Leather Rebel Chords & Tabs
Artist: Judas Priest
Song: "Leather Rebel" written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and KK Downing
From the album "Painkiller" (1990)
Tabbed by Nailed Reaper (reap@front.ru)
Absolutely stunning song! One of the best from the best Judas' album. Let's try to tab it!!!
= - tremolo (play the note before this sign as fast as you can)
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
b - bend down
r - release bend
~ - vibrato
. - palm mute
Riff 1 (opening riff)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7=--------------------------7=-----------|
D|-\7===9=7==10=7==--7==9=7=10=7====9=7==10=7==--7==10=9=7/-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (main riff)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9=---7=-----------------9=---7=-----------------9=---7=--------------|
A|-7==--7==--7==10=7==9-7~-7==--7==--7==10=7==9-5~-7==--7==--7==10=7==9-7~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
very 1st ending other endings
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-5--5--7--9-----------|----5--7--9-----------|
|-5--5--7--9-----------|---5---7--9-----------|
|-3--3--5--7--3-2b3r2~-|-3-----5--7--3-2b3r2~-|
the next to last ending the very last ending
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------9-9-7-9-/-|
|----9=---7=-------------|-------------9-9-7-9-/-|
|-7==--7==--7=-10=9=5=7~-|-10-9-5-9~---7-7-5-7-/-|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
Bridge
e|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
G|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---7--9----9-|
A|----9---9---9--9--9--9-|----9---9---9--9-9-7-|----5---5---5--5--5--5-|-4----9----9-|
E|-7==-7==-7==-7=-7=-7=--|-7==-7==-7==-7=--7-5-|-3==-3==-3==-3=-3=-3=--|-5----7----7-|
... ... ... .. .. .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. .. ..
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/judas_priest/leather_rebel_tab.html ]
Chorus
e|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------12--7--|-------------------------|
A|-----2----2----5----7-10-|-----2----2---10--5--|-----2----2----5----7-10-|
E|-00000000000000300005-8--|-000000000000--------|-00000000000000300005-8--|
.... .... .... .... .... .... .. .... .... .... ....
1st & 3rd ending 2nd ending 4th ending
----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
-7----\10-9-----------|-7----\10-9----9-|-7------------------|
-7----\10-9-----------|-7----\10-9----9-|-7------------------|
-5----\8--7--3-2b3r2~-|-5----\8--7----7-|-5--8-7-5-3-5-3-2-0-|
Interlude (one guitar plays lower notes, second guitar plays higher
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-3-6-5-6-----3-10~-8~-6~-5~-3-10~-8~-6~-5~-3~-5~-6~-8~-5~-6~-5~-3~3-
E|---------3-6--------------------------------------------------------
notes$ at the beginning both guitars plays the same notes)
----------------------------------------------10-11-13-11-10--11-10-|
-------------------13~16~13~--------13~16~13~-----------------------|
------------12~-15~----------12~-15~----------7~-8~-10-8~-7~--8~-7~-|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
6-5-6---3-3-10~-8~-6~-5~-3~--10~-8~-6~-5~-3~------------------------|
-----3-6------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo backing
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-9--9--9--9--9-10-|-9--9--9--9--9-10-|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--5--5--6-|-9--9--9--9--9-10-|-9--9--9--9--9-10-|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--6-|-5--5--5--5--5--6-|-7--7--7--7--7--8-|-7--7--7--7--7--8-|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--4-|-3--3--3--3--3--4-|------------------|------------------|
SONG STRUCTURE
Riff 1 (x2)
Riff 2 (x3)
Bridge
Chorus
Riff 2 (x2)
Bridge
Chorus
Interlude
Solo
Bridge
Chorus (x2)
Riff 2 (x2)
I'm sorry for any errors and if you find it - mail me.
Also I'm sorry for I can't transcribe solo, but it isn't too hard, I think, and just a filler.