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Death - Painkiller guitar tab

DEATH - PAINKILLER

From the Album THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE

COPYRIGHT 1998 NUCLEAR BLAST USA

Originally Recorded By Judas Priest

Version 1.0 - October 1998

Transcribed By: Jeremy Disten

For Questions, Comments, Corrections, or Newest Version;

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. - palm mute * - see comment

~ - vibrato x - percussion note

/ - slide up to - slide down to

h - hammer on p - pull off

b - bend b+r - bend and release

" - tremolo note ph - pinch harmonic

sh - semi harmonic

Death - Painkiller

Tuning Eb (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)

Riff A.1 (Play A.1 Total Of 6 Times)

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|Gtrs I

|---------------------------------| & II

|-7-----5-----7-----8-----7---*p--|

|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3-0-|

. . . . . . . . .

*= bend the 3 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|Gtrs I

|---------------------------------| & II

|-7-----5-----7-----8------8--8---|

|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--6--6---|

. . . . . . . .

Riff B.1 (Play A Total Of 1 Time)

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|Gtrs I

|-2-------------------------2--/7---5---4---| & II

|-000000000000000000000000--0--/5---3---2---|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|Gtr I

|-2-------------------------2---4---5---7~-|

|-000000000000000000000000--0---2---3-------|

|-------------------------------------------|

| |

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|Gtr II

|-2-------------------------2---4---5---7---|

|-000000000000000000000000--0---2---3---5---|

|-------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff A (Play A Total Of 4 Times)

Riff B.2 (Play A Total Of 1 Time)

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|Gtrs I

|-2-------------------------2--/7---5---4---| & II

|-000000000000000000000000--0--/5---3---2---|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------*=artificial--------|

|------------------------------harmonic-----|

|---------------------------------------*---|Gtrs I

|-2-------------------------2---4---5---7~--| & II

|-000000000000000000000000--0---2---3-------|

|-------------------------------------------|

Riff C.1 (Play A Total Of 1 Times)

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|-------------------5-----4----h---|Gtrs I

|-4-----5-----4---------------4-5--| & II

|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|-------------------5-----4--------|Gtrs I

|-4-----5-----4---------------5----| & II

|---2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3---3------|

|----------------------------------|

Riff C.2 (Play A Total Of 3 Times)

|----------------------------------|

|-------------------6-----5----h---|

|-4-----5-----4---------------4-5--|Gtr I

|----------------------------------|

|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2------|

|----------------------------------|

| |

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|-------------------5-----4----h---|Gtr II

|-4-----5-----4---------------4-5--|

|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|-------------------6-----5--------|

|-4-----5-----4-----5-----4---5----|Gtr I

|-4-----5-----4--------------------|

|---2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3---3------|

|----------------------------------|

| |

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|-------------------5-----4--------|Gtr II

|-4-----5-----4---------------5----|

|---2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3---3------|

|----------------------------------|

Riff D (Play A Total Of 1 Time)

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|Gtrs I

|-----------------------------------------------| & II

|------------------54/5-------------------5-7--|

|-2222222222222222-32/3--2222222222222222-3-5--|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|Gtrs I

|-----------------------------------------------| & II

|------------------54/5-------------------5/7--|

|-2222222222222222-32/3--2222222222222222-3/5--|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|Gtrs I

|-----------------------------------------------| & II

|------------------87/8-------------------8-10-|

|-5555555555555555-65/6--5555555555555555-6--8-|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|Gtrs I

|-----------------------------------------------| & II

|------------------87/8-------------------8/10-|

|-5555555555555555-65/6--5555555555555555-6/-8-|

Riff E.1 (Play A Total Of 2 Times)

|---------------------------|

|---------------------------|

|---------------------------|Gtrs I

|---------------------------| & II

|---------------------------|

|--5"---6"--/8"---5"-6"/8"--|

Riff E.2 (Play A Total Of 12 Times)

(Speed Up Riff around 5th Time)

|---------------------|

|---------------------|

|---------------------|Gtrs I

|---------------------| & II

|---------------------|

|--5"-6"-8"-5"-6"-8"--|

Riff F.1 (Rhythm Under Solo) (Play 2 Times)

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|Gtr II

|-6-----7-----6-----7-----6---*p---|

|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-7-4--|

|----------------------------------|

*= bend the 7 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|Gtr II

|-6-----7-----6-----7-----4--(4)---|

|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4--(4)---|

|----------------------------------|

Riff F.2 (Play A Total Of 4 Times)

