transcribed by: Russ Elton : [email protected]
solo by: Ralf Sesseler : [email protected]
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|—————|
B|—————|
G|—————|
D|———7/9—|
A|–10—5/7—|
E|—————|
RIFF 1
e|——————————-|
B|——————————-|
G|——————————-|
D|–9-9-9-9–9–9-9–7-9-7-7/9—|
A|–7-7-7-7–7–7-7–5-7-5-5/7—|
E|——————————-|
* * * * * *
RIFF 2
e|——————————-|
B|——————————-|
G|——————————-|
D|–9-9-9-9–9–9-9–7-9-7——-|
A|–7-7-7-7–7–7-7–5-7-5——-|
E|——————————-|
* * * * * *
Angel…
RIFF 3
Chorus (use this as a guide, cuz the exact number of notes is hard to hear)
On second time, bass plays ‘A’ as the first chord, guitar stays the same
x4
e|——————————————|
B|——————————————|
G|——————————————|
D|–9–12–9-9-9–7–9-9-9–9–9-9–7-9-7–|
A|–7–10–7-7-7–5–7-7-7–7–7-7–5-7-5–|
E|——————————————|
* * * * * * * *
Devil eyes…
x4
e|———————————————-|
B|———————————————-|
G|———————————————-|
D|—7–8–9–12–9-9-9–7–9-9-9–9–9-9-9-9–|
A|—5–6–7–10–7-7-7–5–7-7-7–7–7-7-7-7–|
E|———————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * *
I’ll take you to…
RIFF 4 x2
e|—————————————————-|
B|—————————————————-|
G|—————————————————-|
D|—5—–5—–5—–5–6–7—–7—–7—–7–6—|
A|—3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3–4–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5–4—|
E|—————————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
1st time no lyrics
And I’m his killer
RIFF 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|——————————-|
B|——————————-|
G|——————————-|
D|–9-9-9-9–9–9-9–7-9-7-7/9—|
A|–7-7-7-7–7–7-7–5-7-5-5/7—|
E|——————————-|
* * * * * *
Solo (first part)
E|——-10-|-10—12-10-7—|-7–8–12-7–8–12-|-10—12-10-7—|
B|——-12-|-10—12-10-8—|-7–8–10-7–8–10-|-10—12-10-8—|
G|-7–9—–|—————-|——————-|—————-|
D|-7–9—–|—————-|——————-|—————-|
A|———-|—————-|——————-|—————-|
E|———-|—————-|——————-|—————-|
(2 times)
End Solo
RIFF 2
e|——————————-|
B|——————————-|
G|——————————-|
D|–9-9-9-9–9–9-9–7-9-7——-|
A|–7-7-7-7–7–7-7–5-7-5——-|
E|——————————-|
* * * * * *
Angel…
Repeat Riff 3
RIFF 5 (4 times)
e|——————————————————————|
B|——————————————————————|
G|——————————————————————|
D|–4——-4——-4——-5—-4——-4——-4——-5–4–5—-|
A|–2–2-2–2–2-2–2–2-2–3—-2–2-2–2–2-2–2–2-2–3–2–3—-|
E|——————————————————————|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Oh yeah, I’m devil…
Oh yeah, I love my…………..
RIFF 6
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——7——6—————————–|
D|—9–5——4–7——–7–5———–7–|
A|—7————5——–5–3——–5–5–|
E|————————————-3—–|
I’m devil eyes
RIFF 1
e|——————————-|
B|——————————-|
G|——————————-|
D|–9-9-9-9–9–9-9–7-9-7-7/9—|
A|–7-7-7-7–7–7-7–5-7-5-5/7—|
E|——————————-|
* * * * * *
(last time) I’m gonna get you
RIFF 2
e|——————————-|
B|——————————-|
G|——————————-|
D|–9-9-9-9–9–9-9–7-9-7——-|
A|–7-7-7-7–7–7-7–5-7-5——-|
E|——————————-|
* * * * * *
I’m heading…
Repeat Riff 3
RIFF 4 x2
e|—————————————————–|
B|—————————————————–|
G|—————————————————–|
D|—5—–5—–5—–5–6–7—–7—–7—–7–6—-|
A|—3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3–4–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5–4—-|
E|—————————————————–|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
And Still I’m his killer
Still I’m his killer
RIFF 7
e|——————————–|
B|——————————–|
G|——————————–|
D|——————————–|
A|–0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[etc]—|
E|——————————–|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|——————————–|
B|——————————–|
G|–9–7–5–4—9–7–4———-|
D|–7–5–3–2—7–5–2–5-5-5—|
A|————————3-3-3—|
E|——————————–|
e|——————————–|
B|——————————–|
G|——————————–|
D|——————————–|
A|–0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[etc]—|
E|——————————–|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|——————————–|
B|——————————–|
G|–9–7–5–4—9–7–4———-|
D|–7–5–3–2—7–5–2–5-5-5—|
A|————————3-3-3—|
E|——————————–|
RIFF 8 (4 times)
e|————————————-|
B|————————————-|
G|————————————-|
D|-5—–5—–4—–4—–2—–2—–|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|—————————————————–|
B|—————————————————–|
G|—————————————————–|
D|—————————————9—9—9—9-|
A|-5—–5—–3—–3—–3—–3——-7—7—7—7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0—0—0—0—|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo over Riff 8
E|-8———-|—————|————–|———–|
B|————|——8-8——|——–6—–|———–|
G|—–7-7—-|-9————-|-5—-5—-5–|-4———|
D|————|—————|————–|———–|
A|————|—————|————–|———–|
E|————|—————|————–|———–|
E|————|—————|————–|———–|
B|——3—5-|-5—3———|————–|———–|
G|-5———-|——-5–4-5–|-2—-2-5–5–|-4——5–|
D|————|—————|————–|———–|
A|————|—————|————–|———–|
E|————|—————|————–|———–|
E|————|—————|-3—–5——|-7——-|
B|——3—–|-5—–6-5–6–|————–|———–|
G|-5———-|—————|————–|———–|
D|————|—————|————–|———–|
A|————|—————|————–|———–|
E|————|—————|————–|———–|
E|————|—————|————–|———–|
B|——3—5-|-5–5-3——–|————–|———–|
G|-5———-|——–5–4-5-|-5—-5-4–5–|-4———|
D|————|—————|————–|———–|
A|————|—————|————–|———–|
E|————|—————|————–|———–|
End solo
Main riff End
e|——————————-|——-|
B|——————————-|——-|
G|——————————-|——-|
D|–9-9-9-9–9–9-9–7-9-7-7/9—|–9—|
A|–7-7-7-7–7–7-7–5-7-5-5/7—|–7—|
E|——————————-|——-|
* * * * * *
Devil eyes
Notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
= slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill