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Havent heard the Priest one so dont know how it compares!]]> Easy Songs chordboy https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/70s-metal-judas-priest-the-green-manalishi/#post-120436 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/70s-metal-judas-priest-the-green-manalishi/#post-11131 Mon, 22 Aug 2005 07:51:24 +0000 THE GREEN MANALISHI (WITH THE TWO-PRONGED CROWN) (from Judas Priest's HELL BENT FOR LEATHER) Tabbed by Martin B. Chords Used in this song E5 D5 C5 B5 Em E5/B G5 A5 G/D A5/E |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------12-------| |--14--12--10--9--2---2---5--7--12---14--| |--14--12--10--9--2---2---5--7--10---12--| |--12--10--8---7--0-------3--5--10---12--| Legend: W=whole note H=half note Q=quarter note E=eighth note + ( ) = tied note = slide down / = slide up In 4/4 Time, mostly.

I'll show the riffs first and then put it all together at the end.

First, riff #1, I play it with 3 note power chords but 2 note power chords will work too. The slides are picked between the power chords along with a light palm mute giving it a cool heavy sound. When I play this on the acoustic I slow down the tempo and omit the slides since they don't sound so good on it. The strumming pattern I use is under the tab.
Riff #1 E5 D5 E5 G5 D5 E5 D5 |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------12-12-12-|-------------------------| |-14-12-/14--(14)-12-12-12-|---12-12-12---/14-14-12-| |-14-12-/14--(14)-10-10-10-|---12-12-12---/14-14-12-| |-12-10-/12--(12)----------|---10-10-10---/12-12-10-| D U D D U D D U D D U D C5 B5 C5 D5 E5 |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |-12-10-10--(10)---10-|-(10)-9-/10--(10)-/12-12-/14-| |-12-10-10--(10)---10-|-(10)-9-/10--(10)-/12-12-/14-| |-10--8--8---(8)----8-|--(8)-7--/8---(8)-/10-10-/12-| U D U D U D D U D On to riff #2. On the 1 count I hit an E5 power chord hard ( I'll call it an Em though to not mix it up with the E5 at the 12th fret) at the nut and then heavy palm mute the droning E5/B. All downstrokes to keep the sound droning. The vocals take place mostly during this riff.
Riff #2 Em E5/B |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0---------------| Riff #3 starts with a a hard hit to Em again with slides from G5 to A5 and down from A5 to G5. All downstrokes, again picking through the slides, this keeps it heavy sounding.
Riff #3 Em G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 Em |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |-2----5-/7--5-|-(5)-7--5-(5)-2----| |-2----5-/7--5-|-(5)-7--5-(5)-2----| |-0----3-/5--3-|-(3)-5--3-(3)-0----| Riff #4 played like riff #3, but the timing's just a little different, followed by the 2 bars of whole notes and then the fill at the end is added. I know the fill isn't exactly like it's played by JP but it works a little easier for me for the transition back into riff #1 and I like the sound of the double stops. All downstokes again.
Riff #4 Em G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 Em G5 |------------------|--------------------|------| |------------------|--------------------|------| |------------------|--------------------|------| |-2----(2)-5-/7--5-|-(5)-7--5-(5)-2----|-5----| |-2----(2)-5-/7--5-|-(5)-7--5-(5)-2----|-5----| |-0----(0)-3-/5--3-|-(3)-5--3-(3)-0----|-3----| A5 E5 |-----------|------------------------| |-----------|------------------------| |-----------|------------------------| |-/7--------|------------------------| |-/7--------|-/14-10-9-7----12-14-12-| |-/5--------|-/12--------10-12-14-12-| Riff #5, the bridge. For some reason I almost always have trouble with bridges and turnarounds. This one's not too bad though and introduces a couple of power chords with extra bass notes the G5/D and the A5/D. Note the timing change in riff 5 (b), on the JP recording it's just at the drum fill before the guitar solo. I hope I got it right. I play it with the strokes indicated.
Riff 5(a) E5 D5 E5 G5/D E5 D5 |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |--------------------12-|-(12)-------------| |-14-12-/14--(14)---12-|-(12)--14--12----| |-14-12-/14--(14)---10-|-(10)--14--12----| |-12-10-/12--(12)---10-|-(10)--12--10----| D U D D D D E5 D5 E5 G5/D D5 |-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |--------------------12-|-(12)--12--12----| |-14-12-/14--(14)---12-|-(12)--12--12----| |-14-12-/14--(14)---10-|-(10)--10--10----| |-12-10-/12--(12)---10-|-(10)--10--------| D U D D D D E5 D5 E5 G5/D E5 D5 |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |--------------------12-|-(12)-------------| |-14-12-/14--(14)---12-|-(12)--14--12----| |-14-12-/14--(14)---10-|-(10)--14--12----| |-12-10-/12--(12)---10-|-(10)--12--10----| D U D D D D E5 D5 E5 G5/D D5 |-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |--------------------12-|-(12)------------| |-14-12-/14--(14)---12-|-(12)--12--12----| |-14-12-/14--(14)---10-|-(10)--12--12----| |-12-10-/12--(12)---10-|-(10)--10--10----| D U D D D U Riff 5(b)-first 6 bars the same as 5(a) then this E5 D5 E5 G5/D D5 A5/E 2/4 4/4 |----------------------|-----------|-------------| |----------------------|-----------|-------------| |-------------------12-|-(12)------|-------------| |-14-12-/14--14----12-|-(12)--12--|-14----------| |-14-12-/14--14----10-|-(10)--12--|-12----------| |-12-10-/12--12----10-|-(10)--10--|-12----------| D U D D D U D Riff 6, the exit strategy. Similar to the fill at the end of riff #4 but I think I have it a little closer to what's on the recording. At the last note deaden the strings after a count of one to give it a crisp ending!
Riff #6 N.C. |---------------------|------------------|------------| |---------------------|------------------|------------| |---------------------|------------------|------------| |---------------------|------------------|------------| |----10-9------7------|-------------10-9-|-7----------| |-12------7-10---7-10-|-8-7-0-2-3-7------|------------| Putting it all together:
Intro: Riff 1 (x2) Pre-verse: Riff 2 (x3) Verse 1: Riff 2 (x3)"Now when the day goes to sleep and the full moon looks" then Riff 3 (x1) then Riff 2 (x2)"And the night is so black that the darkness cooks" then Riff 4 (x1)"And you come creeping around, making me do things I don't wanna do" Sing the preceding line at the second Em and kind of follow the melody of the fill Bridge: Riff 5a(x1) Pre-verse: Riff 2 (x3) Verse 2: Riff 2 (x3)"I can't believe that you need my love so bad" then Riff 3 (x1) then Riff 2 (x2)"Come sneaking around, tryin' to drive me mad" then Riff 4 (x1)"Bustin' in all my dreams, making me see things I don't want to see" Sung the same way as in Verse 1 Bridge: Riff 5b(x1) Solo Break: Riff 1 (x4) Pre-verse: Riff 2 (x3) Verse 3: Riff 2 (x3)"'Cause you're the Green Manalishi with the two-pronged crown" then Riff 3 (x1) then Riff 2 (x2)"All my tryin is up, all your bringin is down" then Riff 4 (x1)"You've just taken my love, and slipped away, Leaving me here, tryin to keep from following you" Sung the same way as in Verse 1 Outro: Riff 1 (x4) Riff 6
Enjoy, Martin B.]]> Easy Songs mjb https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/70s-metal-judas-priest-the-green-manalishi/#post-11131