Tabs
The Devil's Been Busy – Traveling Wilburys
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
One of my favourite songs from the Traveling Wilbury's "Vol. 3".
This is the first time I've tried to transcribe a solo. Does it make sense?
Comments are highly welcome.
Have fun!
The Devil's Been Busy
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GUITAR PARTS
Intro Riff
e|------------------|-----------------|
BB|------------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----7---5-7----7-|---5-7---5---7---|
D MajorD|-----7-7-7-7----7-|-----7-7-7---7---|
A augmentedA|-5----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|------------------|-----------------|
Sitar Guitar
FILL 1 FILL 2 FILL 3
e|-----7---5--------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
BB|-----------7-5----| |---5--7----------| |----6--8---------|
G+G|---------------7--| |-7-------7-------| |--8------6-------|
D MajorD|------------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
E MajorE|------------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
[triplet] [triplet]
Solo: slide
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|----12-10---8-\-5-|\--3-/-5-/--7----|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------------|-----------------|-7-\-4--4-\-2--2-|-----------------|
D MajorD|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(sitar git: Fill 1)
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|----12\10---8-\-5-|\--3-/-5-/--7----|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------------|-----------------|-7-\-4--4---4--4-|-----------------|
D MajorD|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(sitar git: Fill 1)
no slide
e|-----------------|-----------------|------10-12/14\12-|10---------------|
BB|---10-12/15---15-|15-\-10-10-------|10-12-------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------0-2-|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
[triplet] [triplet]
(sitar git: Fill 2)
[2/4] [4/4]
e|------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-3p2-3---2p0------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------3---|3/5-5---5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Intro riff)
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SONG
D MajorD
(Intro riff: 2 times)
D MajorD
[Verse 1: Petty] While you're strolling down the fairway
G+G D MajorD
Showing no remorse (FILL 1)
D MajorD
Glowing from the poisons
G+G G/F# 
E minorEm A augmentedA
They've sprayed on your golf course (FILL 1)
D MajorD D/C
While you're busy sinking birdies
B minorBm 
G minorGm
And keeping your scorecard
FF 
C majorC G+G D MajorD
The devil's been busy in your back yard (Intro riff)
D MajorD
[Verse 2: Harrison] Steaming down the highway
G+G D MajorD
With your trucks of toxic waste (FILL 1)
D MajorD
Where you gonna hide it?
G+G G/F# E minorEm A augmentedA
Maybe outer space? (FILL 1)
D MajorD D/C
You don't know what you're doing (FILL 2)
Hm G minorGm
Or what you have to guard (FILL 2)
FF C majorC G+G D MajorD
The devil's been busy in your back yard (Intro riff)
A augmentedA
[Middle 8: Dylan] Sometimes you think you're crazy
D MajorD
But you know you're only mad
B minorBm
Sometimes your better off not knowing
A augmentedA
How much you've been had
D MajorD
[Verse 3: Dylan] You see your second cousin
G+G D MajorD
Wasted in a fight (FILL 1)
D MajorD
You say he had it coming
G+G G/F# E minorEm A augmentedA
You couldn't do it right (FILL 1)
D MajorD D/C
You're in a western movie, (FILL 2)
B minorBm Eb(7)
Playing a li'l part (FILL 3)
FF C majorC G+G D MajorD
The devil's been busy in your back yard (Intro riff)
| D MajorD | D MajorD | G+G | D MajorD | D MajorD | D MajorD | G+G G/F# | E minorEm A augmentedA |
SOLO (Fill 1) SOLO (Fill 1)
| D MajorD | D/C | B minorBm | G minorGm | FF C majorC |[2/4] G+G |[4/4] D MajorD | D MajorD |
SOLO (Fill2) SOLO (Intro riff)
A augmentedA
[Middle 8: Dylan] Sometimes they say you're wicked
D MajorD
But you know that can't be bad
B minorBm
Sometimes you're better off not knowing
A augmentedA
It'll only make you sad
D MajorD
[Verse 4: Lynne] They're coming down Picadilly
G+G D MajorD
Dripping at the dosh (FILL 1)
D MajorD
Arresting Sticky Willy
G+G G/F# E minorEm A augmentedA
Clubbing him with their cosh (FILL 1)
D MajorD D/C
They just might not have noticed, (FILL 2)
B minorBm G minorGm
They've been beating him so hard (FILL 2)
FF C majorC G+G D MajorD
The devil's been busy in your back yard (Intro riff)
FF C majorC G+G D MajorD
The devil's been busy in your back yard (Intro riff)
FF C majorC G+G D MajorD
The devil's been busy in your back yard (Intro riff, 3 bars)
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ADDITIONAL GUITAR
There are always lots of acoustic guitars on Wilbury songs with capos in different positions.
You might want to track the first guitar with a second one, capo 5th fret:
Intro
| A augmentedA | A augmentedA |
Verses 1, 2 / Solo
| A augmentedA | A augmentedA | D MajorD | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | D MajorD D/C# | B minorBm E MajorE |
| A augmentedA | 
A/GA/G | 
F# minorF#m | 
DmDm | C majorC G+G |[2/4] D MajorD |[4/4] A augmentedA | A augmentedA |
Verse 3
| A augmentedA | A augmentedA | D MajorD | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | D MajorD D/C# | B minorBm E MajorE |
| A augmentedA | A/GA/G | F# minorF#m | 
Bb7Bb7 | C majorC G+G |[2/4] D MajorD |[4/4] A augmentedA | A augmentedA |
Verse 4
| A augmentedA | A augmentedA | D MajorD | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | D MajorD D/C# | B minorBm E MajorE |
| A augmentedA | A/GA/G | F# minorF#m | DmDm | C majorC G+G |[2/4] D MajorD |[4/4] A augmentedA | A augmentedA |
| C majorC G+G |[2/4] D MajorD |[4/4] A augmentedA | A augmentedA | C majorC G+G |[2/4] D MajorD |[4/4] A augmentedA | A augmentedA | A augmentedA |
Middle 8
| E MajorE | E MajorE | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | F# minorF#m | F# minorF#m | E MajorE | E MajorE |
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