Tabs
Artist: Devildriver
Album: Winter Kills
Song: Ruthless
Tuning (Low to High): CGCFAD
Key
BU - Bend Up
BD - Bend Down
R - Release Bend
PM - Palm Mute
P - Pull Off
H - Hammer On
LR - Let Ring
* - Harmonic
PB - Pre-bend
Intro: 00:09-00:23
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0-1bu1/2-00000-0000-00000-0000-00000-0000-00000-0000|
The intro has a cowbell-type beat and then the first riff comes in. It may help to add a
pinch harmonic on the open notes.
Intro (Cont'd): 00:23-00:29
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-00000-0000-00000-0000-00000-0000-00000-0000-----------|
PM ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ....
Make sure to add a really heavy palm mute to get the chugging sound that suits.
Intro (Cont'd): 00:29-00:42
D MajorD|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0-1BU2R1P0-0(LR)|-00000-|-0-1BU2R1P0-0(LR)--00000-0-1BU2R1P0-0(LR)--00000-|
PM . . ..... . . ..... . . .....
Intro (cont'd): 0042-00:44
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
FF|-----------------|
C majorC|-5-5-----3-3-----|
G+G|-5---5---3---3---|
C majorC|-5-----5-3-----3-|
Chorus:
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0------------5------------7------------5-5-----3-3-----|
G+G|-0------------5------------7------------5---5---3---3---|
C majorC|-0-0-1-0-0000-5-0-1-0-0000-7-0-1-0-0000-5-----5-3-----3-|
PM .... .... ....
D MajorD|X3--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-X3-------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|--X3------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---X3------0-1-0------5------------7------------5-5-----3-3-----|
G+G|----X3-----0-1-0------5------------7------------5---5---3---3---|
C majorC|-----X3----0-1-0-0000-5-0-1-0-0000-7-0-1-0-0000-5-----5-3-----3-|
PM .... .... ....
Verse: 00:57-01:25 - BAR 1
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-000-1-0-0000-000-1-0-0000-000-1-0-0000-555555-333333--|
PM ... . . .... ... . . .... ... . . .... ...... ......
- BAR 2
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
FF|----------------------------------------------------5*-|
C majorC|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-1-000-0-1-0-1-000-0-1-0-1-000-0-1-0-555555-333333-----|
Play he first bar once, and then repeat the second bar for the rest of the verse, adding
the harmonic on the last time. The other verses only use the second bar.
Break:
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0--0----2--2--3------0-0----2-2--5--3-3----------------|
G+G|-0----0--2-----3------0----0-2----5--3-3--------5*bu----|
C majorC|-0-------2-----3------0------2----5--3-3-555555---------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0-0---2-2-3--2-3-7-5-5--------------10--9--5----------|
G+G|-0---0-2---3--2-3-7-5-5----------5*--10--9--5----------|
C majorC|-0-----2---3--2-3-7-5-5--555555------10--9--5----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-7-10-5-7--3--7-10-12-7-3-7-10-5-7--3--7-10-12-7-3-----|
G+G|-7-10-5-7--3--7-10-12-7-3-7-10-5-7--3--7-10-12-7-3-----|
C majorC|-7-10-5-7--3--7-10-12-7-3-7-10-5-7--3--7-10-12-7-3-----|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0--0----2--2--3------0-0----2-2--5--3-3----------------|
G+G|-0----0--2-----3------0----0-2----5--3-3--------5*bu----|
C majorC|-0-------2-----3------0------2----5--3-3-555555---------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0--0----2--2--3-5-3--0-0----2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
G+G|-0----0--2-----3-5-3--0----0-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
C majorC|-0-------2-----3-5-3--0------2----3-3-3-3-3-3--5*-------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-0--0----2--2--3-----2--4--7-5-5------------------------|
G+G|-0----0--2-----3-----2--4--7-5-5---------5*bu-----------|
C majorC|-0-------2-----3-----2--4--7-5-5-555555-----------------|
Then back to this
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-00000-0000-00000-0000-00000-0000-00000-0000-----------|
PM ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ....
Play this once nd then play the chorus again.
After playing the chorus a few times it goes into this
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC|-PB2r1p0000-1bu2-2r1p0000--PB2r1p0000-1bu2-555555-333333-00000-|
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