Megadeth: Devil's Island transcribed by: Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com) PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU! Date last modified: April 01, 2010 Find more Megadeth tabs, including the most updated version of this tab, at: The Vault of Deth: The Ultimate Megadeth Guitar Tab Collection http://abysslord.com/megadeth/ Tuning: 1/4 step down Riff 1 Guitar 1 x8 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------4----3------------| A|-2----2----1----2-0-----| E|-0------------------2-3-| * * * * x4 e|--------------------------|-----| B|--------------------------|-----| G|--------------------------|-----| D|------4---/10~-\----------|-----| A|-2----2---/-8~-\--2-0-----|--2--| E|-0--------------------2-3-|--0--| * * * * e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-2----2--| E|-0----0--| Guitar 2 x12 e|-------------------------|-----| B|-------------------------|-----| G|-------------------------|-----| D|----------------9-7------|-----| A|-7----9----8--------9-10-|--7--| E|-------------------------|-----| * * * * e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|-9----9--| A|-7----7--| E|---------| Intro solo (Mustaine) 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|-19t14p11-19t14\-18t13p10-17t12p8-16t10p8\7-| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-15t8p7\5-14t7p5-15t6p5-6p5----| G|----------------------------h7-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| NOTE: Slowly release this bend e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--------3b5-{3}-{3}-{3}-{3}-{3}-{3}-{3}-{3}-{3}-{3}-(5)r3-| G|-7/9------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------| B|-0tr3------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-------------X\\-| End solo Riff 2 Guitar 1 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..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-2----------------3----------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|---000-000-000-00---111-111-111-11-| *** *** *** ** *** *** *** ** "The light that fills..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-4----------------5----------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|---222-222-222-22---333-333-333-33-| *** *** *** ** *** *** *** ** "That locks the door..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 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..." Guitar 2 x4 e|-------------------------------|--------| B|-------------------------------|--------| G|-------------------------------|--------| D|-------------------------------|--------| A|-7--10--------------12------14-|--7--10-| E|-------0-000-000-00----0-00----|--------| * *** *** ** * ** Play Riff 2 "Oh there's no escape..." Play Riff 3 "Devils Island..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 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-| * ** * *** ** * ** * *** ** Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------10--------11\10------10--------11\10-| E|-0-00----000-00-------0-00----000-00-------| * ** * *** ** * ** * *** ** Riff 5 Guitar 1 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..." Guitar 2 x2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------10--------11\10------10--------12\13-| E|-0-00----000-00-------0-00----000-00-------| * ** * *** ** * ** * *** ** Riff 6 Guitar 1 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..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------10--------11\10------10--------12\13-| E|-0-00----000-00-------0-00----000-00-------| * ** * *** ** * ** * *** ** e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|------10--------11\10------10\9------9\8-| E|-0-00----000-00-------0-00------0-00-----| * ** * *** ** * ** * ** Riff 7 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------7--6----| A|--------------2-3-2-------4-x---5--4--7-| E|-22222222-2-5-------5-2-0-2-x-0-------5-| ******** * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|--------------2-3-2-------4-x-x-/5--4--2-| E|-22222222-2-5-------5-2-0-2-x-x-/3--2--0-| ******** * * * * * * * * "Final judgement..." Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------7--6----| A|--------------2h3p2p0-----4-x---------7-| E|-22222222-2h5---------2p0-2-x-0---------| ******** * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------/5--4----| A|--------------2h3p2p0-----4-x-x--------7-| E|-22222222-2h5---------2p0-2-x-x----------| ******** Solo Rhythm: Play Riff 7 Play 4x Play Riff 2 Play 2x Solo (Mustaine) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-2----4b6r4-4p2-2-2-------------| D|-2----a-------------4p3p2---2---| A|--------------------------4---4-| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------------| B|-----------7--------| G|-4----9b11---9b11~--| D|-4------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------17b19-17p14----14-------------------| G|-7----------------17----17p16p14----14----| D|-7-------------------------------16----16-| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|------19b21-{19}-{19}-{19}-[19]21r19---14-| B|------------------------------------------| G|-9-----------------------------------0----| D|-9----------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| NOTE: I used the isolated guitar tracks to tab the solos. This section is very sloppy and it doesn't look like any pattern was used. I always put the notes I hear but this is a case where it's kind of meaningless if you want to learn the solo. My suggestion is take the notes he used to make a pattern that sounds cool (and close to what he was doing) and use that instead of memorizing the notes he played, (especially since he probably does