Megadeth: Devils Island transcribed by: Russ Elton ([email protected]) Date last modified: 2/27/01 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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