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Song
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HELL BENT FOR LEATHER
As recorded by Judas Priest
Transcribed by Andy Aledort
Words and Music by Glenn Tipton
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion 2'
Intro
Moderately Q.=88 H.=H
6/8
Gtrs I, II
H. H. H. H. H. H. H. H.
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------|| |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------|| |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------|| |-2-------|-3-------|-4-------|-5-------|-6-------|-7-------|-3-------|-2-----|| |-2-------|-3-------|-4-------|-5-------|-6-------|-7-------|-3-------|-2-----|| |-0-------|-1-------|-2-------|-3-------|-4-------|-5-------|-1-------|-0-----||
Faster Q=195
4/4
PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------------5-|---7-----5h6-6p5-|---------------5-|-(5)---------------| |---7-----7-----5-|---7-----5h7-7p5-|---7-----7-----5-|-(5)-7p5-------7---| |-0---0-0---0-0---|-------0---------|-0---0-0---0-0---|---------0-3p0-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5---4---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5---4---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3---2---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|| |---------------5-|-----7-----5h6-6p5-|-----------------5-|-(5)--------------|| |---7-----7-----5-|-----7-----5h7-7p5-|-----7-----7-----5-|-(5)-7p5-------7--|| |-0---0-0---0-0---|---------0---------|--0----0-0---0-0---|---------0-3p0----|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------||
|
| W +W +W +H Q Q
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-2---------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)-------5---4--|| |-2---------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)-------5---4--|| |-0---------------|-(0)---------------|-(0)---------------|-(0)-------3---2--|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------||
Verse 1
PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |---------------5-|-----7-----5h6-6p5-|-----------------5-|-(5)--------------| |---7-----7-----5-|-----7-----5h7-7p5-|-----7-----7-----5-|-(5)-7p5-------7--| |-0---0-0---0-0---|---------0---------|--0----0-0---0-0---|---------0-3p0----| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|
| W +W +W +W
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-2---------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)--------------| |-2---------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)---------------|-(2)--------------| |-0---------------|-(0)---------------|-(0)---------------|-(0)--------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |---------------5-|---7-----5h6-6p5-|---------------5-|-(5)--------------|| |---7-----7-----5-|---7-----5h7-7p5-|---7-----7-----5-|-(5)-7p5-------7--|| |-0---0-0---0-0---|-------0---------|-0---0-0---0-0---|---------0-3p0----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Pre-Chorus
E E E E H +E E E E Q Q +E E E E H E Q E E Q.
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |---------7----|-(7)-------5--7--|-(7)-------7----|-7p5--5---5----| |---7p5---7----|-(7)-7p5---5--7--|-(7)-7p5---7----|-7p5--5---5----| |-5-----5------|---------5-------|---------5------|------5---3----| |--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
E E E E H +E E E E Q Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E
|--------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|| |---------7----|-(7)-------5--7--|-(7)--------------9-|-------12-12-(12)S==2-|| |---7p5---7----|-(7)-7p5---5--7--|-(7)-7p5---8p6----9-|-------12-12-(12)S==2-|| |-5-----5------|---------5-------|---------6-----/7---|---/10-10-10-(10)S==0-|| |--------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------||
Chorus
PM------------------------|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-(2)--------------|-----------------| |-(2)--------------|-----------------| |-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |------------------|---------------3-|
+E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------2-|
|---------------2-5---|-------0-------0---2-|
|-----2-5-3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0-|
|-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-------|
PM------------------------|+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-(2)--------------|-----------------| |-(2)--------------|-----------------| |-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |------------------|---------------3-|
+E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------2-5---|-------0-------0-----|| |-----2-5-3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0-|| |-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-------||
Verse 2
PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------5-|---7-----5h6-6p5-|---------------5-|-(5)--------------| |---7-----7-----5-|---7-----5h7-7p5-|---7-----7-----5-|-(5)-7p5-------7--| |-0---0-0---0-0---|-------0---------|-0---0-0---0-0---|---------0-3p0----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |---------------5-|---7-----5h6-6p5-|---------------5-|-(5)--------------|| |---7-----7-----5-|---7-----5h7-7p5-|---7-----7-----5-|-(5)-7p5-------7--|| |-0---0-0---0-0---|-------0---------|-0---0-0---0-0---|---------0-3p0----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Pre-Chorus
E E E E H +E E E E Q Q +E E E E H E Q E E Q.
