Winter Retreat

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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





"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!





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                



------------------- 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!