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]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[---------|



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