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  JUDAS PRIEST - Metal Meltdown
  Transcribed by Gus Siewert
  _____________________________
  
  
  This tab needs a couple of corrections. Any input is valuable.
  
  Version 1.1
  January 23rd, 1998
  
  Legend:
  
   .   : 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|------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                   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|------------------4-4-54-4-|------------------4--------7-|
  D|-4444444444444444-4-4-54-4-|-4444444444444444-4--4--7--7-|
  A|-2222222222222222-2-2-32-2-|-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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