BEFORE THE DAWN (Bassline

As recorded by Judas Priest

(From the 1978 Album KILLING MACHINE (HELL BENT FOR LEATHER I
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Slow Rock P = 100

1H 4
8
4
Gtr I
T
A
B

A Verse
9H U U U
U U
T
A 2 0 2
B 0 2

14 H V V VV U V
U gV W W
T
A 0 2 2 2
B 0 2 2 0
2 0

19 H U V eV gV U eV V
U gV
T
A 0 1 4 2 1
B 2 0 2
2

B Chorus

H W W W V V
24
U V V V
T
A 2
B 0 2 3 2 3 3 2
0

28 H W V V V V
W V gV V V W V V W
T
A
B 0 0 3 2 0 2 3
0 0 2 3 0 3

32 H W V V W V V gV f V V e V W V W V gV
u
T 2 1 0
A 0 0 0 3 1
B 3 2
3 3 2

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H W W V V
36
W V gV V gV W V gV W
T 2 5 5 5
A
B 0 0
0 0 2 3 4 3 4

H V eV gV eV V V V V V
40
gV W W
T
A 1 4 1
B 2 2 2 2
2 0 0 0 0

C Guitar solo
44 H U U U U
T
A
B 3 2 0 0

H U V V mV U
48
W W V eV V
T 4 4 2
A 2
B 3 2 0 0 1 3

H W V V W V V
52 V W V W V V V
T 5 4 2
A 2
B 3 3 2 2 0 0 3

D Chorus

H W V V
56 V W V V W V V W V
T 5 4
A 2 2 2 0
B 3 3 2 2 3 2

60 H W V V
W V gV W V gV V V W V
T
A
B 0 0 3 2 0
3 3 2 0 2 3 0

64 H
W V V W V V W V V gV f V V e V W V
u
T 2 1 0
A 0 0 3 1
B 2 3 0 3 2
3

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68 H V V
W V gV W V gV V gV W V gV W
T 0
A 2
B 0 0
3 3 2 0 0 2 3 4 3 4
E Final verse

72 H W V V eV gV eV V U
gV
T
A 1 4 1 2
B 3 3 2 2
2

76 H U U U
U
T
A 0 2
B 0 2

80 H eV V
U gV U U
T
A 1
B 0 2
2 0 (0)

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