Rapid Fire - Judas Priest
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Tuning:standard
tabbed by:shredder
artist:Judas priest
song:Rapid fire
album:British steel
Year:1980

i cant believe nobody has tabbed this yet. This is a priest classic.

Intro
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-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-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
play this twice...its all just a bunch of open A notes.

Note:Palm mute the whole thing

Verse
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---2--0-2--5---2--0-2---2--0-2--5---2--0-2-|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---2--0-2--5---2--0-2---2--0-2--5---2--0-2-|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
play twice

then
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2--0-2--5---2--0-2-|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--0-2--5---2--0-2-|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------------------|
play twice

then repeat the whole thing for the next verse

Pre-bridge
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-9-7-9--12-11-12--9-7-9-|
D|-9-7-9--12-11-12--9-7-9-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
play this three times

end Pre-bridge
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-11-12--9-11-12--9-11-12--9-11-12--9-7====|
D|-11-12--9-11-12--9-11-12--9-11-12--9-7====|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Bridge
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7p5---7p5---7p5---7p5---7p5-7p5-|
E|---------------------------------|
repeat many times

when lines end hit this
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------------------|
repeat that whole thing twice

then play the verse again and end song

End song
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-0=============================2-|
D|-0=============================2-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

That should do it. I didnt tab out the solos because there were only a few small solos
they all revolved around one area basically so you can figure them out yourselves.
Long live the Priest
~shredder
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is the way I play Rapid Fire. Awesome song, but i'm afraid I don't know the solo.
the other version on this site is wrong. Sorry!
Anyway...

Intro/Rhythm for verse:
e(------------------)
b(------------------)
g(------------------)
D(------------------)
A(-7777777777777777-)
E(-5555555555555555-)
PM................

Lead verse:
e(-----------------|----------------)
b(-----------------|----------------)
g(-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------)
D(-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2---2-5--2---2-)
A(-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-5-0-3--0-5-0-)
E(-----------------|---3--------3---)

Pre-Bridge:
e(--------------------------------------)
b(--------------------------------------)
g(-2---2-5--2---2--2---2-5--2---5-2---5-)
D(-0-5-0-3--0-5-0--0-5-0-3--0-5-3-0-5-3-)
A(---3--------3------3--------3-----3---)
E(--------------------------------------)

Bridge:
e(-----------------)
b(-----------------)
g(-----------------)
D(-----------------)
A(-7p5-7p5-7p5-7-7-)
E(-----------------)

Then verse until end of song:
e(------)
b(------)
g(----2-)
D(-5--0-)
A(-3----)
E(------)
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Band: Judas Priest
Album: British Steel
Song: Rapid Fire

Copyright (c) CBS Records 1980

Transcribed By: Agent-Orange

Intro
e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

Verse Riff 1 x2
e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|
a|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
a|--7--5--7--10----7--5--7----7--5--7--10----7--5--7--|
E|--5--3--5--8-----5--3--5----5--3--5--8-----5--3--5--|

Verse Riff 2 x2
e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|
a|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|-----------------------------|
a|--7--5--7--10----7--5--7-----|
E|--5--3--5--8-----5--3--5-----|

Verse Riff 1 x2
Verse Riff 2 x2

Riff 3 x3
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
g|------------9--7--8------------|-----------9--------9--------9------------|
d|--9--7--9---7--7--7---9--7--9--|--9--7--9--7--7--9--7--7--9--7--7--9------|
a|--7--5--7-------------7--5--7--|--7--5--7-----5--7-----5--7-----5--7--9---|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------7---|

Riff 4 x?? with lyrics
e|-----------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------|
a|---7p6p5-7p6p5-7p6p5-7p6p5-7p6h7---|
E|-----------------------------------|

riff 5 x2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
a|--7--5--7--10----7--5--7----7--5--7--10----7--5--7--|
E|--5--3--5--8-----5--3--5----5--3--5--8-----5--3--5--|

Verse Riff 1 x2
Verse Riff 2 x2

Outro
e|---------------------------|
b|---------------------------|
g|---------------------------|
d|---------------------------|
a|--7--5--7--10----7--5--7---|
E|--5--3--5--8-----5--3--5---|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------|
a|---7--5--7--10--5--7--10--5--7--10--5--7--10--7--5--2---|
E|---5--3--5--8---3--5--8---3--5--8---3--5--8---3--7--0---|


. - 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


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