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Starbreaker

Judas Priest
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★4.6(3)

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Tab3

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

Song

Band: Judas Priest

Album: Sin After Sin

Song: Starbreaker

Gtr I (E A D G B E)

Gtr II (E A D G B E)

---------------

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

Q=137

4/4

Gtrs I, II

~

Wx4 E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +E E +W

|------------||----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|------------||----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|------------||----------------|-----------------|-------------4-|-(4)----|
|------------||----------------|-----------------|-2-------(2)-4-|-(4)----|
|------------||--------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-2-------(2)-2-|-(2)----|
|------------||-5-4-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-|-0-------(0)---|--------|

~

E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +E E +W

|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------6-|-(6)----|
|----------------|-----------------|-2-------(2)-6-|-(6)----|
|--------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-2-------(2)-4-|-(4)----|
|-5-4-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-|-0-------(0)---|--------|

Verse

~

E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +E E +W

||-----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
||o----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-|-(4)----|
||-----------------|-----------------|-2-------(2)-4-|-(4)----|
||o--------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-2-------(2)-2-|-(2)----|
||--5-4-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-|-0-------(0)---|--------|

~

E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +E E +W

|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------6-|-(6)----|
|----------------|-----------------|-2-------(2)-6-|-(6)----|
|--------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-2-------(2)-4-|-(4)----|
|-5-4-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-|-0-------(0)---|--------|

~

E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +E E +W

|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------4-|-(4)----|
|----------------|-----------------|-2-------(2)-4-|-(4)----|
|--------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-2-------(2)-2-|-(2)----|
|-5-4-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-|-0-------(0)---|--------|

~

E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +E E +W

|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------6-|-(6)----|
|----------------|-----------------|-2-------(2)-6-|-(6)----|
|--------4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|-2-------(2)-4-|-(4)----|
|-5-4-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4-|-0-------(0)---|--------|

Chorus

E Q. +H +E Q. Q Q

|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-9s11----(11)----|-(11)-11--------9--|
|-9s11----(11)----|-(11)-11----11--9--|
|-7s=9-----(9)----|--(9)--9----11--7--|
|-----------------|-------------9-----|

~~ ~~~

E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. +E

|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-9s11-11-11-11--------14--|-(14)s16-16-16-16----(16)-----|
|-9s11-11-11-11--------14--|-(14)s16-16-16-16----(16)-----|
|-7s=9--9--9--9--(12)-(12)-|-(12)s14-14-14-14----(14)-----|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|

E Q. +H +E Q. Q Q

|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-9s11----(11)----|-(11)-11--------9--|
|-9s11----(11)----|-(11)-11----11--9--|
|-7s=9-----(9)----|--(9)--9----11--7--|
|-----------------|-------------9-----|

To Coda

~~ ~~~

E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. +E

|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------o---|
|-9s11-11-11-11--------14--|-(14)s16-16-16-16----(16)-------|
|-9s11-11-11-11--------14--|-(14)s16-16-16-16----(16)-------|
|-7s=9--9--9--9--(12)-(12)-|-(12)s14-14-14-14----(14)--o----|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|

~~

W W E E E E Q E E E E Q E Q.

|----------|----------|--------------------|--------------------||
|----------|----------|--------------------|--------------------||
|-6--------|-4--------|--------------------|--------------------||
|-6--------|-2--------|-6-6-6-6----(6)-(6)-|-(6)-(6)------------||
|-4--------|-2--------|-6-6-6-6----(6)-(6)-|-(6)-(6)------------||
|----------|-0--------|-4-4-4-4----(4)-(4)-|-(4)-(4)----0-4-----||

~~~~~~~~ ~

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. a Q +E Q. Q Q

|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-2--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------5s7--|-(7)---------------|
|-2--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------7---------|-----7-------7-----|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5--------------|----------5--------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|

~

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H. +E E Q Q H

|----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------|
|-2--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------|------------|
|-2--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-------(2)---|-2----------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-------(2)---|------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-0-------(0)-0-|----0--3----|

~~~~~~~~ ~

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. a Q +E Q. Q Q

|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-2--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------5s7--|-(7)---------------|
|-2--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------7---------|-----7-------7-----|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5--------------|----------5--------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|

~~~~~~~~ ~

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. a Q

|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-2--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------4s6--|
|-2--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------6---------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4--------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

+E Q. Q Q Q. Q. Q E E Q Q E E

|-----------------|--------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-------------------------|
|-(6)-------------|-----------7--|-----9--9tr11--9---------|
|-----6-------6--|------7-------|---9----------------------|
|----------4------|-5------------|-7-----------------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-------------------------|

Guitar Solo 1

Gtr I

~

E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E

|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-------------4-4-4-4-|---4------4-4-4-4-------|
|--5-----4-2--2-2-2-2-|---2------2-2-2-2-2-5-4-|

|

| Gtr II

| W +H.. E

|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-11tr14--------------|-(11tr14)s============9-|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|

H. +E E +W

|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------4----|--(4)----------------------------|
|--2----------------(2)--4----|--(4)----------------------------|
|--2----------------(2)--2----|--(2)----------------------------|
|--0----------------(0)-------|---------------------------------|

|

| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

| |--3--|

| H Q E E E +E E E +E Q. +E

|----------------14-----------|------17---------------------------|
|-------------------14--17b19-|-(17)----17b19-(17)-17----(17)-----|
|-16b18----16b18--------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

~

E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------4-4--4----4-|---4----4------4-----4-----4--------------------|
|--5----4-2-------2-2--2----2-|---2----2------2-----2-----2-----2-----5----4---|

|

| |---3---|

| Q. Q. Q +E +S S S S S S S S S S E E E

|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-16b17-----16b17-----16b18r==|=(16)-(16)p14-16p14----14-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------16----16p14-16-14-----------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------16-15p==14|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

H. +E E +W

|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------6-|-(6)---------------------|
|--2--------------------------(2)-6-|-(6)---------------------|
|--2--------------------------(2)-4-|-(4)---------------------|
|--0--------------------------(0)---|-------------------------|

|

| ~~~~~

| S S S S +E. S +H E E E E +H

|-----------------------------------|--------17-19b21-(19)------|
|-----------------------------------|-----17--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-18------------------------|
|-----------14-(14)-16-(16)--------|----------------------------|
|-14--15-16-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|

Harmony

~~ ~~~~

S S S S H Q +H E E E E

|-21-21-19-19-17----16b17--|-(16)----17-16----------|
|--------------------------|---------------19-17b19-|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|

|

| ~~ ~~~~

| S S S S H Q +H E E E E

|-17-17-16-16-14----17b19--|-(17)----14-------------|
|--------------------------|------------17-14-------|
|--------------------------|------------------16b18-|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|

~~~

+E e E e Q. E +E E E E E Q.

|--------------------------------|------14-17-------14-17-------|
|-(17)-17-17b19-17-17b19---17b19-|-(17)-------17b18-------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|

|

| ~~~

| +E e E e Q. E +E E E E E Q.

|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------14-17-------14----------|
|-(16)-16-16b18-16-16b18---16b18-|-(16)-------16b17----14-------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|

|-3--| |-3-| |--3--|

S S S S Q +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

|--9--9-7-7-5--(5)-4-5s|=7-5-7s=9-10--9-|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|

|

| |-3--| |-3-| |--3--|

| S S S S Q +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

|----------------------|----------------|
|-10-10-9-9-7--(7)-5-7s|=9-7-9s10-12-10-|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|

E E S S E S S S S E S S

|-------14-17p14-------14-14-17p14-------14-14-|
|-17b19----------17b19-------------17b19-------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|

| E E S S E S S S S E S S

|----------------------------------------------|
|-------14-17p14-------14-14-17p14-------14-14-|
|-16b18----------16b18-------------16b18-------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

D.S. al Coda

S S S S S S S S E S S S S E

|-17p14-14-14-17p14-14-14-------14-14-17p14--------|
|-------------------------17b19-------------17-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|

| S S S S S S S S E S S S S E

|--------------------------------------------------|
|-17p14-14-14-17p14-14-14-------14-14-17p14--------|
|-------------------------16b18-------------14-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

Gtrs I, II

E Q. +H +E Q. Q Q

|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-9s11----(11)----|-(11)-11--------9--|
|-9s11----(11)----|-(11)-11----11--9--|
|-7s=9-----(9)----|--(9)--9----11--7--|
|-----------------|-------------9-----|

~~ ~~~

E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. +E

|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|-9s11-11-11-11------14--|-(14)s16-16-16-16----(16)-----|
|-9s11-11-11-11------14--|-(14)s16-16-16-16----(16)-----|
|-7s=9--9--9--9--12-(12)-|-(12)s14-14-14-14----(14)-----|
|------------------------|------------------------------|

Gtr I

E Q. +H +E Q. Q Q

|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-9s11----(11)----|-(11)-11--------9--|
|-9s11----(11)----|-(11)-11----11--9--|
|-7s=9-----(9)----|--(9)--9----11--7--|
|-----------------|-------------9-----|

|

| Gtr II

| E Q. +H +E Q. Q Q

|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-9s11----(11)----|-(11)-11--------9--|
|-9s11----(11)----|-(11)-11----11--9--|
|-7s=9-----(9)----|--(9)--9----11--7--|
|-----------------|-------------9-----|

~~ ~~~

E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. +E

|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|-9s11-11-11-11------14--|-(14)s16-16-16-16----(16)-----|
|-9s11-11-11-11------14--|-(14)s16-16-16-16----(16)-----|
|-7s=9--9--9--9--12-(12)-|-(12)s14-14-14-14----(14)-----|
|------------------------|------------------------------|

|

| ~~ ~~~

| E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E

|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|-9s11-11-11-11------14--|-(14)s16-16-16-16------3----|
|-9s11-11-11-11------14--|-(14)s16-16-16-16-----------|
|-7s=9--9--9--9--12-(12)-|-(12)s14-14-14-14-----------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|

Guitar Solo 2

E Q. +H +E Q. Q Q

|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--9s=11----(11)--------------|-(11)---11-----------------9-----|
|--9s=11----(11)--------------|-(11)---11---------11------9-----|
|--7s==9-----(9)--------------|--(9)----9---------11------7-----|
|-----------------------------|--------------------9------------|

|

| ~~~

|             |-----3-----|

| +H +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q +Q

|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-(3)--------(3)b4r(3)b4r(3)--|--(3)b4r====(3)b4r=(3)b4r=(3)b4r=|

|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|

~~ ~~~

E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. +E

|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--9s=11-11-11-11------14--|-(14)s16-16--16-16----(16)-----|
|--9s=11-11-11-11------14--|-(14)s16-16--16-16----(16)-----|
|--7s==9--9--9--9--12-(12)-|-(12)s14-14--14-14----(14)-----|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|

|

| ~~~ ~~ ~~~

| +Q Q H +E E +H.

|---------2-----2----------|--(2)------------------------|
|--------------------------|------/7-(7)-----------------|
|-(3)----------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|

E Q. +H +E Q. Q Q

|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|--9s=11----(11)----|-(11)-11----------9---|
|--9s=11----(11)----|-(11)-11----11----9---|
|--7s==9-----(9)----|--(9)--9----11----7---|
|-------------------|-------------9--------|

|

| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

| |--3---|

| +W +H +Q Q Q

|-------------------|----------------------|
|-(7)---------------|--(7)-------(7)s5---2-|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|

~~ ~~~~~~

E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. +E

|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-9s11-11-11-11------14--|-(14)s=16--16-16-16--------(16)------|
|-9s11-11-11-11------14--|-(14)s=16--16-16-16--------(16)------|
|-7s=9--9--9--9--12-(12)-|-(12)s=14--14-14-14--------(14)------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|

| ~~ ~~~~

| Q Q H +E Q. Q Q

|------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-5s===19----19----------|-(19)-/19--------16b18p=14--------||
|------------------------|----------------------------------||
|------------------------|----------------------------------||
|------------------------|----------------------------------||
|------------------------|----------------------------------||

Out-Chorus

E Q. +H +E Q. Q Q

||-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||---9s===11---------(11)------|-(11)-11---------------9-------|
||---9s===11---------(11)------|-(11)-11--------11-----9-------|
||o--7s====9----------(9)------|--(9)--9--------11-----7-------|
||-----------------------------|-----------------9-------------|

|

| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~

| Q Q H +E Q E Q. S S

||--19b21-----19b21---19b21----|-(19)-21b22--21-21b23r===21p19-|
||o----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o----------------------------|-------------------------------|
||-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

~~~ ~~~~~

E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. +E

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--9s11----11----11-11-------14--|-(14)s16----16-16----16-------------(16)----|
|--9s11----11----11-11-------14--|-(14)s16----16-16----16-------------(16)----|
|--7s=9-----9-----9--9---12-(12)-|-(12)s14----14-14----14-------------(14)----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

|

| 1

| ~~~ ~~~

|  |-----3-----|

| Q Q Q Q. +E +E E E S S E E Q

|-18----19----18-----------------|------------14-14----------14-------------|
|-------------------19------(19)-|-(19)-17b19-------14-17b19----17b19-------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

E Q. +H +E Q. Q Q

|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--9s===11---------(11)----|-(11)-11-----------------9----|
|--9s===11---------(11)----|-(11)-11----------11-----9----|
|--7s====9----------(9)----|--(9)--9----------11-----7----|
|--------------------------|-------------------9----------|

|

| ~~~~~

| |---3----|

| Q H. +Q Q +Q Q Q

|-19b21-----19b21----------|-(19)-----21b22r=(21)-19---18-|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|

~~~~ ~~~

E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q. +E

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------o---|
|--9s11--11--11--11----------14--|-(14)s16-16-16-16----(16)-------|
|--9s11--11--11--11----------14--|-(14)s16-16-16-16----(16)-------|
|--7s=9---9---9---9------12-(12)-|-(12)s14-14-14-14----(14)--o----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|

| 1

| ~~~ ~~~~~

| Q +Q +E Q. W

|--------------------14----------|-----------------------------||
|-19----(19)----(19)-------------|--19------------------------o||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------||
|--------------------------------|----------------------------o||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------||

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