HELL BENT FOR LEATHER
As recorded by Judas Priest
(From the 1978 Album HELL BENT FOR LEATHER)
Words and Music by Glenn Tipton
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'K.K. Downing - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Glen Tipton - Rhythm / Lead w/dist'
Intro
Q.=88 H.=H
6/8
Gtrs I, II
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|-2------|-3------|-4------|-5------|-6------|-7------|-3------|-2----||
|-2------|-3------|-4------|-5------|-6------|-7------|-3------|-2----||
|-0------|-1------|-2------|-3------|-4------|-5------|-1------|-0----||
Faster Q=192
4/4
Gtr I
PM PM| PM| PM PM PM| PM|
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|---------------5-|--7----5h6-6p5-|---------------5-|-(5)--------------|
|---7-----7-----5-|--7----5h7-7p5-|---7-----7-----5-|-(5)-7p5-------7--|
|-0---0-0---0-0---|-----0---------|-0---0-0---0-0---|---------0-3p0----|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
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| Gtr II
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|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------5---4--|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------5---4--|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------3---2--|
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PM PM| PM| PM PM PM| PM|
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|---------------5-|-----7----5h6-6p5-|-----------------5-|-(5)--------------||
|---7-----7-----5-|-----7----5h7-7p5-|-----7-----7-----5-|-(5)-7p5-------7--||
|-0---0-0---0-0---|--------0---------|--0----0-0---0-0---|---------0-3p0----||
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|-2---------------|-(2)--------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)-------5---4--||
|-2---------------|-(2)--------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)-------5---4--||
|-0---------------|-(0)--------------|-(0)---------------|-(0)-------3---2--||
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Verses
PM PM| PM| PM PM PM| PM|
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||----------------5-|-----7----5h6-6p5-|-----------------5-|-(5)---------------|
||----7-----7-----5-|-----7----5h7-7p5-|-----7-----7-----5-|-(5)-7p5-------7---|
||o-0---0-0---0-0---|--------0---------|--0----0-0---0-0---|---------0-3p0-----|
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||--2---------------|-(2)--------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)---------------|
||--2---------------|-(2)--------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)---------------|
||o-0---------------|-(0)--------------|-(0)---------------|-(0)---------------|
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PM PM| PM| PM PM PM| PM|
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|---------------5-|--7----5h6-6p5-|---------------5-|-(5)--------------||
|---7-----7-----5-|--7----5h7-7p5-|---7-----7-----5-|-(5)-7p5-------7--||
|-0---0-0---0-0---|-----0---------|-0---0-0---0-0---|---------0-3p0----||
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------||
Pre-Chorus
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|---------7----|-(7)-------5--7--|-(7)-------7----|-7p5--5--5---|
|---7p5---7----|-(7)-7p5---5--7--|-(7)-7p5---7----|-7p5--5--5---|
|-5-----5------|---------5-------|---------5------|------5--3---|
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|--------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------||
|---------7----|-(7)-------5--7--|-(7)--------------9-|------12-12-(12)\---2-||
|---7p5---7----|-(7)-7p5---5--7--|-(7)-7p5---8p6----9-|------12-12-(12)\---2-||
|-5-----5------|---------5-------|---------6-----/7---|--/10-10-10-(10)\---0-||
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Chorus
$
PM------------------------|
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|-(2)--------------|-----------------|
|-(2)--------------|-----------------|
|-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|------------------|---------------3-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------2-|
|---------------2-5---|-------0-------0---2-|
|-----2-5-3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0-|
|-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-------|
PM------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|-(2)--------------|-----------------|
|-(2)--------------|-----------------|
|-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|------------------|---------------3-|
1.
To Coda
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------2-5---|-------0-------0------||
|-----2-5-3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0-o||
|-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)--------||
Bridge
2.
