Judas Priest

Judas Priest - Painkiller guitar tab

Painkiller

from the "Painkiller" album

transcribed by Nate from Sacred In Nothing

Key:

. : 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|--|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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|-b(19)-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|-b(21)/\/\/\/\/---------|

D|----------------------------|

A|----------------------------|

E|----------------------------|

Riff 2

First two bars, it's Glen alone (x4)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------5-----4---------------4/5-----5-----4-----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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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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