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Megadeth: Devil's Island
(Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?)
Copyright (c) (Capitol Records) (1986)
transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
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Date last modified: September 03, 2004
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Tuning: 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 x8
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|------9----8----9-7------|
A|-7------------------9-10-|
E|-------------------------|
x4
e|-----------------------------|-----|
B|-----------------------------|-----|
G|-----------------------------|-----|
D|------9~----10~\----9-7------|-----|
A|-7----------------------9-10-|--7--|
E|-----------------------------|-----|
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|-19t14p11-19t14p11-19t14p11-19t14p11-| |
G|-------------------------------------| |
D|-------------------------------------| |
A|-------------------------------------| |
E|-------------------------------------| |
|
e|-------------------------------------| |
B|-18t13p10-18t13p10-18t13p10-18t13p10-| |
G|-------------------------------------| |
D|-------------------------------------| -------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-19t15p12-19t15p12-------------------|
B|-------------------20t15p12-20t15p12-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-19t14p11-18t13p10-17t12p9-16t11p8-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|-15t10p7-14t9p6-13t8p5-12t7\3-|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3/5~~-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------7b9-[7]9-[7]9-[7]9-[7]9-[7]9-[7]8-[7]8-[7]8-7-7-7-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|-0tr3----------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|------------[steady slide]-|
E|-------------19\12\7\5\-0--|
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|-22222222-2-5---------2p0-2-x-x-------5-|
********
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|--------------2h3p2p0-----4-x-x-5--4----|
E|-22222222-2-5---------2p0-2-x-x-3--2--0-|
******** *
"Final judgement..."
Solo Rhythm:
Play Riff 7 Play 4x
Play Riff 2 Play 2x
Solo (Mustaine)
e|--------------------------------|
B|------5b7r5---------------------|
G|-2----a-----2-2-2---------------|
D|-2----------------4-4p2p0-------|
A|--------------------------4p2p0-|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------|
B|------5b7-{5}-5b7~--|
G|-4------------------|
D|-4------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
e|------12b14r12-------------------------------|
B|---------------14p12p10-12-14p13p12p10----10-|
G|-7-------------------------------------11----|
D|-7-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|------19b21-{19}-{19}-{19}-[19]21r19-|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-17p14--14-19p14--14-17p14--14-16p14--14-17p14--14-|
B|------17--------17--------17--------17--------17---|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-17p14--14-19p14--14-17p14--14-16p14--14-17p14--14-|
B|------17--------17--------17--------17--------17---|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-17p14--14-19p14--14-17p14--14-16p14--14-17p14--14-|
B|------17--------17--------17--------17--------17---|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-17p14--14-19p14--14-17p14--14-16p14--14-17p14--14-|
B|------17--------17--------17--------17--------17---|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-21-14-14-19-14-14-17-14-19-14-14-17-14-14-16-14-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-21-14-14-19-14-14-17-14-19-14-14-17-14-14-16-14-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-21-14-14-19-14-14-17-14-19-14-14-17-14-14-16-14-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-17-14-17-14--14------------------------------|
B|------------17---17-14-17h18p17-14-17-14------|
G|-----------------------------------------17\--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------14-12-------------14-12-------|
A|----14-------14-------14-------14----|
E|-12-------------12-13-------------13-|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------14-12-------------14-12-------|
A|----14-------14-------14-------14----|
E|-14-------------14-15-------------10-|
e|----------------------------15-14----|
B|-------------------------14-------15-|
G|----------14-13----------------------|
D|-------12-------12-11-12-------------|
A|----14-------------------------------|
E|-12----------------------------------|
e|-17-15-12------------------------------------|
B|---------17-15-12--12--17-15-12--------------|
G|-----------------15------------15-14-12------|
D|---------------------------------------14-12-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-17-15-12------------------------------------|
G|---------15-14-12-------15-14-12-------------|
D|-----------------14-12----------15-14-12-----|
A|-----------------------------------------14\-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7~~---[let ring until chorus]--|
E|--------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "Old, weak, and feeble..."
Play Riff 3 "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----8-9-5--|
E|-0-00-3-000-00-4\3--0-----0--6-7----|
* ** *** ** * * * *
Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Poland)
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----8-9-5-7-7\--|
E|-0-00-3-000-00-4\3--0-----0--6-7-----0---|
* ** *** ** * * * *
"Devils Island..."
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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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