Metal Meltdown

Judas Priest

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Metal Meltdown

Year: 1993 - Album: Painkiller
	  		 .   : palm muting 
 ~   : vibrato 
 "   : tremolo picking 
 /   : slide up 
 \   : slide down 
 h   : hammer-on 
6tr7 : trill (6h7p6h7p6h7 etc.) 
 
Standard tuning 
 
Chords used 
     A   C   B  A#  C#   E 
G|---------------------------| 
D|-------------------6---9---| 
A|---7--10---9---8---4---7---| 
E|---5---8---7---6-----------| 
 
Intro solos 
K.K 
e|---------15/16-16-23-19-23-23-16-16-23-19-23-23-19-16-| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--13/14\----------------------------------------------| 
A|--11/12\----------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-16-23-19-23-23-19-16-23-19-23-19-23-23-19-16-16-23-22| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-19-16-22-19-16--16-22-19-22-22-19-16-16-22---19---22-| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-22-19-16-16-22-19-22-19-16-16-16-19-19-18-19-16-16-19| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-19--18--19-19-16-16-19-18-19-19-16-16-19-19-18-19-16-| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-16-16-19-18-16-15-15-15-16-18-16-15------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------17-16-14-17-16-14| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-16-15-13-12-15--13--12-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------14--13--11--14--13--11-------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------14-13| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-11--10--13-------------------------10--13-10-10--11--| 
E|-------------12--11--9--9-----\-1-/-------------------| 
                          (Enter Glenn) 
 
e|-------------------------------------------------13-16| 
B|-------------------------------------------13-14------| 
G|---------------------11-14----11--13-13-14------------| 
D|-10--13----10--12-12-------12-------------------------| 
A|--------11--------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
                            A.H. 
e|-13----------13---16--21--16-----------16--20--16-----| 
B|-----14--14-------------------18----18-------------18-| 
G|---------------------------------17-------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                  
e|--------------16--20--16-----------16--20--16---------| 
B|-21--18----18------------18----18-------------18----18| 
G|--------17------------------17-------------------17---| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-16--21--16----------16--21--16----------16--21--16---| 
B|------------18----18------------18----18------------18| 
G|---------------18------------------18-----------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-------16-21-16-------------17-22-17----------17-22-17| 
B|----18----------18-18-18/19----------19----19---------| 
G|-18-------------------------------------19------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|----------17-22-17----------17-22-17----17-17--22---17| 
B|-19----19----------19----19----------19---------------| 
G|----19----------------19------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-----------------22---17------------------22----17----| 
B|-19--19--19--19-----------19--19--19--19------------19| 
G|-----19--19--19---------------19--19--19--------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------22----17------------------22-17----------| 
B|-19--19--19------------19--19--19--19--------19-22-19-| 
G|-19--19--19----------------19--19--19-----------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
w/bar/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----19-----------------------------------------------| 
G|--19----19--------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------19-16-19-16--0---0----0/\0/\0/-------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Intro (x2) K.K. comes in the 2nd time and plays the power chords above the 'staff' 
Glenn A A                                                   
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-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--| 
E|-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--| 
       . . . . . . .   . . . . . . .   . . . .       
 
     A A                             C   B   A#(play these as single notes) 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------8~---------| 
E|-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) 
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
G|------------------4-4-5\4-4-|------------------4--------7-| 
D|-4444444444444444-4-4-5\4-4-|-4444444444444444-4--4--7--7-| 
A|-2222222222222222-2-2-3\2-2-|-2222222222222222-2--4--7--5-| 
E|----------------------------|---------------------2--5----| 
   ................             ................    
 