this live anyway). e|-17-14----14-19-14-14-14-17-14-14-14-16-14-14-14-17-14----14-| B|-------17----------------------------------------------17----| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17-14-14-14-19-14-14-17-14----14-16-14-17-14-17-14-17-| B|----------------------------17-------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-17-14-19-14-17-14-17-14----14-16-14----14-17-14-| B|-------------------------17----------17----------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-17-14----14-19-14----14-17-14----14-16-14----14-21-14-| B|-------17----------17----------17----------17----------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-21-21-14-19-19-14-17-14-14-19-14-17-17-14-14-21-| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-21-14-19-19-14-17-14-14-19-14----14-17-14-17-14-| B|-------------------------------17----------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-21-21-14-19-19-14-17-14-14-19-14-17-14-14-17-14-| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-16-14-14-16-14-----------------------------------| B|----------------17-16-14-16-17-17-16-14-----------| G|----------------------------------------16-15-14\-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-----9-7---------9-7---------9-7----------9-7-----| D|---9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------9-----9---| A|-7---------7-8---------8-9---------9-10-----------| E|------------------------------------------------0-| e|----------------------------15-14----| B|----------------------15-14-------15-| G|----------14-13----------------------| D|-------12-------12-11----------------| A|----14-------------------------------| E|-12----------------------------------| e|-17p15p12------------------------------------| B|---------17p15p12--12--17p15p12--------------| G|-----------------15------------15p14p12------| D|---------------------------------------14p12-| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|-17p15p12------------------------------------| G|---------15p14p12-------15p14p12-------------| D|-----------------14p12----------15p14p12-----| 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 Guitar 1 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------0-6-7----| * ** * *** ** * * * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------8/9-| A|------10--------11\10------10------------| E|-0-00----000-00-------0-00----000-00-----| * ** * *** ** * ** *** ** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----------------------9-8-------7--| A|------10--------11\10--------8-9----| E|-0-00----000-00------------0--------| * ** * *** ** * * * Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm Solo (Poland) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-14b15--14b15~----15b17--(15)b17--(15)b17r15\--| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|---------9--------------------------------| B|-9h10h12---12p10p9\8-10-9-8---------------| G|----------------------------10-9-7-10-9-7-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-10-9-7-10-9-7----------------| A|---------------10-9-7-5--(5)\-| E|------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-8b10----8b10r8--------------8---8-8-10-11-| G|----------------9-7-9-/9~------9-----------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-10p8----10p8----------------------------------------------| G|------9-------9--7---9--7----------------------------------| D|-------------------9------9-8-7-5--------------------------| A|----------------------------------7p5---5h7p5-7-/7-(7)b9r7-| E|--------------------------------------7--------------------| e|---------------------------------------------12-------| B|------14-12----14-------------------------12----15b17-| G|------14-12----14-12^------12----12h13h14-------------| D|-/14--------14--------14~-----14----------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-12----12----------12-14-12-------------------| B|----15----15-12-15----------15-14-12----------| G|-------------------------------------15-15-15-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-14p12----14-12b13---------| D|-------14----------14-12~--| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-13b14r13b14-16-[13]14r13b14r13b14-16-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-[13]14r13b14r13b14-16-[13]14r13b14r13b14-16-| NOTE: Very fast bends D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-[13]14r13b14r13b14-16-[13]14r13b14r13b14-16-| NOTE: Very fast bends D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------12-15b17----15-14-12-| B|-----------------------13h15----------------------| G|-[13]14r13b14r13b14-16----------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----14-12-----------------------------------------------| B|-15-------15-14-12--------------------------------------| G|-------------------15-14-12-----------------------------| D|----------------------------15-14-12--------------------| A|-------------------------------------15-14-12-----------| E|----------------------------------------------15b16r15\-| End solo Play Riff 8 "Devils Island...." Ending: Guitar 1 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---8-9-5-2-2-| E|-0-00-3-000-00-4\3------0-6-7---0-0-| * ** * *** ** * * * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------8/9-| A|------10--------11\10------10------------| E|-0-00----000-00-------0-00----000-00-----| * ** * *** ** * ** *** ** e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------9-8-------7---9--(9)\-| A|------10--------11\10--------8-9---7-7--(7)\-| E|-0-00----000-00------------0-----------------| * ** * *** ** * * * 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