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|Gtr II

|----------------------------------|

|-6-----7-----6-----7-----6---*p---|

|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-7-4--|

*= bend the 7 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|Gtr II

|----------------------------------|

|-6-----7-----6-----7-----4-(4)----|

|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4-(4)----|

Riff F.3 (Play A Total Of 3 Times)

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-6--(6)-----4--(4)--------------------------9-9--|Gtr II

|-6--(6)-----4--(4)-----7--(7)-----9--(9)----9-9--|

|-4--(4)-----2--(2)-----7--(7)-----9--(9)----7-7--|

|-----------------------5--(5)-----7--(7)---------|

Riff F.4 (Play A Total Of 1 Time)

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------*=semi--------|

|-6--(6)-----4--(4)---------------------harmonic--|Gtr II

|-6--(6)-----4--(4)-----7--(7)--------------------|

|-4--(4)-----2--(2)-----7--(7)-----6---------*----|

|-----------------------5--(5)-----4-0-2-3-4-7----|

Riff G.1 (Play A Total Of 3 Times)

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|Gtr I

|------------------------------*---|

|-6-----7-----6-----7-----6----p---|

|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-7-4--|

*= bend the 7 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|-6-----7-----6-----7-----6---4-7--|

|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-2-5--|

Riff G.2 (Play A Total Of 1 Time)

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|Gtr I

|------------------------------*---|

|-6-----7-----6-----7-----6----p---|

|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-7-4--|

*= bend the 7 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off

|----------------|

|----------------|

|----------------|

|----------------|

|-6-----7-6-4-6--|

|-4-----5-4-2-4--|

Repeat Riff A.1 (Play A.1 Total Of 4 Times)

Riff B.3 (Play A Total Of 1 Time)

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|Gtrs I

|-2-------------------------2--/7---5---4---| & II

|-000000000000000000000000--0--/5---3---2---|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|Gtrs I

|-2-------------------------2---4---5--/7---| & II

|-000000000000000000000000--0---2---3--/5---|

|-------------------------------------------|

Riff H (Play A Total Of 1 Time)

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|Gtrs I

|-4-------------------------4--/9---7---6---| & II

|-222222222222222222222222--2--/7---5---4---|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------*= artifical------|

|----------------------------harmonic-------|

|---------------------------------------*---|Gtrs I

|-4-------------------------4---6---7---9---| & II

|-222222222222222222222222--2---4---5-------|

|-------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff C.2 (Play A Total Of 2 Times)

Repeat Riff E.1 (Play A Total of 2 Times)

Repeat Riff E.2 (Play A Total Of 12 Times)

Riff A.2 (Play A.2 Total Of 6 Times)

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|Gtr I Only

|---------------------------------|

|-7-----5-----7-----8-----7---*p--|

|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3-0-|

. . . . . . . . .

*= bend the 3 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|Gtr I

|---------------------------------|

|-7-----5-----7-----8------8--8---|

|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--6--6---|

| . . . . . . . . |

| |

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|Gtr II

|-2-2-----------------------------|

|-2-2-------------------148------|

|-0-0-------------------126------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|Gtr I

|---------------------------------|

|-7-----5-----7-----8-----7---*p--|

|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3-0-|

| . . . . . . . . . |

| |

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|Gtr II

|-2-------------------------------|

|-2-------------------------------|

|-0-------------------------------|

*= bend the 3 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|Gtr I

|---------------------------------|

|-7-----5-----7-----8------8--8---|

|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--6--6---|

| . . . . . . . . |

| |

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|Gtr II

|-2-2-----------------------------|

|-2-2-------------------148------|

|-0-0-------------------126------|

Repeat Riff A.1 (Play A Total Of 6 Times)

Riff I.1 (Play A Total Of 3 Times)

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|Gtr II

|---------------------------------|

|-4-----5-----4-----5-----4---*p--|

|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-5-2-|

*= bend the 5 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|Gtr II

|---------------------------------|

|-4-----5-----4-----5------2--2---|

|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--0--0---|

Riff I.2 (Play A Total Of 1 Time)

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|Gtr II

|---------------------------------|

|-4-----5-----4-----5-----4---*p--|

|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-5-2-|

*= bend the 5 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off

|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|Gtr II

|------------------------------------|

|-4-----5-----4-----5------2---(2)---|

|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--0---(0)---|

Riff J

|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|Gtrs I

|----------------------------------------| & II

|-4----4----4-----/9--7--6-----5---(5)---|

|-2----2----2-----/7--5--4-----3---(3)---|

|-----|

|-----|

|-----|Gtrs I

|-----| & II

|-4--|

|-2--|

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