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |---------7----|-(7)-------5--7--|-(7)-------7----|-7p5--5---5----| |---7p5---7----|-(7)-7p5---5--7--|-(7)-7p5---7----|-7p5--5---5----| |-5-----5------|---------5-------|---------5------|------5---3----| |--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
E E E E H +E E E E Q Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E
|--------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|| |--------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|| |---------7----|-(7)-------5--7--|-(7)--------------9-|-------12-12-(12)S==2-|| |---7p5---7----|-(7)-7p5---5--7--|-(7)-7p5---8p6----9-|-------12-12-(12)S==2-|| |-5-----5------|---------5-------|---------6-----/7---|---/10-10-10-(10)S==0-|| |--------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------||
Chorus
PM------------------------|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-(2)--------------|-----------------| |-(2)--------------|-----------------| |-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |------------------|---------------3-|
+E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------2-|
|---------------2-5---|-------0-------0---2-|
|-----2-5-3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0-|
|-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-------|
PM------------------------|+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------| |-(2)--------------|-----------------| |-(2)--------------|-----------------| |-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |------------------|---------------3-|
+E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------2-5---|-------0-------0---2-|| |-----2-5-3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-2-|| |-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-----0-||
1st Bridge
+W W W
|------------|----------|------| |------------|----------|------| |------------|----------|------| |-(2)--------|-3--------|-4----| |-(2)--------|-3--------|-4----| |-(0)--------|-1--------|-2----|
W W H. +Q W H. E E W
|----------|----------|--------------|----------|-------------|------|| |----------|----------|--------------|----------|-------------|------|| |----------|----------|--------------|----------|-------------|-9----|| |-5--------|-6--------|-7-------(7)S=|=3--------|-2-----------|-9----|| |-5--------|-6--------|-7-------(7)S=|=3--------|-2-------2s7-|-7----|| |-3--------|-4--------|-5-------(5)S=|=1--------|-0-----------|------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
T T T T T T T T
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-|-12p=5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-12p5h8-|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| W +W
|-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |--2--------------------------|-(2)--------------------------| |--2--------------------------|-(2)--------------------------| |--0--------------------------|-(0)--------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12p5h7-12p5h7-12p5h7-12p5h7-|-12p=4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7-12p4h7----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |--9--------------------------|-(9)-----------------------------| |--9--------------------------|-(9)-----------------------------| |--7--------------------------|-(7)-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12p3h7-12p3h7-12p3h7-12p3h7-|-12p=3h7-12p3h7-12p3h7-12p3h7-|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |--5--------------------------|-(5)--------------------------| |--5--------------------------|-(5)--------------------------| |--3--------------------------|-(3)--------------------------|
\7
T T T T T T
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S H
|-12p2h5-12p2h5-12p2h5-12p2h5-|-12p=2h5-12p2h5h10p2-----|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |--7--------------------------|-(7)---------------------| |--7--------------------------|-(7)---------------------| |--5--------------------------|-(5)---------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|---3---|
E Q. E Q +E E Q E Q E E E
|-17-----------------------------|-17--------------20p==19p17------| |----20b22---20b22---------------|-----20b20.5------------------19-| |------------------20pb21r==(20)-|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| PM----| PM-------|
| H +E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--2---------(2)--------------2--|-(2)------------------------2----| |--2---------(2)--------------2--|-(2)------------------------2----| |--0---------(0)----0-----0---0--|-(0)---------0-0--0-0--0----0----| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
~~~
|---3---| |---3---| |--3---|
E E +E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. +E
|-17--------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----19b20r(19)p17h20p17------17h20---17-|-20--20----17---------------------| |---------------------------19------------|--------19-19b20---17------(17)---| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| PM---------------| PM-----------|
| +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-(2)--------------------------------2----|-(2)-------------------------2----| |-(2)--------------------------------2----|-(2)-------------------------2----| |-(0)---------0---0--0----0-----0----0----|-(0)--------0----0--0--0-0---0----| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----3-----| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q. +E S S S S E E E H
|--8----------8--------------------|----------------------------| |-----10b11-------[11]b13r====(11)-|--7h=8p7p5-7p5--------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------7p5\-------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| PM--------------| PM-----------|
