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Traitors Gate by Judas Priest
Traitors Gate
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
*** tune down all strings 1 whole note ***
*** riffs have variations and extra (short) licks, but these are not all written out ***
INTRO (clean tone)
guitar 1 (let ring until last 3 notes)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------0-------------------------------------------|
D|------------7-----9-----10-----9-----7-----9------|
A|---7-----7-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----7---|
E|0-------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------0--------------------------------------------|
D|------------7-----9-----10-----9-----7-------------|
A|---7-----7-----7-----7------7-----7-----7--10-9-7--|
E|0--------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 (let ring)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------12-----13-----12-------------12------|
G|-------12-----14--------------------------14--------------|
D|---14-----14-----14-----14-----14-----14------14-----14---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|0---------------------------------------------------------|
note 1: a 3rd guitar plays here notes 3x high E - C - D
note 2: at the end enters a 4rd guitar (distortion) with a infading D5 chord with effect
RIFF A (from here everything with distortion)
note: mute all 7th positions on A-string until last 3 tones
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------9~---|
D|-------------->7----->9----->10----->9----->7------9~---|
A|7-7-7->10-7-7----7-7----7-7-----7-7----7-7----7-7-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------->7----->9----->10----->9----->7-------------|
A|7-7-7->10-7-7----7-7----7-7-----7-7----7-7----7-7--10-9-7-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
variation guitar 2 on riff A (mute all 14th positions on D-string)
e|E ---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------->14------->16---------------------------rest--|
D|14-14-14->17-14-14-----14-14-----14-14-14-14-14-fade out---rest--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF B VERSE (mute all low E tones)
(with variations; during break play first 2 bars more often)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|9-9---------------10-10-------7-7-------|
A|7-7---------------7--7--------7-7-------|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|9-9---------------10-10------12-12-------|
A|7-7---------------7--7-------10-10-------|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0------0-0-0-|
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------(9-9)------|--------------------------|
D|9-9---------------10-10-------7-7-------|-12---------12-----9------|
A|7-7---------------7--7--------7-7-------|-10---------9------6------|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|--------------------------|
variation 4th bar
E --------------------------|
B --------------------------|
G --------------------------|
D -12---------4------5-->5-------------->7-->7-->7-------------->10-->10-->10--|
E -0-0-0-0-0-0->3-->3-->3--0-0-0-0-0-0->5-->5-->5--0-0-0-0-0-0->8--->8--->8---|
mute next tones:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-5-7-5-3-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------>5-->5-->5-------------->7-->7-->7-------------->10-->10-->10--|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0->3-->3-->3--0-0-0-0-0-0->5-->5-->5--0-0-0-0-0-0->8--->8--->8---|
mute next tones:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-8-7-5-7-5-3-|
note: last six notes are left out once at the end of the song
RIFF D INTERLUDE (mute all tones on E-string)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7--|
A|------------->5----->7----->8----->7----->5------7--|
E|5-5-5->8-5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-----|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------->5----->7------------>3------------------|
E|5-5-5->8-5-5----5-5----5-5--1-1-1----1-1--3-3-3-8-7-5-|
RIFF E BREAK
guitar 1 (mute all tones on A-string, except de vibrated tones and the chords)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-----------------9----------7---7---|
A|7-9-10---10-9-7~--7-9-10---10-9-7~--5---5---|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7----------------->9----------->8brbr~---|
A|7-9-10---10-9-7~--7-9-10----->10-->7------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
note: '8brbr" means bend 8th position just a little and release both twices and end with some vibrato
guitar 2 (mute all tones on A-string, except de vibrated tones)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-----------------9------------------------|
A|7-9-10---10-9-7~--7-9-10---10-9-7~--5-7-9-7-9-10--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7----------------->9----------->8brbr~---|
A|7-9-10---10-9-7~--7-9-10----->10-->7------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
variation 2nd time, 2nd bar (both guitars)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-----------------9---------8--------|
A|7-9-10---10-9-7~--7-9-10----10--7-----9--6--|
E|--------------------------------------------|
RIFF E2
guitar 1 during sololick (mute all tones on A-string, except de vibrated tones)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-----------------9------------------------|
A|7-9-10---10-9-7~--7-9-10---10-9-7~--5-7-9-7-9-10--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-----------------9---------8--------|
A|7-9-10---10-9-7~--7-9-10----10--7-----9--6--|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-----------------9------------------------|
A|7-9-10---10-9-7~--7-9-10---10-9-7~--5-7-9-7-9-10--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-----------------9---------8--------7--------6--------|
A|7-9-10---10-9-7~--7-9-10----10--7-----9--6-----8--5-----7--4--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------/12--11-----------------------------------------------------|
G|9~--------------12~----9~-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------9~-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
note: end again and again with last melody of bar 2 or 4 of guitar 1
RIFF F soloriff (guitar 2 plays solo's)
note 1: mute all single notes
note 2: > is a pick scratch from low to high
e|--|-----------------------------------|
B|--|-----------------------------------|
G|--|-----------------------------------|
D|>-|-------------------3---------------|
A|>-|-2-----------3-2-1-1-----1-1-1-0---|
E|--|-0-------------------------------3-|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------5---------4---------|
A|2-----------2---2-3---3---3-2---3-2-1-|
E|0-------------0---------0-------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|------------------3---------------|
A|2-----------3-2-1-1-----1-1-1-0---|
E|0-------------------------------3-|
note: mute low E tones + single notes on A-string
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------9---------8--------|
A|2--------------------10--7-----9--6--|
E|0-----------0-0-0--------------------|
RIFF G (mute all single notes on E-string)
guitar 1; (guitar 2 and 3 play sololick)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7-------------10----------3----------5-------------3---------5---------|
E|5------5-5-5--8----8-8-8--1---1-1-1--3------3-3-3--0--0-0-0--3--3-3-3--|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------10--\10--10\-----|
A|7-------------3----------10----------5-------------8---\7---7\------|
E|5------5-5-5--1---1-1-1--8----8-8-8--3------3-3-3-------------------|
note: 2nd guitar plays single notes more often at the end of the riff and when repeating the riff
RIFF B variation on 4th bar lateron in song (mute all notes on E and A-string)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------9---------8--------|
A|-----------------10--7-----9--6--|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
FINALCHORD (after last time riff A)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|>9-->9-\---rest-|
A|>7-->7-\---rest-|
E|----------------|
The river shows no mercy
The tower looms into my view
I sense my execution's closing
With darkness all around me
The axe is ground to end my days
The raven's cry proclaims repentance
Out of the dark
Into the light
Leaving my mark
Free from the traitors gate
Into the storm
I'm gonna win
Killer of sin
Saved by the traitors gate
A man betrayed for treason
I only wanted what was right
To bring a purpose by rebellion
The storm is soon arriving
And rain will wash away my blood
This walk of death will bring survival
Out of the dark
Into the light
Leaving my mark
Free from the traitors gate
Ready to die
Carry the day
Bury the lie
Tear down the traitors gate
Forgive me for my sins
I meant no harm to you
So let the axe man fall
To justify what I begin
Where will you be tomorrow
Now they've removed this mortal coil
I hope and pray I bring you freedom
For Honor, God and country
This world can be a better place
As I ascend from my conviction
Out of the dark
Into the light
Leaving my mark
Free from the traitors gate
River of blood
Turning the tide
Cause of the flood
Destroying the traitors gate
Out of the dark
Into the light
Leaving my mark
Free from the traitors gate
Losing my head
Blunt of the axe
Alive when I'm dead
Escape from the traitors gate
| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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