Painkiller
from the "Painkiller" album
Legend:
. : palm muting
< > : pinch harmonics
~ : vibrato
\ : slide down
( ) : ghost note (sustain)
x : fretting hand mute (percussive tone)
Standard tuning
Intro Main riff
e|-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--5--|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-<4>-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----|-7-----5-----7-----8-----7-------|-7-----5-----7-----8-----8-8---|
E|-----|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-5\3-|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-6-6---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fill 1 (with delay ~600ms) at around 0:34
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-<17>b(19)-<17>b(18)r(17)b(18)--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Chorus
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-777777777777777777777-7--12-10--9-|-777777777777777777777-7--9-10--12-|
E|-555555555555555555555-5--10--8--7-|-555555555555555555555-5--7--8--10-|
..................... .....................
Fill 2 (with delay ~600ms) at around 1:03
e|----------[t-bar]-----------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-<19>b(21)/\/\/\/\/---------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Riff 2
First two bars, it's Glen alone (x4)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-<4>---------------<5>---<4>-------------------------<6>---<5>-------|
D|--------5-----4---------------4/5-----5-----4-----5--------------<5>-|
A|----2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-----2-2---2-2---2-2---3---3-3---3-3----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Last two bars K.K. plays this
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bridge
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------5-5-------------5/7-|--------------8-8--------------8/10-|
E|-2222222222223-3-2222222222223/5-|-55555555555556-6-55555555555556/-8-|
............ ............ ............. .............
(x2)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-5555555566666666888888885555555566668888-|
........................................
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-555566668888555566668888556688556688556688556688568568568568-|
............................................................
Glenn's Solo (piece of cake :))
e|----------------------------------14h17p14-------------14h17--17p14------------X-/-X--14h17-17p14--------------|
B|------------14---------------14-------------------14------------------14---------------------------15----------|
G|--------14-----14-14----14--------------------------14------------------14-------------------------------------|
D|----16----------------16----------------------16-----------------------------X------------------------12-12-11-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----11------------------12----11--------12---11-----------9--------|--11\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\--------0(dive w/ bar)-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---14(w/bar up 1/2)---(14)---14(w/bar up 1/2)---(14)--12-|--14\/\/\/\/\/\/--14\/\/\/\/\/\/---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------6(A.H)--4(dive w/bar)-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--2---------------3-------------------------------|
G|--2-------------4-------------2------------------------------2---4-|-------------------------------4---------2-----1--|
D|-------4---4--------4---4---------4---4---4---2---3---4------------|---------4---4---------4---4-----4---4----4-----4-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
scratch slide up
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------X/X/X--17(up&down1/2)|
B|--------------------------2(A.H)-------2(A.H)--------------------|--2--------3--------------2--(3--2-------------------------|
G|-2--------4(A.H)-------------------------------------------2---4-|--------------------2--4------------4)---------------------|
D|----4--4-----------4---4---------4--4----------4--3--4--2--------|-----4--4-----4--4-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
dips w/bar -1
e|--17(up 1/2)\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\----14--17--14\/\/\/\/\/\/\--(14)------------------|-14-----------14----------------14-----------14---------------12\/-12\/-12\/------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-|-17(up full)--17(up full)---14--17(up full)--17(up full)--14------------------17------/-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------14------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------11/---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------16------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------12--12--------------14--14--------------14--14--------------14--14-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------14-------12-------------12-/-14-------------12-/-14-------------17(up full)--------|--19--19--14--19--19--14-------------------------------------------------/|
G|--/14-------14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------18--18--14----18--14-------------------------/--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------16\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\---16/----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------21/\/\/\/\/\/\/---21(up 1&1/2)------------------------|--21(up full)--------------21------19--------(19)\-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---11/\/\/\/\/\/\/------11/----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------(16-----17)----------------------------------------------------------------------------16(T)-----------|
B|-------------16-----17-----19-----16-----17-----19-----------------------(21----19----17)---(19----17----16-----------(16----19)-----(17-----16)----------------------|
G|----18-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18)--------------------18----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--(9----16(T)-/--(21(T)---14--16--14)---(16(T)--9---16(T))-/--21(T)----14---16---16(T)---------------------------------------(16-19-16)--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17------------17-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18-\--------------18-------------------16/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18---------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---21(up 1&1/2)/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\----21/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/---|-----19(up full)--(19)-----16----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--0----------------------------------17----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------18----13--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------14----13\--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------\--7--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14----14----16----16----18----18-----|
A|-------6---------------------------------------------------------7----9-----/--11--------9---------11---/---16--------16----------------------------------------|
E|---------------9---------------7----7----9----9----7----9--------------/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------17---------------------------------------------19--14--19--14---16---19---19---20---21---19--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------17---19-----------19---19---20---20---19-19-19-19-19-19--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------16---18--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--(17----16)-----------------16---17---18------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------19-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------(14---17)-----(21(T)---17---14)-------------------------------------------------------(14---17)---(21(T)---17---14)---------------------------|
B|--(14---17)---21(T)------------------------------------------(21(T)---17---14)------(14---17)---21(T)-------------------------------------------(21(T)---17---14)------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/judas_priest/painkiller_tab.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-11(up full)---9------11------9--11--12--11--11--9--|
D|----------------------11--14---(18(T)--14--11)-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------11------11------------------------|
