Artist: Judas Priest
Song: "Hellrider" written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and KK Downing
From the album "Angel Of Retribution" (2005)
Tabbed by Nailed Reaper (reap*front.ru)

It's just a masterpiece of Priest. Absolutely fantastic song, pure brilliant in Judas' treasury.

. - palm mute
b - bend down
~ - vibrato
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
h - hammer on
p - pull off
t - tapping; note before this symbol is played with middle finger of your right hand
= - tremolo (play the note before this sign as fast as you can)
* - some effect, maybe it's wah-wah. It makes note 1 ot 2 octave higher

Tuning: tuned down half step.

   Intro backing
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------5\7------------------9/5----5\7------------------9/5----5\7-------------|
Db|-12/9------------5\7----12/9-----9----9/5----5\7----12/9-----9----9/5----5\7----12/9-----|
Ab|-10/7------------3\5----10/7-----7----7/3----3\5----10/7-----7----7/3----3\5----10/7-----|
Eb|-0----------------------0--------0------------------0--------0------------------0--------|

Intro lead played with tapping.
I can't transcribe it precicely, but notes that you must tap on 1st string is following rhythm
powerchords as you can see below:

Db|-9-\
Ab|-7--> 19t15p12 changes to 20t15p12 and back
Eb|-0-/

Gb|-7-\
Db|-7--> 14t12p10 changes to 15t12p10 and back
Ab|-5-/

Gb|-5-\
Db|-5--> 19t15p12 changes to 20t15p12 and back
Ab|-3-/


   Riff #1
eb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|-2-------2-------2-------5-5-5-5-|-2-------2-------2-----------3*-|
Ab|-2-------2-------2-------3-3-3-3-|-2-------2-------2-3p2---2------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---0----|
      . . .   . . .   . . .             . . .   . . .       .   .

   Bridge #1
eb|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|-----9-----10-----10*--10*---|-----9-----10-----9--7---7------|
Ab|-7-7---7-7----7-7----7-------|-7-7---7-7----7-7-----10--10-8*-|
Eb|--------------------------8~-|--------------------------------|
    . .   . .    . .    .         . .   . .    . .                

-----------------------------|----------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------|
-----9-----10*----10---10*---|-----9-----10-----10*-|
-7-7---7-7----7-7----7-------|-7-7---7-7----7-7-----|
--------------------------8~-|----------------------|
 . .   . .    . .    .         . .   . .    . .      

   Chorus
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-10--------10--------10/9-12-10------10----------------|
Ab|-8---------8---------8-/7-10-8-------8-----------------|
Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      . . . .   . . . .           . . .   . . . . . . . . 

   Chorus variation                    
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-10--------10--------10/9-12-10----|
Ab|-8---------8---------8-/7-10-8-----|
Eb|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----------0-0-|
      . . . .   . . . .           . .  

   Bridge #2
eb|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|-----9-----10-----10---10----|-----9-----10-----9--7---7------|
Ab|-7-7---7-7----7-7----7-------|-7-7---7-7----7-7-----10--10-8~-|
Eb|--------------------------8~-|--------------------------------|
    . .   . .    . .    .         . .   . .    . .                

-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
-----------------------------|------------------7-----9-----10-|
-----9-----10-----10---10----|-----9-----10--------------------|
-7-7---7-7----7-7----7-------|-7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7---7-7----|
--------------------------8~-|---------------------------------|
 . .   . .    . .    .         . .   . .    . .   . .   . .     

   Interlude #1 rhythm
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----5--4-----------2--5-----5--4--5--4--2--------|
Db|-2--5--4--2--4--5--2--5--2--5--4--5--4--2--5--4--|
Ab|-2--3--2--2--4--5--0--3--2--3--2--3--2--0--5--4--|
Eb|-0--------0--2--3--------0-----------------3--2--|

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------5--4--------|
-------5-5-5-4-4-4-------------------2-2-2-5-5-5-------5-5-5-4-4-4--5--4--------|
-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2--3--2--------|
-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-------------0-0-0--------------------------|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              

   Interlude #1 lead                                 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----10--9------------7--10-----10--9--10--9--7-------|
Ab|-7---------7--9--10---------7-------------------10-9-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------8--9----\11~--|
----10--9------------7--10-----10--9--10--9--7----------------|
-7---------7--9--10---------7---------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|


   Riff #2
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-8/7-7-7--10/7-7-7--8/7-7-10/7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-6/5-5-5---8/5-5-5--6/5-5--8/5-5-5-5-|

   Solo backing riff
eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|----10/9---7\9--10/9---7\9---12/10-|----10/9---7\9--10/9---------|
Ab|-----8/7---5\7---8/7---5\7---10/8--|-----8/7---5\7---8/7---------|
Eb|-0-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|-0-0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0-|
    . .     .     .     .     .         . .     .     .     . . . . 

   Interlude #2 backing x4                      x2 
eb|-12==14=12=15=12=14=12=|-14==15=14=17=14=15=14=|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|
                                                
-15==19=15=20=15=19=15=20=15=19=15=20=15=19=15=|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|

continue                x4                      x2
eb|-17==19=17=20=17=19=17=|-19==20=19=22=19=20=19=|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|

-17==19=17=20=17=19=17=|-14==15=14=17=14=15=14=|
-----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|-----------------------|
-----------------------|-----------------------|

   Interlude #2 lead (with wah-wah)
eb|-----------------------------------------10------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------10~------12~~~~12\13~12~10~~12-13-13~12-10~~12-13-|
Gb|-11~~~~11/-\12--11-h12p11p9~~11-12---------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------12---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

10~--------------------14-15-14~-|
---13-12~~13-12-12p11~-----------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|

   Interlude #3 rhythm
eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-2-------2-------2--------------|-9------9------7------5------|
Ab|-2-------2-------2--------------|-9------9------7------5------|
Eb|-0-------0-------0--------------|-7------7------5------3------|
   Interlude #3 lead
eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-9-10-9--9-10-9--9-10-7-9-5-7-4-|-4-5-4--4-5-4--7-9-7--5-7-4--|
Ab|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|

  Outro
eb|----------|
Bb|----------|
Gb|-10-10-9/-|
Db|-10-10-9/-|
Ab|-8--8--7/-|
Eb|----------|

Song structure
Intro
Only first part of riff #1 (x4)
Riff #1 (x5)
Bridge #1
Chorus (x2)
Riff #1 (x4)
Bridge #2
Chorus + Chorus variation
Interlude #1
Riff #2 (x4)
Solo + backing riff (x6)
Interlude #2
Interlude #3 (x4)
Only first part of riff #1 (x6)
Bridge #1
Chorus (x2)
Interlude #3
Outro

Ohhh... I've worn out with that tab, BUT WORTH IT!!! Now I know how to
play this excellent song!!! And you too!!! Enjoy it!
I'm sorry for any errors, and if you find them - mail me.
...I'm so tired...I haven't sleep 27 hours just because of this goddamn tab...
BUT WORTH IT!!!

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