The Ripper Lyrics

Iced Earth: The Ripper (Judas Priest)
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Date last modified: 06/26/02
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Guitar 1
eb|---------------15-------19~~~-|
Guitar 2
Bb|---------------17-------21~~~-|
Riff 1
"You're in for a surprise..."
"When you least expect me..."
Riff 2
Riff 3
"All hear my warning..."
"...on the ripper!"
Play Riff 2 "You'll soon shake..."
Guitar 2 plays this during Riff 2:
let ring
Riff 3a
"Except for the Ripper..." x2
"...knife!"
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2
Bb|-15b17r15-13-12---13-----13-12-------12-13-15-|
Bb|-15b17r15-13-12---13-----13-12----12-------12-|
Bb|-12b13r12-10-12-----10---13-12-10-12--9-10-12-|
Bb|-12b13r12-10-12------------13-12-13-12--12-13----10~\\-|
End solo
Riff 5 x2
Db|--------------7-------------------7~~-|
Db|----------------8----------------------8~~-|
Db|----------------9----------------------9~~-|
Riff 5a
Guitar 1 x2
Db|--------------7-------------------7~~-|
Guitar 2
Play Riff 2 "In your back alley street..."
Guitar 2 plays this during Riff 2:
let ring
Riff 2a
Guitar 1
"I'm a nasty surprise..."
Guitar 2
Riff 3b
"All hear my warning..." x2
"...Ripper!"
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
(10)12 = pre-bend.
(10)12r10 = pre-bend and release.
= pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
= touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill