The Devil Went Down To Georgia Tab by Nickelback

The Devil Went Down To Georgia by Nickelback

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Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)

Guitar 1 (Chad) drop D
Guitar 2 (Dave Martone) Drop C
Guitar 3 (rhythm) Drop C 
Please note that I'll add the rest of the Rhythm guitar when I know what it is 
All guitars have distortion throughout 

Intro:
Guitar  
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------15-17b--|
D|10-12-12b-10-12-10-10b-15-17-17b-17-15-15b--21b--19b--17b--15b--15-17---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------15b-/|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
                              
The Devil went down to Georgia
                                  
He was lookin' for a soul to steal
                                                          
He was in a bind the way behind and willing to make a deal
                                                                      
When he came across this young man pickin' a guitar and playin' it hot
                                                                             
The Devil jumped up on a hickory stump and said, "Boy, let me tell you what."
                                                         
"I guess you didn't know it, but I'm a guitar player, too
                                                            
And if you'd care to take this dare I'll make a bet with you
                                                                    
Now you a pretty damn good strummer, boy, but give the Devil his due
                                                                          
I'll bet a guitar of gold against your soul that says I'm better than you"

                                                          
But the boy said, "My name's Johnny, and it might be a sin
                                                                             
But I'll take your bet; you're gonna regret, I'm the best there's ever been."

Solo 1:
Guitar 1 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------10-12------|
G|------15-17-------15-17-------15-17-------15-17-------15-17|
D|10-12-------10-12-------10-12-------10-12------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|10-12-------10-12-------10-12------|
G|------15-17-------15-17-------15-17|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
         

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|10-12-15-17-10-12-15-17-10-12-15-17-10-12-15-17|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|10-12-------10-12-------10-12-------10-12|
G|------15-17-------15-17-------15-17------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
         
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------15-17b--|
D|10-12-12b-10-12-10-10b-15-17-17b-17-15-15b--21b--19b--17b--15b--15-17---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
                                                                 
The Devil opened up his case and he said, "I'll start this show."
                                                              
And fire flew from his fingertips as he tuned his axe down low
                                                                   
And he pulled that pick across the strings and it made an evil hiss
                                                                 
Then a band of demons all joined in and it sounded just like this
Guitar 2 
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|5-7-3-5-5-3---3-5-5-7-3-5b-5---5-5-3-5-5-3---5-7-3-5b-5|
G|3-5---------------3-5----------3-3-----------3-5-------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------8-10-10-10-10-8---------10-10-10-10|
G|3~~~~------8--10-------------------8--10-------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------10-12------------------10-12b-------------10h12|
C|5/10-5/10-10-12-------10-12-5/10-10-12--------5/10-10h12-------|
G|5/10-5/10-------------------5/10--------------5/10-------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------15-17---9--12--15b|
A|------------15-17-------15-17-------------------|
F|------15-17-------15-17-------------------------|
C|15-17-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7---------|
C|5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
G|3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C|------------------------5-5-5-5-|
                           
Verse 3:
                                                                        
When the Devil finished, Johnny said, "Well, you're pretty good, old son
                                                                                         
Well sit your old ass in that chair right there, let me show you how the fuck it's done."

Solo 3: 
Guitar 1 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10h12h13-13p12p10-10h12h13-13p12p10--17b(.5)-17b-17-17-15----17b(.5)-17b-17-17-15----15h17-17b-17-15-15h17|
G|----------------------------------------------------------17----------------------17----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------14-------14-------14-------14|
B|-17b-17-15--14h16----14h16----14h16----14h16---|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
           
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|10-12-12b-10-12-10-10b-15-17-17b-17-15-15b|
A|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|12-14-14b-12-14-12-12b-17-19-19b-19-17-17b|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|

e|9-11------------------------------------9-11|
B|-----9-11--------------------------9-11-----|
G|----------9-11----------------9-11----------|
D|---------------9-11------9-11---------------|
A|--------------------9-11--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------| x3.5 
     
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|11-7-5---0|
D|---------0|

Guitar 2 and/or 3              
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|5----5/9----9\7----7----------------------------------------|
C|5----5/9----9\7----7----------------------------------------|
G|3----3/7----7\5----5----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|

Verse 4:
                                                            
The Devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat
                                                                
And he laid that gold guitar down on the ground at Johnny's feet
                                                                       
But Johnny said, "Devil, just come on back, if you ever wanna try again        
I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I'm the best that's ever been."

Outro solo:
Guitar 1 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10h12h13-13p12p10-10h12h13-13p12p10--17b(.5)-17b-17-17-15----17b(.5)-17b-17-17-15----15h17-17b-17-15-15h17|
G|----------------------------------------------------------17----------------------17----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------14-------14-------14-------14|
B|-17b-17-15--14h16----14h16----14h16----14h16---|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
           
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|10-12-12b-10-12-10-10b-15-17-17b-17-15-15b|
A|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|12-14-14b-12-14-12-12b-17-19-19b-19-17-17b|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------20b-18b-16b-14b-14-16-14-16----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------14b|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|21b-19b-17b-15b--21b-19b-17b-15b---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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~ - vibrato
b - bend 
b(.5) - half bend
b(.25) - quarter bend 
h - hammer-on 
p - pull-off 
/ - slide up
\ - Slide down

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