Judas Priest - Metal Meltdown Tab

.   : palm muting
 ~   : vibrato
 "   : tremolo picking
 /   : slide up
 \   : slide down
 h   : hammer-on
6tr7 : trill (6h7p6h7p6h7 etc.)

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
A.H.
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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