Chord/Tab song: Ram It Down

Band: Judas Priest
Album: Ram It Down
Song: Ram It Down

Copyright (c) (CBS) (1988)
Version 1.0 - (28/02/05)

Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com

. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
- see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill

Tunning E A D G B E


Intro Riff

[PM]hPM hPM hPM hPM h h[PM] hPM hPM hPM hPM h h~~

E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------5-----------------------7-5--|
A-----7---5---7---5-----7-----7---5---7---5--------|
E-0-0---0---0---0---0-----0-0---0---0---0---0------|Rpt 3 X

Main Riff

[---PM----] [--------PM-------]
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-------------5-------------------2p0---5----|
D-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-2p0---5-7--|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---7--|
E--------------------------------------------|
[---PM----] [--------PM-------]~~~
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G-------------5-------------------7br---|
D-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7br---|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E---------------------------------------|Rpt

Last time

[---PM----] [--------PM-------] Trem dive
E-------------------------------------3---------------|
B-------------------------------------3---------------|
G-------------5-------------------5---0---------------|
D-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-5---0-------2--(0)--|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------2--(0)--|
E-------------------------------------3--2brp-0--(0)\-|
[---PM----]
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G----------------4---(4)----|
D----------------4---(4)----|
A-2-0---2-0---45-2---(2)----|
E-----3-----3-23------------|

Verse

[---PM--] [---PM--] [--PM--]
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-7/9-9---9-7-9-9---9-/12-\9---9-5----7----|
D-7/9-9---9-7-9-9---9-/12-\9---9-5----7----|
A-5/7---7---5-7---7---/10-\7-7---3----5----|
E------------------------------------------|
[---PM--] [---PM--]
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G-7/9-9---9-/12--\9---9-7----5----7-----|
D-7/9-9---9-/12--\9---9-7----5----7-----|
A-5/7---7---/10--\7-7---5----3----5-----|
E---------------------------------------|

Rpt both verse riffs.

Bridge

E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G-2--------------------2------5--------------------------------|
D-2------3------5------2------5------3------3---5---3---2------|
A-0------3------5------0------3------3------3---5---3---2------|
E--------1------3--------------------1------1---3---1---0------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-2--------------------2------------------------------|
D-2------3------5------2------3------5------2---(2)---|
A-0------3------5------0------3------5------2---(2)---|
E--------1------3-------------1------3------0---(0)---|

Chorus

E---3----------------------------|
B---3----------------------------|
G-2-0-2---2-2--------------------|
D-2-0-2---2-2-5---109\7\5--/107--|
A-0---0---0-0-5------------------|
E-------------3---8\7\5\3-0/8\5--|
E---3----------------------------------|
B---3----------------------------------|
G-2-0-2---2-2-----------------9--(9)---|
D-2-0-2---2-2-5---3/7/109\7\5-9--(9)---|
A-0---0---0-0-5---------------7--(7)---|
E-------------3---1/5/8\7\5\3-0--(0)---|

Rpt main riff
Rpt verse, bridge and chorus.
Rpt main riff

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

Mid 8

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

[-PM-]

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

Backing for guitar solo

[---------------------PM------------------------]
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------9--4--|
D-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9--4--|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7--2--|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------PM------------------------]
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------2--4--|
D-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2--4--|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0--2--|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

Rpt

[---------------------PM------------------------]
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------9--4--|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9--4--|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7--2--|
[---------------------PM------------------------]
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------2--4--|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2--4--|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0--2--|

Rpt

[---------------------PM------------------------]
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

Backing for twin lead

Riff A

[-------PM-------]
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E------------------|Rpt
[-------PM-------]
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|Rpt 4 X

Rpt Riff A 2 X

[-------PM-------]
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|Rpt

Rpt Riff A

[-------PM-------]
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E------------------|
[-------PM-------]
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
[-------PM-------]
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5--|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3--|
E--------------|
B--------------|
G-2------------|
D-2--2--5--2---|
A-0--2--5--2---|
E----0--3--0---|

Backing for 2nd half of guitar solo

[-------PM-------]
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|Rpt 3 X
[-------------------------------PM-------------------------------]
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------PM-------]
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E------------------|
[-------PM-------]
E----------------|
B----------------|
G----------------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E----------------|Rpt 3 X
[-------PM-------]
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E------------------|Rpt
[-------PM-------]
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|Rpt
[--------------------------------PM------------------------------]
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-------------2----|
A-5--6--2-----0----|
E-3--4--0----------|Pause with lead guitar on it's own.

Rpt intro riff 6 X with additional guitar solos.
Rpt Bridge.
Rpt Chorus 2 X.

Ending

E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D---2-5-4-2-----2-5-4-2-----------------|
A-3-0-3-2-0-5-3-0-3-2-0-5-7-7-5/7-5/7\--|
E-1---------3-1---------3-5-5-3/5-3/5\--|

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