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Lil Devil

The Cult
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(guitar1 - play twice)

vib vib

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-2-2------------2-|-2------------2-2-|-2------------2---|-2-----------2----|
D|-0-0--3--4--4mb-0-|-0--3-p0------0-0-|-0--3--4--4mb-0---|-0--3-p0-----0----|
A|------------------|----------3-------|------------------|----------3-------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

The band come in on the second time around.

Verse 1

(guitar2, overdubs by guitar1)

D5 D5 D5 D5

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-----7--7---------|-----7--7---------|-----7--7---------|-----7--7---------|
A|-----5--5---------|-----5--5---------|-----5--5---------|-----5--5---------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

1 2 3 4

Livin' in a shack One horse town Tryin' to get to 'fore the sun going

in a heaven down

F5 C5 D5 D5 D5

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-10\-----5--------|-----7--7---------|-----7--7---------|-----7--7---------|
A|-8-\-----3--------|-----5--5---------|-----5--5---------|-----5--5---------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

1 2 3 4

Lizard in a bottle yeah Dizzy in a haze for

D5 F5 C5 D5

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-This is fill-1---|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-----7--7---------|-10\-----5--------|-----7--77--------|
A|-----5--5---------|-8-\-----3--------|-----5--55--------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|

40 days Hey there Little

devil

Chorus 1

Guitar 1

G C D5 F C D5

e|-3----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-3-------1--------|------------------|---------1--------|------------------|
G|-0-------0--------|-2-2--------------|-2-------0--------|-2-2--------------|
D|-0-------2--------|-0-0--3-p0-----0--|-3-------2--------|-0-0--3-p0-----0--|
A|-2-------3--------|------------3-----|-3-------3--------|------------3-----|
E|-3----------------|------------------|-1----------------|------------------|

| | | | |

|Guitar 2 | vib | | vib |

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-----7--7---------|------------------|-----7--7---------|
A|------------------|-----5--5---------|------------------|-----5--5---------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Come on little devil Be my little Angel

G C D5 F C

e|-3----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-3-------1--------|------------------|------------------|-1----------------|
G|-0-------0--------|-2-2--------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|
D|-0-------2--------|-0-0--3-p0-----0--|-3----------------|-2----------------|
A|-2-------3--------|------------3-----|-3----------------|-3----------------|
E|-3----------------|------------------|-1----------------|------------------|

| | | | |

| | vib | | |

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-----7--7---------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-----5--5---------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

1 1

Come on little devil Be my .... Yeah !

Break

(guitar 1)

vib vib

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-2-2------------2-|-2------------2-2-|-2------------2---|-2-----------2----|
D|-0-0--3--4--4mb-0-|-0--3-p0------0-0-|-0--3--4--4mb-0---|-0--3-p0-----0----|
A|------------------|----------3-------|------------------|----------3-------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Angel (aww)

Verse 2

(guitar2, overdubs by guitar1)

D5 D5 D5 D5

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-----7--7---------|-----7--7---------|-----7--7---------|-----7--7---------|
A|-----5--5---------|-----5--5---------|-----5--5---------|-----5--5---------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

1 2 3 4

She came on with an Alligator smile Dynamite lover Scorpion child

C5 C5 D5 D5

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|----5--5----------|-----5--5---------|-----7--7---------|-----7--7---------|
A|----3--3----------|-----3--3---------|-----5--5---------|-----5--5---------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

| | | | |

| | | | vib |

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-2-2------------2-|-2------------2---|
D|------------------|------------------|-0-0--3--4--4mb-0-|-0--3-p0------0---|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------3-------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Tryin to get to 'fore the sun goes Down

heaven

D5 D5 D5 D5

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-----7--7---------|-----7--7---------|-----7--7---------|-----7--77--------|
A|-----5--5---------|-----5--5---------|-----5--5---------|-----5--55--------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

1 2 3 4

She came home With a Cyclone kiss Hey there baby you Don't ever miss

F5 C5 D5

e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|-10\-----5--------|-----7--77--------|
A|-8-\-----3--------|-----5--55--------|
E|------------------|------------------|

Lizard in a bottle Yeah

Chorus 2

Guitar 1

G C D5 F C D5

e|-3----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-3-------1--------|------------------|---------1--------|------------------|
G|-0-------0--------|-2-2--------------|-2-------0--------|-2-2--------------|
D|-0-------2--------|-0-0--3-p0-----0--|-3-------2--------|-0-0--3-p0-----0--|
A|-2-------3--------|------------3-----|-3-------3--------|------------3-----|
E|-3----------------|------------------|-1----------------|------------------|

| | | | |

|Guitar 2 | vib | | vib |

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-----7--7---------|------------------|-----7--7---------|
A|------------------|-----5--5---------|------------------|-----5--5---------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Come on little devil Be my little Angel

G C D5 F C

e|-3----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-3-------1--------|------------------|------------------|-1----------------|
G|-0-------0--------|-2-2--------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|
D|-0-------2--------|-0-0--3-p0-----0--|-3----------------|-2----------------|
A|-2-------3--------|------------3-----|-3----------------|-3----------------|
E|-3----------------|------------------|-1----------------|------------------|

| | | | |

| | vib | | |

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-----7--7---------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-----5--5---------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

1 1

Come on little devil Be my .... Yeah !

