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Breaking The Law Tab by Judas Priest

Breaking The Law tab by Judas Priest

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BREAKING THE LAW
Written by Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and K.K.Downing.
Performed by JUDAS PRIEST.
>From the album BRITISH STEEL.

Transcribed by Seth "The Ripper" Baley.
E-mail me at seth_baley@yahoo.com


Intro:

E|--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
G|o-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------o|
D|o-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------o|
A|-0--2--3--0-2-|-3~--0-2-3~--|-------0------|-0----3--2~---|
E|--------------|-------------|-1--3-----1-3-|----3---------|
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Verse 1:

E--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
B--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
G-2------------|----------X-X-|-5--X-X-----2-|----------------|
D-2------------|----------X-X-|-5--X-X-5---2-|----------------|
A-0------------|----------X-X-|-3--X-X-5---0-|----------------|
E--------------|--------------|--------3-----|----------------|

E--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
G-2------------|----------X-X-|-5--X-X------2-|---------------|
D-2------------|----------X-X-|-5--X-X-5--X-2-|---------------|
A-0------------|----------X-X-|-3--X-X-5--X-0-|---------------|
E--------------|--------------|--------3--X---|---------------|

E--------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
B--------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
G-10-----------|---------10\--|-5-----------|-5---5---5/-----|
D-10-----------|---------10\--|-5-----------|-5---5---5/-----|
A-8------------|----------8\--|-3-----------|-3---3---3/-----|
E--------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|

E--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
B--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
G-/10----------|-10----------|-9----9-9-9-9-|-9-------------|
D-/10----------|-10----------|-9----9-9-9-9-|-9-------------|
A-/8-----------|-8-----------|-7----7-7-7-7-|-7-------------|
E--------------|-------------|--------------|---------------|











Chorus 1:

Gtr.1
  P.M----------------------------|            P.M--------
E-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
B-----------------|---------------10-|-(10)\--------------|
G-----------------|---------------9--|-(9)\---------------|
D-----------------|---------------7--|-(7)\---------------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E-----------------|------------------|--------------------|

Gtr.2
E-----------------|---------------17-|-(17)\--------------|
B-----------------|---------------17-|-(17)\--------------|
G-----------------|---------------14-|-(14)\--------------|
D-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
A-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
E-----------------|------------------|--------------------|

Gtr.1
  ---------|              P.M------------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-----------10--10-|-(10)-------------|---------------10-|
G-----------9---9--|-(9)--------------|---------------9--|
D-----------7---7--|-(7)--------------|---------------7--|
A-0-0-0-0-0--------|------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|

Gtr.2
E-----------17--17-|------------------|---------------17-|
B-----------17--17-|-(10)\------------|---------------17-|
G-----------14--14-|-(9)\-------------|---------------14-|
D------------------|-(7)\-------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|

Gtr.1
E--------------------|------------------|
B-(10)\--------------|-----------10--10-|
G-(9)\---------------|-----------9---9--|
D-(7)\---------------|-----------7---7--|
A--------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--------|
E--------------------|------------------|

Gtr.2
E-(17)\--------------|-----------17--17-|
B-(17)\--------------|-----------17--17-|
G-(14)\--------------|-----------14--14-|
D--------------------|------------------|
A--------------------|------------------|
E--------------------|------------------|







Verse 2:

E--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
G-2------------|----------X-X-|-5--X-X------2-|---------------|
D-2------------|----------X-X-|-5--X-X-5--X-2-|---------------|
A-0------------|----------X-X-|-3--X-X-5--X-0-|---------------|
E--------------|--------------|--------3--X---|---------------|

E--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
G-2------------|----------X-X-|-5--X-X-7--X-X-|-9-------------|
D-2------------|----------X-X-|-5--X-X-7--X-X-|-9-------------|
A-0------------|----------X-X-|-3--X-X-5--X-X-|-7-------------|
E--------------|--------------|---------------|-0-------------|


E--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|
B--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|
G-10-----------|-10-------(10)\--|-5-----------|-5-----5/--|
D-10-----------|-10-------(10)\--|-5-----------|-5-----5/--|
A-8------------|-8--------(8)\---|-3-----------|-3-----3/--|
E--------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|

E--------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
B--------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
G-/10----------|-10----10\---9-|-9------------|-9--14----(14)\--|
D-/10----------|-10----10\---9-|-9------------|-9--14----(14)\--|
A-/8-----------|-8-----8\----7-|-7------------|-7---------------|
E--------------|---------------|-0------------|-----------------|

Chorus 2:

