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ELECTRIC EYE (Bassline)
As recorded by Judas Priest
Transcribed by Jeff Perrin
Words and Music by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford, and K.K. Downing
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Fast Heavy Metal Q=194
1/8 4/4
Gtr I
E +Q H. H. E E +Q H. H E Q E
|---|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|---|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|---|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|-0-|-(0)----------|-----------5-|-(5)----------|--------7--0-|
+Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------------3-|-(3)------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-(0)------------|--------------5-|-(5)----------7-|-(7)\----------0-|
1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||--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----||
Verses
2.
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------||o-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------0-||o-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||--------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Pre-Chorus
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------3-||-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||-------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0--|-0-0-0--0-0-0-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
To Coda
+E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E W
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------||
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------||
|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|------------------|--------||
|------------------|---------------7-|-(7)-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-7\-----||
Chorus
E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-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-|
1.
E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E
|--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
|--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------0-o||
|-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----||
Guitar Solo
2.
W +H. +E E +E E E E E Q E
|----------|----------------||------------------|
|----------|----------------||------------------|
|----------|--------------7-||-(7)-7-7-7-7-5--7-|
|-7--------|-(7)------(7)---||------------------|
+E E E E E Q E +H Q. E +H. +E E
|------------------|---------------|----------------|
|------------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5--3-|-(3)-----------|--------------7-|
|------------------|--------3----0-|-(0)------(0)---|
+E E E E E Q E +E E E E E Q E +H Q. E
|------------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5--7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5--3-|-(3)-----------|
|------------------|------------------|--------3----0-|
+E E Q E E E E +E E E E E Q E +E E E E E Q E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5--7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5--3-|
+E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E Q E
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-(3)-3-3--5--5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5--7-|
+E E E E E Q E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------3-|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5--3-|-(3)-3-3--5--5-7-|-(7)-7-7--7-7-7---|
+E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2--|-5--5--5-5-5---||
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------0-||
F
+Q H. H. E E +Q H. H E Q E
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|-(0)----------|-----------5-|-(5)----------|--------7--0-|
+Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q. Q.
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
|--------------3-|-(3)------------|----------------|-----------14\---||
|-(0)------------|--------------5-|-(5)----------7-|-(7)-------------||
Bridge
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||------------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------o||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------3---||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-----||
Out-Chorus
&
E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
||----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||--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 E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q +E Q.
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----5--(5)------|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0-0-0--|-----------5----|
Q Q +E Q. Q Q +E Q. W
|----------------|----------------|------*|
|----------------|----7--(7)------|------*|
|----------------|----5--(5)------|------*|
|----3--(3)-0----|-----------3----|-0----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Electric Eye |
Artist | Judas Priest |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | yMVV_HsHcX0 |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.
Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
Symbol | Function |
| Move cursor to the first bar |
| Play interactive tabs |
| Pause playback |
| Loop |
| Print the tab |
| Zoom |
Page | Switch between page and horizontal view mode |
How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).