Blood Red Skies

Judas Priest

tom:

        Album:"Ram It Down"
        Tabbed :Nicolas Saaverdra.(*)
                ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        BLOOD RED SKIES
        ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~

        INTRO MELODY  (guit. 1) (acoustic) 6 times :

        |---------------------------------------------------------------|
        |-----1-0-------1-0-------1-0-------1---0---0-1-----------------|
        |---------2---------2---------2---------------------------------|
        |---2---------2---------2---------2-------2---------------------|
        |-0---------0---------0---------0-----0-------------------------|
        |---------------------------------------------------------------|

        guit. 2  (acoustic)  5 times :

        |-5-------------------------------------------------------------|
        |-5---------6-----6-5-3-----------------------------------------|
        |-2---------5-----5-5-2-----------------------------------------|
        |-----------3-----3---0----5-5-5-5-7p5-7------------------------|
        |----000-00---00------------------------------------------------|
        |---------------------------------------------------------------|

         END

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

          RIFF 1 (3 times)  :                    this finish with:

         |------------------------------------|---------------------|
         |------------------------------------|---------------------|
         |------------------------------------|----2----------------|
         |-----7\\\\-----7-5-----7-------7-5--|----2----------------|
         |-----7\\\\-----7-5-----7-------7-5--|----0----------------|
         |-55555\\\\-55555-3-55555-5555555-3--|---------------------|
           ....      ....    ....  ......

         RIFF 1 goes with this: (this and the keyboards at the same time)

         |--------------------------------------------------|
         |-10---8-------------------------------------------|
         |-9----7---10--9-7--9----2-------------------------|
         |-7----5---10--9-7--9----2-------------------------|
         |----------8---7-5--7----0-------------------------|
         |--------------------------------------------------|

         then wait for the end of the verse,and then:

         RIFF 2:

         |------------------------------|
         |------------------------------|
         |--10-----10--9----------------|
         |--10-----10--9----------------|
         |--8------8---7----------------|
         |------------------------------|

          CHORUS

          RIFF 3 (2 times) :

         |--------------------------------------------------------------|
         |----------------------------6---------------------------------|
         |-2----5-7--2----5---------5-5------2--------------------------|
         |-2----5-7--2----5-5--3----5-3--5-5-2--------------------------|
         |-0-00-3-5--0-00-3-5--3----3----5-5-0--------------------------|
         |------------------3--1-11------3-3----------------------------|
             ..        ..        ..

          Repeat:
              RIFF 1 (1 time )

            then in the verse play the K.K's lead (repeat this a few times)

          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |-101010-8-10101010-8-10101010-8-----------------------------|
          |-9-9-9--7-9-9-9-9--7-9-9-9-9--7-----------------------------|
          |-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-----ETC.......-----------------|
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |------------------------------------------------------------|

          Repeat:
               RIFF 2 (1 time )
               RIFF 3  Chorus (2 times)
               RIFF 1 (1 time)

           Lead melody (KK. & glenn) :

          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |-10~--------------------------------------------------------|
          |-------6-7-9-10~--12~---------------------------------------|
          |---7-7~----------------------10-9-10-9-7--------------------|
          |--------------------10-10-10--------------------------------|
          |------------------------------------------------------------|


          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |-10~--------------------------------------------------------|
          |-------6-7-9-10~---12---------------------------------------|
          |---7-7~---------------------9-9h10--------------------------|
          |---------------------7-8-10~-------7~-----------------------|
          |------------------------------------------------------------|

           RIFF 4  with the keyboards (2 TIMES):


          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |----------6------6-5-3--------------------------------------|
          |-2--------5------5-5-2----5-5-5--4-4-4--2-0-2---------------|
          |-2--------3------3---0----5-5-5--5-5-5--2-0-2---------------|
          |-0-000-00-----00--------------------------------------------|
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
              ... ..     ..

           RIFF 5  (2 times)

          |------------------------------------------------------------|
          |----------9----9-8------------------------------------------|
          |-5--------8----8-8-10-----8-8-8--7-7-7--5-3-5---------------|
          |-5--------6----6---10-----8-8-8--8-8-8--5-3-5---------------|
          |-3-333-33---33-----8----------------------------------------|
          |------------------------------------------------------------|
              ... ..   ..

           RIFF 5 goes with:

          |-------------------------------------------|
          |-------------------------------------------|
          |------------12-10-12-13~--13-13-13/17-15~--|
          |-10~--10-10--------------------------------|
          |-------------------------------------------|
          |-------------------------------------------|

          |-------------------------------|
          |-------------------------------|
          |-------------------------------|
          |13-13-13--12-12-12--10-8-10~---|
          |-------------------------------|
          |-------------------------------|


          Repeat:
                 RIFF 1 (4 times) UNDER THE SOLO,and this finish with:

                 |--------|
                 |--------|
                 |--------|
                 |---2----|
                 |---2----|
                 |---0----|

           Repeat:
                  RIFF 2 (1 time )
                  RIFF 3 Chorus (2 times)
                  RIFF 1 (1 time )
                  RIFF 4 (keep playing this ....)(fade out)


                                                      ...THE METAL GODS!!