Chordplay - The Chords Of Judas Priest

[@doctordetroit4339]

Priest was THE best double axe attack back in the early days of metal. God I miss those days!

[@fredericadda]

Maiden was not bad either

[@doctordetroit4339]

@@fredericadda True...I thought of Adrian and Murray when I made that comment, but Priest somehow got on the radio (Breaking the Law, Livin after Midnight, etc.). Maiden really didn't but somehow got bigger. Love both bands!!

[@fredericadda]

@@doctordetroit4339 me too, both bands are great, and even their “classics” still sound good after 30 years. Miss these times too!

[@Barnabus007]

@@fredericadda Maiden rules, but in defense of the earlier post...Priest was around about 8 years longer and probably inspired Maiden.

[@fredericadda]

@@Barnabus007 absolutely

[@Mad_Axe_Man125]

Glenn tipton is like Michael Schenker. Incredible tone, phrasing, note selection and sense of melody. They are respectively my two favorite guitarists because they possess alot of the same qualities.

[@waynewilcox444]

Great observation....Glenn is vastly underappreciated

[@michaelmiglino6512]

Both are amongst the greatest all around players in Rock/Metal era!

[@rushshukla4636]

@@waynewilcox444 By whom? GT is always lauded as the Priest guitarist. It's actually KK Downing, whom I prefer, is the one hardly every praised. As a long time Priest fan I can say that KK Downing is a pivotal part of the band. Listen to KK's Priest and you will realize just what is missing from JP today. KK Downing is a phenomenal guitarist. Every bit as good if not better than Tipton.

[@gerardoneri5115]

@@rushshukla4636 the combination of KK and Glenn was the magic of the band. Without is just not as good. Richie is an amazing guitarist but he cannot carry all the weight from the dynamic duo of KK and Glenn.

[@BangBangBeefyMacNCheesy]

Love seeing Priest get some love… for whatever reason they get overlooked by many Guitar centric channels (I knew from a video you did a while ago you had always planned to do one so I don’t include you with the “ignore Priest” crowd). Tipton and Downing had such a profound influence on metal and even hard rock that I’m surprised more people don’t delve deeper into them as influential artists. But alas, you did an amazing job and your playing is spot on. Add: I think if most guitarists actually studied Glenn’s playing they would be amazed at his phrasing and melody abilities as well as outright speed licks … he had it all actually.

[@Krullmatic]

The Brewstmeister is back! Turn it up, man! Sad Wings of Destiny, is my all time favorite Priest album!

[@howlingwolf125y]

Man.. Thanks soooo much... As usual .. Super cool stuff!! I am gonna try some of this on my acoustic.. Thanks for showing me..

[@kennethharn2893]

First concert! A band called Kick Axe opened for them. I was hooked! The 80s were the best. There was at least 1 great show a month!!!

[@Barnabus007]

Kick Axe I believe had some stuff on the animated Transformers soundtrack as well...random I know.

[@rogerwinright2290]

riffs is the fact that Glenn was totally cool with swapping notes almost in between when you'd expect it. Slides right into the next note where you'd typically expect a downpick or some other note. I love it. ALSO, The Sentinel is a masterpiece, by FAR my favorite song from them. Thank you for the breakdown of that!

[@Buddy969]

Those early Priest albums are timeless. I also enjoy watching their footage from the US Festival in ‘83. Great band and a great lesson. Keep up the great work.

[@Barnabus007]

Agreed. I think the 1980 and/or earlier stuff is their best. Although I like pretty much all of their tuff with a few exceptions.

[@tonypoore440]

My favorite too. "Memphis" on that tour is also killer, check it out.

[@btu45nh]

Desert Plains,sounded like a locomotive ! Killer song for sure.

[@Barnabus007]

I'm sure you probably have, BUT if not the live version from the 1982 tour dvd is a little faster, but really killing it too.

[@gerardoneri5115]

@@Barnabus007 Live Vengeance '82!! That's one of my favorite renditions of Desert Plains!! Rob get crazy with the vocals. "I'll take you higher" !!!!!!!

[@Barnabus007]

@@gerardoneri5115 Yeah it is solid....the bass is pumping as well.

[@gerardoneri5115]

@@Barnabus007 totally Ian Hill is very underrated bass player. Dude is a human metronome!!

[@Barnabus007]

@@gerardoneri5115 Yeah while I wouldn't put him in a league with Steve Harris or those kind of guys I agree he is definitely underrated and an integral part of the band.

[@artheriford]

I say this every time I watch your stuff, Dave. But you are like the Human Jukebox. Cheers!

[@love4thetruth]

I saw them on their Stained Class tour when I was 7 or 8 years old.

[@mountainhitrecordsthejungl5485]

Please, more Priest!!!

