Desert Plains Tab

Band:  Judas Priest
Album: Point of Entry
Song:  Desert Plains
 
Copyright (c)  (CBS) (1981)
Version 1.0 - (08/02/05)
 
 
 
.  - 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
 Half distortion             ~~                  Increase distortion
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------4--------------------------------------|
G--------5--3-------------5--3--3----------5--3---------------------|
D--------5--3--3----------5-----3----------5--3--3------------------|
A---1-3--3-----3-----1-3--3-----------1-3--3-----3-----1-3---(3)----|
E-3----------------3----------------3----------------3--------------|
 
 Main and verse riff         ~~
E------------------------------------|
B----------------------------4-------|
G--------5--3-------------5--3--3----|
D--------5--3--3----------5-----3----|
A---1-3--3-----3-----1-3--3----------|
E-3----------------3-----------------|
Rpt 2 X before vocals enter
Rpt 4 X for verse
 
Chorus
 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------4----------------------------------------|
G--------------------------3----------------------------------------|
D------------3------5-----------------------------------------------|
A---1-6------1------3-----------1-6------3------5------5-5---5-5----|
E-3---4-----------------------3---4------1------3------3-3---3-3----|
 
 Guitar in background in chorus
     [--------------------PM----------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------11111113333333333--------------------------------------|
E-----4444444---------------------4444444111111133333333------------|
 
 
Rpt verse
Rpt chorus
 
Pre solo riff.  Let notes ring.
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G--------7-----5-----0-----7--|
D------7-----5-----0-----7----|
A-1-/5-----3----------/5------|
E----------------3------------|
 
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----7-----5-----0-----------|
D---7-----5-----0-------------|
A-5-----3-------------3-------|
E-------------3-----5---------|
 
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G------7-----5-----0-----7----|
D----7-----5-----0-----7------|
A-/5-----3-----------5--------|
E--------------3--------------|
 
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----7-----5-----0-----------|
D---7-----5-----0-------------|
A-5-----3-------------3-------|
E-------------3-----5---------|
 
Backing for guitar solo
  [-----------PM-----------------]  [-PM]  [-PM]  [---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---------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--3-3-5--5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
E---------------------------------1--1-1-3--3-3---------------------|
                                                           Rpt 4 X
Rpt verse
Rpt chorus
Rpt main riff 4 X
Rpt pre solo riff till fade out
 
 
 
 
 
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