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 chorusE----------------------------------------|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------|
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 scrapeE--------------|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] hE------------------------------------|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] hE------------------------------------|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] hE------------------------------------|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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