Megadeth: Devils Island
transcribed by: Russ Elton (vicelton@yahoo.com)
Date last modified: 2/27/01
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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