff
Guitar 1
PM PM PM [PM] PM PM PM [PM]
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[---2\-----2\------2\--------3----2\-----2\------2\--------3---|
D[---2\1----2\1-0---2\1-0-----3----2\1----2\1-0---2\1-0-----3---|
A[-0------0-------0-------3-0----0------0-------0-------3-0-----|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------------------|
D[----2---2---2---2---2-------------2---2---2---2---2-----------|
A[-0--0---0---0---0---0--------3-0--0---0---0---0---0--------3--|
E[-------------------------0-3---------------------------0-3----|
Verse
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-2------------5----------------7--------5--------2------------|
D[-2------------5----------------7--------5--------2------------|
A[-0-----------------------------------------------0------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------------------|
D[----2---2---2---2---2-------------2---2---2---2---2-----------|
A[-0--0---0---0---0---0--------3-0--0---0---0---0---0--------3--|
E[-------------------------0-3---------------------------0-3----|
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-2------------5----------------7--------5--------2------------|
D[-2------------5----------------7--------5--------2------------|
A[-0-----------------------------------------------0------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------------------|
D[----2---2---2---2---2-------------2---2---2---2---2-----------|
A[-0--0---0---0---0---0--------3-0--0---0---0---0---0------3----|
E[-------------------------0-3---------------------------0---3--|
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-2------------5----------------7--------5---------2-----------|
A[-2------------5----------------7--------5---------2-----------|
E[-0------------------------------------------------0-----------|
[Guitar 2
[[-------------------------PM----------------------------]
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------------3--|
E[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----|
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-2------------5----------------7--------5------------4--------|
D[-2------------5----------------7--------5---------2----4-5-0--|
A[-0------------------------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------4--------|
D[----2---2---2---2---2-------------2---2---2---2---2----4-5-0--|
A[-0--0---0---0---0---0--------3-0--0---0---0---0---------------|
E[-------------------------0-3----------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-9--\7--/9-\----------9--\7--/9-\----------5---5\----------|
D[-9--\7--/9-\----------9--\7--/9-\----------5---5\--5\------|
A[-7------/7-\-x---x----7------/7-\-x---x----3---3\--5\------|
E[---------------------------------------------------3\--0---|
[Guitar 2
[[--------------------------PM------------------------------]
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------------------|
A[-2 ----------------------------------------333-333---------|
E[-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000---------333-222-|
Guitar 1
E[---------------|
B[---------------|
G[-9--\7--/9-\---|
D[-9--\7--/9-\---|
A[-7------/7-\---|
E[---------------|
[Guitar 2
[[-----PM------]
E[---------------|
B[---------------|
G[---------------|
D[---------------|
A[-2 ------------|
E[-0-000-000-000-|
Guitar 1
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-9--\7--/9-\----------9--\7--/9-\----------5--(5)----------|
D[-9--\7--/9-\----------9--\7--/9-\----------5--(5)--7--7----|
A[-7------/7-\-x---x----7------/7-\-x---x----3--(3)--5--5----|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[[----------------------PM-----------------------------]
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------7-7-|
A[-2 ----------------------------------------333-333-555-5-5-|
E[-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-----------------|
Interlude
Guitar 1
E[------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------------|
G[-9------------------(9)-------------------|
D[-9------------------(9)-------------------|
A[-7------------------(7)-------------------|
E[------------------------------------------|
[ Guitar 2
[[------------------PM--------------------]
E[------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------------|
D[-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
A[-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
E[------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/j/judas-priest/9520.html ]
Guitar 1
h ~~~ h ~~ ~~~ h ~~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----6------6-----6-6-7p6---6------6------7-5-------------------|
A[-6-7----6-7---6-7---------7----6-7----6-7-----7------(7)--------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ [----------------PM--------------------] [------PM------]
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------7--5-------------------|
A[-2---------------------------------------7--5-------------------|
E[-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-5--3--000-000-000-000--|
Lead Fill
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-5p0-2-5p0-2-5p0-2-5p0-2-5p0---------------------------|
