Winter Retreat

CRD: j/JUDAS_PRIEST/winter_retreat.crd

"WINTER RETREAT" by Judas Priest

from the album Rocka Rolla

transcribed by the Sultan of Suede (jenglish@agrium.com)

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

Now, winter wind fades from my face

My heart will no longer race

Sun smiling down from the sky

Melts away ice from my eyes

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

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F# x443xx

Cmod 332xxx

B x2001x

Keep rocking!

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CRD: j/JUDAS_PRIEST/winter_retreat.crd

"WINTER RETREAT" by Judas Priest

from the album Rocka Rolla

transcribed by the Sultan of Suede (jenglish@agrium.com)

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

Now, winter wind fades from my face

My heart will no longer race

Sun smiling down from the sky

Melts away ice from my eyes

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!