"Painkiller"
Notation: When two guitars are listed play all guitars simultaneously.
. - 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
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\--|