| +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-(2)---------------------------2--|-(2)----------------------2-| |-(2)---------------------------2--|-(2)----------------------2-| |-(0)-------0---0---0-----0-0---0--|-(0)-------0---0---0--0-0-0-| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |--5p=4---------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------7p5p4-----5p4-------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------7-------7p5h7p5p4-|--5p=4---4---------------------|| |---------------------------------|-------7---5h==7-3h5---3-2h3---|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|
| PM--------------| PM----------------|
| +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-(2)-------------------------2---|-(2)---------------------------|| |-(2)-------------------------2---|-(2)---------------------------|| |-(0)-----0---0---0---0---0---0---|-(0)-----0---0---0---0---0-0---|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
2nd Bridge
\0.5/ \0.5/
a W +W H +Q +Q
|------------|------------|------------------------| |------------|------------|------------------------| |------------|------------|------------------------| |------------|------------|-[7]----(7)-----(7)-----| |-5s7--------|-(7)--------|------------------------| |------------|------------|------------------------|
|
| W W W
|------------|------------|------------------------| |------------|------------|------------------------| |------------|------------|------------------------| |---2--------|--3---------|--4---------------------| |---2--------|--3---------|--4---------------------| |---0--------|--1---------|--2---------------------|
\0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/
~~~
+Q +Q +Q +Q +W
|---------------------------------|--------| |---------------------------------|--------| |---------------------------------|--------| |-(7)-----(7)-----(7)-----(7)-----|-(7)----| |---------------------------------|--------| |---------------------------------|--------|
|
| W W
|---------------------------------|--------| |---------------------------------|--------| |---------------------------------|--------| |--5------------------------------|--6-----| |--5------------------------------|--6-----| |--3------------------------------|--4-----|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+W +H. +Q +W
|---------------|-----------------|--------------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------| |-(7)-----------|-(7)------([7])--|-(7)----------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|
| H. +Q W H. E E
|---------------|-----------------|--------------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------| |---------------|-----------------|--------------| |--7-------(7)S=|==3--------------|--2-----------| |--7-------(7)S=|==3--------------|--2-------2s7-| |--5-------(5)S=|==1--------------|--0-----------|
\1____________________/
~~~~~
+W W +H. Q
|------------|------------|---------------|| |------------|------------|----------x/---|| |------------|-0----------|-(0)------x/---|| |-(7)--------|-0----------|-(0)------x/---|| |------------|------------|---------------|| |------------|------------|---------------||
|
| W W W
|------------|------------|---------------|| |------------|------------|---------------|| |--9---------|------------|---------------|| |--9---------|------------|---------------|| |--7---------|------------|---------------|| |------------|------------|---------------||
Chorus
Gtr I
PM------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-2--------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------2-|
|-2--------------|-----------------|---------------2-5---|-------0-------0---2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----2-5-3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0-|
|----------------|---------------3-|-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-------|
PM------------------------|Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| |-2--------------|-----------------| |-2--------------|-----------------| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |----------------|---------------3-|
+E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------2-|| |---------------2-5---|-------0-------0---2-|| |-----2-5-3-(3)-------|-----0---2-(2)---2-0-|| |-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-------||
Outro
PM------------------------|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-------------------|-----------------| ||o------------------|-----------------| ||--(2)--------------|-----------------| ||--(2)--------------|-----------------| ||o-(0)--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| ||-------------------|---------------3-|
1.
+E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------o|| |---------------------|-------------------2---|| |---------------2-5---|-------0-------0---2---|| |-----2-5-3-(3)-------|-----0-----------2-0--o|| |-(3)---------------1-|-(1)-----3-(3)---------||
2.
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +W
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------*| |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------*| |-------------------|---------5-(5)-5---5-|-(5)-----7-(7)-7---2-|-(2)----*| |-----0-------0-----|-----2-0-5-(5)-5---5-|-(5)-----7-(7)-7---2-|-(2)----*| |---0-----------2-2-|-(2)-----3-(3)-3---3-|-(3)-2-2-5-(5)-5---0-|-(0)----*| |-1-----3-(3)-----0-|-(0)-------------3---|-----------------3---|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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