Even if there are sloppy elements to the original solo, it doesn't matter. It's that good. I've always thought of Painkiller as the answer to the question "If aliens came to Earth and you had to show them one song that best represented heavy metal, what song would that be?"
I agree and would argue it also strongly contributes to why Death’s Sound of Perseverance - which has a cover of Painkiller - is a perfect Metal album.
And these chaps were already in the game for 20 years at that point. On What their 12th album (off the top of my head.) They were the old guys trying to compete with the new school. Truly incredible.
Judas Priest then didn't have to compete with "new school". They were the undisputed Heavy Metal Gods. They tried on Jugulator, being overrolled by Nu Metal, bereft of their signature singer - and they failed miserably. But with Painkiller, Priest still reigned ultra-supreme. Only Metallica were greater - and still are, since Priest never recovered ever since
If there is a solo to choose from Marty Friedman from Rust in Pieces, I actually prefer Lucretia (Marty's half obviously) over Tornado. But in both solos, he tells a story, he isn't just shredding. I understand why one would prefer one over the other.
This solo is absolutely insane, got everything... Melody, rage, speed, harmonics, sweeping, tapping... Thx Bradley, you made a very nice job in this playing and transcription.
I first heard this album when I was about 6 months into discovering metal, around the year 2000. I haphazardly would buy metal albums as I could afford them as a new college student, and I had amassed a collection of maybe 10-15 at this point. I literally had no idea of any Judas Priest songs except those I heard on British Steel when I had bought it a couple months prior. So, I picked Painkiller up thinking it was going to be cool. But nothing, and I repeat, NOTHING, could have prepared me for what I was about to hear. I didn't even know metal could be like this. I was completely amazed with every single note of every instrument (and voice) on this album (except Touch of Evil...which was cool, but not amazing). I couldn't believe something like this was made by human beings, IN MY TIMELINE. I still listen to this album, ~24 years later, probably once a year now, and am always re-amazed at how good it is. This might have been the best rendition of this solo I've heard someone play. This had to take a lot of time. Well done sir!
It’s not really THAT insane. Like just practice trills and legato, some sweeps, and alternate picking scales for a while and you should be able to get it. Just get out a metronome and slowly bump it up as you do sequences for speed. You can even learn this song and play it slowly and then just speed up the parts you can’t play at tempo over time and you will eventually get it. It’s not that insane. Just takes a lot of practice. Kids in highschool play stuff like this every day cause they just try and keep at it.
@@digineet8421this is advanced solo and minimizing effort to achieve the accuracy and articulation required to play this piece is flat out ignorant. There are very few legit covers of this solo on RUclips, while the song being one of the best heavy metal songs of all time. No random teenager plays this stuff casually, very few at most.
@@askerzie i mean it’s definitely hard but I think people misunderstand how difficult shredding is. People don’t try it so they never get the chops to do it. You have to sit there and practice 1-2-3 sequences for many months but the speed will definitely come. The hardest part is definitely the sweeping and then just getting it to sound articulate and this musical but to say someone could never do it is more wrong than saying it’s possible. That’s my point. Anyone with time a decent guitar for this, and healthy hands could do this eventually.
Yeah. Now I'm waiting for freewheel burning.....another one that I don't see enough Solo is so glorious. I don't see how I can play painkiller in a.10000 years tho omfg
For months I worked in learning this solo by ear and when I watched your video I was so happy because there were few mistakes in my transcription. The fact that I've pulled out the initial arpeggio and most of the solo right, make me feel proud. Thanks for this mate!
Great Bradley, with RIP my favorite album, it's really wonderful to see and hear someone play a solo like this ,in this way, years of work and effort have been invested to achieve something like this, big respect, hands down.
And that’s how you come back after a Turbo album 🤨 When this video came out on Headbangers ball it was a real jaw dropper! I saw the Painkiller tour and it was absolutely incredible! Even got a guitar pick🎉
Great job as always, mate! This song has to be my favourite metal song of all time. ( And to be 100% I thought it was originally from Death but too linear to be on The Sound of Perseverance, so I had to check… ) The intro is furious, riffs are killer and the solos are wow. It is also super fun to improvise on it! I’ll never get tired of it!
Bradley you need to start a band mate.. To get this solo right takes serious talent nuff said. I saw Judas priest live many years back into them since 85. This song came on and it is hands down The best metal track of all time. Myself and me mate just looked at each other and our jaws dropped, Robs voice was incredible and still is. Ill never forget it live. Looking forward to seeing them next month in Dublin with the glorious Saxon in support and uriah heep... Great lesson... You nailed that solo man...