A-----------------------------2/5/7--------(7)----------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
h ~~~ h ~~ ~~~ h ~~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----6------6-----6-6-7p6---6------6------7-5-------------------|
A[-6-7----6-7---6-7---------7----6-7----6-7-----7------(7)--------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ [----------------PM--------------------] [------PM------]
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------------------------------|
D[------------------------------------------7--5------------------|
A[-2----------------------------------------7--5------------------|
E[-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000--5--3--000-000-000-000-|
[
[Guitar 3
[ h ~~~ h ~~ ~~~ h ~~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----9------9------9-9-109--9------9------109-------------------|
G[-8-9----8-9----8-9--------9----8-9----8-9-----9------(9)--------|
D[----------------------------------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Fill
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------12-12-------------------------------|
D-5p0-0-7p0-9p0-12p0-------14p12----14--------(14)-------|
A--------------------------------14----------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
h ~~~ h ~~ ~~~ h ~~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----6------6-----6-6-7p6---6------6------7-5-------------------|
D[-6-7----6-7---6-7---------7----6-7----6-7-----7------(7)--------|
A[----------------------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ [----------------PM--------------------] [------PM------]
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------------7--5------------------|
D[-2----------------------------------------7--5------------------|
A[-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000--5--3--000-000-000-000-|
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[
[Guitar 3
[ h ~~~ h ~~ ~~~ h ~~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-----9------9------9-9109---9-------9------108------------------|
B[-9-10---9-10---9-10------10----9-10----9-10---10-----(10)-------|
G[----------------------------------------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Fill
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10p8---8\7---7-----------------------------------------------|
G------9-----9---9-7-9-7---------------------------------------|
D------------------------9-8-7---------------------------------|
A------------------------------10-9-7-------------(7)----------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
h ~~~ h ~~ ~~~ h ~~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----6------6-----6-6-7p6---6------6----------------------------|
A[-6-7----6-7---6-7---------7----6-7----6-7-5--6--7-----(7)-------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ [----------------PM--------------------]
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------------7--4--5-----(5)-------|
D[------------------------------------------7--4--5-----(5)-------|
A[-2----------------------------------------5--2--3-----(3)-------|
E[-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000------------------------|
[
[Guitar 3
[ h ~~~ h ~~ ~~~ h ~~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----9------9------9-9-109--9------9----------------------------|
G[-8-9----8-9----8-9--------9----8-9----8-9-7--8--9------(9)------|
D[----------------------------------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Fill
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E----------------------------10--12--------------(12)----------|
B---------------5p3-10p8-12------------------------------------|
G-------2p0-4p2------------------------------------------------|
D-2p0-2--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Intro and Main Riff
Rpt Verse With Lead fills
Lead Fills
Guitar 1
~~~
E[---------------------------|
B[---------------------------|
G[-2--4-/5-------------------|
D[----------2-1-0----0-------|
A[----------------3----3-\---|
E[---------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~
E[---------------------------|
B[-10-11-12------------------|
G[----------9-8-7----7-------|
D[----------------10---10-\--|
A[---------------------------|
E[---------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~
E[---------------------------|
B[---------------------------|
G[-2--4-/5-------------------|
D[----------2-1-0----0-------|
A[----------------3----------|
E[---------------------3-----|
[Guitar 2
[
E[---------------------------|
B[-10-11-12------------------|
G[----------9-8-7----7-0-----|
D[----------------10---------|
A[---------------------------|
E[---------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------|
B[--------------------------|
G[----------------------5\--|
D[-2--4-5--2--4-5--2--5-5\--|
A[--------------------------|
E[--------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[----------------------8\--|
B[----------------------8\--|
G[-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-12-----|
D[--------------------------|
A[--------------------------|
E[--------------------------|
Rpt Chorus till fade
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