 
Pre-chorus 
Here Glenn plays something along the lines of 
D|---6---7---6---7-|---9---10--9--10-| 
A|-4---4---4---4---|-7---7---7---7---| 
E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 
Can't really tell what K.K. is playing, you can just substitute it by these 
power chords 
C#              E 
Out of control, about to explode 
 
e|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|---12---10---9---5-| 
D|---12---10---9---5-| 
A|---10----8---7---3-| 
E|-------------------| 
It's co - min' at ya 
 
 
Chorus 
e|------------------------------|----------------------------| 
B|------------------------------|----------------------------| 
G|--------------------9--8---5--|--2----2------------9-------| 
D|--7----7-----5---7--9--8---5--|--2----2---2----5---9-------| 
A|--7----7-----5---7--7--6---3--|--0----0---2----5---7--6tr7-| 
E|--5----5-----3---5------------|-----------0----3-----------| 
    Here comes the metal meltdown  Run  for your lives 
    Can't stop the metal meltdown  No   one survives 
 
Verse 
Pre-chorus 
Chorus 
 
Bridge 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------6--7--9--7-| 
D|-666666666666666666666666666666-6--7--9--7-| 
A|-444444444444444444444444444444-4--5--7--5-| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
   ..............................          
   Temperature is boiling... 
 
e|-------------------------------------------|------|-----------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------|------|-----------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------6--7--9--7-|------|-----------------------------| 
D|-666666666666666666666666666666-6--7--9--7-|-4----|-3-------------------------3-| 
A|-444444444444444444444444444444-4--5--7--5-|-4----|-3-------------------------3-| 
E|-------------------------------------------|-2----|-1---321321321321321321321-1-| 
   ..............................                         .....................                                                                                                          
 
 
Solo backing 
Glenn plays it first, then K.K. 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-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--| 
E|-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) 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------9-----8-----5-----| 
D|------------------------------------9-----8-----5-----| 
A|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-----6-----3-----| 
E|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| 
       . . . . . . .   . . . . . . .          
 
Then Glenn plays this, followed by K.K. 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-910-9-9-9-9-9-9-910-9-9-9-9-7-7/9-9--| 
E|-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--| 
       . . . . . . .   . . . . . . .   . . . .       
                                                    (x2) 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------11----10-----7-----| 
D|-----------------------------------11----10-----7-----| 
A|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-910-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-----8-----5-----| 
E|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------| 
       . . . . . . .   . . . . . . .         
 
e|--------------| 
B|--------------| 
G|-----------7--| 
D|-4----7----7--| 
A|-4----7----5--| 
E|-2----5-------| 
 
 
Harmony part (I am kind of unsure about Glenn's part). Listen to the record 
to see what is the palm muting pattern. 
  K.K. 
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------10-------|-------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------8-9----9-8---|--------------------9----8----5------| 
A|-7tr8---8-7tr8----8-7-8------------8-|-7tr8---8-7tr8----8------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
 |Glenn                                                                      | 
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------8-------|-------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------5-6----6-5---|--------------------7----6----3------| 
E|-5tr6---6-5tr6----6-5-6------------6-|-5tr6---6-5tr6----6------------------| 
 
 
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------13-12~-| 
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------12-11--------| 
G|----------------------------10-------|--------------------------10-9--------------| 
D|------------------------8-9----9-8---|----------------------9-8-------------------| 
A|-7tr8---8-7tr8----8-7-8------------8-|-7tr8---8-7tr8----8-7-----------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
 |                                                                                  | 
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------18-17~-| 
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------13-12--------| 
D|-----------------------------8-------|---------------------------9-8--------------| 
A|------------------------6-7----7-6---|----------------------8-7-------------------| 
E|-5tr6---6-5tr6----6-5-6------------6-|-5tr6---6-5tr6----6-5-----------------------| 
 
 
Chorus riff (x2) 
then 
Variation on chorus                                       (x4) 
e|------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
B|------------------------------|-----------------------------| 
G|--------------------9--8---5--|--2-----2------------9-------| 
D|--7-----7----5---7--9--8---5--|--2-----2---2----5---9-------| 
A|--7-----7----5---7--7--6---3--|--0-0-0-0---2----5---7--6tr7-| 
E|--5-5-5-5----3---5------------|------------0----3-----------| 
      . .                            . . 
 
Coda 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-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--| 
E|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5/7-7--| 
       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       
                                                    (x4) 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------12----11----10~----| 
A|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12----11----10~----| 
E|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-----9-----8~----|
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