Green Tipton was that rare guitar player that picked up new tricks and always improved and evolved his skills over time. It’s crazy to listen to 1976 Priest, then Painkiller, and realize it’s the same guy playing.
Beanley I wanted to especially appreciate you placing the tab at the top. So many other tab videos place the tab at the bottom and it's super annoying because when you pause, youtube overlay will cover up the tabs lol. And things at the bottom are usually really hard to read. Seriously almost everyone places it at the bottom it drives me kinda insane so I had to make this comment to appreciate you
I love you !!! Because you always make me laugh. You are a good comedian, entertainer and a brilliant guitar player. Keep it up 👍 Best regards from Vienna.
What I can never get over about solos like this and Tornado of Souls, or songs like Cliffs of Dover… a human actually composed them. Someone created them out of whole cloth. It’s one thing to imitate them, which is insanely difficult, but to invent them is other worldly.
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We want out takes lol
this solo is ahead of its time
True!
I think it's still ahead of our time 🤯
@@beanleyhallsworthme haces reir mucho siempre¡ un abrazo desde Argentina ¡¡
Just Love it for what it is Mate😅
The beginning sweep section sounds so modern, really ahead of its time
I just tried this and broke my strings. Thanks.
Me too haha
DAMN DIME. No way you of all people broke strings😭
I broke a finger. Thanks again.
@@beanleyhallsworth I broke me fingers mate...
I broke my fingers
Glenn Tipton was a surgical guitarist. Crazy to see how he advanced from Rocka Roller to Painkiller.
Even if there are sloppy elements to the original solo, it doesn't matter. It's that good. I've always thought of Painkiller as the answer to the question "If aliens came to Earth and you had to show them one song that best represented heavy metal, what song would that be?"
I see that you've watched Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life as well🫣😏
I agree and would argue it also strongly contributes to why Death’s Sound of Perseverance - which has a cover of Painkiller - is a perfect Metal album.
@@swampthing94 I haven't actually! Haha I didn't know someone else had the same idea, that's great.
Show them the official video clip of painkiller, they should have a hard epileptic episode😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
Yup!
And these chaps were already in the game for 20 years at that point. On What their 12th album (off the top of my head.) They were the old guys trying to compete with the new school. Truly incredible.
Amazing. Always ahead of their time. Tipton and Downing should be mentioned more by these youtubers
Love that exact attitude on the album, the old geezers showing to the kids they are the kings of metal!
Judas Priest then didn't have to compete with "new school". They were the undisputed Heavy Metal Gods. They tried on Jugulator, being overrolled by Nu Metal, bereft of their signature singer - and they failed miserably. But with Painkiller, Priest still reigned ultra-supreme. Only Metallica were greater - and still are, since Priest never recovered ever since
Painkiller and Tornado of Souls are the benchmarks for an epic solo, with honourable mention to Testament Electric Crown🤘
Finally someone says this. ⚡️👑
@@hansbronto you bet, the 3 solos, and the songs themselves I mentioned are awesome, 👍😎
If there is a solo to choose from Marty Friedman from Rust in Pieces, I actually prefer Lucretia (Marty's half obviously) over Tornado. But in both solos, he tells a story, he isn't just shredding. I understand why one would prefer one over the other.
and Dimebag Darell's 'The Sleep'
Electric Crown, Return to Serenity, and Practice what You Preach are some legendary Skolnick solos.
The Best Song Of The Heavy Metal 🤘🤘
This solo is absolutely insane, got everything... Melody, rage, speed, harmonics, sweeping, tapping... Thx Bradley, you made a very nice job in this playing and transcription.
I first heard this album when I was about 6 months into discovering metal, around the year 2000. I haphazardly would buy metal albums as I could afford them as a new college student, and I had amassed a collection of maybe 10-15 at this point. I literally had no idea of any Judas Priest songs except those I heard on British Steel when I had bought it a couple months prior. So, I picked Painkiller up thinking it was going to be cool.
But nothing, and I repeat, NOTHING, could have prepared me for what I was about to hear. I didn't even know metal could be like this. I was completely amazed with every single note of every instrument (and voice) on this album (except Touch of Evil...which was cool, but not amazing). I couldn't believe something like this was made by human beings, IN MY TIMELINE. I still listen to this album, ~24 years later, probably once a year now, and am always re-amazed at how good it is.
