Song: Cathedral Spires
Band: Judas Priest
Tabbed by: cianormo
A true epic, but one with no tabs so I decided to give it a go. This took me AGES to tab
as with most songs from Priest, the bass is hard to hear in some parts but I gave it my
shot. It sounds like there are points where Ian plays with gain on the bass and points
he doesn’t, but that’s my interpretation. Feel free to give me any comments.
4 String
Intro (1:18) (Quietly)
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------------3-5-5--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-0----/8-\---3-----5------------0-----------3-----5-------------|
C |-----------------------3----8-7-------1------------------3--8-7-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------5-----7-------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------3-------------------------|
F |-0-----8-----3-----5------------0-------------------------------|
C |-----------------------3----8-7--------------------------3-5-5--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-0-----8-----3-----5------------0-----------3-----5-------------|
C |-----------------------3----8-7-------1------------------3--8-7-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------17-19-----------|
Bb|-------3--\---------------------------------15------------------|
F |-0-/-5-------3---3-5-----------12--12/15--15--15----------------|
C |-----------------------3----8-7--12-----15---------------3-5-5--|
Pre Verse A
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |--/6---0---0--/6---0---0--/6--0--/6---0---0--/6-----------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------0--0--0--6--0-|
Verse
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------6----5--3-----------------------6----5--3-|
C |--5-3-5---5--5---3-5--------------5-3-5--x-x-5---3-5------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------6----5--3-----------------------6----5--3-|
C |--5-3-5----5-----3-5--------------5-3-5----------3-5------------|
Pre Verse B
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |--/6-----------------------------/6-----------------------------|
C |-------0---0---6---0---0---6--0-------0---0---6---0--0--0--0--0-|
Verse A x3
Eb|--------------------------------||--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------||--------------------------------|
F |---1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||---1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1----|
C |--------------------------------||--------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-/6----------/6------/6----------/6----------/6-----------------|
C |-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-|
Pre Chorus A
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7-----------5-----------1-------7-----------5--/--7-\--5--/-7--|
C |----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0---------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7-----------5-----------1-------7---------5---------1----------|
C |----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0---------------------------------|
Chorus A
Eb|-----------------------------------------5--7-------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7---5-7-5-3---3---5-----------3--3-/-5--------5---7------------|
C |-----------------------3-2-3-5-------------------------3-2-3-5--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7---7-7-7-3---3---5-----------3---3-5-3---5--5--5--5-----------|
C |-----------------------3-2-3-5-------------------------3-2-3-5--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
Pre Chorus B
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7-----------5-----------1-------7-----------5-----------1------|
C |----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7-----------5-----------1-------7---------5---------1----------|
C |----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0---------------------------------|
Chorus B
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7---5-7-5-3---3---5-----------3--3---5--5-----5---7------------|
C |-----------------------3-2-3-5--------------0----------3-2-3-5--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7---7-7-7-3---3---5-----------3---3-5-3---5--5--5--5-----------|
C |-----------------------3-2-3-5-------------------------3-2-3-5--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
Interlude
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-0--0-0--6~~~---0--0-1~~~~-3~~~-0--0-3-0--6~~~-0--0-3-0--6~~~---|
Pre Verse C
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |--/6---0---0--/6---0---0--/6--0--/6---0---0--/6---0--0--/6--0---|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Interlude
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---0------------------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------------3-5-5---|
Pre Chorus C
Eb|-----------------------------------------------9-9-------/-21-\-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------9-----------|
F |-7-----------5-----------1-------7----7--7--5-------------------|
C |----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0----0----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-7-----------5-----------1-------7---------5---------1----------|
C |----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0---------------------------------|
Outro A
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----0---0----0--5~~~~------0--0----0--1--2--3--0--1--2--3--0----|
Outro B
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------7~~~~-------------------------------------------|
C |----0---0----0-------------0--0----0--1--2--3--0--1--2--3--0----|
Outro C
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----0---0----0--0----------0--0----0--1--2--3--0--1--2--3--0----|
Outro D
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------7~~~~-------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----0---0----0-------------0--0----0--1--2--3--0--1--2--3--0----|
End
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |---0------------------------------------------------------------|
Song Structure:
Intro x1
(Wait for a Bit)
Pre Verse A x1
Verse x2
Pre Verse B x2
Verse A x2
Pre Chorus A x1
Chorus A x1
Pre Verse A x2
Verse A x2
Pre Chorus B x1
Chorus B x1
Pre Verse B x2
Interlude x2
Pre Verse A x3
Pre Verse C x1
Verse x2
Guitar Interlude x1
Pre Verse A x2
Pre Chorus C x1
Chorus B x1
Pre Verse B x2
Outro A x4
Outro B x1
Outro C x1
Outro B x1
Outro C x1
Outro D x1
Outro C x1
Outro B x1
Outro C x1
Outro D x1
Outro C x1
Outro B x1
Outro C x1
Outro D x1
Outro C x1
Outro B x1
Outro C x1
End x1
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And that is it. Like I said i gave it my best. Please let me know if you’ve any
or corrections.
Please rate.
Enjoy!!!