JUDAS PRIEST - Metal Meltdown
Transcribed by Mechanoid M a.k.a Ultra Lord X a.k.a B-Don a.k.a Brandon Chapman
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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|------------------4-4-5\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~----|