Devils Dance Tab by Metallica

Devils Dance tab 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 E string which is tuned down to D.
Remember for the best crunch down-pick EVERYTHING! The lyrics are
at the end of the tab.

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

TUNING: Drop-D

Intro:

 (Intro bass riff tabbed for guitar)
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| REPEATS
D|------------------------------------| THROUGHOUT
A|------------------------------------| INTRO
D|--6~--0---0---0-3-0---0-5-3-0-3-5---|


E|-----------|--------------|----------|---------------|
B|-----------|--------------|----------|---------------|
G|-----------|--------------|----------|---------------| PLAY
D|-----------|--------------|----------|---------------| 1X
A|--8-8------|--8-8-8-8-8---|--8-8-----|--0-0-0-0------|
D|--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


E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| PLAY
D|---------------------------------| 8X
A|--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0---|
D|--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0---|
  m m m m  m m  m m  m m m

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------------------------------------|
  ^ Let Ring out about 16 beats....


E|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
B|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
G|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
D|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
A|-/5----------|-/5---------|-/5--------|-/5-----------|
D|-----6~------|-----5~-----|-----6~----|-----5~-------|


Main Riff: with swing feel.

E|------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------|---------------------------| PLAY
D|------------------------|---------------------------| 2X
A|--5-----------5---------|--5------------5-----------|
D|------6~----------5~----|------6~----------5--3p0---|


E|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------| PLAY
D|-------| 1X
A|-------|
D|--3p0--|

Verse:

E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| PLAY
D|-------------------------------| 3X
A|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0--|
D|--0-0-0-0---0-3-----0---0---0--|
  m m m m  m    m  m  m

E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| PLAY
D|-------------------------------| 1X
A|--0-0-0-0---0-0----------------|
D|--0-0-0-0---0-3-----5b6r5--3---|
  m m m m  m

E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| PLAY
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1X
A|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------|
D|--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

E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| PLAY
D|-------------------------------| 1X
A|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0--|
D|--0-0-0-0---0-3-----0---0---0--|
  m m m m  m    m  m  m

E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| PLAY
D|-------------------------------| 1X
A|--0-0-0-0---0-0----------------|
D|--0-0-0-0---0-3-----5b6r5--3---|
  m m m m  m

E|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------| PLAY
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------| 1X
A|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-|--2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-----|
E|--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:

E|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------------| PLAY
D|---------------------------|----------------------------| 1X
A|--5-----------5------------|---5-----------5------------|
D|------6~----------5~-------|-------6~----------5~--3p0--|


E|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------| PLAY
D|-------| 1X
A|-------|
D|--3p0--|


Chorus:

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------| PLAY
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 3x
A|--6-------6-------6-------6---3--|--0-----3-----3-----0--3---|
D|--6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---3--|--0--0--3-----3-----0--3---|
    m m   m m   m m       m

E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------| PLAY
D|------------------| 1X
A|--6---------------|
D|--6---------------|


Repeat Main Riff
Repeat Verse
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Chorus

Solo Rhythm:


E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| PLAY
D|---------------------------------| 4X
A|--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0---|
D|--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0---|
  m m m m  m m  m m  m m m

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| PLAY
D|---------------------------------| 3X
A|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3---|
D|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3---|
  m m m m  m m  m m  m m m

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| PLAY
D|---------------------------------| 1X
A|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3------------|
D|--3-3-3-3---3-3---3-3--5b6r5--3--|
  m m m m  m m  m m

E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| PLAY
D|-------------------------------| 4X
A|--0-0-0-0---0-0-----0---0---0--|
D|--0-0-0-0---0-3-----0---0---0--|
  m m m m  m    m  m  m

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------| PLAY
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 3x
A|--6-------6-------6-------6---3--|--0-----3-----3-----0--3---|
D|--6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---3--|--0--0--3-----3-----0--3---|
    m m   m m   m m       m

E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------| PLAY
D|------------------| 1X
A|--6---------------|
D|--6---------------|


E|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
B|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
G|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------| PLAY
D|-------------|------------|-----------|--------------| 1X
A|-/5----------|-/5---------|-/5--------|-/5-----------|
D|-----6~------|-----5~-----|-----6~----|-----5~-------|


E|------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------|---------------------------| PLAY
D|------------------------|---------------------------| 1X
A|--5-----------5---------|--5------------5-----------|
D|------6~----------5~----|------6~----------5--3p0---|


E|------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------|---------------------------| PLAY
D|------------------------|---------------------------| 1X
A|--5-----------5---------|--5-------6---------6--6---|
D|------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
cjr68797@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
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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