Dio - Pain Tab

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


From the album Strange Highways
Tuned one half step down (low to high D#G#C#F#A#d#)

Intro

  
d#
              
                     
  
A#
              
                     
  
F#
              
        loads of     
  
C#
 4 tremolo    
 2      pickslides!  
  
G#
 4   picking  
 2                   
  
D#
 2            
 0                   

Main Riff

  
d#
                   
                 
                                  
  
A#
                   
 into verse      
      at the outro sometimes      
  
F#
   pm  pm  pm      
   pm  pm        
                    vary as       
  
C#
                   
                 
    pm
    pm
    pm
             
  
G#
 4 4 4 5 5 2 2 5 4 
 4 4 4 5 5 7 7 5 
 4      4      5      2  5 4      
  
D#
 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 3 2 
 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 
 2  2 2 2  3 3 3  0 0 0  3 2      

Verse

  
d#
                     
    
               
         
        
          
  
A#
 vary rhythm of      
 fills              
 end of  
 interlude         
  
F#
           first bit 
    
               
  verse  
o       
         o
  
C#
        4            
    
  7      5     
   7     
o 11    
 9       o
  
G#
 4  4 4   3          
 3  
    6      4   
 4 5     
  9     
 7        
  
D#
 2  2 2     2        
 1  
      5      3 
 2       
        
          

Alternate verse before solo(rhythm for solo is main riff)

  
d#
               
               
       
                        
       
  
A#
               
               
       
 after solo             
       
  
F#
o              
         pm  
o
       
                        
       
  
C#
o              
              o
  11   
   2   1   2   1  2 1   
       
  
G#
 2 4     5 5 5 
 5 4     2 2 2 
  9    
 0   0   0   0          
 5     
  
D#
 0 2     3 3 3 
 3 2     0 0 0 
       
                      3 
 3     

Next Verse

  
d#
                     
                     
                     
                   
  
A#
                     
                     
                     
                   
  
F#
   pm        
       
     pm      
       
     pm      
       
                   
  
C#
                     
                     
                     
    pm 
   7   5   
  
G#
 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 
 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 
 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 
 5 4 4 4 4  6   4  
  
D#
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 
 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 
 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 
 3 2 2 2 2   5   3 

Then normal verse and main riff 'til end.