Band: Judas Priest
Album: British Steel
Song: Rapid Fire
Copyright (c) CBS Records 1980
Transcribed By: Agent-Orange
Intro
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E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
Verse Riff 1 x2
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a|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
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a|--7--5--7--10----7--5--7----7--5--7--10----7--5--7--|
E|--5--3--5--8-----5--3--5----5--3--5--8-----5--3--5--|
Verse Riff 2 x2
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a|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
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a|--7--5--7--10----7--5--7-----|
E|--5--3--5--8-----5--3--5-----|
Verse Riff 1 x2
Verse Riff 2 x2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/judas_priest/rapid_fire_tab_ver_4.html ]
Riff 3 x3
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d|--9--7--9---7--7--7---9--7--9--|--9--7--9--7--7--9--7--7--9--7--7--9------|
a|--7--5--7-------------7--5--7--|--7--5--7-----5--7-----5--7-----5--7--9---|
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Riff 4 x?? with lyrics
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riff 5 x2
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a|--7--5--7--10----7--5--7----7--5--7--10----7--5--7--|
E|--5--3--5--8-----5--3--5----5--3--5--8-----5--3--5--|
Verse Riff 1 x2
Verse Riff 2 x2
Outro
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a|---7--5--7--10--5--7--10--5--7--10--5--7--10--7--5--2---|
E|---5--3--5--8---3--5--8---3--5--8---3--5--8---3--7--0---|
. - 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