This might have been the best rendition of this solo I've heard someone play. This had to take a lot of time. Well done sir!
Even sloppier than the original bro, get a real job already
Bro mad at himself 💀🤫
Xd
Blud finna roast his alter ego💀
Idk I kinda prefer this beanly guy over you
HERE IS THE FEUD
Which channel is better?!?!
One of the best solos ever created. Your tab is incredible, but I will never have the skill to reproduce it hahahaha
Great job Beanley Hallsworth.
With that attitude, no you will not.
@@user-kn1uj2tp6r It takes one to know one, eh? 😏
It’s not really THAT insane. Like just practice trills and legato, some sweeps, and alternate picking scales for a while and you should be able to get it. Just get out a metronome and slowly bump it up as you do sequences for speed. You can even learn this song and play it slowly and then just speed up the parts you can’t play at tempo over time and you will eventually get it. It’s not that insane. Just takes a lot of practice. Kids in highschool play stuff like this every day cause they just try and keep at it.
@@digineet8421this is advanced solo and minimizing effort to achieve the accuracy and articulation required to play this piece is flat out ignorant. There are very few legit covers of this solo on RUclips, while the song being one of the best heavy metal songs of all time. No random teenager plays this stuff casually, very few at most.
@@askerzie i mean it’s definitely hard but I think people misunderstand how difficult shredding is. People don’t try it so they never get the chops to do it. You have to sit there and practice 1-2-3 sequences for many months but the speed will definitely come. The hardest part is definitely the sweeping and then just getting it to sound articulate and this musical but to say someone could never do it is more wrong than saying it’s possible. That’s my point. Anyone with time a decent guitar for this, and healthy hands could do this eventually.
This is the best I've ever heard anyone play this solo, props Bradley!
Painkiller one of the most solo of solos.
Incredible structure. This never feels noodly.
This is wild! Literally 2 hours ago i was thinking "Bradley doesn't mention Priest enough" and there we go 🤣👏🍻
AI at work....
Yeah. Now I'm waiting for freewheel burning.....another one that I don't see enough Solo is so glorious.
I don't see how I can play painkiller in a.10000 years tho omfg
This solo always goes so fucking hard
For months I worked in learning this solo by ear and when I watched your video I was so happy because there were few mistakes in my transcription. The fact that I've pulled out the initial arpeggio and most of the solo right, make me feel proud. Thanks for this mate!
Its just the best metal solo i know. Still got goosepumps from head to feet every single time i hear it. Incredible.
Great Bradley, with RIP my favorite album, it's really wonderful to see and hear someone play a solo like this ,in this way, years of work and effort have been invested to achieve something like this, big respect, hands down.
what i love about this solo is like it just keeps going. there's some places where it seems like it's gonna end but it just doesn't
Glenn Tipton is criminally underrated for his lead ability
Bruh the sheer speed has me contemplating my life decisions up until now. How tf 💀
I've seen many TABs on the painkiller solo but this one looks more tolerable than others I've read. Thanks Sensei
Thank you kindly sir beansworth I’ve been wanting to learn this for ages you are a legend!
My older British friend always gives me shit, but painkiller is my favorite priest album. So metallll
been rewatching this every few days for inspo
That solo is mental. Love it so much. Good work mate!
That was spot on! Amazing job! 🤘😁🎸
And that’s how you come back after a Turbo album 🤨 When this video came out on Headbangers ball it was a real jaw dropper! I saw the Painkiller tour and it was absolutely incredible! Even got a guitar pick🎉
I think this is the best transcription of this solo ever 😀
Thanks!
Hey man this was absolutely top tier, I mean wtf I think you are on your way to becoming the best metal guitar youtuber. Excellent stuff keep it up.
You nailed it man! Amazing job
Great job as always, mate! This song has to be my favourite metal song of all time. ( And to be 100% I thought it was originally from Death but too linear to be on The Sound of Perseverance, so I had to check… ) The intro is furious, riffs are killer and the solos are wow.
It is also super fun to improvise on it! I’ll never get tired of it!
