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Devils Dance by Metallica

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METALLICA-DEVIL'S DANCE
          -----------------------
            Transcribed by
           Christopher J. Rizzo
          -----------------------
              11/13/97

This is based on the track from ReLoad. This is in 4/4 time but parts
of it have a strong swing feel. Also notice the guitars are tuned at
standard pitch except for the low Chord diagramE MajorE string which is tuned down to D.
Remember for the best crunch down-pick EVERYTHING! The lyrics are
at the end of the tab.

TUNING: Drop-D

Intro:

 (Intro bass riff tabbed for guitar)
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------| REPEATS
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------| THROUGHOUT
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------| INTRO
Chord diagramD MajorD|--6~--0---0---0-3-0---0-5-3-0-3-5---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------|--------------|----------|---------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|--------------|----------|---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------|--------------|----------|---------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------|--------------|----------|---------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--8-8------|--8-8-8-8-8---|--8-8-----|--0-0-0-0------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--8-8------|--8-8-8-8-8---|--8-8-----|--0-0-0-0------|
  x x     x x x x    x x    m m m m


Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------| 8X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0---|
  m m m m  m m  m m  m m m

Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0--------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0--------------------------------------------------|
  ^ Let Ring out about 16 beats....
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-/5----------|-/5---------|-/5--------|-/5-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----6~------|-----5~-----|-----6~----|-----5~-------|


Main Riff: with swing feel.

Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------|---------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------|---------------------------| 2X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5-----------5---------|--5------------5-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------6~----------5~----|------6~----------5--3p0---|


Chord diagramE MajorE|-------|
Chord diagramBB|-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--3p0--|

Verse:

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------| 3X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0-0-0-0---0-3-----0---0---0--|
  m m m m  m    m  m  m

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-0-0-0---0-0----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0-0-0-0---0-3-----5b6r5--3---|
  m m m m  m

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-5b6r5--3--|
  m m m m  m m  m m  m m    m m m m  m m  m m

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0-0-0-0---0-3-----0---0---0--|
  m m m m  m    m  m  m

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-0-0-0---0-0----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0-0-0-0---0-3-----5b6r5--3---|
  m m m m  m

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------|--------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------|--------------------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-|--2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-|--2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-----|
  m m m m  m m  m m  m m    m m m m  m m  m


Bridge:

Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------|----------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------|----------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------|----------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------|----------------------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5-----------5------------|---5-----------5------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------6~----------5~-------|-------6~----------5~--3p0--|


Chord diagramE MajorE|-------|
Chord diagramBB|-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--3p0--|


Chorus:

Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 3x
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--6-------6-------6-------6---3--|--0-----3-----3-----0--3---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---3--|--0--0--3-----3-----0--3---|
    m m   m m   m m       m

Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--6---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--6---------------|


Repeat Main Riff
Repeat Verse
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Chorus

Solo Rhythm:


Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------| 4X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0---|
  m m m m  m m  m m  m m m

Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------| 3X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3---|
  m m m m  m m  m m  m m m

Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3--5b6r5--3--|
  m m m m  m m  m m

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------| 4X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0-0-0-0---0-3-----0---0---0--|
  m m m m  m    m  m  m

Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 3x
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--6-------6-------6-------6---3--|--0-----3-----3-----0--3---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---3--|--0--0--3-----3-----0--3---|
    m m   m m   m m       m

Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--6---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--6---------------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-/5----------|-/5---------|-/5--------|-/5-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----6~------|-----5~-----|-----6~----|-----5~-------|


Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------|---------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------|---------------------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5-----------5---------|--5------------5-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------6~----------5~----|------6~----------5--3p0---|


Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------|---------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------|---------------------------| PLAY
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------|---------------------------| 1X
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5-----------5---------|--5-------6---------6--6---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------6~----------5~----|------6~--6---------6--6---|


Repeat Verse
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Chorus
END


LYRICS:

Yeah, I feel ....
Feel, those .....
In your eyes I see a fire ......
That's running .....
deep inside you know.........

  One day .........
  The Dance come ......
  Yeah come on come .......
  That's right
  Lets dance

Snake, I am .....
Tempting, that bite .......
Let me make your mind........
Be not afraid
I've got what ya need.......

  One day ......
  The dance come ......
  Come on, come .......
  haha!
  Come dance

Come dancin'
(solo)

  One day you .....
  The dance come ......
  Come on, come on .......

(more solo)

Yeah, I feel .....
Feel, those things ......
In your eyes I see a ........
Thats running .....
Deep inside you know......

  One day .....
  The dance come .....
  Come on, come on now .......
  That's ......
  Let's .......

Lyrics culled form Tim Meyers "Nothing Else Matters"
web page (http://www.satelink.net/~tmm/home.html).

==================================================================
Tabbed by Christopher J. Rizzo
[email protected]
11/07/97
==================================================================
Notation:
 m = Palm mute note or chord above.
 x = Mute by gently placing left hand on string(s)
   and striking with pick.
 ~ = Vibrato or slight string bend.
 / = Slide up to note.
 \ = Slide down from note.
 p = Pull-off.
 b = Bend note.
 r = Release bend.
===================================================================
at: http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~cjr68797/mytab.html

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