Nightcrawler Chords & Tabs
JUDAS PRIEST - NIGHT CRAWLER
(Painkiller, 1990)
Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato
= slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend
|-3-| = triplet
n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
etc.
Riff 1
E |-------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|
G |-----9-------9---------------7-|
D |---9-------9-------9---9---7---|
A |-7-----8-7-----5-7-------5-----|
E |---------------------7---------|
Riff 2
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-9----------10--9----------7--9-------------7--------------|
D |-9----------10--9----------7--9------9------7--------------|
A |-7----------8 --7----------5--7------9------5--------------|
E| ----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-------0-0-7--0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Riff 2A
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-17 ------18 --17 ------15 --17 ----12 ----15 --------|
G |-19b21------20b22--19b21------17b19--19b21----14b16----17b19--------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2B
E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-9----------10--9----------7--9-----------------------------|
D |-9----------10--9----------7--9------9----------9--------9--|
A |-7----------8 --7----------5--7------9----------9--------9--|
E |----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-------0-0-7----77-77-7--77-77-7--|
Riff 2C
E |--------------------------------------------7--------7--|
B |--------------------------------------------7--------7--|
G |-9------10----9------7----9------4----------------------|
D |-9------10----9------7----9------4----------------------|
A |-7------8 ----7------5----7------2----------------------|
E |----0-0----------0-0---------0-0------77-77----77-77----|
Riff 2D
E |-----------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------|
G |-9------10----9------7----9------4----7--------|
D |-9------10----9------7----9------4----7--------|
A |-7------8 ----7------5----7------2----5--------|
E |----0-0----------0-0---------0-0---------------|
Riff 2E
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-9------10----9------7----9----4----5--------------------------|
D |-9------10----9------7----9----4----5----5----2----------------|
A |-7------8 ----7------5----7----2----3----5----2----------------|
E |----0-0----------0-0---------------------3----0----------------|
Riff 3
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------7----------9----|
D |---------------------------------------------7----------9----|
A |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-4-2-2-2-2-5----------7----|
E |------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7------|
Riff 3A
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/judas_priest/nightcrawler_tab_ver_2.html ]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
A2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0-0-0-0-0-0|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
1 2
E |---------------------------------| |------------------|
B |---------------------------------| |------------------|
G |---------------------------------| |------------------|
D |---------------------------------| |-5-------7--------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-5-------7--------|
E |---------------------------------| |-3-------5--------|
Riff 4
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-4------4------4----------5--4------4-------------|
A|-4------4------4----------5--4------4-------------|
E|-2--0-0-2--0-0-2--2-2-0-2-3--2--0-0-2--0-0-3-2-0--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5----4------4------4----------5--4------4--------------------|
|-3----4------4------4----------5--4------4-------------3-2-0--|
|-----2--0-0-2--0-0-2--2-2-0-2-3--2--0-0-2--0-0-3-2-0----------|
Riff 5
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----4-----5-----4-----2-----4--------------------------------|
A |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--------7-----4---------4---5---4-|
E |--------------------------------5-5---5-5---5-5-2-2---2---2---|
Riff 6
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-4---------------------------------------------2-------4--------5-----------------------------|
A |-4----------------------------2----------------2-------4--------5---------------5-------------|
E |-2----------------------------3----------------0-------2--------3---------------4-------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
G |---------------------------|
D |-7-------------------------|
A |-7----------------5--------|
E |-5----------------6--------|
Riff 6A
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------5----4----2----5----4----2----4---2----5----4----2---2----5----1----2----2----5----4----2-|
E-2--------------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------2-----------------------------------|
D |---------------------4--0-----0--4----5----------------4--------|
A |-2----5----4----2------------------------4-5------4-------------|
E |---------------------------------------------6------------------|
Order
Riff 1 x 3
Riff 2/2A x 1
Riff 2A/2B x 1
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 2
Riff 5 x 2
Riff 2C x 1
Riff 2D x 1
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 2
Riff 5 x 2
Riff 2c x 1
Riff 2E x 1
Solo over Riff 3A x 1
Riff 6/6A x 1
Riff 3 x 4
Riff 1 x 8
Riff 2/2A x 2
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 5 x 4
Riff 2C until fade