[@StealthParrot]

I always thought 'Bloodstone' from 'Screaming For Vengeance' was one of the most killer guitar intro's I'd ever heard.

[@joethebar1]

Straight up

[@tonypoore440]

Absolutely!

[@arnyarny77]

agreed

[@gerardoneri5115]

Totally!

[@uncleremus5046]

This is always the greatest guitar month of the year by 🍺’ski!🤘

[@biggus12]

Favorite thing is when you absolutely nail the riff and say “something like this” I’ve picked up so many subtle tips the last year or so I’ve been watching your videos. Keep it up man!

[@mykneeshurt8393]

Love the skull with glowing eyes in the background. LOVE Judas Priest

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

my man.........my album.

[@bghammock]

The Sentinel is one of my all time favorite Priest songs. It crushed my 14 year old mind when I heard it the first time. Defenders was the first Priest album I got back in the day and it remains my favorite! I didn't realize how much like the Munsters theme Screaming For Vengeance is in spots until you slowed it down!

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

saw defenders live in high school(first concert $12 tickets from scalpers)....made a massive impact and yes,the sentinel was "the song"

[@TheJayrockerr]

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 -Very cool! “Defenders of the Faith”, was my first Judas Priest concert. They definitely blew me away. Great show!

[@jeffbafus]

Awesome. Thanks, David. Only thing I have to say about JP is.....MORE!!!!!

[@voronOsphere]

More chords! And some more licks, too!!!! Yes!!!!

[@carloschaulk]

That Standard LP looks awesome!

[@fearlessfrankie6479]

Excellent era for Priest.I Saw them first time with Maiden in the early 80's.Screaming for Vengeance & Number of the Beast Tour! What a show that was! I always loved Priest! You picked some great songs as per usual David!

[@Barnabus007]

That had to be ridiculous...the vocal explosion alone, then the dual leads....very cool

[@fearlessfrankie6479]

@@Barnabus007 It was an amazing double bill !

[@Nghilifa]

@@fearlessfrankie6479 It's almost like a wet dream, haha.

[@fearlessfrankie6479]

@@Nghilifa I also saw Motorhead & Slayer ,Rainbow & Scorpions at the same place Verdun Auditorium Mtl Quebec Canada

[@davekarr6887]

Would have loved to see "Victim Of Changes"....but The Bloodstone was killer!

[@tonypoore440]

@Dave Karr Bloodstone's intro is one of Glen's best, and KK's solo ends it right. "Fever" kills too.

[@voronOsphere]

Judas Priest!!!!! Always has great guitar work!!!!! Thanks, David! "Breaking the Law" has an amazing, up to no good riff!!!! "Take These Chains" is great, too!

[@voronOsphere]

Great demonstration selections, David! Excellent Lesson! Thanks, again!

[@metalpianomusic5635]

This is so cool!!!

[@vinfreeman1602]

Love me some Super Lead tone..🤟

[@1dswylde]

Some of my favorite songs! Thanks for the awesome lesson again David! 😎🎸

[@jonbigg7385]

Great lesson! Definitely needs a part 2. There are just so many awesome Priest riffs!

[@jpmcmullan8666]

I hear so much Under Lock and Key in the Defenders of the Faith riffs. I guess George was a Priest fan😂

[@ransbarger]

Thanks again David, this is great stuff!

[@craigcotter7476]

THE ultimate heavy metal band.

[@MikeJones-jr5hb]

I had one of their first cassettes Sad Wings of Destiny back in ‘76. I had it cranked up in my old ‘73 Cutlass driving back & forth to my first job after high school, that took me back! 😎

[@cradd00]

Great lesson! Those 3 albums are my favorites too. Good choice David!

[@scootersays]

Love Priest! Thank you!!

[@frankiedonofrio5438]

Awesome!!!!..Always dug Priest...Thanks

[@tomcox875]

One of the tightest live bands I have seen.

[@darrenm01]

You must be around my age - I learned what I know between ‘82 and ‘92. Priest (Screaming and Defenders), Queensryche (Operation: Mindcrime), as well as some Randy Rhoads and Metallica were my favourites. So your last few videos have been awesome for me. You have definitely listened to Mindcrime and Screaming/Defenders a lot. I have the songs burned into my brain and you nail everything - the tone, feel, speed, grace notes, vibrato, pinch harmonics. Well done.

[@Themachinegun]

awesome ! thanks!

[@jimwatson5977]

That era of Priest was THE BEST, and you not only nailed the tunes but the tones as well.

[@MLBa636]

Just saw them in Detroit at the Fox Theater a few weeks ago. 50 years of Priest. Had to go. Priest has been on a heavy rotation ever since I heard "British Steel" as a kid. 🤘

[@josepruiz6347]

I totally agree with you in that: the best trilogy in any metal band repertoire. Awesome tone, loyal to original in a modern point of...view;) Thanks a lot for your tribute to the best couple of guitar heroes in history if Rock.

