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Band: Judas Priest
Album: Ram It Down
Song: Ram It Down
Copyright (c) (CBS) (1988)
Version 1.0 - (28/02/05)
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 Riff
PM PM
hPM hPM hPM hPM h h hPM hPM hPM hPM h h~~
E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------| D---------------------5-----------------------7-5--| A-----7---5---7---5-----7-----7---5---7---5--------| E-0-0---0---0---0---0-----0-0---0---0---0---0------|Rpt 3 X

Main Riff
[---PM----] [--------PM-------] E--------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------| G-------------5-------------------2p0---5----| D-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-2p0---5-7--| A-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---7--| E--------------------------------------------| [---PM----] [--------PM-------]~~~ E---------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------| G-------------5-------------------7br---| D-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7br---| A-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| E---------------------------------------|Rpt

Last time
[---PM----] [--------PM-------] Trem dive E-------------------------------------3---------------| B-------------------------------------3---------------| G-------------5-------------------5---0---------------| D-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-5---0-------2--(0)--| A-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------2--(0)--| E-------------------------------------3--2brp-0--(0)\-| [---PM----] E---------------------------| B---------------------------| G----------------4---(4)----| D----------------4---(4)----| A-2-0---2-0---45-2---(2)----| E-----3-----3-23------------|

Verse
[---PM--] [---PM--] [--PM--] E------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------| G-7/9-9---9-7-9-9---9-/12-\9---9-5----7----| D-7/9-9---9-7-9-9---9-/12-\9---9-5----7----| A-5/7---7---5-7---7---/10-\7-7---3----5----| E------------------------------------------| [---PM--] [---PM--] E---------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------| G-7/9-9---9-/12--\9---9-7----5----7-----| D-7/9-9---9-/12--\9---9-7----5----7-----| A-5/7---7---/10--\7-7---5----3----5-----| E---------------------------------------|

Rpt both verse riffs.
Bridge
E--------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------| G-2--------------------2------5--------------------------------| D-2------3------5------2------5------3------3---5---3---2------| A-0------3------5------0------3------3------3---5---3---2------| E--------1------3--------------------1------1---3---1---0------| E-----------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------| G-2--------------------2------------------------------| D-2------3------5------2------3------5------2---(2)---| A-0------3------5------0------3------5------2---(2)---| E--------1------3-------------1------3------0---(0)---|

Chorus
E---3----------------------------| B---3----------------------------| G-2-0-2---2-2--------------------| D-2-0-2---2-2-5---109\7\5--/107--| A-0---0---0-0-5------------------| E-------------3---8\7\5\3-0/8\5--| E---3----------------------------------| B---3----------------------------------| G-2-0-2---2-2-----------------9--(9)---| D-2-0-2---2-2-5---3/7/109\7\5-9--(9)---| A-0---0---0-0-5---------------7--(7)---| E-------------3---1/5/8\7\5\3-0--(0)---|

Rpt main riff
Rpt verse, bridge and chorus.
Rpt main riff
E-----|
B-----|
G-9---|
D-9---|
A-7---|
E-----|
Mid 8
E----------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------| G-9--------------------9------4----------------------------| D-9----------------------9----4----------------------------| A-7------------------------7--2----------------------------| E-0--------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------| G-9--------------------9------7----------------------------| D-9----------------------9----7------------7---------------| A-7------------------------7--5------------7---------------| E-0----------------------------------------5---------------|

-PM-
E-------------------| B-------------------| G-------------------| D-------------------| A-0-2-0---0---------| E-------3---3-2-0---|

Backing for guitar solo
[---------------------PM------------------------] E--------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------9--4--| 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--9--4--| 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--7--2--| E--------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------PM------------------------] E--------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------2--4--| 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--2--4--| 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--0--2--| E--------------------------------------------------------|

Rpt
[---------------------PM------------------------] E--------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------9--4--| A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9--4--| E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7--2--| [---------------------PM------------------------] E--------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------2--4--| A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2--4--| E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0--2--|

Rpt
[---------------------PM------------------------] E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------| A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

Backing for twin lead
Riff A
[-------PM-------] E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E------------------|Rpt [-------PM-------] E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D------------------| A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|Rpt 4 X

Rpt Riff A 2 X
[-------PM-------] E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D------------------| A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|Rpt

Rpt Riff A
[-------PM-------] E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E------------------| [-------PM-------] E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D------------------| A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| [-------PM-------] E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D------------------| A-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5--| E-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3--| E--------------| B--------------| G-2------------| D-2--2--5--2---| A-0--2--5--2---| E----0--3--0---|

Backing for 2nd half of guitar solo
[-------PM-------] E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D------------------| A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|Rpt 3 X [-------------------------------PM-------------------------------] E------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------------------| D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| E------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------PM-------] E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E------------------| [-------PM-------] E----------------| B----------------| G----------------| D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E----------------|Rpt 3 X [-------PM-------] E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E------------------|Rpt [-------PM-------] E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D------------------| A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|Rpt [--------------------------------PM------------------------------] E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| D-------------2----| A-5--6--2-----0----| E-3--4--0----------|Pause with lead guitar on it's own.

Rpt intro riff 6 X with additional guitar solos.
Rpt Bridge.
Rpt Chorus 2 X.
Ending
E---------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------| D---2-5-4-2-----2-5-4-2-----------------| A-3-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-5-7-7-5/7-5/7\--| E-1---------3-1---------3-5-5-3/5-3/5\--|

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Source: http://www.xguitar.com/guitar-tabs/judas_priest/ram_it_down/ram_it_down.txt

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