Guitar Solo

Guitar 2

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|  Pick-up Bar
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------5/10-\-5/10-|

a a a a

Guitar 1

A5 A5 A5 A5

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-7--7-------------|-7--7-------------|-7--7-------------|-7--7-------------|
E|-5--5-------------|-5--5-------------|-5--5-------------|-5--5-------------|

| | | | |

|Guitar 2 | vib | | (ph) |

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------2-------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-0-0--3--4--4mb-0-|-0--3-p0------0-0-|-3--0----3-0------|-3--0---3---------|
E|------------------|----------3-------|------3------3----|------3-----------|

Angel

Guitar 1

A5 A5 A5

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-7--7-------------|-7--7-------------|-7----------------|------------------|
E|-5--5-------------|-5--5-------------|-5----------------|------------------|

| | | | |

|Guitar 2 | | | |

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8--|-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8/-|
G|-2-0---2-0---2-0--|-2--2-0-----------|-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8--|-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8/-|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

ph

ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

D5 D5 D5 D5

Guitar 1

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7--7-------------|-7--7-------------|-7--7-------------|-7--7-------------|
A|-5--5-------------|-5--5-------------|-5--5-------------|-5--5-------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

| | | | |

|Guitar 2 vib | vib | | |

e|------10--8--10---|8--8b-10-8-10--8--|-13b---13--10--10-|---10--------13-15|
B|-8-10-------------|-10-------------10|-------------13b--|13b-13-13b-/15----|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

| | | | |

|Guitar 3 | vib | | vib |

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-2-2------------2-|-2------------2-2-|-2------------2---|-2-----------2----|
D|-0-0--3--4--4mb-0-|-0--3-p0------0-0-|-0--3--4--4mb-0---|-0--3-p0-----0----|
A|------------------|----------3-------|------------------|----------3-------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

D5 D5 D5 D5

Guitar 1

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7--7-------------|-7--7-------------|-7----------------|------------------|
A|-5--5-------------|-5--5-------------|-5----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

| | | | |

|Guitar 2 | | | |

e|-15b-r---13-15----|-13--15--17-17b---|-13b-13-----10----|------------------|
B|--------------15--|------------------|---------10---13b-|-13[15]-x3--10mb\-|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------10mb\-|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-|-|--|-----------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-|-|--|-----------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

| | | | |

|Guitar 3 | vib | |play 13[15] 3 times

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-2-2------------2-|-2------------2---|------------------|------------------|
D|-0-0--3--4--4mb-0-|-0--3-p0------0---|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|----------3-------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Outro

(guitar1, guitar2)

(Play these 4 bars, 3 times)

G C D5 F C D5

e|-3----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-3-------1--------|------------------|---------1--------|------------------|
G|-0-------0--------|-2-2--------------|-2-------0--------|-2-2--------------|
D|-0-------2--------|-0-0--3-p0-----0--|-3-------2--------|-0-0--3-p0-----0--|
A|-2-------3--------|------------3-----|-3-------3--------|------------3-----|
E|-3----------------|------------------|-1----------------|------------------|

| | | | |

| | vib | | vib |

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-----7--77--------|------------------|-----7--77--------|
A|------------------|-----5--55--------|------------------|-----5--55--------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

C'mon little devil Be my little Angel (Angel -2ndtime)

G C D5 F C

e|-3----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-3-------1--------|------------------|------------------|-1----------------|
G|-0-------0--------|-2-2--------------|-2----------------|-0----------------|
D|-0-------2--------|-0-0--3-p0-----0--|-3----------------|-2----------------|
A|-2-------3--------|------------3-----|-3----------------|-3----------------|
E|-3----------------|------------------|-1----------------|------------------|

| | | | |

| | vib | | |

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|-----7--77--------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-----5--55--------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

C'mon little devil Be my Oh be my

D5

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-2----------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-0----------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|

X

Ah Ah Ah Ah Angel

Notes

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The intro riff is based on a blues shuffle pattern in the key of D.

It is also used in the 'break', twice in the guitar solo, snippets

of it are used in the overdubs.

In the verses, guitar 2 plays powerchords. The D5 powerchords fall

within beat 2 for each bar, and F5 and C5 fall on beats 1 and 3,

respectively. Guitar 1 is used to add overdubs - based on the intro

riff. Verse 1 is 11 bars, and verse 2 is 14 bars long.

Both choruses are the same. Guitar 1 plays chords in the first position

and portions of the intro riff, the chords should be raked slightly.

Guitar 2 plays the usual D5 backing. The outro is also very similar to

the choruses.

In the guitar solo there are 3 guitars. Guitar 1 plays the actual solo,

guitar 2 plays the backing rhythm, and guitar 3 plays the intro riff.

The guitar solo begins in the key of A. Guitar 1 plays a single-string

version of the intro riff, transposed to the key of A, for 2 bars. The

solo then uses A-minor pentatonic, up to bar 9. At this point the it

modulates back to the key of D, using D-minor pentatonic. Bars 9 and 10

use notes common to A-minor and D-minor pentatonic.

Technically, it isn't very difficult solo - so long as you have a basic

mastery of rock guitar techniques such as slides and bends - and a bit

of fluency to go with it.

The record has been mixed in a way that makes the parts easy to hear.

Guitar 1 is mixed onto the left stereo channel (with a distant echo in

the right). The basic backing track for the verses and chorus, played by

guitar 2, is mixed onto the right channel.

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b - bend a full tone (2 frets)

mb - micro-bend (usually 1/4 tone - see record for details)

YbZ - bend the note at fret Y to the same pitch

as the note found at fret Z

r - release previous bend

Y[Z]- Play the note at fret Y which has been previously bent

to the same pitch as that found on fret Z. (The bend

is silent when playing this note)

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

X - mute with palm of picking hand

ph - 'pinched' harmonic

vib- vibrato

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