Gtr.1
  P.M----------------------------|            P.M--------
E-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
B-----------------|---------------10-|-(10)\--------------|
G-----------------|---------------9--|-(9)\---------------|
D-----------------|---------------7--|-(7)\---------------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|--------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E-----------------|------------------|--------------------|

Gtr.2
E-----------------|---------------17-|-(17)\--------------|
B-----------------|---------------17-|-(17)\--------------|
G-----------------|---------------14-|-(14)\--------------|
D-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
A-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
E-----------------|------------------|--------------------|








Gtr.1
  ---------|              P.M------------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-----------10--10-|-(10)-------------|---------------10-|
G-----------9---9--|-(9)--------------|---------------9--|
D-----------7---7--|-(7)--------------|---------------7--|
A-0-0-0-0-0--------|------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|

Gtr.2
E-----------17--17-|------------------|---------------17-|
B-----------17--17-|-(10)\------------|---------------17-|
G-----------14--14-|-(9)\-------------|---------------14-|
D------------------|-(7)\-------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|

Gtr.1
E--------------------|------------------|
B-(10)\--------------|-----------10--10-|
G-(9)\---------------|-----------9---9--|
D-(7)\---------------|-----------7---7--|
A--------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0--------|
E--------------------|------------------|

Gtr.2
E-(17)\--------------|-----------17--17-|
B-(17)\--------------|-----------17--17-|
G-(14)\--------------|-----------14--14-|
D--------------------|------------------|
A--------------------|------------------|
E--------------------|------------------|

                        P.M                     P.M
E|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|o-4-----4---4-|---2--2----|-4-----4-4-|---2--2----|
D|o-4-----4---4-|---2--2----|-4-----4-4-|---2--2----|
A|--2-----2---2-|---0--0--0-|-2-----2-2-|---0--0--0-|
E|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

E-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G-4-----4-4-|---2--2--2-|-4-----4-4-|---2--2--2-|
D-4-----4-4-|---2--2--2-|-4-----4-4-|---2--2--2-|
A-2-----2-2-|---0--0--0-|-2-----2-2-|---0--0--0-|
E-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

E-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
B-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
G-7-----7/-10-|-10---5------|--7-----7/-10-|-10---12-----|
D-7-----7/-10-|-10---5------|--7-----7/-10-|-10---12-----|
A-5-----5/-8--|-8----3------|--5-----5/-8--|-8----10-----|
E-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|




E-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
B-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
G-7-----7/-10-|-10---5------|--7-----7/-10-|-10---12-----o|
D-7-----7/-10-|-10---5------|--7-----7/-10-|-10---12-----o|
A-5-----5/-8--|-8----3------|--5-----5/-8--|-8----10------|
E-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|

E|--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
G|o-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------o|
D|o-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------o|
A|-0--2--3--0-2-|-3~--0-2-3~--|-------0------|-0----3--2~---|
E|--------------|-------------|-1--3-----1-3-|----3---------|

Chorus 3:

E|--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
G|o-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------o|
D|o-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------o|
A|-0--2--3--0-2-|-3~--0-2-3~--|-------0------|-0----3--2~---|
E|--------------|-------------|-1--3-----1-3-|----3---------|

						         1.-----------------
E|----------------|--------------|-----------|------------------|
B|----------------|--------------|-----------|------------------|
G|o---------------|--------------|-----------|-----------------o|
D|o---------------|--------------|-----------|-----------------o|
A|-(0)--2-3~--0-2-|-3~--0-2--3---|----0------|-----0----3----0--|
E|----------------|------------1-|-3-----1-3-|-(3)----3---3-----|
     *on repeat only

 2.-------------------------------
E-----------------|---------------||
B-----------------|---------------||
G---------------2-|---------------||
D---------------2-|---------------||
A-----0----3-2--0-|---------------||
E-(3)----3--------|---------------||

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h = hammer-on                          P.s = pick scrape
p = pull-off                           |o|   = repeat phrase
~ = vibrato                            P.M = palm mute
b = bend 				 t   = tap on
r = release bend                       ()  = ghost note
/\= Slide 			         V  = Vibrato Bar
+ = natural harmonic                   1. = 1st ending etc.
* = Artificial Harmonic
x = Percussive Tone (muffled)
tr = trill
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About Breaking The Law

"Breaking the Law" by Judas Priest, released in 1980, features a driving riff played by guitarist Glenn Tipton using power chords and palm muting. Bassist Ian Hill lays down a solid foundation with a simple yet effective bassline. The song's iconic solo showcases Tipton and fellow guitarist K.K. Downing's dual harmonies, a trademark of the band's sound. The track's rebellious lyrics and catchy chorus helped it become one of Judas Priest's most popular songs.

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