Judas Priest - "Metal Meltdown" Guitar Tab
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Band: Judas Priest
Album: Painkiller
Song: Metal Meltdown
Transcribed By: Robert Hoffman
Email: nochainletters14@aol.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tuning Standard (E B G D A E)
Intro solos
K.K
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|-19--18--19-19-16-16-19-18-19-19-16-16-19-19-18-19-16-|
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|-16-15-13-12-15--13--12-------------------------------|
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|-11--10--13-------------------------10--13-10-10--11--|
|-------------12--11--9--9-----\\-1-/-------------------|
Glenn comes in now
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|-------------------------------------------13-14------|
|---------------------11-14----11--13-13-14------------|
|-10--13----10--12-12-------12-------------------------|
|--------11--------------------------------------------|
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|-13----------13---16--21--16-----------16--20--16-----|
|-----14--14-------------------18----18-------------18-|
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|--------------16--20--16-----------16--20--16---------|
|-21--18----18------------18----18-------------18----18|
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|-16--21--16----------16--21--16----------16--21--16---|
|------------18----18------------18----18------------18|
|---------------18------------------18-----------------|
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|-------16-21-16-------------17-22-17----------17-22-17|
|----18----------18-18-18/19----------19----19---------|
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|----------17-22-17----------17-22-17----17-17--22---17|
|-19----19----------19----19----------19---------------|
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|-----------------22---17------------------22----17----|
|-19--19--19--19-----------19--19--19--19------------19|
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|-------------22----17------------------22-17----------|
|-19--19--19------------19--19--19--19--------19-22-19-|
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|-----------19-16-19-16--0---0----0/\\0/\\0/-------------|
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Play Intro X2
Second time K.K comes in and plays these cords A C B A# C# E
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------6---9---|
A|---7--10---9---8---4---7---|
E|---5---8---7---6-----------|
Glenn
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|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-5-5/7-7--|
|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-5-3-3/5-5--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------8~---------|
|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8---7---6~---------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd time just play the root
Verse (both guitars) x4
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|------------------4-4-5\\4-4-|------------------4--------7-|
|-4444444444444444-4-4-5\\4-4-|-4444444444444444-4--4--7--7-|
|-2222222222222222-2-2-3\\2-2-|-2222222222222222-2--4--7--5-|
|----------------------------|---------------------2--5----|
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Pre-chorus
I am pretty sure of this part that Glenn plays but i dont think it is
100% correct
Glenn
D|---6---7---6---7-|---9---10--9--10-|
A|-4---4---4---4---|-7---7---7---7---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
I am pretty sure K.K is just playing the C# E power chords
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|---12---10---9---5-|
|---12---10---9---5-|
|---10----8---7---3-|
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Chorus
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|--------------------9--8---5--|--2----2------------9-------|
|--7----7-----5---7--9--8---5--|--2----2---2----5---9-------|
|--7----7-----5---7--7--6---3--|--0----0---2----5---7--6tr7-|
|--5----5-----3---5------------|-----------0----3-----------|
Play the Verse again
and then the Pre-chorus again
and then the Chorus again
Bridge
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|--------------------------------6--7--9--7-|
|-666666666666666666666666666666-6--7--9--7-|
|-444444444444444444444444444444-4--5--7--5-|
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|--------------------------------6--7--9--7-|--|----------------------------|
|-666666666666666666666666666666-6--7--9--7-|-4|-3-------------------------3|
|-444444444444444444444444444444-4--5--7--5-|-4|-3-------------------------3|
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Solo backing
Glenn plays it first, then K.K.
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|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-5-5/7-7--|
|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-5-3-3/5-5--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
X2
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|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
First Glenn the K.K
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X2
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|-----------7--|
|-4----7----7--|
|-4----7----5--|
|-2----5-------|
Harmony (listen to the song to get a PM's)
K.K.
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|------------------------8-9----9-8---|--------------------9----8----5------|
|-7tr8---8-7tr8----8-7-8------------8-|-7tr8---8-7tr8----8------------------|
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|Glenn
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|-----------------------------8-------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------5-6----6-5---|--------------------7----6----3------|
|-5tr6---6-5tr6----6-5-6------------6-|-5tr6---6-5tr6----6------------------|
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|----------------------------10-------|
|------------------------8-9----9-8---|
|-7tr8---8-7tr8----8-7-8------------8-|
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|-------------------------------------13-12~-|
|-------------------------------12-11--------|
|--------------------------10-9--------------|
|----------------------9-8-------------------|
|-7tr8---8-7tr8----8-7-----------------------|
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|-5tr6---6-5tr6----6-5-6------------6-|
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|-------------------------------13-12--------|
|---------------------------9-8--------------|
|----------------------8-7-------------------|
|-5tr6---6-5tr6----6-5-----------------------|
Chorus riff (x2)
then
Variation on chorus X4
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|--------------------9--8---5--|--2-----2------------9-------|
|--7-----7----5---7--9--8---5--|--2-----2---2----5---9-------|
|--7-----7----5---7--7--6---3--|--0-0-0-0---2----5---7--6tr7-|
|--5-5-5-5----3---5------------|------------0----3-----------|
. . . .
Coda
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|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7/9-9--|
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
X4
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|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-----9-----8~----|
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