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Stained Class

Judas Priest
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

E

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-----15--15------------------------15------------------------------15-----15-15------|
G|-14bp12-14b-14bp12-14-12-14-12-14-12--14bp12-14-12--------------------14bp12-14-14------|
D|---------------------------------------------------14p12-14p12----12--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------14-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------15-----15--15-----------15---------------------|
G|--12-14-12----12----12-------------------14bp12-14b 14b-12-14-12-14bp12-14-12----12-----|
D|-----------14----14----14-12----------2---------------------------------------14--------|
A|-----------------------------14-13-12-2-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------12-----12-----------12--------------------------------|
B|-------------15----------------12----15b----15-12--------15-12-----12-15-12-15-14-12----|
G|-------------14bp12-14-14b-14b--------------------14b----------14b----------------------|
D|-14-12----12----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A G A B E D E D E

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--15-14-15-12---2------------------------------------------------7/9-7------------------|
D|----------------2------------------9-----------9-----------9-----7/9-7----9-----------9-|
A|----------------0------------------7-----------7-----------7-----5/7-5----7-----------7-|
E|------------------3-3-3--5-5--7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E D E D E D E D E

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------7/9-7-----------------------------------7/9-7-------------------|
D|------------9-----------7/9-7-----9-----------9-----------9-----7/9-7---9---------9-----|
A|------------7-----------5/7-5-----7-----------7-----------7-----5/7-5---7---------7-----|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

D

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------8---------7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------7---------7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------7---------7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

E F# B A E F# B A E F# B A

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--4-----4-----4-----4--2---2--4-----4-----4-----4--2--2--4-----4-----4------4--2------|
A|-2--4-----4-----4-----2--0---2--4-----4-----4-----2--0--2--4-----4-----4------2--0------|
E|-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|

Wild eyes and tail fisted, I'm fused to the bone I stand contemplating

E F# B A E F# B A E F# B A

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--4-----4-----4-----4--2--2--4-----4-----4-----4--2--2--4-----4-----4-----4--2-------|
A|--2--4-----4-----4-----2--0--2--4-----4-----4-----2--0--2--4-----4-----4-----2--0-------|
E|--0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|

Reacting alone Impaled with betrayel The turniquet turns

E F# B A E F# A B

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--4-----4-----4------4--2--2--4-----4------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--4-----4-----4------2--0--2--4-----4------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0--2-2-2-2---5-5-5--7-7-7---------------------------------|

Societies creation pole axed out and burnt

Chorus

E G F# D E E G C B

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------12--------------12----------7--9--9-------12------------------------------|
D|--9-----------12--------------12----------7--9--9-------12------------------------------|
A|--7-----------10--10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9-9--5--7--7-------10-10-10-10-10-10-9-------------|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-----------------8-7-7-7-7-7-----|

Long ago when man was king. His heart was clean now hes stained

class.

E G F# D E

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------12--------------12---------7-9--9-----------12--------------7-------9-----|
D|--9-----------12--------------12---------7-9--9-----------12--------------7-------9-----|
A|--7-----------10--10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9-9-5-7--7-----------10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-7-----|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------|

Time has slashed each untouch thing So now hes just a stained class king

Rythum Guitar under solo 1:26

E D E D E D E D

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----9-----9----9----9----9-----7-9-7--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-------7-9-7----|
A|-7-----7-----7----7----7----7-----5-7-5--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-------5-7-5----|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----------0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------------|

E D E D E D

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------8-------7-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------7-------7-----|
D|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----7-9-7----9-----9-----9-----9--------7-------7-----|
A|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-7-5----7-----7-----7-----7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------------0-0---0-0---0-0------------------------|

Guitar Solo 1:26

E

e|------------------------------------------------17-15-----------------------------------|
B|---15-15b-----------------------------------17--------17-15-----------------------------|
G|---------14bp12-14-12-14--------------14-16------------------16-14b-14-12h14p12---------|
D|----------------------------12----12--------------------------------------------14------|
A|-------------------------14----14-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E

e|-17b-17b-18b-18b-17bp15-17p14---22b-22-19-17--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------17--------------19-18-17-15--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------16p14h16p14------14---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------16-14---16-14---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

E F# B A E F# B A E F# B A

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--4-----4-----4-----4--2---2--4-----4-----4-----4--2--2--4-----4-----4------4--2------|
A|-2--4-----4-----4-----2--0---2--4-----4-----4-----2--0--2--4-----4-----4------2--0------|
E|-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|

Transfixed at deliverance Is that all that there is Faithless continuum

E F# B A E F# B A E F# B A

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--4-----4-----4-----4--2--2--4-----4-----4-----4--2--2--4-----4-----4-----4--2-------|
A|--2--4-----4-----4-----2--0--2--4-----4-----4-----2--0--2--4-----4-----4-----2--0-------|
E|--0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|

into the abyss Fierce is my conviction Absolute my belief

E F# B A E F# A B

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--4-----4-----4------4--2--2--4-----4------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--4-----4-----4------2--0--2--4-----4------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0--2-2-2-2---5-5-5--7-7-7---------------------------------|

I spit at you apathy And seduce deciet

Chorus

E G F# D E E G C B

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------12--------------12----------7--9--9-------12------------------------------|
D|--9-----------12--------------12----------7--9--9-------12------------------------------|
A|--7-----------10--10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9-9--5--7--7-------10-10-10-10-10-10-9-------------|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-----------------8-7-7-7-7-7-----|

Long ago when man was king. His heart was clean now hes stained

class.

E G F# D E

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------12--------------12---------7-9--9-----------12--------------7-------9-----|
D|--9-----------12--------------12---------7-9--9-----------12--------------7-------9-----|
A|--7-----------10--10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9-9-5-7--7-----------10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-7-----|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------|

Time has slashed each untouch thing So now hes just a stained class king

{Rythum under solo 2:34]

B C# D

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--4--6--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--4--6--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:48

E F#

e|------------------12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----9---11---11---12--11----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--9---11---11---11--11----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--9---11---11---11--11----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--7----9----9----9---9----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo 2:34

B C# D

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------15-13h15p13-12h13p12--10h12p10------|
G|--16-14h16p14-12h14p12-11h12p12-9h11p9-7h9p7-4-4-6--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:48

E F#

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8h10p8-7h8p7--3-3-5-7----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge 2:48

B

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lethal deadly hung drawn and quartered he slaughtered and faltered and altered

the world. But by doing so smashed

A F# B

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------10b--------------------------------------|
G|------------------2--------9b--9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7------------------------------------------|
D|------4-----4-----2--4-------------------------------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--4-------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E|---------------------2------------------------------------------------------------------|

all his hopes and utopian dreams Whipping stripping peeling the

world

A F# E

e|------------------------------------------------------------------10--------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------10--9-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------2-------9--9-----------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--2--4----9--9-----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--4----7--7-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------2-------------------------|

His lust snapped like vipers whose fangs sank in deep

to infest and decay from the core

Pre Guitar Solo Second Bridge

B C# D C# D C# D C# B C# D E F# G# A G# A G# A G# F# G# A B C#

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--6--7--6--7--6--7--6--4--6--7--9----------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--4--5--4--5--4--5--4--2--4--5--7--4--6--7--6--7--6--7--6--4--6--7--9--11------------|
E|--------------------------------------2--4--5--4--5--4--5--4--2--4--5--7---9------------|

D D#

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--11--11--11\--11--12--13---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---9---9\---9--10--11---------------------------------------------------------------|

Rythum under the solo 3:31

E

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9|
A|-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|

G A

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------9----------------------------------------------------------2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--|
A|--------7--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
E|--0-0-0-0--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-----------------------|

A#

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2--2-2-2---3--3--3--3--3-3--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0---1--1--1--1--1-1--------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo 3:31

E

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------12-14-12----------------|
D|-------------------------------------12-----12-13--14----12-14--------------------------|
A|-------------------12-14----12-13-14-----14-----------14--------------------------------|
E|--12-14-15---14-15-------15-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------12--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12-15-12-15b-15b----15-----15-12-----12-15-12-----11-11-11-12-15-12-11-10--|
G|-14-12-13-14------------------------14b-------14b----------14b--------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[3;38] G

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10--------------------------------------------14b--12-12-14--12-12-14b--12-12-14----|
G|-12----12-11bp9-11bp9-11b-11-11b-11-11b-11p9-11-9---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-14b-12-12-14-12-12-14b-12-12-14-12--15p12----14p12----15p12----14p12------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------12-------12-------12-------12---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A A#

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---15p12----17p14---15p14---17p14----15p14------18p15----17p15----18p15----17p15--------|
G|---------12-------14------14-------14-------14--------15-------15-------15-------15-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------17b-13----------------------------------|
B|---18p15----17p15--18-15-18-15-17bp15-17-15---------12----------------------------------|
G|---------15---------------------------------17------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3

E F# B A E F# B A E F# B A

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--4-----4-----4-----4--2---2--4-----4-----4-----4--2--2--4-----4-----4------4--2------|
A|-2--4-----4-----4-----2--0---2--4-----4-----4-----2--0--2--4-----4-----4------2--0------|
E|-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|

Impaled with betrayal the torniquet turns Societies creation

E F#

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2--4-----4--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------2--4-----4--7-7-7-9-9-9-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------------|

pole axed and burnt

Chorus

E G F# D E E G C B

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------12--------------12----------7--9--9-------12------------------------------|
D|--9-----------12--------------12----------7--9--9-------12------------------------------|
A|--7-----------10--10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9-9--5--7--7-------10-10-10-10-10-10-9-------------|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-----------------8-7-7-7-7-7-----|

Long ago when man was king. His heart was clean now hes stained

class.

E G F# D E

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------12--------------12---------7-9--9-----------12--------------7-------9-----|
D|--9-----------12--------------12---------7-9--9-----------12--------------7-------9-----|
A|--7-----------10--10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9-9-5-7--7-----------10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-7-----|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------|

Time has slashed each untouch thing So now hes just a stained class king

{Rythum under solo 4:34]

B C# D

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--4--6--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--4--6--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E F#

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----9---11---11---12--11----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--9---11---11---11--11---9---9---9---9---4---4---2---2--------------------------------|
D|-7--9---11---11---11--11---9---9---9---9---4---4---2---2---2----------------------------|
A|-5--7----9----9----9---9---7---7---7---7---2---2---0---0---2----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------0----------------------------|

Guitar Solo 4:34

B C# D

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------15-13h15p13-12h13p12--10h12p10------|
G|--16-14h16p14-12h14p12-11h12p12-9h11p9-7h9p7-4-4-6--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E F# [4:41 E

e|-------------------------------17b-17b--17b-17b--19b-19b-19b-19b-17b-15h17--------------|
B|---8h10p8-7h8p7--3-3-5-7--17b----------------------------------------------15h17--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B B A E

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---17-15-15-17p15-15-17p15----------------------2---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------14b------------------2---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4--2------4--4--2---2-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------2--0--2---2--2--0---2-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------0-------------0-----------------------------------|

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| r Release

| b Bend

| br Bend release

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

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