Iced Earth: The Ripper (Judas Priest) transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) FIND EVERY ICED EARTH SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Frozen Palace http://abysslord.com/icedearth/ Date last modified: 06/26/02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Eb Intro Guitar 1 eb|---------------15-------19~~~-| Bb|--13-15-16--13----16-14-------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------| Bb|---------------17-------21~~~-| Gb|--14-16-17--14----17-15-------| Db|------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------| Riff 1 eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-----------------| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-| Eb|-----------------| * * * * * * "You're in for a surprise..." eb|----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "When you least expect me..." Riff 2 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-5-5-5-| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Riff 3 eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-5--5------------------| Ab|-3--3--5------3--3--2--| Eb|-------3------1--1--0--| "All hear my warning..." eb|------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------8-7-------------| Gb|---------------7-9------7-10-9----8-| Db|-7-9-10-9---10-----------------10---| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| "...on the ripper!" Play Riff 2 "You'll soon shake..." Guitar 2 plays this during Riff 2: eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7--[let ring]-------------------| Ab|-0-------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-------------------7-----5-------| Db|-(7)---------------7-----5-7-5-7-| Ab|-(0)-----------------------7-5-7-| Eb|---------------------------------| Riff 3a eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-5--5------------------| Ab|-3--3--5------3--3--2--| Eb|-------3------1--1--0--| "Except for the Ripper..." x2 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------8-7-------------| Gb|---------------7-9------7-10-9----8-| Db|-7-9-10-9---10-----------------10---| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| "...knife!" eb|---------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------8-7----------------------| Gb|---------------7-9------7-10-9----8-7---7----| Db|-7-9-10-9---10-----------------10-----9---10-| Ab|---------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------| Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2 eb|--------------------------| Bb|--------------------------| Gb|--------------------------| Db|-------9---------------7--| Ab|-7-777-7----------7-77-5--| Eb|--------------------------| * *** * ** eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------| Db|-------2-------------------2----5--4-----2-------9\-| Ab|-0-000-0----0-00-5---0-000-0----3--2--5--0--5----7\-| Eb|-----------------3--------------------3-----3-------| * *** * ** * *** Solo eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-15b17r15-13-12---13-----13-12-------12-13-15-| Gb|-------------------------------13-14----------| Db|---------------------14-----------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-15b17r15-13-12---13-----13-12----12-------12-| Gb|-------------------------------14----13-14----| Db|---------------------14-----------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|----------------------------------------------| Bb|-12b13r12-10-12-----10---13-12-10-12--9-10-12-| Gb|-----------------12---------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-12b13r12-10-12------------13-12-13-12--12-13----10~\\-| Gb|-----------------11-12-9----------------------13-------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| End solo Riff 5 x2 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------7-------------------7~~-| Ab|--7-9-10-9-10---10-9--7-9-10-9-10-----| Eb|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|----------------8----------------------8~~-| Ab|--8-10-11-10-11---11-10--8-10-11-10-11-----| Eb|-------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------| Db|----------------9----------------------9~~-| Ab|--9-11-12-11-12---12-11--9-11-12-11-12-----| Eb|-------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|-----------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------| Gb|------------5----------------6-----| Db|--5-7-8-7-8---8-7--6-8-9-8-9---9-8-| Ab|-----------------------------------| Eb|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * eb|----------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------9-| Db|--7-9-10-9--8-10-11-10--9-11-12-11-12---| Ab|----------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5a Guitar 1 x2 eb|--------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------| Db|--------------7-------------------7~~-| Ab|--7-9-10-9-10---10-9--7-9-10-9-10-----| Eb|--------------------------------------| Guitar 2 eb|---------------| Bb|---------------| Gb|---------------| Db|------------2--| Ab|-2----------0--| Eb|-0-------------| Play Riff 2 "In your back alley street..." Guitar 2 plays this during Riff 2: eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7--[let ring]-------------------| Ab|-0-------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|-------------------7-----5-------| Db|-(7)---------------7-----5-7-5-7-| Ab|-(0)-----------------------7-5-7-| Eb|---------------------------------| Riff 2a Guitar 1 eb|---------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------| Db|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-5-5-5-| Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "I'm a nasty surprise..." Guitar 2 eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------| Db|----------6-------12----------| Ab|-7--------6-------10--------7-| Eb|-5--------------------------5-| Riff 3b eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|-5--5------------------| Ab|-3--3--5------3--3--2--| Eb|-------3------1--1--0--| "All hear my warning..." x2 eb|------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------8-7-------------| Gb|---------------7-9------7-10-9----8-| Db|-7-9-10-9---10-----------------10---| Ab|------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------| "...Ripper!" eb|--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------8-7---------------------------------| Gb|---------------7-9------7-10-9----8-7---7---------------| Db|-7-9-10-9---10-----------------10-----9---10----10-9-10-| Ab|----------------------------------------------7---------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------| eb|-----------------------| Bb|-----------------------| Gb|-----------------------| Db|--9----------5-4-5--2--| Ab|--7----------3-2-3--0--| Eb|-----------0-----------| * * * * Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h. = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill