Iced Earth: The Ripper (Judas Priest)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: 06/26/02
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Tuning: Eb
Intro
Guitar 1
eb|---------------15-------19~~~-|
Bb|--13-15-16--13----16-14-------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|---------------17-------21~~~-|
Gb|--14-16-17--14----17-15-------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|
Riff 1
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-|
Eb|-----------------|
* * * * * *
"You're in for a surprise..."
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"When you least expect me..."
Riff 2
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-5-5-5-|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 3
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-5--5------------------|
Ab|-3--3--5------3--3--2--|
Eb|-------3------1--1--0--|
"All hear my warning..."
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------8-7-------------|
Gb|---------------7-9------7-10-9----8-|
Db|-7-9-10-9---10-----------------10---|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
"...on the ripper!"
Play Riff 2 "You'll soon shake..."
Guitar 2 plays this during Riff 2:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7--[let ring]-------------------|
Ab|-0-------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------7-----5-------|
Db|-(7)---------------7-----5-7-5-7-|
Ab|-(0)-----------------------7-5-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Riff 3a
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-5--5------------------|
Ab|-3--3--5------3--3--2--|
Eb|-------3------1--1--0--|
"Except for the Ripper..." x2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------8-7-------------|
Gb|---------------7-9------7-10-9----8-|
Db|-7-9-10-9---10-----------------10---|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
"...knife!"
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------8-7----------------------|
Gb|---------------7-9------7-10-9----8-7---7----|
Db|-7-9-10-9---10-----------------10-----9---10-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2
eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-------9---------------7--|
Ab|-7-777-7----------7-77-5--|
Eb|--------------------------|
* *** * **
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------2-------------------2----5--4-----2-------9-|
Ab|-0-000-0----0-00-5---0-000-0----3--2--5--0--5----7-|
Eb|-----------------3--------------------3-----3-------|
* *** * ** * ***
Solo
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17r15-13-12---13-----13-12-------12-13-15-|
Gb|-------------------------------13-14----------|
Db|---------------------14-----------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15b17r15-13-12---13-----13-12----12-------12-|
Gb|-------------------------------14----13-14----|
Db|---------------------14-----------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12b13r12-10-12-----10---13-12-10-12--9-10-12-|
Gb|-----------------12---------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12b13r12-10-12------------13-12-13-12--12-13----10~\-|
Gb|-----------------11-12-9----------------------13-------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 5 x2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------7-------------------7~~-|
Ab|--7-9-10-9-10---10-9--7-9-10-9-10-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------8----------------------8~~-|
Ab|--8-10-11-10-11---11-10--8-10-11-10-11-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------9----------------------9~~-|
Ab|--9-11-12-11-12---12-11--9-11-12-11-12-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|------------5----------------6-----|
Db|--5-7-8-7-8---8-7--6-8-9-8-9---9-8-|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------9-|
Db|--7-9-10-9--8-10-11-10--9-11-12-11-12---|
Ab|----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5a
Guitar 1 x2
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------7-------------------7~~-|
Ab|--7-9-10-9-10---10-9--7-9-10-9-10-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
Gb|---------------|
Db|------------2--|
Ab|-2----------0--|
Eb|-0-------------|
Play Riff 2 "In your back alley street..."
Guitar 2 plays this during Riff 2:
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7--[let ring]-------------------|
Ab|-0-------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------7-----5-------|
Db|-(7)---------------7-----5-7-5-7-|
Ab|-(0)-----------------------7-5-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
Riff 2a
Guitar 1
eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-5-5-5-|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"I'm a nasty surprise..."
Guitar 2
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|----------6-------12----------|
Ab|-7--------6-------10--------7-|
Eb|-5--------------------------5-|
Riff 3b
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-5--5------------------|
Ab|-3--3--5------3--3--2--|
Eb|-------3------1--1--0--|
"All hear my warning..." x2
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------8-7-------------|
Gb|---------------7-9------7-10-9----8-|
Db|-7-9-10-9---10-----------------10---|
Ab|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|
"...Ripper!"
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------8-7---------------------------------|
Gb|---------------7-9------7-10-9----8-7---7---------------|
Db|-7-9-10-9---10-----------------10-----9---10----10-9-10-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------7---------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|--9----------5-4-5--2--|
Ab|--7----------3-2-3--0--|
Eb|-----------0-----------|
* * * *
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
= slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
