Tabs
Tuning: Drop 
D MajorD (D MajorD 
A augmentedA D MajorD 
G+G 
BB 
E MajorE)
Key: D MajorD
Difficulty: Novice
Shinedown: Devil
Tuning: Drop D MajorD (D,A,D,G,B,E)
Riff 1
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|-------12b-10b-7b\-------15-------18\-|
D MajorD|-------x---x---x---------x--------x---|
A augmentedA|-------10b-8b--5b\-0-0-0-13-0-0-0-16\-|
D MajorD|-0-0-0-------------0-0-0----0-0-0-----|
* * * * * *
Play Riff 1 x10 "Pick it up, pick up the phone..."
*rest*
Riff 2 "’Cause it’s about to get heavy..."
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-8-8--8-8-8---8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A augmentedA|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-8-8--8-8-8---8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D MajorD|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-8-8--8-8-8---8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-12-10-10-10-10-10-|
A augmentedA|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-12-10-10-10-10-10-|
D MajorD|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-12-10-10-10-10-10-|
Riff 2 note: The studio version has two guitars doubled here, one playing the power chords above and
the other playing just the root notes on the low D MajorD string.
Play Riff 1 x1
Riff 3
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------12b-10b-7b\-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------x---x---x-------------------5-7-3-0-|
A augmentedA|-------10b-8b--5b\-13-12-10--------5-7-3-0-|
D MajorD|-0-0-0----------------------10-8-7-5-7-3-0-|
* * *
Riff 3 note: The descending run starting at the 13th fret is played with a whammy pedal set with the
low octave harmony.
Play Riff 1 x3 "The silence, the silence, the blinding ultra violence..."
Play Riff 3 x1 "...vicious and obscene..."
*rest*
Play Riff 2 x1 "’Cause it’s about to get heavy..."
Riff 4 (w/ heavy reverb and slight delay)
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0~-------0-8~--------8\-5~---------5-0~-|
Riff 5
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-3-5-5--5-5-5-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-|
A augmentedA|-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-3-5-5--5-5-5-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-|
D MajorD|-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-3-5-5--5-5-5-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-|
Riff 5 note: Same as Riff 2 note.
Play Riff 2 x2 "’Cause it’s about to get heavy..."
Enjoy!!
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