Freewheel Burning Judas Priest backing track and tabs

Freewheel Burning

By Judas Priest

Tabbed by Gabriel Hidalgo

*Listen the song to get the rythm

[Riff A] (intro)

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7----7----7----7----7---7---|
A|---00---00---00---00---0---0-|
E|-----------------------------|

[Riff B]

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----7---5------7-----7--5---|
D|----7---5------7-----7--5---|
A|-00--------00-----0---------|
E|----------------------------|

[Riff C] (verse)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5555555555555555-3/5-55555555555555|
A|-000000000000000-----0000000000000000---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3b5------------------3b5-----------------------------------|

[Riff D] (prechorus)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--7--9----------9--7--9---99---9--7--9----------9--7--9--7--5--4---|
A|-7--5--7--5-7p5---7--5--7---77---7--5--7--5-7p5---7--5--7--5--3--2---|
E|----------------0-------------------------------0--------------------|

[Riff E] (chorus)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--5--2-2---0h2h4h5---0h2h4h5---0h2h5--2-2-2-2---5---2---5---7|
A|-0--5--0-0------------------------------0-0-0-0---3---0---3---5|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff F]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----3--5-----3--5-----3--5-----5/6/5---------------------------|
D|-5--3--5--5--3--5--5--3--5--5--5/6/5---------------------------|
A|-5--------5--------5--------5----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5--7-----5--7-----5--7-----7/8/7------5--7------6--8-----7--9-----9/10/9--|
D|-7--5--7--7--5--7--7--5--7--7--7/8/7---7--5--7---8--6--8--9--7--9--9--9/10/9--|
A|-7--------7--------7--------7----------7---------8--------9--------9----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (unison bends)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10----------------------------------------------6--------7-----------------|
G|-12b14-------------------------------------------8b10-----9b11--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff G]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4-------------------2-----------------------------7--9--6--4-----4|
A|-2222222-2-let ring--2222222-0-let ring---------5----------5--7--4--1--4--2|
E|----------------------------------------2222222-3-let ring-------------2---|

The notes for the solo are E, then A.
Twin guitar stuff

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15~--13--11--10~--11--10--8--6--10--8h10p8--6--5----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12------------------------------------------------------------|guitar 1
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------5------------3-------------2-------------------------|guitar 2
A|-5---8----3--------3---1-------5-----0---5-------3--2----------|
E|-----6-------------1-----------3---------3-------1--0----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15~--13--15--10~--11--10--8--6--10--8h10p8--6--5----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12------------------------------------------------------------|Guitar 1
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7~---5---7------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------7~---8---7--5---3--7---5h7p5---3--2----------|Guitar 2
A|-5~------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------5------------3-------------2-------------------------|Guitar 3
A|-5---8----3--------3---1-------5-----0---5-------3--2----------|(backing)
E|-----6-------------1-----------3---------3-------1--0----------|

This one looks pretty messed up, but Guitar 1 plays the lower notes and

guitar 2 the higher

e|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------| |--------------------------9~--7h9p7--5-4~|
D|10-77-9-77-10-77-9-77-10-7-9| |9-55-7-55-9-55-7-55-9-5-7----------------|
A|----------------------------|X2 |-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
| | | |
e|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------| |--------------------------9~--7h9p7--5-9~|
G|9--55-7--55-9-55-7-55-9--5-7| |7-44-5-44-7-44-5-44-7-4-5----------------|
D|----------------------------|X2 |-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------| |--------------------------9~///////21~---|
D|10-77-9-77-10-77-9-77-10-7-9| |9-55-7-55-9-55-7-55-9-5-7----------------|
A|----------------------------|X2 |-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
| | | |
e|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------| |--------------------------9~/////////21~-|
G|9--55-7--55-9-55-7-55-9--5-7| |7-44-5-44-7-44-5-44-7-4-5----------------|
D|----------------------------|X2 |-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|

The backing riff for that piece is:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------------------9------------------|
A|-0--let ring---3--------------5-------------7--let ring--------|
E|---------------1--let ring----3--let ring----------------------|

[Riff H] (please correct this)

e|--10-10--9-9--7-7--9-9--10--7---10-10--9-9--7-7--9-9--12--9----|
B|--0--0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0---0---0--0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0---0----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--mute-----------------------2---let ring-------------------|
A|--2-----------------------------0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Then Repeat riff G and then riff E

That's mostly it, except for the solo and riff H, remember to listen the song
to get the rythm. If somebody has a correction to make, please feel free to
mail me at jhidalgo@bitmed.med.uchile.cl

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

| / Slide up
| b Bend
| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato

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

Band: Judas Priest
Album: Defenders Of The Faith
Song: Freewheel Burning

Copyright (c) (CBS) (1984)
Version 1.0 - (02/03/05)

. - 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

[-----------PM-----------]
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D-7----7----7----7---7---7--|
A-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-0-0-0-0--|
E---------------------------|

Main Riff
[PM] [PM] [PM]
E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G----7-5-----7----7-5---|
D----7-5-----7----7-5---|
A-00------00---00--0----|
E-----------------------|

Verse

[--------PM--------] [--------PM--------]
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------2p0--------------------2p0--|
D--------------------2p0--------------------2p0--|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00----|
E------------------------------------------------|

[--------PM--------] [---------PM---------]
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55p4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
Rpt verse riffs

Bridge

E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------9-9-----------------------------------|
D-9\7/9---------9\7/9---9-9-9\7/9---------9-\7-/9-\9-/7-\5-\4-|
A-7\5/7-7-7p5---7\5/7---7-7-7\5/7-7-7p5---7-\5-/7-\7-/5-\3-\2-|
E-0-----0-----3p0-----0-----0-----0-----3p0-------------------|

Chorus

h h h h h h h h
Guitar 1 Play as pinch harmonics with vibrato
E[-------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------|
D[-2-2-2-2--------5-5-----5-5-----5----|
A[-0-0-0-0----5-7-----5-7-----5-7------|
E[-------------------------------------|
[
[ h h h h h h h h
[Guitar 2 Play as pinch harmonics with vibrato
E[-------------------------------------|
B[----------------8-8-----8-8-----8----|
G[------------7-9-----7-9-----7-9------|
D[-2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
A[-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------|
G[------------5-----5--7----(7)----7------5-5--|
D[-2-2-2-2----5--7--5--7----(7)----7----7-5-5--|
A[-0-0-0-0-------7-----5----(5)----5----7------|
E[---------------------------------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------(7)----7-----------|
D[-2-2-2-2----5--2--5--7----(7)----7----2-5-5--|
A[-0-0-0-0----3--0--3--5----(5)----5----0-3-3--|
E[---------------------------------------------|

Rpt Verse, bridge and chorus.

Guitar 1
E[----------------------------|
B[----------------------------|
G[---3-5---3-5---3-5---5-6p5--|
D[-5-3-5-5-3-5---3-5-5-5-6p5--|
A[-5-----5-----5-----5--------|
E[----------------------------|Rpt
[Guitar 2 Pick scrape
E[--------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------|
G[--------------------------\-\---|
D[---------------------------\-\--|
A[--------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------|Rpt

Guitar 1 [PM]
E[------------------------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------------------------------|
G[---5-7---5-7---5-7---7-8p7---5-7---6-8---7-9-------9-10-11--|
D[-7-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-7-7-8p7-7-5-7-8-6-8-9-7-9-----9-9-10-11--|
A[-7-----7-----7-----7-------7-----8-----9---------9----------|
E[---------------------------------------------7-7------------|
[Guitar 2
E[------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-10-10-10----------10-10-10------6------7-------------------|
G[-12b12b12b---------12b12b12b-----8b-----9b------------------|
D[------------------------------------------------------------|
A[------------------------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------------------------|

Mid 8

[------PM------] [------PM------]
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------4---(4)-------------------2---(2)---|
A-222222222222222-2---(2)---222222222222222-0---(0)---|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

[------PM------]
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------7-/9-\6-\4-----4--|
A-----------------5----(5)---5-/7-\4-\1--4--2--|
E-222222222222222-3----(3)---------------2-----|

Backing for guitar solo

[---PM---] [-PM-] [---PM---] [-PM-]
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D-5----------7p5-----7-5-5-0-5----------7p5-----7-5-5-0--|
A-5-7777777777p5-77777-5-5-0-5-7777777777p5-77777-5-5-0--|
E---0000000000---00000---------0000000000---00000--------|

[---PM---] [-PM-] [---PM---] [-PM-]
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G-5----------7p5-----7-5-5-0-5----------7p5-----7-5-5-0--|
D-5-7777777777p5-77777-5-5-0-5-7777777777p5-77777-5-5-0--|
A---0000000000---00000---------0000000000---00000--------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|Rpt

