Megadeth - Devils Island guitar tab
Title: Devils Island
standard tuning
Standard tuning
/ or \ --slide. h --hammer-on. p --pull-off
intro:
D)---------4-----3---------------------
A)---2-----2-----1-----2--0------------
E)---0--------------------------2--3---
then when it speeds up with the bass, just before the
verse, play:
G)---9-------9--
D)---9-------9--
A)---7-------7--
E)---0-------0--
verse:
D)----------------------------------------------------------
A)--2---------------------------3---------------------------
E)--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--
D)----------------------------------------------------------
A)--4---------------------------5---------------------------
E)--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--
chorus:
G)--------------------------------7-------------9-----
D)--------------------------------7-------------9-----
A)--2---5-------------------------5-------------7-----
E)--0---3--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---------0-0-0----------
Repeat from the verse: then this is played
after the 2nd chorus:
D)--------------------------------------
A)------------5------------------6-\-5-- repeat several times
E)--0-0-0-----3---0-0-0---0-0----4-\-3--
then this is played during the vocal:
D)--------------------------------------
A)------------5------------------6-\-5--
E)--0-0-0-----3---0-0-0--0-0-----4-\-3--
D)--------------------------------------
A)------------5------------------7-\-8--
E)--0-0-0-----3---0-0-0--0-0-----5-\-6--
D)--------------------------------------
A)------------5------------------6-\-5--
E)--0-0-0-----3---0-0-0--0-0-----4-\-3--
D)--------------------------------------
A)------------5-\-4--------------4-\-3--
E)--0-0-0-----3-\-2----0-0-0-----2-\-1--
then, this is the rhythm before and during the
solo:
D)---------------------------------------------------------
A)-----------------------------2-h-3--2-h-3-p-2-p-0-----4--
E)--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------2--
first time play:
D)---------7---6--
A)---------5---4--
E)---0-------------
second time play:
D)----------------
A)---------5---4-- alternate the 1st and 2nd endings during
E)---0-----3---2--- the solo.
for the last part of the solo, play the
verse riff. then the ending goes something like this:
D)--------------------------------
A)---------5---------------6-\-5--
E)--0-0-0--3--0-0-0--0-0---4-\-3--
D)-----------------------------8-/-9--
A)---------5-------------------6-/-7--
E)--0-0-0--3--0-0-0--0-0--------------
D)--------------------------------
A)---------5---------------6-\-5--
E)--0-0-0--3--0-0-0--0-0---4-\-3--
D)-------9-\-8------------------7--
A)-------7-\-6--------7-/-9-----5--
E)---0------------0---5-/-7--------
the last time, play:
G)---------------------------9-\---
D)-----------------7---------9-\---
A)--------7-/-9----5----7----7-\---
E)---0----5-/-7--------------------
I didn't include any palm mutes. I'm sure you
know when and where to mute. that's about it. this song is a workout!
