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Song
Megadeth: Devils Island
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Date last modified: 2/27/01
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
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Tuning: Standard (slightly flat = 1/4 step down)
Riff 1
Guitar 1 Ending
e|------------------------|-----| B|------------------------|-----| G|------------------------|-----| D|------4----3------------|-----| A|-2----2----1----2-0-----|--2--| E|-0------------------2-3-|--0--|
* * * *
Guitar 2 (comes in towards the end)
Ending
e|------------------------|-----| B|------------------------|-----| G|------4~--/5~~----------|-----| D|------------------------|-----| A|-2--------------2-0-----|--2--| E|-0------------------2-3-|--0--|
* * * *
Intro solo
e|-19t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| -------| A|-------------------------------------| | E|-------------------------------------| |
|
e|-------------------------------------| | B|-20t15p12-20t15p12-20t15p12-20t15p12-| | G|-------------------------------------| | D|-------------------------------------| | A|-------------------------------------| | E|-------------------------------------| |
|---- Play 3x
e|-------------------------------------| | B|-19t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12-19t15p12-| | G|-------------------------------------| | D|-------------------------------------| | A|-------------------------------------| | E|-------------------------------------| |
|
e|-------------------------------------| | B|-17t13p10-17t13p10-17t13p10-17t13p10-| | G|-------------------------------------| | D|-------------------------------------| -------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-19t15p12-19t15p12-------------------| B|-------------------20t15p12-20t15p12-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-19t15p12-19t15p12-17t13p10-17t13p10-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|--7h9~~----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Lead into next section:
e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|--9------9--| A|--7------7--| E|--0------0--|
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-2----------------3----------------| E|-0-000-000-000-00-1-111-111-111-11-|
*** *** *** ** *** *** *** **
"The light that fills..."
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-4----------------5----------------| E|-2-222-222-222-22-3-333-333-333-33-|
*** *** *** ** *** *** *** **
"That locks the door..."
Riff 3 x4
e|-------------------------------|--------| B|-------------------------------|--------| G|-------------------------------|--------| D|--------------------7-------9--|--------| A|-2--5---------------5-------7--|--2--5--| E|-0--3--0-000-000-00----0-00----|--0--3--|
* *** *** ** * **
"Devils Island..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh there's no escape..."
Play Riff 3 "Devils Island...."
Riff 4
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|------5--------6\5-------5--------6\5-| E|-0-00-3-000-00-4\3--0-00-3-000-00-4\3-|
* ** * *** ** * ** * *** **
Riff 5 x2
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|------5--------6\5-------5--------7/8-| E|-0-00-3-000-00-4\3--0-00-3-000-00-5/6-|
* ** *** ** * ** *** **
"Oh hear the call..."
Riff 6
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|------5--------6\5-------5--------7/8-| E|-0-00-3-000-00-4\3--0-00-3-000-00-5/6-|
* ** *** ** * ** *** **
"As there is no man..."
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|------5--------6\5-------5\4------4\3-| E|-0-00-3-000-00-4\3--0-00-3\2-0-00-2\1-|
* ** *** ** * ** * **
"Able to terminate..."
Riff 7
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|------------------------------7--6----| A|------------2h3p2p0-----4-x-x-5--4--7-| E|-2222222222---------2p0-2-x-x-------5-|
**********
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|------------2h3p2p0-----4-x-x-5--4----| E|-2222222222---------2p0-2-x-x-3--2--0-|
********** *
"Final judgement..."
Solo Rhythm:
Play Riff 7 Play 4x
Play Riff 1 Play 2x
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 1 "Old, weak, and feeble..."
Play Riff 2 "Devils Island..."
Riff 8
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------8/9-| A|------5--------6\5-------5--------6/7-| E|-0-00-3-000-00-4\3--0-00-3-000-00-----|
* ** *** ** * ** *** **
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|----------------------9\8--------7--| A|------5--------6\5----7\6----7-8-5--| E|-0-00-3-000-00-4\3--0-----0--5-6----|
* ** *** ** * * * *
Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 8 "Devils Island...."
Ending:
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------8/9-| A|------5--------6\5-------5--------6/7-| E|-0-00-3-000-00-4\3--0-00-3-000-00-----|
* ** *** ** * ** *** **
"Devils Island..."
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|----------------------9\8--------7-9-9\--| A|------5--------6\5----7\6----7-8-5-7-7\--| E|-0-00-3-000-00-4\3--0-----0--5-6-----0---|
* ** *** ** * * * *
"Devils Island..."
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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