Hell Bent for Leather Judas Priest
HELL BENT FOR LEATHER (Bassline)
As recorded by Judas Priest
Transcribed by Andy Aledort
Words and Music by Glenn Tipton
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Picked Bass (Excluding the Intro)'
Intro
Moderately Q.=88 H.=H
6/8
Gtr I
H. H. H. H. H. H. H. H.
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Faster Q=195
[4/4] W W W H Q Q
|----------|----------|----------|-------------| |----------|----------|----------|-------------| |----------|----------|----------|------3--2---| |----------|----------|----------|-------------|
W +W +W +H Q Q
|----------|------------|------------|--------------|| |----------|------------|------------|--------------|| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----3--2--|| |----------|------------|------------|--------------||
Verse 1
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
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Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|| |-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--2--|| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------||
Pre-Chorus
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E Q E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3--5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5p3--3---3--3-| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q +Q E E +Q. E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|------5-5-(5)\-----|| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3--5--|-5-5-5-6-6-6-7--|-(7)-------------0-|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------||
Chorus
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |------------------|---------------3-|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------0---|---------------------| |-------0-------2-----|-------0-------0-----| |-----2---3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0-| |-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-------|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |------------------|---------------3-|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------0---|---------------------|| |-------0-------2-----|-------0-------0-----|| |-----2---3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0-|| |-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-------||
Verse 2
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-(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--2--| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|| |-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--2--|| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------||
Pre-Chorus
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E Q E E Q E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3--5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5p3--3---3--3-| |----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q +Q E E +Q. E
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|------5-5-(5)\-----|| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3--5--|-5-5-5-6-6-6-7--|-(7)-------------0-|| |----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------||
Chorus
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |------------------|---------------3-|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------0---|---------------------| |-------0-------2-----|-------0-------0-----| |-----2---3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0-| |-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-------|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |------------------|---------------3-|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/judas_priest/hell_bent_for_leather_btab_ver_2.html )
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------0---|---------------------|| |-------0-------2-----|-------0-------0-----|| |-----2---3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2---|| |-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-----0-||
1st Bridge
+Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5S|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E W
|----------------|----------------|------|| |----------------|----------------|------|| |----------------|----------------|------|| |-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----||
Guitar Solo
W +W W +W
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W +W W +W
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Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E 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-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E 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-|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
2nd Bridge
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5S|=1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q Q
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------*| |----------|--------------------------|-------------------*| |----------|-19SxSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSx-|-x-x-x-x-x-2-------*| |-0--------|--------------------------|-------------0-----*|
Chorus
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------0---|---------------------| |----------------|-----------------|-------0-------2-----|-------0-------0-----| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----2---3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0-| |----------------|---------------3-|-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-------|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |------------------|---------------3-|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------0---|---------------------|| |-------0-------2-----|-------0-------0-----|| |-----2---3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0-|| |-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-------||
Outro
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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1.
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------0---|-----------------------|| |-------0-------2-----|-------0-------0------o|| |-----2---3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0--o|| |-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)---------||
2.
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +W
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------*| |-----0-------0-----|-----2-0-------------|---------0-(0)-0-----|--------*| |---0-----------2---|---------3-(3)-3---3-|-(3)---2-----------0-|-(0)----*| |-1-----3-(3)-----0-|-(0)-------------3---|-----3-----------3---|--------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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