Guitar 1
~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ h ~~~~
E[---------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------15----13------------------------------------------|
G[----------------15-14---15-14-12-10--14p12-14p12-10\9----|
D[-12------------------------------------------------------|
A[---------------------------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[---------------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------------------------|
D[-7-----3-----5-----------3-------------------------------|
A[-5-----1-----3-----3-----1-------5----7----5----3----2---|
E[-------------------1-------------3----5----3----1----0---|

Guitar 1
~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ h ~~~~
E[---------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------15----13-15---------------------------------------|
G[-------------------14---15-14-12-10--14p12-14p12-10\9----|
D[-12------------------------------------------------------|
A[---------------------------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[---------------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------------------------|
D[-7-----3-----5-----------3-------------------------------|
A[-5-----1-----3-----3-----1-------5----7----5----3----2---|
E[-------------------1-------------3----5----3----1----0---|

Guitar 1
h h h h h
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[-5p2---4p2---5p2---4p2---2-5p2-4p2--|
D[-----2-----2-----2-----2------------|
A[------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[-2------------(2)-------------------|
A[-0------------(0)-------------------|
E[------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
h h h h h
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[-5p2---4p2---5p2---4p2---2-5p2-4p2--|
D[-----2-----2-----2-----2------------|
A[------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[------------------------------------|
A[-3------------(3)-------------------|
E[-1------------(1)-------------------|

Guitar 1
h h h h h
E[-----------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-7p4---5p4---7p4---5p4---4-7p4-5p4/9-\7-\5-\4--|
D[-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-----------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------2--7--5--4---|
A[-5------------(5)-----------------2--5--3--2---|
E[-3------------(3)-----------------0------------|

Guitar 1
h h h h h
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[-5p2---4p2---5p2---4p2---2-5p2-4p2--|
D[-----2-----2-----2-----2------------|
A[------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h h h h h
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[-9p5---7p5---9p5---7p5---5-9p2-7p5--|
D[-----7-----7-----7-----7------------|
A[------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ h h h h h
E[-8p5---7p5---8p5---7p5---5-8p5-7p5--|
B[-----5-----5-----5-----5------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[------------------------------------|
A[------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 4
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[-2------------(2)-------------------|
A[-0------------(0)-------------------|
E[------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
h h h h h
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[-5p2---4p2---5p2---4p2---2-5p2-4p2--|
D[-----2-----2-----2-----2------------|
A[------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h h h h h
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[-9p5---7p5---9p5---7p5---5-9p2-7p5--|
D[-----7-----7-----7-----7------------|
A[------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ h h h h h
E[-8p5---7p5---8p5---7p5---5-8p5-7p5--|
B[-----5-----5-----5-----5------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[------------------------------------|
A[------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 4
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[------------------------------------|
A[-3------------(3)-------------------|
E[-1------------(1)-------------------|

Guitar 1
h h h h h ~~~~~
E[-----------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-7p4---5p4---7p4---5p4---4-7p4-5p4-7----/17----|
D[-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h h h h h
E[-----------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-4p0---2p0---4p0---2p0---0-4p0-2p0/4-/5-/7-----|
D[-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ h h h h h ~~~~~~~
E[-107---8p7---107---8p7---7-107-8p7/12----------|
B[-----8-----8-----8-----8-----------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 4
E[-----------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------2----(2)-----|
A[-5------------(5)-----------------2----(2)-----|
E[-3------------(3)-----------------0----(0)-----|

Guitar 1
E[----------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------|
D[-4--------------------------------|
A[-2--------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-1010109-9-9-9-10101012121210109--|
B[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G[----------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------|

Guitar 1
E[----------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------|
D[-2------------(2)-----------------|
A[-0------------(0)-----------------|
E[----------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-1010109-9-9-9-10101012121210109--|
B[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G[----------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------|

Rpt mid 8
Ending to mid 8
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-7-/9-\6-\4-/7-/9-\6-\6--4--4--|
A-5-/7-\4-\1-/5-/7-\4-\1--4--2--|
E-------------------------2-----|

Rpt Chorus 4 X

Ending

E-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------|
D-5--2--5--7--|
A-3--0--3--5--|
E-------------|Rpt 3 X, getting slower each time.
Last time hold D chord then play A chords for Rock n Roll ending.
Final crash is A chord.

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