Judas Priest – Winter Retreat (Guitar)

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 18:05:53 -0700 From: John English Subject: CRD: j/judas_priest/winter_retreat.crd CRD: j/JUDAS_PRIEST/winter_retreat.crd from the album Rocka Rolla transcribed by the Sultan of Suede ([email protected]) Part of the "Winter" themed portion of the first Priest album. A slower song that lends itself extremely well to acoustic. I have transcribed this in standard tuning. Listen to the album to pick up the timing, especially the tricky closing notes. I've noted some of the odd chords at the end of the transcription. The key to the song is the intro and the close. The song is mostly Am throughout, with improvised D7 thrown in. intro: E D (repeat 3x) E/F#/Cmod/E E G

Am
Now, winter wind fades from my face

Am
My heart will no longer race

Am
Sun smiling down from the sky

Am                      D7
Melts away ice from my eyes

Am
Warmth...eases back to my soul

Am                     * C/B/Am7/G (repeat 3x) Em
Bitterness shrugs then it goes

* This is where the tricky ending starts. The steady beat of the whole song turns into a descending half-rhythm. You probably won't pick it up without listening to the record. Chords: EADGBe --------------------

F#  x443xx
Cmod  332xxx

B x2001x Keep rocking! ------------------- Winret.txt follows ------------------- CRD: j/JUDAS_PRIEST/winter_retreat.crd "WINTER RETREAT" by Judas Priest from the album Rocka Rolla transcribed by the Sultan of Suede ([email protected]) Part of the "Winter" themed portion of the first Priest album. A slower song that lends itself extremely well to acoustic. I have transcribed this in standard tuning. Listen to the album to pick up the timing, especially the tricky closing notes. I've noted some of the odd chords at the end of the transcription. The key to the song is the intro and the close. The song is mostly Am throughout, with improvised D7 thrown in. intro: E D (repeat 3x) E/F#/Cmod/E E G

Am
Now, winter wind fades from my face

Am
My heart will no longer race

Am
Sun smiling down from the sky

Am                      D7
Melts away ice from my eyes

Am
Warmth...eases back to my soul

Am                     * C/B/Am7/G (repeat 3x) Em
Bitterness shrugs then it goes

* This is where the tricky ending starts. The steady beat of the whole song turns into a descending half-rhythm. You probably won't pick it up without listening to the record. Chords: EADGBe ----------------

F#              x443xx
Cmod            332xxx

B x2001x Keep rocking!