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Song
BEFORE THE DAWN
Judas Priest
(From the 1978 Album KILLING MACHINE (HELL BENT FOR LEATHER IN THE USA))
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Lead guitar(overdriven guitar)'
Slow number of Judas Priest,very weird indeed for them, but I like it
b - bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into (from)
\ - slide out of (/to "nowhere")
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
~ - vibrato
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
() - still ringing the previous note.
Intro
Em Am D B7
Gtr I
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2---------|------------------| |---0---0---0---0-|---1---1-0-1-----|---3---3---3----0--|---0---0-4-0---0--| |-----0-------0---|-----2-------2-0-|-----2-------2-----|-----2-------2----| |---------2-------|-----------------|-0-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-0---------------|-------------------|-2----------------| |-0---------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
Gtr I
Em Am B7 Em
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-0-----|-0---------------| |---0---0---0---0-|---1---1-0-1-----|---0---0-----4-0-|---0---0---0---0-| |-----0-------0---|-----2-------2-0-|-----2-----------|-----0-------0---| |---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------| |-----------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-----------------| |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
Verse
Gtr I
Em Am D B7
||------------------|-----------------|---------2---------|------------------| ||----0---0---0---0-|---1---1-0-1-----|---3---3---3----0--|---0---0-4-0---0--| ||------0-------0---|-----2-------2-0-|-----2-------2-----|-----2-------2----| ||----------2-------|-----------------|-0-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-0---------------|-------------------|-2----------------| ||--0---------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
Gtr I
Em Am B7 Em
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-0-----|-0----------------|| |---0---0---0---0-|---1---1-0-1-----|---0---0-----4-0-|---0---0---0---0--|| |-----0-------0---|-----2-------2-0-|-----2-----------|-----0-------0----|| |---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2--------|| |-----------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|------------------|| |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------------||
Gtr I
Em Am D B7
||------------------|-----------------|---------2---------|------------------| ||----0---0---0---0-|---1---1-0-1-----|---3---3---3----0--|---0---0-4-0---0--| ||------0-------0---|-----2-------2-0-|-----2-------2-----|-----2-------2----| ||----------2-------|-----------------|-0-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-0---------------|-------------------|-2----------------| ||--0---------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
Gtr I
Em Am B7 Em
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-0-----|-0----------------|| |---0---0---0---0-|---1---1-0-1-----|---0---0-----4-0-|---0---0---0---0--|| |-----0-------0---|-----2-------2-0-|-----2-----------|-----0-------0----|| |---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2--------|| |-----------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|------------------|| |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------------||
Gtr I Chorus
Em C
|-0---------------||----------8-----8-| |---0---0---0---0-||------8-----8-----| |-----0-------0---||----9---9-----9---| |---------2-------||-10---------------| |-----------------||------------------| |-0---------------||------------------|
Gtr I
G E7
|-------------10-------10-|-----7---10-7---10-| |-------12-------12-------|---9---9------9----| |----12----12-------12----|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-10----------------------|-7-----------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|
Gtr I
Am C
|-------------12-------12-|----------8-----8-| |-------13-------13-------|------8-----8-----| |----14----14-------14----|----9---9-----9---| |-------------------------|-10---------------| |-12----------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------|
Gtr I
G D7
|-----------------|---------2-------| |-3---0---3-0-----|-----3-1---3-1---| |---0---0-----0---|---2-----------2-| |---------------0-|-0---------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|
Gtr I
D7 C G Emaj7
|---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---3---1---3---1-|---------1-----1-|-----0---3-0---3-|-----0---3-0---3-| |-----2-------2---|-----0-----0-----|---0---0-----0---|---1---1-----1---| |-0---------------|---2---2-----2---|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|
Gtr I
Am Am C B7
|---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-|-----0---0-----0-|---------2-------| |-----1-----1-----|-----1-----1-----|-----------1-----|---0-3-0---3-0---| |---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|---0---0-----0---|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-| |-0---------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtr I
B7 Em Em
|---------2-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|| |---0-3-0---3-0---|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|| |-----------------|-------0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|| |---------------4-|---2-------------|-----------------|| |-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------||
Guitar solo ( Double guitar starts from here)
C D
Gtr II
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-10b12r(10)b12r(10)b12r(10)b12==(10)r-----8-| |-2b4r(2)b4r(2)b4r(2)b4==(2)r-----0-|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------2---------| |-------------------------1-------1-|-----------------3--------------------3---3-| |------------0----------------0-----|---------2---------------2--------------2---| |------2-----------2------------2---|--------------------------------------------| |-3---------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
Am Am
~~ ~~~
|--------------------------|-----------------------| |-10-------(10)-[8]---10-8-|-----------------------| |--------------------------|--9------------(9)\----| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|
|Gtr I
|------------0---------0---|-----------0--------0--| |------1---------1---------|-------1-----1---------| |----2---2----------2------|-----2---2------2------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--0-----------------------|--0--------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|
C D
Gtr II