This is one of my absolute favorite solos ever! Thank you! \m/
Thank you sir I’ve been asking for this for a while now
I've never realized that you have delicate princess hands like me. Some stretches are difficult but it seems effortless for you. Awesome
Very nice! When I think "metal album" this always comes to mind. It's so intense
Is one of those magical and wild silos that just happen once in a lifetime as a reward for decades of hard work.
never done sweep picking before, I bet I can pull this off
Excellent tab, you nail it!! =)
It’s pretty incredible that he came up with this, they had nothing to prove at this point. It’d be like Angus Young sweeping on Thunderstruck lol
Insane skills. Kudos!
Wow. Really good job... like always bro!
really sick solo!!!! The best from Judas in my opinion and maybe the best solo of the year painkiller was released...
u nailed these bends bro
Straight fire playing, Mr Beanley
One of my favorite solos 🤘🤘🤘
Bradley you need to start a band mate.. To get this solo right takes serious talent nuff said. I saw Judas priest live many years back into them since 85. This song came on and it is hands down The best metal track of all time. Myself and me mate just looked at each other and our jaws dropped, Robs voice was incredible and still is. Ill never forget it live. Looking forward to seeing them next month in Dublin with the glorious Saxon in support and uriah heep... Great lesson... You nailed that solo man...
Brainslug
That's the absolute solo
Blew my mind
This video killed my pain. Thanks, Sir BeanMan😊
Brutally done
that was sick dude !!!!
I like it when you go really fast on the tiny strings.
tbh, guitar content of unbelievable quality 💯💥
One of most iconic solos of speed metal, if not most. Hard tempered steel
Amazing !
What a fucking great solo
Green Tipton was that rare guitar player that picked up new tricks and always improved and evolved his skills over time. It’s crazy to listen to 1976 Priest, then Painkiller, and realize it’s the same guy playing.
Beanley I wanted to especially appreciate you placing the tab at the top. So many other tab videos place the tab at the bottom and it's super annoying because when you pause, youtube overlay will cover up the tabs lol. And things at the bottom are usually really hard to read. Seriously almost everyone places it at the bottom it drives me kinda insane so I had to make this comment to appreciate you
Dude that was a fun watch. 10/10
Nice work man
Wow .. spot on ..
Ive been trying to figure out parts of this for like 2 weeks.. thanks
Great job !
Glenn Tipton wasn't a sloppy player, you fool you! 😆
One of the best solos ever written!
(Please don't change my mind!)
This was my "empty recycle bin" sount in windows XP back in the days
First time ever seeing someone actually playing it
I love you !!! Because you always make me laugh. You are a good comedian, entertainer and a brilliant guitar player.
Keep it up 👍 Best regards from Vienna.
What I can never get over about solos like this and Tornado of Souls, or songs like Cliffs of Dover… a human actually composed them. Someone created them out of whole cloth. It’s one thing to imitate them, which is insanely difficult, but to invent them is other worldly.
the part at 0:59 is just so awesome
been following you for 4 years, best guitar channel great job king
You should check Angra's version, the way Kiko starts this solo is just mindblowing imo. Great cover man, keep it up 🤘🏻
he nailed it!!!
F* great man! Congratz
Tipton is a genius just for composing that guitar solo !!!
Dude that was dope killer sounded like sir tipton
Lol. At this moment i'm trying to learn Symphony of Destruction pre chorus. And I see this 😂
My favourite priest tune 🤘
Thx for all of the help I just learned symphony of destruction your soups, cool
This song IS the essence Heavy Metal.
That was sick!! Congrats man! U big!
Thanks i was about to break my strings until i saw the note saying i shouldn't.
Jokes aside, that was amazing
Definetly the best version i've heard
Nice man !
Love Magnusson nailed it as well!
Oh yeah finally,i will learn this
One shot of Glory ♥️
Sounds almost exactly like the recording. Great job 👏
The Best Guitar Content On RUclips 😮😊
I’m not really a big Priest fan, but I have to admit, this was badass!
If you are not a big Priest fan, then you are not a big Heavy Metal fan
One of the best solo ever wrote 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
To think this was composed and played by the same guy who played in the rocka rolla album back in '74, it's insane.
wait till' you hear All Guns Blazing or Hellrider or Revelations or Baptizm of Fire's solos
Fuck yeah man this is exactly what i needed after this shitty day
Tipton is a genius
Ive heard the real way to play this solo is to imagine you ARE the painkiller just ripping through the town
2 minutes of pure madness
One shot at glory and between the hammer and the anvil both have sicks solos also
My two favs off that album. Hammer and the Anvil is one of my favorite Priest songs.
The solo is great and all that. But the fart at the end is greatness!