Band: Judas Priest
Album: Defenders Of The Faith
Song: Love Bites
Copyright (c) (CBS) (1984)
Version 1.0 - (15/02/05)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - 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
Synth arranged for guitar
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A-4----------(4)----------4----------(4)---|
E-2----------(2)----------2----------(2)---|
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D-------------6*----------(6)--------------|
A-2-----------4*----------(4)--------------|
E-0----------------------------------------|
*This chord is actually octave lower
Verse
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D--------6\-------6\-------4/-------|
A--------4\-------4\-------2/-------|
E-----------------------------------|Rpt 2 X
Chorus
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-9--8--6--4--2--(2)--4-/6----9\-6--|
A-7--6--4--2--0--(0)--2-/4----7\-4--|
E-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-9--8--6--4--2--(2)--4-------------|
A-7--6--4--2--0--(0)--2--6--(6)--6--|
E------------------------4--(4)--4--|
Rpt verse riff 4 X
2nd chorus
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D-9--8--6--4--2--(2)--4-/6-(6)-9\-6-(6)--|
A-7--6--4--2--0--(0)--2-/4-(4)-7\-4-(4)--|
E----------------------------------------|Rpt 4 X
This lead fill appears 2nd time only
[-PM-]
E----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------14\-12-/14-|
G-----------------------------13\-11-/13-|
D------------------------11-11----9--/11-|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
Bridge
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-6-----\4------2-------------|
A-4-----\2------0------6------|
E----------------------4------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/judas_priest/love_bites_tab_ver_2.html ]
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-6-----\4------2-----------6-|
A-4-----\2------0--6--4--2--4-|
E------------------4--2--0----|
Mid section
[----------------------------PM----------------------------------]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
This riff is played through out mid section as backing.
Palm muted lead line.
[--------------PM-------------------]
E---------------------------------------|
B-------12-------9----------------------|
G------------------------11p9-11-9--9---|
D-11-11----11-11---11-11------11-11-11--|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|Rpt 4 X
Rpt this lead line 6 more times under the pinch harmonic section.
Pick scrape
E--------------|
B--------------|
G--------------|
D-\------------|
A-\\-----------|
E--\-----------|
Pinch harmonic riff.
Guitar 1
[PM] [PM]
ph~ph~~ph~ph~~phphph~
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-4--2---4--2---3-4p2-----|
E------4------4-------4---|Rpt 6 X
Guitar 2 enters after 2nd time
[PM] [PM]
ph~ph~~ph~ph~~phphph~
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G-6--4---6--4---5-6p4------|
D------6------6-------4----|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|Rpt 4 X
On the 5th time the intro synth enters.
Last time
Guitar 1
[PM]
ph~ph~~ph~
E------------|
B------------|
G------------|
D------------|
A-4--2---4---|
E------4-----|
Guitar 2
[PM]
ph~ph~~ph~
E------------|
B------------|
G-6--4---6---|
D------6-----|
A------------|
E------------|
After drum fill
Riff A
[-PM] [-PM] [-PM] [-PM] h
E------------------------------------|
B-------------------------4-5p-4-----|
G-6-----4-----6-----4-----4-4-(4)4---|
D-6-----4-----6-----4-----4------4---|
A---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4------------|
E------------------------------------|Rpt 2 X
[-PM] [-PM] [-PM] [-PM] h
E------------------------------------|
B-------------------------4-5p-4-----|
G-6-----4-----6-----4-----4-4-(4)4---|
D-6-----4-----6-----4-----4------4---|
A---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4------------|
E------------------------------------|
[-PM] [-PM] [-PM] [-PM] h
E------------------------------------|
B-------------------------4-5p-4-----|
G-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-4-(4)4---|
D-4-----4-----4-----4-----4------4---|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4---4-4------------|
E------------------------------------|Rpt these 2 riffs twice.
Rpt Chorus
The outro is riff A played till fade.
On the 6th time the palm muted lead line enters.
On the 11th time the pinch harmonic riff enters.
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