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-10b12r(10)b12r(10)b12r(10)b12==(10)r-----8-| |-2b4r(2)b4r(2)b4r(2)b4==(2)r-----0-|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------2---------| |-------------------------1-------1-|-----------------3--------------------3---3-| |------------0----------------0-----|---------2---------------2--------------2---| |------2-----------2------------2---|--------------------------------------------| |-3---------------------------------|--2-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
Am Am
~~
|------------------------|-12-----------12-(12)--| |-10-------(10)-8---10-8-|------------------12---| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------|
|Gtr I
|------------0-------0---|----------0--------0---| |------1--------1--------|------1-----1----------| |----2---2--------2------|----2---2------2-------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |--0---------------------|--0--------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------|
Gtr II
C D
~~~~~
|-----------------------|---------------------------| |-15b17-----------15-12-|---------------------------| |-----------------------|-14b15r==12-14-------12-14-| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|
|Gtr I
|-----------------------|-----------------2---------| |-------------1-------1-|-------------3-----3-----3-| |---------0-----0-------|-------2-------2------2----| |-------2---2------2----|---------------------------| |--3--------------------|--2------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------|
Gtr II
Am Am
~~
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------10-| |-------------------------|--------------------------10---12-13------| |-16----------------------|----------------9---11-12-----------------| |----12-10-9-9/-10-10/-12-|------9-10---12---------------------------| |-------------------------|-12---------------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|Gtr I
|------------0----------0-|------------------0------------------0----| |--------1-------1--------|------1-----------------1-----------------| |-----2----2--------2-----|----2------2-----------------2------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--0----------------------|--0---------------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
C B7
~~ ~~~~~~
|-12-------(12)-14---15---|-17b19---17b19========(17)r-15-| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|Gtr I
|------0-----0----------0-|------------------2------------| |----------------1--------|-------0--3-----0---3---0------| |----0---0---------0------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------4-| |--3----------------------|--2----------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chorus
Gtr II
Em C
~ ~~
|-------------------------||------------------| |-------------------------||------------------| |-------------------------||------------------| |-14-12-10-9--------------||------------------| |------------12-10-7------||------------------| |----------------------10-||--8---------------|
|Gtr I
|-------------0------0----||----------8-----8-| |--------0-------0--------||------8-----8-----| |-----0----0-------0------||----9---9-----9---| |-------------------------||-10---------------| |-------------------------||------------------| |--0----------------------||------------------|
G E7
Gtr I
|-------------10-------10-|-----7---10-7---10-| |-------12-------12-------|---9---9------9----| |----12----12-------12----|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-10----------------------|-7-----------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|
Gtr I
Am C
|-------------12-------12-|----------8-----8-| |-------13-------13-------|------8-----8-----| |----14----14-------14----|----9---9-----9---| |-------------------------|-10---------------| |-12----------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------|
Gtr I
G D7 D7 C
|-----------------|----------2-------|----------2-------|-----------------| |-3---0---3-0-----|------3-1---3-1---|----3---1---3---1-|---------1-----1-| |---0---0-----0---|----2-----------2-|------2-------2---|-----0-----0-----| |---------------0-|--0---------------|--0---------------|---2---2-----2---| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|-3---------------| |-3---------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
Gtr I
G Emaj7 Am Am
|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-----0-|---------0-----0-| |-----0---3-0---3-|-----0---3-0---3-|-----1-----1-----|-----1-----1-----| |---0---0-----0---|---1---1-----1---|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------| |-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtr I
Final verse
C B7 B7 Em
|-----0---0-----0-|---------2-------|---------2-------||-----------------| |-----------1-----|---0-3-0---3-0---|---0-3-0---3-0---||-----0-----0---0-| |---0---0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------||---0---0-----0---| |-----------------|---------------4-|---------------4-||---------2-------| |-3---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------||-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-0---------------|
Gtr I
Am D B7 Em
|-----------------|---------2---------|-----------------|-----------------| |---1---1-0-1-----|---3---3---3----3--|---0---0-4-0---0-|---0---0---0---0-| |-----2-------2-0-|-----2-------2-----|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---| |-----------------|-0-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------| |-0---------------|-------------------|-2---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
Gtr I
Am B7 Em
|-----------------|-----------------|-^0----------|-(0)-----------T| |---1---1-0-1-----|---0---0---0-----|-^0----------|-(0)-----------h| |-----2-------2-0-|-----2---2---0---|-^0----------|-(0)-----------e| |-----------------|---------------4-|-^2----------|-(2)-----------E| |-0---------------|-2---------------|-^2----------|-(2)-----------N| |-----------------|-----------------|-^0----------|-(0)-----------D|
Lyrics:
Before the dawn, I hear you whisper
In your sleep "don’t let the morning take him"
Outside the birds begin to call
As if to summon up my leaving
It’s been a lifetime since I found someone
Since I found someone who would stay
I’ve waited too long, and now you’re leaving
Oh please don’t take it all away
It’s been a lifetime since I found someone
Since I found someone who would stay
I’ve waited too long, and now you’re leaving
Oh please don’t take it all away
Before the dawn, I hear you whisper
In your sleep "don’t let the morning take him"
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