• Song:

    Painkiller

  • Artist:

    Judas Priest

  • Album:

    Hit Collection

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|-<4>-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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|-<17>b(19)-<17>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|-<19>b(21)/////---------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Riff 2 
First two bars, it's Glen alone                                    (x4)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-<4>---------------<5>---<4>-------------------------<6>---<5>-------|
D|--------5-----4---------------4/5-----5-----4-----5--------------<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
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