Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature Judas Priest: Painkiller transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: December 24, 2003 Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-7-----5-----7-----8-----7--------| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3p0--| * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-7-----5-----7-----8-----8-8--| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-6-6--| * * * * * * * * Riff 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--------------------------7--12--10--9-| E|-555555555555555555555555-5--10---8--7-| ************************ e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--------------------------7--9--10--12-| E|-555555555555555555555555-5--7---8--10-| ************************ Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Riff 3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------------------5-----4-------| D|-4-----5-----4-----a-----a---4h5-| A|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-----| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----------------5-----4---------| D|-4-----5-----4---a-----a-----5---| A|---2-2---2-2---3---3-3---3-3---2-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|--------------------4/5-4/5-| E|-222222222222222222-2/3-2/3-| ****************** e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|--------------------5-7-| E|-222222222222222222-3-5-| ****************** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|--------------------4/5-4/5-| E|-222222222222222222-2/3-2/3-| ****************** e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|--------------------5-7-| E|-222222222222222222-3-5-| ****************** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|--------------------7/8-7/8-| E|-555555555555555555-5/6-5/6-| ****************** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--------------------8-10-| E|-555555555555555555-6--8-| ****************** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|--------------------7/8-7/8-| E|-555555555555555555-5/6-5/6-| ****************** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--------------------8-10-| E|-555555555555555555-6--8-| ****************** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-555555-666-888888-555-666-888-| ****** *** ****** *** *** *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-555555-666-888888-555-666-888-| ****** *** ****** *** *** *** e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------11--| A|----------------------------^{Picks up speed}--9--| E|-556688-556688-556688-556688-...-----------------| ****** ****** ****** ****** Solo Rhythm #1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------6p4-----| D|-6-----7-----6-----7---------7p4-| A|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---------| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-6-----7-----6-----7-----4--7-| A|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-2--5-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * #2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4-----5-----4-----5-----4---5p2-| A|-4-----5-----4-----5-----4---5p2-| E|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-----| * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-4-----5-----4-----5--------| A|-4-----5-----4-----5-----2--| E|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-0--| * * * * * * * * #3 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-6--| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-4--| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2--| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4-----4-----4-----4-----9-9--| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7--| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * #4 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-6--| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-4--| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2--| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----4-4--| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2--| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Repeat #3 #5 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-6--| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-4--| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2--| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|-----------2--| E|-4-0-2-3-4----| #6 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------6p4-----| A|-6-----7-----6-----7---------7p4-| E|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-6-----7-----6-----7-----4--7-| E|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-2--5-| * * * * * * * * #7 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------6p4-----| A|-6-----7-----6-----7---------7p4-| E|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---------| * * * * * * * * e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-6----7-6-4-6--| E|-4----5-4-2-4--| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Extra chorus Riff 2a e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|--------------------------9--14--12--11-| E|-777777777777777777777777-7--12--10---9-| ************************ e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|--------------------------9--11--12--14-| E|-777777777777777777777777-7---9--10--12-| ************************ Play Riff 3, then: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-222222-333-555555-222-333-555-| E|-------------------------------| ****** *** ****** *** *** *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-222222-333-555555-222-333-555-| E|-------------------------------| ****** *** ****** *** *** *** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----^{Picks up speed}-------------9-| A|-223355-223355-223355-223355-...--7-| E|------------------------------------| ****** ****** ****** ****** Play Riff 1 Next solo is solo rhythm #2, but repeat ending E5 chord on final time Ending e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-4----4----4--/9----7----6----5--------4\-| E|-2----2----2--/7----5----4----3--------2\-| Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. ¹⁰12 = pre-bend. ¹⁰12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h. = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill