Band: Judas Priest
Album: Point of Entry
Song: Desert Plains
. - 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
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| 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
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| 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
END