I figured since the top rated for this song
on this sight has a solo that is in certain parts,
completely unreadable, or just straight-up nonsense,
that straightening out the solos would be a good idea.
Painkiller-Judas Priest-Solo's & Fills done Right!
Key Signature: A,B,C#,D#,E,F#,G#-ipso facto:C# minor
Fill #1-
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------10----9-------|------------------10-----9---------|
A|-9---10----9------------9h10-|--9----10-----9/10--------------10-|
E|--7-7---7-7--7-7--7-7--7-----|---7-7----7-7--------8-8---8-8-----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Glen's Solo
Sweeps
D--|U--------| D-----| U----|D---|
e|----9---------------14h17p14--------14h17t21r17p14-|
B|--10-10------------14------14------14--------------|
G|11-----11---------14--------14----14---------------|
D|---------11------16----------16--16----------------|
A|-----------12~/16--------------16~-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
U----| D---| U------|
e|-----------14h17t22r17p14--------|
B|-14-------14------------14-------|
G|---14----14--------------14------|
D|-----16~-------------------16/12-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------14-15-14-15-14-12-14~-------|
G|--------------------------------------------<4>Dive|
D|-11-12-11-12-11-9-11~-0-Dive-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------2/|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------2h3--|
G|o----------------------------|----------------------------o|---2h4-----|
D|o-7----9----7------------7/99|11---12---11----9-----------o|2h4--------|
A|---9-9---9-9--9-9-9--7h8h9---|--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-12-9-11-|-----------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|
e|/14-17~14h17-14~---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------14-17BR-17BR-14-17BR-17BR--14--17wham-17wham-17wham-17wham-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------for-these-four-"wham"ed--E's--|
A|-----------------------------------------------Depress-whammy-bar-one----|
E|--------------------------------------------------whole--step------------|
e|---------------------------17--------|------------------------------------|
B|-----14----17-17---19-17/19--19-17h19|19-19---19-19-----------------------|
G|14h16--14h16---16/18-----------------|----18-18---18-18-18-18---18-18-----|
D|-------------------------------------|----------------------19-19---19-16~|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|21Vib-23B-23~-21-19~--------14h16h17p16p14-14-17-16-17p16p14--------|
B|--------------------(14h16h17-----------------------------17p16p14)-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/judas_priest/painkiller_tab_ver_3.html ]
e|-------------------tap21r14h17p14h16p14h17p14-|
B|-tap21r17p14h17tap21--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-23BR-21vib-19BR-16------------------|
B|-------------------17----------------|
G|---------------------18-/13----------|
D|---------------------------14-13/2-1-|
A|------------------------------------4|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6h8p6------------6h8h9-|
D|------------------------4/6h8------9p8p6--6h8h9-----|
A|------4h6h7p6p4---4h6h7-----------------------------|
E|-4h6h7----------7-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------16|
B|---------------------------19--|
G|-------------------18^20-21----|
D|--------16/18-20^21------------|
A|-14/16-18----------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|--------16h18h19p18p16--16-19-18-19p18p16---------|
B|-16h17h19-------------19-----------------19p17p16-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
This Rhythm Fill is now played through a total of three times
e|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------------|
D|7----9----7------------7/99|11---12---11----9-----------|
A|-9-9---9-9--9-9-9--7h8h9---|--9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-12-9-11|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6h8p6------------6h8h9-|
D|------------------------4/6h8------9p8p6--6h8h9-----|
A|------4h6h7p6p4---4h6h7-----------------------------|
E|-4h6h7----------7-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------16|
B|---------------------------19--|
G|-------------------18^20-21----|
D|--------16/18-20^21------------|
A|-14/16-18----------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|--------16h18h19p18p16--16-19-18-19p18p16--------16h18-19-21B-|
B|-16h17h19-------------19-----------------19p17p16-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
End of Glen's Solo
K.K. Downing solo
e|-12B14-12b14-9-12-9-12-14/18~-19p16------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------17p16--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------18/16-15p14----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------17-16p14---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------17-16-15--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------14-|
e|----------------------------3p2p0-----10p9p0---14h15p14-----------------|
B|----2--<7>BR---------all-AH-----3p2p0----10p9p0-------17-15-17B---------|
G|----2-----------2-2--4-4-4-2--------------------------------------------|
D|2-4-----------4---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------<2-2-2-2>|
e|---------------------14h17tap21-------------|
B|--------------------14-----------0-Divebomb-|
G|-11B-11BR---------14------------------------|
D|----------------16--------------------------|
A|---------------16---------------------------|
E|----------14h17-----------------------------|
