Painkiller from the "Painkiller" album transcribed by Nate from Sacred In Nothing Re: made shorter for printing 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---0-53-|---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-| B|------------14---------------14-------------------14----------------| G|--------14-----14-14----14--------------------------14--------------| D|----16----------------16----------------------16--------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------X-/-X--14h17-17p14--------------| B|--14---------------------------15----------| G|----14-------------------------------------| D|---------X------------------------12-12-11-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----11------------------12----11--------12---11-----------9--------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-11///////////--------0(dive w/ bar)-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---14(w/bar up 1/2)---(14)---14(w/bar up 1/2)---(14)--12-| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-14//////--14//////---------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------6(A.H)--4(dive w/bar)-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--2-------------4-------------2------------------------------2---4-| D|-------4---4--------4---4---------4---4---4---2---3---4------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-2---------------3-------------------------------| G|------------------------------4---------2-----1--| D|--------4---4---------4---4-----4---4----4-----4-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------2(A.H)-------2(A.H)--------------------| G|-2--------4(A.H)-------------------------------------------2---4-| D|----4--4-----------4---4---------4--4----------4--3--4--2--------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| scratch slide up e|-------------------------------------X/X/X--17(up&down1/2)| B|-2--------3--------------2--(3--2-------------------------| G|-------------------2--4------------4)---------------------| D|-----4--4-----4--4----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| dips w/bar -1 e|--17(up 1/2)/////////----14--17--14//////--(14)----------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------14-------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------14------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------16------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-----------14----------------14-----------14---------------12/-12/-12/----------------| B|-17(up full)--17(up full)---14--17(up full)--17(up full)--14------------------17------/-----| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------11/-------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------12--12--------------14--14--------------14--14--------------14--14-| B|---------14-------12-------------12-/-14-------------12-/-14-------------17(up full)--------| G|--/14-------14------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--19--19--14--19--19--14--------------------------------------/-------| G|------------------18--18--14----18--14----------------------/---------| D|------------------------------------16///////---16/-----------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------21///////---21(up 1&1/2)--------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---11///////------11/-------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--21(up full)--------------21------19--------(19)---------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------(16-----17)----------------------------------| B|-------------16-----17-----19-----16-----17-----19-----------------------(21----19----17)---(19----17----16-| G|----18------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------16(T)-----------| B|(16----19)-----(17-----16)----------------------| G|-------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)-| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------(16-19-16)--------------------------| B|-----------------------------------17------------17-----------------------| G|-------------18---------------18-------------------16////////----| D|---------------------------18---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------16---------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---21(up 1&1/2)/////////////----21///////////////---|-------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|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|-9---------11---/---16--------16----------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------6---------------------------------------------------------7----9-----/--11-------| E|---------------9---------------7----7----9----9----7----9--------------/----------------| e|-------------------------------19--14--19--14---16---19---19---20---21---19--| B|--20---20---19-19-19-19-19-19------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------17------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------17---19-----------19---19-| G|--------------------------------------------------16---18-------------------------------| D|--(17----16)-----------------16---17---18-----------------------------------------------| A|----------------19----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------(14---17)---(21(T)---17---14)---------------------------| B|--21(T)-------------------------------------------(21(T)---17---14)-------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------(14---17)-----(21(T)---17---14)-------------------------------------| B|--(14---17)---21(T)------------------------------------------(21(T)---17---14)------(14--17)-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|11(up full)---9------11------9--11--12--11--11--9--| D|-----------------11------11------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------11--14---(18(T)--14--11)-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---11----14---18(T)--------------------------------(18(T)--14--11)---------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------9////////----9///////---| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------9(A.H)------9-------9(A.H)---------------------------------------------------| G|----------------9--------9------------9--8----8//////----8//////--------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---21///////-------21////////--21//////---21(up 1&1/2)//////--| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---21(-1/2--+1/2)---21(-1/2--+1/2)---21(+2 1/2 w/bar)////---21(+1&1/2)////-| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-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)-----| B|------------------------------------21(+1&1/2)----------(21)-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------16/////////////////--------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------14(+1/2)---(14)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------19---------19--16/////////--------| B|--------------------------/-16----------------------------------| G|---------/-16---------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----4//////////---------4//////////-----------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------4(dive w/bar)------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------/-----------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------/-------------------------------------------------| 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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------(4-----6-----8)-| A|-----(4-----6-----7-----6-----4----------------(4-----6-----7)-----------------------------| E|----------------------------------------7)-------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------(6-----8)-----------6------------------------------------------6-----(6-----8-----9)---------| D|---------------------------------(9-----8)-----(6-----8-----9)--------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------16---(16--17--19)-| G|----------------------------------------------------------(16---18---20)-------------------------| D|------(9-----11-----13)-----(16----18----20)-----------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------16--16--(19--21)-------------------------(19--21)------------------------------19-21(+full)--------------| B|------------------------(21--19--21--19--21)--------------(21--19-21--19--21)----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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! credit all to nate 'frank