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/ Death / The Sound Of Perseverance (1998) / Painkiller guitar tab
DEATH - PAINKILLER
                       From the Album THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE
                       COPYRIGHT 1998 NUCLEAR BLAST USA
                       Originally Recorded By Judas Priest
                       Version 1.0 - October 1998

Transcribed By: Jeremy Disten

For Questions, Comments, Corrections, or Newest Version;
 please contact Jeremy Disten at jdustpan@hotmail.com

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.  - palm mute           * - see comment
~  - vibrato             x - percussion note
/  - slide up to         \ - slide down to
h  - hammer on           p - pull off
b  - bend                b+r - bend and release
"  - tremolo note        ph - pinch harmonic
                         sh - semi harmonic

Death - Painkiller

Tuning Eb (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)


Riff A.1 (Play A.1 Total Of 6 Times)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtrs I
|---------------------------------|  & II
|-7-----5-----7-----8-----7---*p--|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3-0-|
    . .   . .   . .   . .   .

*= bend the 3 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off


|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtrs I
|---------------------------------|  & II
|-7-----5-----7-----8------8--8---|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--6--6---|
    . .   . .   . .   . .


Riff B.1 (Play A Total Of 1 Time)
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-2-------------------------2--/7---5---4---|  & II
|-000000000000000000000000--0--/5---3---2---|
|-------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-2-------------------------2---4---5---7~\-|
|-000000000000000000000000--0---2---3-------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|                                           |
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-2-------------------------2---4---5---7---|
|-000000000000000000000000--0---2---3---5---|
|-------------------------------------------|


Repeat Riff A (Play A Total Of 4 Times)


Riff B.2 (Play A Total Of 1 Time)
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-2-------------------------2--/7---5---4---|  & II
|-000000000000000000000000--0--/5---3---2---|
|-------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------*=artificial--------|
|------------------------------harmonic-----|
|---------------------------------------*---|Gtrs I
|-2-------------------------2---4---5---7~--|  & II
|-000000000000000000000000--0---2---3-------|
|-------------------------------------------|



Riff C.1 (Play A Total Of 1 Times)
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-------------------5-----4----h---|Gtrs I
|-4-----5-----4---------------4-5--|  & II
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2------|
|----------------------------------|


|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-------------------5-----4--------|Gtrs I
|-4-----5-----4---------------5----|  & II
|---2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3---3------|
|----------------------------------|



Riff C.2 (Play A Total Of 3 Times)
|----------------------------------|
|-------------------6-----5----h---|
|-4-----5-----4---------------4-5--|Gtr I
|----------------------------------|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2------|
|----------------------------------|
|                                  |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-------------------5-----4----h---|Gtr II
|-4-----5-----4---------------4-5--|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2------|
|----------------------------------|


|----------------------------------|
|-------------------6-----5--------|
|-4-----5-----4-----5-----4---5----|Gtr I
|-4-----5-----4--------------------|
|---2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3---3------|
|----------------------------------|
|                                  |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-------------------5-----4--------|Gtr II
|-4-----5-----4---------------5----|
|---2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3---3------|
|----------------------------------|



Riff D (Play A Total Of 1 Time)
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-----------------------------------------------|  & II
|------------------5\4/5-------------------5-7--|
|-2222222222222222-3\2/3--2222222222222222-3-5--|


|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-----------------------------------------------|  & II
|------------------5\4/5-------------------5/7--|
|-2222222222222222-3\2/3--2222222222222222-3/5--|


|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-----------------------------------------------|  & II
|------------------8\7/8-------------------8-10-|
|-5555555555555555-6\5/6--5555555555555555-6--8-|


|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-----------------------------------------------|  & II
|------------------8\7/8-------------------8/10-|
|-5555555555555555-6\5/6--5555555555555555-6/-8-|



Riff E.1  (Play A Total Of 2 Times)
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|Gtrs I
|---------------------------|  & II
|---------------------------|
|--5"---6"--/8"---5"-6"/8"--|


Riff E.2  (Play A Total Of 12 Times)
          (Speed Up Riff around 5th Time)
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|Gtrs I
|---------------------|  & II
|---------------------|
|--5"-6"-8"-5"-6"-8"--|


Riff F.1 (Rhythm Under Solo) (Play 2 Times)
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|Gtr II
|-6-----7-----6-----7-----6---*p---|
|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-7-4--|
|----------------------------------|
*= bend the 7 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|Gtr II
|-6-----7-----6-----7-----4--(4)---|
|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4--(4)---|
|----------------------------------|


Riff F.2 (Play A Total Of 4 Times)
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------|
|-6-----7-----6-----7-----6---*p---|
|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-7-4--|

*= bend the 7 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------|
|-6-----7-----6-----7-----4-(4)----|
|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-4-(4)----|