[@gooberthoreau]

For me, Screaming, Defenders, and Turbo are the 3 best Priest albums ever.

[@eddiejr540]

Awesome stuff Dave...been trying to nail the solo to electric eye for a few weeks now...thats a freakin hard solo... rock on my brother!!!!

[@Scottocaster6668]

Yet Glenn makes it look so easy.

[@stephenscharff6358]

One of my favorite albums is their very first album.Rocka Rolla from September 6 1974. with pretty color blues style riffs and legendary vocals.

[@pinkertrainmusic3814]

Thank you. I loved this. Priest is my favorite and you teach so clearly, that i now understand how to play some songs better and easier. Looking forward to your Faulkner video.

[@RonRuminski]

Priest is awesome. Love this. Thanks for the video.

[@barryhaynes103]

One of the two or three bands that paved the way for the 80’s metal bands … have seen them several times and have tickets to see them now if/when they reschedule … I have worn out several cassettes and vinyl records of their live recording Unleashed in the East … so good … I would’ve gone back one more album and included British Steel … love the content, the commentary, and the freaking guitar playing !!!

[@waynewilcox444]

Great stuff.....but especially impressed you tackle the mighty Priest with a Les Paul! I know Richie uses one occasionally... but still... impressive

[@ollid.5590]

Immortal metal classics.

[@detlevpomp]

You are a killer on guitar! Great and clean👍👍 Love the music of J.P.

[@dougshankle7946]

This was a great episode. These guys wrote some amazing riffs.

[@removemental2873]

Maaaaannnnn I had tickets to the show in San Francisco tonight but with the heart attack it's all put on hold. Hopefully the falcon flies again soon.

[@wots_thebuzz]

Hey David, thanks for all you do. great mix of stuff!

[@lorryriff6613]

Awesome, man ! Very informative video ! I've just learnt that I've been playing Heading out to the Highway wrong for...25 yrs, or so !! (that G over D at the end of the 2nd part of the riff !). Can't wait to see The Chords of JP Vol 2 !!!!

[@joebalusikiii5811]

Thank you for giving some love to "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"!!! That was on my custom mix tape for pre-game psych-up.

[@juanvaldez5422]

Saw them last month at Louder Than Life in Louisville. Out of all the bands there , they were the best and I was not a big priest fan when I went. I was when I left.

[@sidneysnottley6414]

Nicely played .. Cheers.

[@19Eleven71]

I love the bloodstone F#m to E to B back to E talk. Makes it more clear as to what Glen was thinking when coming up with this stuff. Not many people explaining it this clear, thanks Dave. Killer chord play vid by the way.

[@pathos66]

Bloodstone was K.K's baby, he brought the music to the band for that one.

[@billtice5057]

Awesome stuff from a fantastic band!

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

i always played heading onto the highway one finger barred,all the way up with the droning A....sounds a lot more defined this way

[@pazzieblacksmithstudio]

Thank you for this

[@ronaldanderson4185]

what!!! no parental guidance!!!! Just messing with you. another fine chordplay and you have had some very awesome material the last 2 weeks a lot of cool things i forgot or didnt know it makes me enjoy playing again thanks

[@Scottocaster6668]

This is part 1 right?? Thanks for this birthday present, B 🐓!

[@ClassofEighty2]

Always have loved your channel. Yes, during that three album period was also when I was deepest into JP. Also played in a good cover band where we covered about 30 Priest tunes. Saw them on the "Defenders" tour. Thanks for nailing these licks properly. Even "Screaming"and "Bloodstone"!!! I read Rob's and KK's books last year. Very entertaining. Thanks again.

[@JD-vj4go]

Thanks so much for this. Priest are the band that got me into metal. Somehow I never even tried to learn Bloodstone what a killer riff.

[@l.scottnielsen2482]

Very cool episode. I would be interested to see what you think of songs like Run of the Mill, which very few Priest fans talk about.

[@JohnEMcPatriot]

Good schtuff Bloodstone is a brilliant guitar intro, Iwas hoping to see you play the Sentinal arpeggio part, that is tuff for me and had no idea how crazy SFV intro sounded slowed down. Good job

[@bkrefting5225]

Love it! More please! Priest ROCKS!! You could do a whole episode on The Sentinel alone, I'm sure. There are at least 20 Priest songs that should get coverage here, seriously. And, where's your flying V?

[@youtoo2233]

I was thinking before I clicked on the video that you're going to do Electric Eye to start the video

[@deke61sg]

Huge Priest fan ever since they came out. Lucky enough to have seen them live several times. KK and Glen, ass kicking guitarists. Ian Hill (highly underrated) and Dave Holland, rock solid. Don't remember who replaced Holland in the late 80's or early 90's. Have all the albums and CD's. Just love theses guys. Tight as fuck live. So many great songs. Way too hard to pick a favorite. Thanks Mr.brewster. Awesome.

[@Nghilifa]

Scott Travis (their current drummer) replaced Dave Holland before they recorded Painkiller.

[@noahbryanmccutcheon7625]

Great episode !!

[@BMT3691]

You’re the best Dave. Love your playing.

[@alexrousedds]

4:38 is awesome! Officially putting my vote in for a chordplay for The Darkness

[@garydragon9315]

Love your stuff brother you’re the best teacher and the coolest dude ever! Most guys that could play like you would have a huge head but you’re just a sweet heart great guy who loves educating others like me , I’ve learned more off your channel than anything else!!

[@williamstevensimpson2214]

thx david another great one loved these guys in 79 i was 14 and it was killer

[@bustercrack788]

Great stuff . These riffs just make me want to pick the guitar up and have a blast. I saw Priest at Castle Donington Monsters of Rock in 1980. Touch /Riot/Saxon/April Wine/Scorpions/JP and Rainbow. Always seemed a bit underrated on this side of the pond. In my opinion they are better than Maiden but that’s just me. 🇬🇧👍😝

[@suzannecoholic1467]

Yep! Fav band! Thank you!

[@ultranoobguitar]

I love these lessons! Could you also do Mercyful Fate or Slayer in the 80's? They were quite influential too.

[@muciovasconcelos4741]

Fully agree. Hank Sherman and Michael Denner are other great duo that created endless great riffs. Each Mercyful Fate song has ate least 4 or 5 great different riffs, per song!

[@eddiejr540]

Trivia Time...Richie Faulkner is married to George Lynch’s daughter...how cool is that!!!!!

[@Scottocaster6668]

I just heard that the other day 😮crazy.

[@monsterkxf]

Screaming for vengeance was a awesome album 🤘🤘

[@Scottocaster6668]

It Still is..

[@marcjordan29]

I lived life by you got another thing coming for a long time.... Out there is a fortune waiting to be had.... If you think ill let it go you're mad...... You got another thing coming....

[@hazor777]

Before all the fractional genres of Metal, there was a time when JUDAS PRIEST were the premiere, defined band for what was known as Heavy Metal . They epitomized the whole genre.

[@michaelmiglino6512]

I assume Glenn wrote most of Priest’s more iconic songs. He usually starts off the main riffs as per observation from concert footages. Some of those riffs are easily amongst the most iconic in Heavy Metal.

[@transparent6748]

Priest invented the modern metal..speed-looks-soundscape..defenders of the faith..yeah 😉

[@jettrainbow]

8:29 I always thought of that as an inverted C major chord.

[@barrybrower7610]

I've got a request ? Would love to see you do something from Armored Saint ! Probably the most underrated METAL band ever ! ! \m/\m/

[@artieamici8115]

Ur skillset is appreciated!!

[@allendean9807]

I see you got the QR bug out of your system….. I’m still working on it! It’s only been 40 years…..

[@Steve_plays_guitar]

That is their best era, I agree totally. If they had got Scott Travis sooner!!!! But then we’d have missed out on some great Racer X! You can’t have everything right?!

[@snowdevil7727]

Heart of a Lion

[@m0th3rst4r]

Headin Out to the Highway is one of my absolute favs. Any chance you could work in S.O.D. (Stormtroopers of Death) into Metal Month?

[@chadwaller6072]

Electric eye

[@ddaneh3090]

Helllllll yes

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

That D/F# chord used by Judas Priest is tricky to play and some killer solos too.

[@lxathu]

If I had to put together a Best of JP selection, my task would be easy. I would only need to give Defenders of the Faith the required title.

[@electroKrunch]

Roca-Rola was a good early effort ;)

[@preppintrucker6005]

Electric eye?

[@patrickmcquillan3039]

As a kid they scared the bajeesus out of me ! It was heavy in your face gut punching raw heavy metal !

[@ronaldanderson4185]

I love the old priest 80's era and i must admit i am a closet fan of the turbo era!!! it had its moments. I think it was the fuel for life video they put out covering that tour that really made me appreciate the music not the mullit look. i love Glen and KK attack and Ian bass playing and Dave I know he got made fun of but the pocket and beat compliment Glen and KK guitars

[@billwarkentin3630]

GREAT lesson, David! I'm 62 and started listening to Priest in college. Just an awesome band and riffs! Thank-you for the lesson!!

[@AceAskin]

I love the Classic Priest era AND I LOVE Richie Faulkner-era too!