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|-------0-------0---2-||-(2)--------|-3--------|-4--------|-5----|
|-----0-----------2-2-||-(2)--------|-3--------|-4--------|-5----|
|-(1)-----3-(3)-----0-||-(0)--------|-1--------|-2--------|-3----|
|----------|-------------|----------|------------|------||
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|----------|-------------|----------|------------|-9----||
|-6--------|-7------(7)S=|=3--------|-2----------|-9----||
|-6--------|-7------(7)S=|=3--------|-2------2s7-|-7----||
|-4--------|-5------(5)S=|=1--------|-0----------|------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
T T T T T T T T
|-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-|-12p=5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-|
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| Gtr I
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|--2--------------------------|-(2)--------------------------|
|--2--------------------------|-(2)--------------------------|
|--0--------------------------|-(0)--------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T
|-12p5h7-12p5h7-12p5h7-12p5h7-|-12p=4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7----|
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|--9--------------------------|-(9)-----------------------------|
|--9--------------------------|-(9)-----------------------------|
|--7--------------------------|-(7)-----------------------------|
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T T T T T T T T
|-12p3h7-12p3h7-12p3h7-12p3h7-|-12p=3h7-12p3h7-12p3h7-12p3h7-|
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|--5--------------------------|-(5)--------------------------|
|--5--------------------------|-(5)--------------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/judas_priest/hell_bent_tab_ver_3.html ]
\1
T T T T T T
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|-17-----------------------------|-17--------------20p==19p17------|
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|------------------20pb21r==(20)-|---------------------------------|
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| PM----| PM-------|
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|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--2---------(2)--------------2--|-(2)------------------------2----|
|--2---------(2)--------------2--|-(2)------------------------2----|
|--0---------(0)----0-----0---0--|-(0)---------0-0--0-0--0----0----|
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|-17--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----19b20r(19)p17h20p17------17h20---17-|-20--20----17---------------------|
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|-(2)--------------------------------2----|-(2)------------------------2-----|
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|-(0)---------0---0--0----0-----0----0----|-(0)--------0----0--0-0-0---0-----|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--8----------8------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----10b11-------[11]b13==(11)r(11)---|--7h=8p7p5-7p5--------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------7p5\-------|
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| PM------------------| PM-----------|
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|-(2)--------------------------------2-|-(2)----------------------2-|
|-(2)--------------------------------2-|-(2)----------------------2-|
|-(0)-------0---0---0--------0----0--0-|-(0)-------0---0---0--0-0-0-|
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|--5p=4---------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------7p5p4-----5p4-------------|-------------------------------||
|---------------7-------7p5h7p5p4h|==5p=4---4---------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------7---5h==7-3h5---3-2h3---||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
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| PM--------------| PM----------------|
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|-(2)-------------------------2---|-(2)---------------------------||
|-(2)-------------------------2---|-(2)---------------------------||
|-(0)-----0---0---0---0---0---0---|-(0)-----0---0---0---0---0-0---||
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Bridge
\0.5/ \0.5/
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|------------|------------|-<7>----(<7>)----(<7>)----|
|-5s7--------|-(7)--------|--------------------------|
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|---2--------|--3---------|--4-----------------------|
|---2--------|--3---------|--4-----------------------|
|---0--------|--1---------|--2-----------------------|
\0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/
~~~~~
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|---5---------------------------------|---6------|
|---5---------------------------------|---6------|
|---3---------------------------------|---4------|
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|---7--------(7)S=|===3---------------|---2------------|
|---7--------(7)S=|===3---------------|---2--------2s7-|
|---5--------(5)S=|===1---------------|---0------------|
D.S. al Coda
\1____________________/
~~~~~~~
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|---9----------|------------|---------------||
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|---7----------|------------|---------------||
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Outro
&
Gtr I
PM------------------------|
|---------------------||------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------||o-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------2-||--(2)-------------|-----------------|
|-------0-------0---2-||--(2)-------------|-----------------|
|-----0---2-(2)---2-0-||o-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-(1)-----3-(3)-------||------------------|---------------3-|
1.
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------|-------------------2---||
|---------------2-5---|-------0-------0---2---||
|-----2-5-3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0--o||
|-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)---------||
2.
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------*|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------*|
|---------------------|---------5-(5)-5---5-|-(5)-----7-(7)-7---2-|-(2)----*|
|-------0-------0-----|-----2-0-5-(5)-5---5-|-(5)-----7-(7)-7---2-|-(2)----*|
|-----0-----------2-2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-3---3-|-(3)-2-2-5-(5)-5---0-|-(0)----*|
|-(1)-----3-(3)-----0-|-(0)-------------3---|-----------------3---|--------*|
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
-----------
| - 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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