Riff F.3 (Play A Total Of 3 Times)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-6--(6)-----4--(4)--------------------------9-9--|Gtr II
|-6--(6)-----4--(4)-----7--(7)-----9--(9)----9-9--|
|-4--(4)-----2--(2)-----7--(7)-----9--(9)----7-7--|
|-----------------------5--(5)-----7--(7)---------|


Riff F.4 (Play A Total Of 1 Time)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------*=semi--------|
|-6--(6)-----4--(4)---------------------harmonic--|Gtr II
|-6--(6)-----4--(4)-----7--(7)--------------------|
|-4--(4)-----2--(2)-----7--(7)-----6---------*----|
|-----------------------5--(5)-----4-0-2-3-4-7----|


Riff G.1 (Play A Total Of 3 Times)
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------------*---|
|-6-----7-----6-----7-----6----p---|
|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-7-4--|

*= bend the 7 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off


|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-6-----7-----6-----7-----6---4-7--|
|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-2-5--|


Riff G.2 (Play A Total Of 1 Time)
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------------*---|
|-6-----7-----6-----7-----6----p---|
|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-7-4--|

*= bend the 7 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off


|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-6-----7-6-4-6--|
|-4-----5-4-2-4--|


Repeat Riff A.1 (Play A.1 Total Of 4 Times)


Riff B.3 (Play A Total Of 1 Time)
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-2-------------------------2--/7---5---4---|  & II
|-000000000000000000000000--0--/5---3---2---|
|-------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-2-------------------------2---4---5--/7---|  & II
|-000000000000000000000000--0---2---3--/5---|
|-------------------------------------------|


Riff H (Play A Total Of 1 Time)
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-4-------------------------4--/9---7---6---|  & II
|-222222222222222222222222--2--/7---5---4---|
|-------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------*= artifical------|
|----------------------------harmonic-------|
|---------------------------------------*---|Gtrs I
|-4-------------------------4---6---7---9---|  & II
|-222222222222222222222222--2---4---5-------|
|-------------------------------------------|


Repeat Riff C.2  (Play A Total Of 2 Times)
Repeat Riff E.1  (Play A Total of 2 Times)
Repeat Riff E.2  (Play A Total Of 12 Times)


Riff A.2 (Play A.2 Total Of 6 Times)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtr I Only
|---------------------------------|
|-7-----5-----7-----8-----7---*p--|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3-0-|
    . .   . .   . .   . .   .

*= bend the 3 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off


|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtr I
|---------------------------------|
|-7-----5-----7-----8------8--8---|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--6--6---|
|   . .   . .   . .   . .         |
|                                 |
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtr II
|-2-2-----------------------------|
|-2-2-------------------14\8------|
|-0-0-------------------12\6------|



|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtr I
|---------------------------------|
|-7-----5-----7-----8-----7---*p--|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-3-0-|
|   . .   . .   . .   . .   .     |
|                                 |
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtr II
|-2-------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|
*= bend the 3 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off


|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtr I
|---------------------------------|
|-7-----5-----7-----8------8--8---|
|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--6--6---|
|   . .   . .   . .   . .         |
|                                 |
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtr II
|-2-2-----------------------------|
|-2-2-------------------14\8------|
|-0-0-------------------12\6------|


Repeat Riff A.1 (Play A Total Of 6 Times)


Riff I.1 (Play A Total Of 3 Times)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtr II
|---------------------------------|
|-4-----5-----4-----5-----4---*p--|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-5-2-|

*= bend the 5 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off


|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtr II
|---------------------------------|
|-4-----5-----4-----5------2--2---|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--0--0---|


Riff I.2 (Play A Total Of 1 Time)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtr II
|---------------------------------|
|-4-----5-----4-----5-----4---*p--|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-5-2-|

*= bend the 5 a 1/4 step up when doing the pull-off


|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|Gtr II
|------------------------------------|
|-4-----5-----4-----5------2---(2)---|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--0---(0)---|


Riff J
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|----------------------------------------|  & II
|-4----4----4-----/9--7--6-----5---(5)---|
|-2----2----2-----/7--5--4-----3---(3)---|


|-----|
|-----|
|-----|Gtrs I
|-----|  & II
|-4\--|
|-2\--|
1998	The Sound Of Perseverance
1995	Symbolic
1993	Individual Thought Patterns
1991	Human
1990	Spiritual Healing
1988	Leprosy
1987	Scream Bloody Gore
01	Scavenger Of Human Sorrow tab	bass tab
02	Bite The Pain tab	bass tab
03	Spirit Crusher tab	bass tab
04	Story To Tell tab	bass tab
05	Flesh And The Power It Holds tab	bass tab
06	To Forgive Is To Suffer tab	bass tab
07	A Moment Of Clarity tab	bass tab
08	Painkiller tab	bass tab