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Song: Painkiller
Album: Painkiller (1990)
Drummer: Scott Travis
Band: Judas Priest (even after so many years)
Copyright (c) Painkiller 1990
Version 1.0b - July 6th 2006
BPM = APPROX 120.
Tabber: Morpheus (hot_katjans@hotmail.com)
Edited By: Chrispaks [I added in stuff, like the ending, bells used during
first solo, full bass]
Contains: Triplets, Fast double bassing, 6 over 4 polyrythms and some quick
hand coordination.
Comment: this is one of my favorites in my band, great soloing and love the
vocals.
- Intro (just 4/4 but do triples with your feet, which should be burning
right now)
Use two cymbals (x = higher pitched, c = deeper sound)
C |x--------c--------x-----x--------c--------x-----|
S |o--------o--------o-----o--------o--------o-----|
B |t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C |x--------c--------x-----c-----c-----c-----c-----|
S |o--------o--------o-----o-----o-----o-----o-----|
B |t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C |x--------c--------x-----x--------c--------x-----|
S |o--------o--------o-----o--------o--------o-----|
B |t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C |x--------c--------x-----------------------------|
S |o--------o--------o-----t-----------t-----------|
t |--------------------------t-----------t---------|
F |----------------------------t-----------t-------|
B |t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
- Pre Verse 1
C |x---------------|-------------x----|x---------------|----------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-----------|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x---------|
S |o---o---o---o-o-|o---o---t----o-oo-|o---o---o--o-o--|o---o---ooooooo-|
t |----------------|---------t--------|----------------|----------------|
F |----------------|----------t-------|----------------|----------------|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooottttt----o|-ooooooooooooooo|ooooooooooooooo-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3tl+tl4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C |x---------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x---------|
S |o---o---o---o---|o---o---o---oo--|o---o---o---o---|o---o--ooooooooo|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
- Verse 2 ________________ ________________
/ Repeat 2x | 1.| 2.|
C |x---------------|----------------|--------------x-|----------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|x-x-x-x---------|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o-oo--|--o---o-ooooooo-|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|ooooooooooooooo-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
- Chorus 1
C |x-----------------------|---x-----x-----x-----x--|
Rd|------x-----x-----x-----|------------------------|
S |o-----o-----o-----o-----|---o-----o-----o-----o--|
B |tttttttttttttttttttttttt|tttttttttttttttttttttttt|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C |x-----------------------|c-----c-----c-----c--c--|
Rd|------x-----x-----x-----|------------------------|
S |o-----o-----o-----o-----|o-----o-----o-----o--o--|
B |tttttttttttttttttttttttt|tttttttttttttttttttttttt|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
- Verse 2 ________________ ________________
/ Repeat 2x | 1.| 2.|
C |x---------------|----------------|--------------x-|----------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|x-x-x-x---------|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o-oooo----|
t |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------oo--|
F |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------oo|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
- Chorus 2
C |x-----------------------|---x-----x-----x-----x--|
Rd|------x-----x-----x-----|------------------------|
S |o-----o-----o-----o-----|---o-----o-----o-----o--|
B |tttttttttttttttttttttttt|tttttttttttttttttttttttt|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C |x-----------------------|x-----x-----x-----x-----|
Rd|------x-----x-----x-----|------------------------|
S |o-----o-----o-----o-----|o-----o-----o-----o-----|
B |tttttttttttttttttttttttt|tttttttttttttttttttttttt|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
- Solo
C |x---------------|----------------|x---------------|------------------------|
H |----------------|----------------|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-----------------|
S |o---------------|----------------|o---o---o---o---|o--o--o-o---o---ooooo---|
T |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------o---o----------|
F |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------o---o---------|
B |----------------|----------------|-ooooooooooooooo|oooooooo----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 a + a 4 a + a
/ Repeat 3x
C |x---------------|----------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
- Bridge
/ Repeat 4 times
C |x-----------------------|-----------------c--c---|
Rd|------x-----x-----x-----|x-----x-----x-----------|
S |o-----o-----o-----o-----|o-----o-----o----o--o---|
B |tttttttttttttttttttttttt|tttttttttttttttttttttttt|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C |x-----------------------|x-----------------------|
Rd|------x-----x-----x-----|------x-----x-----x--x--|
S |o-----o-----o-----o-----|o-----o-----o-----o-----|
B |tttttttttttttttttttttttt|tttttttttttttttttttttttt|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
/ Go gradually faster
x4
S |o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-|O-o-o-O-o-o-|
F |o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
F |o---------------|----------------|
B |o---------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
- Solo
C |x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o-----|
T |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------o-o-|
F |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------o-o-|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C |x---------------|----------------|----------------|------------x-x-|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o-o-o-|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
/ Repeat 3x
C |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x---------|----------------|----------------|
Rd|----------------|----------------|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o-oooooooo|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooo--------|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
________________ ________________ ________________
| 1.3.5.| 2.4.6.| 7.|
C |----------------|------------x-x-|----------------|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
Rb|----------------|----------------|-----x---x------|----------------|
Rd|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|----------------|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o-o-o-|--o---o---o---o-|----------------|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|o-o-o-o-o-o-----|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
- Pre-Verse 3 (solo continues)
only first time ________________ _______________
| | 1.2.3.| 4.|
C |x---------------|------------x-x-|x-------xxx#---|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|---------------|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o-o-o-|---------------|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|o-------ttto---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3tl4
- Verse 3
only first time ________________ _____________________
| / Repeat 2x | 1.| 2.|
C |x---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x---x-|x-x-x-x--------------|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o-oo--|--o---o-ttt----------|
t |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------ttt-------|
F |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------tttt---|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooo-------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3tl+tl4tl+tl
- Chorus
C |x-----------------------|---x-----x-----x-----x--|
Rd|------x-----x-----x-----|------------------------|
S |o-----o-----o-----o-----|---o-----o-----o-----o--|
B |tttttttttttttttttttttttt|tttttttttttttttttttttttt|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C |x-----------------------|c-----c-----c-----c-----|
Rd|------x-----x-----x-----|------------------------|
S |o-----o-----o-----o-----|o-----o-----o-----o-----|
B |tttttttttttttttttttttttt|tttttttttttttttttttttttt|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C |x-----------------------|---x-----x-----x-----x--|
Rd|------x-----x-----x-----|------------------------|
S |o-----o-----o-----o-----|---o-----o-----o-----o--|
B |tttttttttttttttttttttttt|tttttttttttttttttttttttt|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C |x-----------------------|c-----c-----c-----c-----|
Rd|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|------------------------|
S |o--o--o--o--o--o--o--o--|o-----o-----o-----o-----|
B |tttttttttttttttttttttttt|tttttttttttttttttttttttt|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
- Bridge
Repeat 3x
C |x---------------|----------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C |x-----------------------|x-----------------------|
Rd|------x--x--x--x--x--x--|------x--x--x--x--x--x--|
S |o-----o-----o-----o-----|o-----o-----o-----o-----|
B |tttttttttttttttttttttttt|tttttttttttttttttttttttt|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
/ Go gradually faster
x4
S |o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-|O-o-o-O-o-o-|
F |o-o-o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-o-o-|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
C |----------------|--------------x---|----------------|--------------------|
Hf|----------x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-------------|
S |----------------|--------t-----o---|----------------|--------ttt---------|
t |----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------ttt------|
T |----------------|oo-------t--------|oo--------------|oo------------ttt---|
F |o---------------|oo--------t-------|oo--------------|oo---------------ttt|
B |o---------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3tl+tl4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3tl+tl4tl+tl
- Some Vocals Again ________________ ________________
/ Repeat 2x | 1.| 2.|
C |x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x---------|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o-oo------|
t |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------oo----|
T |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------oo--|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C |x---------------|---------------x|x---------------|--------------------|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-------------|
S |o---o---o---oo--|o---o-----------|----o---o---oo--|o---o---tttttttt----|
t |----------------|--------oo------|----------------|----------------tt--|
T |----------------|------------oo--|----------------|------------------tt|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooo------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3tl+tl4tl+tl
- Solo
C |x---------------|------------x-x-|----------------|------------x-x-|
H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o-o-o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o-o-o-|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C |----------------|------------x-x-|----------------|------------x-x-|
H |x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-----|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x---------|
S |--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o-o-o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o-oooo----|
B |oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooo----o-o-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
- Outro
C |------------------------|-------------------|----------------|--------|
S |t-----t-----t--t-----t--|---t-----oooo------|----------------|--oo--oo|
t |-t-----t-----t--t-----t-|----t--------oooo--|----------------|--------|
T |------------------------|-----------------oo|oo--------------|--------|
F |--t-----t-----t--t-----t|-----t-------------|--oooooooooooooo|oo------|
B |tttttttttttttttttttttttt|ttttttttttttttttttt|tttttttttttttttt|tt------|
1tl+tl2tl+tl3tl+tl4tl+tl1tl+tl2tl+ 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C |x---------------|x---------------|x-------x-------|x-------x-------|
B |o---------------|o---------------|o-------o-------|o-------o-------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
==REALLY FAST SPEED HERE==
/ Faster / Maintain / Pt 1 / Pt 2
|Repeat 11 x | | |
C |--------x--------|----------------|------------|------|---------------------|
S |--------------oo-|o-o-------------|------------|o-o-o-|---o---o------oo-----|
t |-----------------|----o-----------|------------|------|---------------------|
T |-----------------|------o---------|------------|------|---------------------|
F |-----------------|--------o-----o-|ooo-ooo-ooo-|-o-o-o|ooo-ooo-oooooo--ooooo|
F2|-----------------|----------o-o---|---o---o---o|------|---------------------|
B |--------o--------|o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-|tttttttttttt|tttttt|ttttttttttttttttttttt
1 2 3 4tl+ 1 2 3 4
Maintain part goes until the end, part one you do almost at the end, then you
switch back to the maintain part, then you finish with part 2
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