A|---11----14---18(T)--------------------------------(18(T)--14--11)---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------9/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/----9/\/\/\/\/\/\/\---|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---21/\/\/\/\/\/\/-------21/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/--21/\/\/\/\/\/---21(up 1&1/2)/\/\/\/\/\/\---|
B|------9(A.H)------9-------9(A.H)--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------9--------9------------9--8----8/\/\/\/\/\/----8/\/\/\/\/\/\----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---21(-1/2--+1/2)---21(-1/2--+1/2)---21(+2 1/2 w/bar)/\/\/\/\---21(+1&1/2)/\/\/\/\---21(+1&1/2)/\/\/\/\---21/\/\/\/\---X-\-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4--/--11--/--9--/--17--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(X)----4--/--11--/--9--/--17--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---20/\/\/\/\/\/\-------------------21(+1&1/2)----------(21)-----||-----------------------------------------16/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/--------------------------|
B|------------------------------------21(+1&1/2)----------(21)-----||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------||---------14(+1/2)---(14)--\---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------19\---------19-\-16/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/--------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------/-16----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------/-16---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----4/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\---------4/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------/----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4(dive w/bar)-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------/-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------1----------2-----------1----1-/------(rise gradually w/bar)-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(4--6--7)----|
e|--------------------6(tap w/pick above fret)-------------------6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(6-----8)-----------6------------------------------------------6-----(6-----8-----9)--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------(4-----6-----8)----------------------------------(9-----8)-----(6-----8-----9)-------------------------------|
A|-----(4-----6-----7-----6-----4----------------(4-----6-----7)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------7)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16--16--(19--21)-------------------------(19--21)------------------------19-21(+full)-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------16---(16--17--19)-------------------------(21--19--21--19--21)--------------(21--19-21--19--21)---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------(16---18---20)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------(9-----11-----13)-----(16----18----20)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
K.K's backing for the above solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6----------------6-----7---------4--------------------|
D|--6--------7--6----6-----7------7------7--4-------------|
A|-----4--4-------4-----5------5--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat above three more times
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--------5--------4--------5--------4-----5-----4-----|
E|-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2-----2-----2--|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----5--------4--------5--------2--|
E|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--0--|
Repeat above three more times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-------------------------------4---------------------------|
D|--6-------------------------------4---------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--------------------------------4------------------------9-|
D|--2--------------------------------4------------------------9-|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
at above except last time end like below:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------2--------------------------------|
E|--4---0---2---3---4-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4--------6------4--------------------------4--6------|
D|------6--6----6--6---6--4--6---4--6---4--6--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------6-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-------5-----4--4------------------------------------|
G|-------------6------------6---------2-------------------|
D|-----6-6---------------6-------4----2-------------------|
A|-------------------------------4----0-------------------|
E|-------------------------------2------------------------|
Repeat
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----------------------------------4-------7----------|
D|--2-------6--------4--------6--------4-------7----------|
A|--0-------6--------4--------6--------2-------5----------|
E|----------4--------2--------4---------------------------|
Main riff
chorus
Post 3rd chorus
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-999999999999999999999-9--14--12-11-|-999999999999999999999-9--11-12--14-|
E|-777777777777777777777-7--12--10--9-|-777777777777777777777-7--9--10--12-|
..................... .....................
Play riff 2, then
(x2)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-2222222233333333555555552222222233335555-|
E|------------------------------------------|
........................................
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-222233335555222233335555223355223355223355223355235235235235-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
............................................................
Glenn plays main riff, K.K. the following:
e|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|-2-2------|-2-2------|-2-2------|-2-2------|
E|-0-0------|-0-0---17\|-0-0------|-0-0------|
Both guitars play main riff
K.K.'s Solo
e|--14--------14--14-------------------------------------|
B|--17(full)------17(full)--17--14--17--14--17--19(up2)--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|--17-14------------------------------------------------|
B|--------17-15-14---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------16-15-14------------------------------|
D|--------------------------17-16-14---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------17-16-14------------|
E|-------------------------------------------14~~~~~~----|
a.h. [a.h---]
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------2---------------------------------------------|
G|--------2---4(up 1.5)--------2--2--4--4--4------------|
D|--4--4----------------4---4-----------------4---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------10--9--7-----------15--14--12------------|
B|--8--7--5-------------------10--9--7-------------15--14--12-|
G|----------8--6--5-------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
a.h. a.h.--------------------------]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17(full)-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------2-----2-----2-----2---------2--------------|
A.h. A.h.
e|------------------------------------------------14--17--21--17-|
B|---------------------------------------------14----------------|
G|--9(up 1.5)----(9)----9(up 1.5)-----------14-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------14---17-----------------------|
w/bar
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4------1-----2/-----4\-------2------4-------2-----4------2---4--|
D|--4------1-----2/-----4\-------2------4-------2-----4------2---4--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------2--2----2--2---2--2--2--2--------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0-|
Coda
e|----------|--------------------------------------|-----|
B|----------|--------------------------------------|-----|
G|----------|--------------------------------------|-----|
D|----------|--------------------------------------|-----|
A|-2--------|--4-----4----4---9---7---6----5-------|-4---|
E|-0--------|--2-----2----2---7---5---4----3-------|-2---|
Can't stop the pain-ki-lleeeeee(etc.) Pain!
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This is damned right Have fun!!
